Regardless of this and the previous post I am not, I repeat, am NOT a DIYer. I am a quitter. Better yet, I'm an ideas gal. I come up with the concept, but my execution lacks finesse and often lacks actual finishing. This is why I am a great purchaser and hire-er.
Any-who.
I purchased a Moroccan Wedding blanket on my honeymoon in Marrakesch and since then I've wished that I snapped up a few more or at least a more flamboyant and sparkly one. I can buy them any day of the week online, but it's nice to know I actually picked mine out in a souk. While out yard sale-ing earlier this month, I spotted a huge and very shimmery wedding blanket and snagged it for $20.
See? Shimmery!
I did my best to spot clean it and got it in my head I wanted to use it to make a large ottoman for my dressing room.
Not a new idea, people. Have your very own from Calypso Home.
However, I like it and thought I could do it cheap.
So, I purchased a hideous looking ottoman of the right size from Home Goods.
I even talked them down on price because there were two tiny tears in the bonded "leather," which I learned after lugging it home & flipping over is cancer causing. Really. A tag on the bottom said that this darn thing causes cancer. Decoration before health though, right? *
I wrapped the wedding blanket around it like a present,
And then nailed the fabric to the bottom frame with small picture nails. I also had a staple gun, but because I was not ready to cut the blanket up, using fewer nails on the corners worked well for now.
Voila!
*This author does not condone bringing cancer causing agents into a home. Prospective clients, please fear not.
Also - harmful carcinogens result if the ottoman were to burn.
Any-who.
I purchased a Moroccan Wedding blanket on my honeymoon in Marrakesch and since then I've wished that I snapped up a few more or at least a more flamboyant and sparkly one. I can buy them any day of the week online, but it's nice to know I actually picked mine out in a souk. While out yard sale-ing earlier this month, I spotted a huge and very shimmery wedding blanket and snagged it for $20.
I did my best to spot clean it and got it in my head I wanted to use it to make a large ottoman for my dressing room.
Not a new idea, people. Have your very own from Calypso Home.
However, I like it and thought I could do it cheap.
So, I purchased a hideous looking ottoman of the right size from Home Goods.
I wrapped the wedding blanket around it like a present,
And then nailed the fabric to the bottom frame with small picture nails. I also had a staple gun, but because I was not ready to cut the blanket up, using fewer nails on the corners worked well for now.
Voila!
*This author does not condone bringing cancer causing agents into a home. Prospective clients, please fear not.
Also - harmful carcinogens result if the ottoman were to burn.
