DIY No Sew Burlap and Barnwood Ottoman

Last week in my shopping adventures I came across this...

$5 ottoman found at thrift store

I bought it because for one it was only $5 and two it was a solid piece of furniture which is really important when you redo any piece of furniture. I immediately saw burlap and barnwood, don't you?  Well here is a little help...

Reclaimed ottoman

I love how this turned out!  As of today it is one of my most favorite furniture revamps.  With that being said I thought I would share with you how I did it without sewing a stitch.  Sewing is not my favorite thing at all.  Mainly because I cannot ever remember how to set all of the knobs and thread the darn thing.  I wish I had taken more pictures to show you how to do all of this but I will do my best to explain it.

Supplies needed

Top cover 1 1/2 yards printed burlap

Ruffle 1 1/2 yards solid burlap

Barn wood measure according to the size of ottoman

Electric sander or just your strong self and some sand paper

Staple gun

Varnish or polyurethane 

Super glue

Flat head screwdriver 

Needle nose pliers

Hammer

Screw gun

1 1/2" to 2" black screws

I started with uncovering the entire ottoman with the exception of the top cushion.  I just left the top cushion as it was.  Be prepared because there are about 2 billion staples in these things and they are sharp.  After you pull off the material, don't forget the bottom, then pull out as many staples as you can with your pliers and screwdriver.  Use the screwdriver to get underneath the staples.   I did leave quite a few in and hammered them down flat.  

Once everything is off and you are down to the wood frame check the legs for stability and see if they need touched up or not.  Keep in mind no one will really see them. Start with recovering the top and  bottom.  I just set the top cushion on the top of the frame and measured the burlap over it.  Cut the burlap so that the you have plenty of burlap all around to fold an edge and staple to the frame.  Iron out any wrinkles before you start stapling.  When you staple keep in mind where your barnwood piece will be at so it can cover all of the staples.  Staple every 2-3 inches and pull the burlap snug as you go around.  Then cover the bottom.  I just folded and stapled this on.  I am pretty sure the corners are not exactly right but it worked for me. 

Fabric cover on the bottom I love this instead of black!

I love this cover material so much and it was cheap $2.99 a yard and I will be able to cover 2 ottomans with it.  

Now get your fabric ready to make the ruffle.  Thanks to my friends on our fb page they helped me come up with the idea to fold the burlap in half and iron it so I did not have to sew, thank you!  Measure the burlap length from the bottom of the legs to the area that the barn wood covers, double that length, fold it in half cut it and iron it to have an edge.  Staple all around making a ruffle every 5-7 inches with the frayed edge where you are stapling.  Be sure the finished edge is on the bottom.  I used the legs as a guide so that it did not hang to long and stayed straight.  

Staple and ruffle 

One thing I ran into was what to do when I ran out of burlap and had to add more for the ruffle.  I folded it under about 3 inches then started a new one doing the same with that end.  

Fold ends under and start a new one

Iron down the edge and to stop the burlap from fraying run super glue along the frayed edge.  Make sure to cover it well.   Easy right?!  I know!

Now you need to measure the sides for your barn wood.  Cut the wood sand it and put a finish on it of varnish or polyurethane.  You could stain it but I loved the look of the barn wood I found.  I only used 2 screws on each piece of wood.  I recommend drilling screw holes in your wood first if you can  just to avoid possibly splitting it.  

All done!

Wha-la!  Just like I pictured and the best part is that it all cost less than $22 to do the whole entire project.  LOVE THAT!