Ottoman

A few months back my Granddad and Grandma moved out of their farm house and into a little bungalow. A few of us went to go help them pack up some things and move them to their new place. 

As we were packing up all their things we came across toys that we used to remember playing with when we went to visit. We found my aunties old wedding dress which I tried on (....absolutely hilarious!). We found old photo's of my Granddad and Grandma, and of all my aunties and uncles as they were growing up (there were some serious hair styles going down back then). It was like talking a trip down memory lane.

Along with all these fun memories, and cool things that Grandma had collected over the many year they had lived there, there was also a LOT of junk. It's kind of crazy how much you can accumulate over the years! Thank goodness bonfire night was coming up when we did this...it was a decent bonfire once all the junk was piled up! I was kind of keeping my eye out as we were packing up all the things for a good find...something old that was going to be chucked that I could maybe bring back to life...and I found this...A very old, and very tatty and worn, ottoman...

And so this ottoman was added onto my 'project list'. I have to admit, it sat in the extension for a little while. I tend to get there project ideas, get all excited about them, buy all the supplies, do a little bit of work on them...and then leave it for a few weeks unfinished. But I just got round to finishing off this one! ...well, I think I might add a few finishing touches at some point, but for now I'm pretty impressed.

OK, so maybe it isn't the most professional of finishes, but still, I'm kinda proud of my little ottoman.