Easy DIY Stenciled Pouf Ottoman Cover

Today's project was one I've been hoping to do for a long time now. 

I have an outdoor pouf/ottoman that I no longer need and rather than get rid of it, I'd like to give it a makeover and use it inside. 

At first I wasn't sure just how I was going to go about making the cover but I figured it out as I went and now I'm going to show you how...

I wanted to give this pouf ottoman a neutral cover that would be easy to create and use recycled materials. 

I saved an old pair of curtains I bought at IKEA many years ago, I've used pieces of the curtains for many projects in the past. 

Today I am cutting the fabric to fit the old blue and white outdoor pouf. 

I wrapped the fabric around the pouf to get an idea of the length and width I needed to make a cover. 

I used a hem from the old curtains as the top hem for the pouf cover. 

I also cut a square that was going to be the top of the cover. 

I began by ironing the cut fabric pieces and stenciling them with a very cool stencil from Old Sign Stencils called Pallet Stamps. 

I rolled out the fabric pieces on an ironing board and stenciled the pallet stamps stencil in random places on both pieces. 

The paint I used was a pretty grey chalky paint. 

Once the paint dried I turned the longer piece of fabric with the right sides together and sewed the seam on my heavy duty sewing machine. 

Next, I fit the wrap around the old ottoman. 

For the top piece I folded over and sewed all 4 edges of the square. 

Next I pinned the hemmed square to the top hem of the wrapped pouf cover side. 

I removed the cover and sewed the edges with my sewing machine. 

Next, I replaced the cover over the old pouf. 

At the bottom of the pouf I hot glued the fabric around the bottom of the old pouf which had a thick plastic base. 

If ever the cover needs to be removed it can be pulled off at the base and removed with no damage to the old pouf. 

But this pouf is so pretty now I'm not going to do that! 😂

This pouf goes so well in my living room! 

It slides right under the coffee table when not in use. 

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