Making ottoman from plastic bottles with their own hands. Instructions step by step

Designer fantasy knows no limits. Even from such a simple material as plastic bottles, people manage to make practical, useful things. Thanks to limitless ingenuity, very stylish vases, interesting animal figurines and flowers are obtained. Also comes out quite decent furniture for the design of a child's room, a summer house. In particular, from plastic containers you get an amazing ottoman. By building a stylish ottoman from plastic bottles, you can solve two problems at once: save money on purchasing furniture, help the environment. In this article we will look at the features of creating an ottoman from improvised means.

The original way how you can make yourself a pouf - use plastic bottles

The advantages and disadvantages of creating your own hands

A square ottoman made of plastic bottles will be more durable if it is not just stationery, but a denser version

Furniture made from improvised means has many advantages, but also some drawbacks. For convenience, we consider them in more detail in the table.

Making ottoman from bottles do it yourself

We determine the design features

Knitted homemade ottomans with a base of plastic bottles

In order to make a comfortable high chair from plastic bottles, you need to decide on some of the design features. Consider useful recommendations.

• The most important thing is to determine the desired shape, size of the future product. The most popular form is the cylinder. Such products are convenient in use.
• It is necessary to approach the choice of capacities too seriously. For example, for the convenience of sitting it is better to choose curly ones. In practice, they are more durable. For the manufacture of highchairs should choose capacity of 5-10 liters.
• To ottoman was sustainable, bottles should be prepared in a special way. You can freeze them, tightly close the lid.After warming the air inside will expand. Another option is to fill the containers with 1/3 of sand.
• If you plan to create products of large size, plastic bottles should be connected in parts - three pieces each. Then connect each part together with the rest. Then there will be a solid, reliable design.
• For increased comfort capacity is to wrap the foam. Top must wear a case. Fabric for the manufacture of the case must be chosen carefully. It should be practical, non-brand, stylish. You can use the fabric that remained from the furniture upholstery.

Pouf do it yourself from one large plastic bottle of 20 liters

Required materials, tools

You can make ottoman out of plastic bottles with your own hands from improvised means. Attachments will require a minimum - you need to buy fabric for the case, zipper, foam rubber. You should also prepare: 16 pieces of one and a half liter containers, adhesive tape, needles, thread, stationery knife, cardboard. For upholstery you can use a raincoat. This is especially true if the furniture will be on the balcony.

Necessary materials and tools for the manufacture of ottoman

Manufacturing process: step by step instructions

So that the ottoman, made with your own hands, retains its shape longer, the containers can be connected with 2 or 3 pieces of adhesive tape

1. The construction of the design of plastic bottles should start from the middle. We select the central bottle, we wrap it with adhesive tape. Scotch tape must be bilateral.
2. To the central glue another 3-4 capacity. We fix the tape again.
   

   We fasten medium bottles to each other.

3. We collect the whole circle. In the process we align the parts on a hard surface.
   

   Bottles for padded stools fastened among themselves

4. Seats made of cardboard. It will take two laps. Attach them on top, bottom of the product.
   

   Cardboard circles fasten to the bottom and top of the padded stool

   

   For strength, the top and bottom can be made of plywood.

5. Foam wrapped the whole structure. Circles foam rubber sew.
   

   Making patterns from sintepon and upholstery fabric and fastened to the ottoman

   

   We sew it all together, trim the excess, fasten the upholstery as tightly as possible

6. Measurement Take the meter, carefully measure the resulting poof. We transfer indicators to the fabric.
   

   We lay out the fabric, measure on it the length of the padded stool around the circumference and its height, plus a pair, see cm for stitching

   

   Separately, cut two circles on the top and bottom of the pouf, take a rectangular piece of fabric and sew it by hand or on a machine around the edge

7. We make a cover. Cut out suitable parts from the material, sew them in a circle. Side sew zipper. It will remove the upholstery on time, in order to wash in the event of contamination.
   

   On the one hand we sew one of the circles we cut out from the fabric.

   

   Stretch the resulting ottoman case

   

   The bottom of the cover is fixed at the bottom of the padded stool with the help of a construction stapler

The final stage - decorating

A set of purple ottomans with bottles do it yourself

For a modern interior, the appearance of objects plays a huge role. For this reason, decoration should be the final stage of work.

Original strong bottle design with soft interior cushion in the color of room accessories

When decorating a product it is important to take into account several nuances.

• The cover should not be too loose or tight. It will look untidy.
• The material for the case should have a color, an ornament that fits the overall style of the room.
• Cannot use thin material. She quickly rubbed. It is better to buy a fabric specifically designed for upholstery furniture products.

Beautiful ottomans for your home from scrap materials - bottles and old jeans

You can decorate the product in various ways. For example, ruffles. Sew on ruffles need a circle. It will be very stylish. Such padded stool will ideally fit into a nursery. An excellent solution would be the use of old denim pants, skirts.

Chic handmade ottoman “Flower fantasy”

Of them you can sew an interesting, durable, practical case. This ottoman will be a real interior decoration in a fashionable, modern style direction.

You can decorate the ottoman wicker patterns, not cloth

The furniture in the room, decorated in a classic style, can be decorated with beads. They can be sewn in a chaotic manner along the sides. Hard seat decoration should not be used on the seat.

Beautiful blue ottoman with a decor of buttons will fit perfectly in the nursery

Also a great decoration will be colored satin ribbons. How exactly to use them depends only on your own imagination. Faux fur can decorate the pouf. A piece of fur can be cut in the form of a circle, attached to the seat.

Leopard fur ottoman, handmade

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