Here's the fabulous before! I found this ottoman at the thriftstore for $5. It's very dated and worn. I immediately tore off the trim, the skirting... and it sat that way for a while. Okay, through our move. I wanted to redo it...cheaply! So I dug through my fabric to find something sturdy enough for an ottoman. I found a bunch of houndstooth...left over from this and this ! But not quite enough. But I had a remnant piece of bigger houndstooth that was just enough more! I pieced the parts together to go around the chair with just enough seam allowance. I traced the top circle of the ottoman on my fabric and cut it out. I cut it the same size as the top because I wanted it to fit snugly. Then I sewed the tube around the circle. Hemmed the bottom edge. It made a perfect slipcover. This could have been enough... But I wanted to secure it. Just flipped it over and stapled tha...