At the end of a bolt of fabric the sales associate will always ask you if you would like to buy the rest of it at a discounted price. It's usually less than a yard. With this particular fabric, the woman told me that I had enough to make a pillow to coordinate with the curtains that I was planning to make. At the time, I couldn't think past the curtains, but I ended up buying it anyways.
Now that I had completed my curtains, I was itching to do something else. Lately, I have been sitting in the middle of my living room thinking about what project I am going to do next. That's when that little ottoman caught my attention. I have always wanted to reupholster something, so I starting taking it apart. What I discovered was that there is not much to it. I removed all the hardware, pulled out the legs and matched up my decor fabric to the fabric that was on there. 
I pulled the fabric tightly over the top part of the ottoman and stapled the center first and then worked to the corners. It was much like wrapping a gift. This ottoman had buttons on the top, which I recovered and then put them back into place with a curved needle. Once the buttons were in place, I pulled them underneath tightly and secured them with the staple gun. This is what creates the tufted look. Next, I stapled down all the black lining and replaced the legs and hardware. 
