So, yesterday as I was running the sweeper through the mountain of dog hair that's accumulated in my house in the last few days, I get a text from Sister that says "I think I'll make an ottoman out of a tote!" And right away I start texting any and all that she's finally gone 'round the bend or maybe there was something in the soup that has her hallucinating!! (Note to self: Check soup recipe for mushrooms...) Totes are plastic, for one, and therefore not really good choices for furniture. Secondly, an ottoman is meant for a number of jobs aside from a place to rest your feet.
In the old days they were simply a small raised stool for one person's feet to rest on as they nodded by the fire. Eventually they became taller and bigger rectangles to better accommodate multiple feet. Most recently they've taken a more aggressive role as real furniture by being huge squares that you can actually park any number of butts on depending on size and shape. The best of these (ottoman not butt) are hinged to afford a nice storage area for blankets, throws, magazines and small children. I continued my cleaning with the satisfied notion that she'd realize the folly of her idea as soon as she tried to park more than her own feet on the thing.
How silly of me to underestimate my sister!!
This morning I got this picture with no text. I suppose she couldn't figure out how to make the phone snort at me!! Now taking orders for Belinda's Fancy Tote Ottoman. You supply the tote and fabric...
yes the totamon did turn out ok but it still needs tweaking.The whole idea stems from those little footstools Grandma Ragland made out of tall juice cans.She would cover each can individually and then join them together to make the perfect little foot rest.Almost at no cost, I'm going to start collecting my cans today!
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