Last Updated on April 29, 2013 by Babita
Yep. I met my deadline last night. It was a mad dash…..actually to the finish line…… Yeah I know…Winter Olympics is going on so I am in that spirit. It was not without hiccups though. Yesterday when I was working on the ottoman, I was very cool about the whole thing. I thought it was going to take about an hour at the most. All I had to do was staple the fabric to the wood using the Staple gun. What I did not realize is, the wood was not a piece of thin plywood, but actually 1/2″ particle board. The pins from the staple gun just would not penetrate through the board.
So after careful thought, I decided to use nails. Fortunately for me I had some nails lying around in my husband’s toolbox. After hammering my fingers several times I was able to nail all sides of the fabric to the board. I have to say the corners are the most difficult to secure. I was also simultaneously directing my three year old to take pictures of me hammering. I think she did a pretty good job. Oh one more thing…I also had to rush upstairs to the bathroom cause I had accidently superglued my fingers while trying to glue the fabric to the board just wanted to make it nice and neat. 
Here it is all nicely finished
I screwed the ottoman cushion back to its wooden frame and that part was easy…..
Wiped RC properly as it had collected quite a bit of dust…..and piece by piece I put it back together….first the arm rests…then the seat cushion and lastly the back cushion.
Looks pretty doesn’t it
Now my DH wants it in the living room as he wants to use it while we are watching TV….unfortunately for him we have no room to spare….our couch and loveseat have taken up all the space. Let him figure it out. My work is done.
LESSON LEARNED:
— Do not wait until the last minute
— Plan everything ahead of time
— Make a list of supplies
— Be very organized
— Don’t superglue your fingers
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