How to Transform a Regular Ottoman into a Storage Ottoman?

“Size doesn’t matter” could be a perfect phrase for an ottoman. Although small, this furniture item can make a huge difference to your home’s décor.But it looks like you got an old one that’s good for nothing in terms of its color, design, or use.

Thinking about getting rid of it? Wait! You might be throwing out the gold of home furnishing.Yes! You can transform your regular ottoman into a storage one. Plus, using a new fabric will make it look appealing and exciting.

Keep following the blog to know how you can do that.

Step 1: Remove the Existing Fabric

That’s right where you start. But before starting, answer yourself, “Do I need to replace the fabric with a new one?” If the answer is no, tear off the fabric and remove staples carefully. If that’s a yes, you can pull out the fabric as you wish, making sure you don’t damage the ottoman. Now, you are left with the bare clean ottoman.

Step 2: Detach the Top

This step is a crucial one. You need to pull off the top to convert it into a door. Since not all ottomans are made equal, you might need to do a heavy-duty cutting job. However, if yours comes with a nailed top, simple prying off will work. Remove the staples or nails attaching the top to the base, detaching the sides one by one. Keep on doing this until you can lift the lid. Also, check for any breakage or weakness on the sides, and add some support if required.

Step 3: Create a Door Using Hinges

You already know what this means as you have seen how hinges allow doors to stand, move, open and close.Get the right-sized hinges and screws and attach one side to the box. If possible, use internal hinges to make the ottoman retain its beauty and shine on the outside.Based on the size of the side you are attaching hinges to, analyze if you need two or threejoints.While attaching hinges on the box’s inside, ensure that they allow easy opening and closing action.

Step 4: Put the Door in Place

We mentioned how doors function with hinges. Remember? That was in the last step, and you can look back if you didn’t focus then.

Things are a bit different here. For an ottoman, the door will sit on the top,taking pressure from above. This means it needs to be extra stable. Put the door (top) before attaching hinges to find an adequately levelled position. The best one will be the same where the top initially used to be.

Besides the door, you also need to check for the right level of hinges and the base. Once you know where it stands, the strongest, attach things together, and your storage ottoman is ready.

Step 5: Redecorate with Upholstery

Here comes the decoration part after you are done with the functionality part in the last step.You have two options here: use the same fabric inside out or use a variation of shades.

But there was no fabric inside before. Then, why now? Because when it was a regular ottoman, no one cared about the inside. After turning it into a storage ottoman, you will be using the inside space for storing things.

Now, pick your favorite fabric and get the right size covering the top, sides, and internal walls and base. The last step is to reupholster your ottoman.

Ta-Da! Your new ottoman is ready with worthy storage space.

Wasn’t that easy? Need more help with your ottoman or any other furniture? We understand you might not be willing to put in that much effort or time.In that case, you can simply choose from our impressive selection of storage ottomans below: