Turn an old, junky coffee table into something fit for royalty with this easy tutorial! Forget about the high price tags that usually come with tufted furniture, and make your own for super cheap!

Here is what you’ll need:

– a second-hand coffee table (find one on Craigslist, thriftstores, or garage sales)

– foam

– quilt batting

– buttons

– paint/stain

– upholstery thread and needles

– nail-head trim

– fabric of your choice

Step 1:

Decide how you want your tufting pattern to look like and drill holes through the coffee table.

Step 2:

Cut the foam to size and place it on the coffee table. Next, wrap the coffee table in quilt batting. Staple the batting under the coffee table to hold everything in place.

Step 3:

Stain the legs of the coffee table if needed.

Step 4:

Cover the upholstery buttons with matching fabric if needed. Thread the buttons through the pre-drilled holes using an upholstery needle and secure on the underside of the coffee table.

Step 5:

To create the tailored band around the base of the ottoman underneath the tufted top, cut four fabric strips that are the length and width of your ottoman. For this coffee table, four 6″x40″ strips were needed. Staple the strips underneath the ‘poofy’ top section of the ottoman.

Step 6:

Fold the strips underneath and staple them to the wood.

Don’t forget the corners!

Step 7:

Add nail head trim to cover the visible staples.

And that’s it!

Photos and idea: M is For Mama.

First of all, what’s a slipper chair? Basically, a slipper chair is an armless upholstered chair with short legs. They date back to the early 18th century, when they were used in ladies’ bedrooms as seating. The chairs also helped the women when they were getting dressed. Today, slipper chairs can be found in any room in the house.

Slipper chairs are small in size but big in sophistication. Its classic lines provide endless opportunities for extra seating. You can use them in many rooms in your house, such as in a nook. Nooks are small spaces that people usually don’t really know what to do with. Regular furniture is much too large to fit, but slipper chairs fit in perfectly. Place a pair of slipper chairs with a small end table in a nook, and you have a perfect intimate seating area.

If you have guests over for dinner, but not a lot of room to sit at the table, a slipper chair is small enough to fit in tight spaces. With its armless design, this chair is great for small dining areas. Slipper chairs also have a lightweight frame, making them easy to put away when not in use.

Another great place to put your slipper chairs is at the foot of your bed. Bring some drama to your bedroom with a pair of plush, tufted slipper chairs. It’s the perfect place to relax with a book before bed.

Photos: The Enchanted Home, One Kings Lane, Wydeven Designs, Lawton Mull. Thanks to Towers realty, a company that specializes in Winnipeg apartments.