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DIY Chevron Pouf Tutorial (AKA a Dogs Cozy Day Bed)

“I think our dog Penelope enjoys it more, but it is a great addition to our living room.”

There are pieces around the house that I would consider big ticket items. Such things as bed frames, headboards, couches, and rugs. These pieces tend to be expensive, which is why I like it when someone goes out and creates their own big ticket piece.

Today for Home Tree Atlas, Desiree from Stop + Create shows us how she made her DIY pouf.

I have been wanting a pouf for a while, ever since we bought our chair about 7 months ago, I told myself that it would be perfect with a pouf but I could never find the right fabric that would work in our living room and also would be durable.

I finally found the fabric of my dreams, it was upholstery fabric and was not that expensive. The chevron pattern was perfect for our living room because of the neutral colors but the fun pattern. The fabric was also durable against our small dog who now uses the pouf as her personal pillow bed whenever our feet are not resting on it.

Instructions

Step 1:
Take your fabric and fold it horizontal once. Measure how big you would like your top and bottom piece to be. I wanted mine to be a square so my size was 27” x 27”.

Step 2:
Fold the remaining fabric longtitude. Cut on the fold going side to side then that will leave you with two pieces, then cut on the fold going up and down leaving you with 4 seperate retangular pieces.

Step 3:
Right sides together, pin each rectangular pieces to the square sides and sew the sides to the square top.

Step 4:
Take your retangular sides and have the right sides facing each other then sew them together.

Step 5:
Right sides together, pin the bottom of your pouf to the sides. Make sure to leave a open for your zipper. Leave a hole that is about a inch smaller than your zipper, this will allow you to hide the unfinished ends of it

Step 6:
Sew the bottom to the sides.

Step 7:
Take your zipper and un-zip it. Pin right sides together and sew your zipper into place. I would suggest using a zipper foot but if you do not have one available, this part can easily be done by hand sewing.

Step 8:
Turn the pouf inside out and stuff with polyfill stuffing.

Though my husband and I have been living in our apartment for about seven months, we have yet to do any decorating or personalizing. My goal is to finally tackle our bedroom by the end of March which means my future projects include making pillow covers, updating our IKEA furniture and also figuring out how to get rid of our blank walls (blank walls drive me insane).

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March 6, 2014 in DIY

Inspiration Board: Bed Designs, Ideas, and Pictures

There aren’t that many bed designs really, but we thought we would highlight the major styles as the bed you use can play a big role in how your bedroom looks and feels. It is the biggest piece of furniture in the room – so it becomes a natural focal point.

Platform Beds: The benefit of having a platform bed is that there is no need to have a box spring. Doing this creates a more modern bedroom style as seen in pictures (2) and (3) (Room Guide: Modern Bedroom Ideas and Designs).

. There are platform beds that stick out on the sides – giving you a little space to put small items like glasses, phones, books, etc.

Sleigh Bed: A sleigh bed is a type of platform bed that can be wooden or upholstered. Because of its elegantly curved headboard, baseboard, and legs it resembles a sleigh (4) (5).

French: If you want to go for a more traditional, vintage style bed, then look to French bed sets. French style furniture is more decorative, timeless, and rounded as seen in pictures (6) and (7).

Grand Statement Beds: A 4 poster bed (8) or a canopy bed set (9) are more unique styles (Romantic Ideas: Canopy Bedroom Designs). You can even hang drapes from the canopy bed to create a more romantic, secluded feeling (How to Create a Romantic Bedroom: Pictures, Designs and Decor Ideas).

Space Saving: Bunk beds and loft beds (where you have a desk under the top bunk) are ideal for kids rooms (Cool Bedroom Ideas for Kids) (Bunk Bed Ideas for an Awesome Kids Room). For kids sharing a room or for a guest bedroom there is the trundle bed – which is a single bed with roll out mattress underneath (10). Then there are built in beds – more common in kids rooms (11) but also can be done in master bedrooms. Another space saving idea is to use a bed that has storage in the headboard – have a look her for different headboard ideas and designs: Headboard Design Ideas: From Monograms to Fireplace Mantels.

For a more indie, bohemian style bedroom, just have the mattress laying on the floor: The Free Spirit: Bohemian Bedroom Ideas. 1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9/10/11