It was very simple to make actually!
Here's what you need:
End table or other short furniture piece from the thrift store
Pillow (so much quicker) or trim and fabric of choice
Spray paint (optional)
I got a pillow from Hobby Lobby on super sale for 5 bucks and cut a square from the back, making sure to leave about 2 inches from the trim to staple to. Then remove the stuffing for later. When I bought the pillow I made sure it would fit my end table and wanted to get one with a thick or long trim to cover the stapled part. If you don't want that, you will have to make sure your stapler will fit under the pillow and still have the pillow fit up to the edge. When I stapled it the staples were hidden but the trim I got was heavy enough to pull the edge down, which makes it looks cleaner. I got an end table from the thrift store for really cheap and gave it a new paint job to make it look nice. After you cut the square from the pillow, load you staple gun with just the regular staples, nothing fancy, and staple the first end inside, taking care to get it right up to the edge. I placed my staples one inch apart. On the rest of the sides staple just under the trim but on the top of the pillow fabric to the end table. When you get three sides down, stop. Stuff half the pillow and put four staples down, making a half square inch square, in the middle. This is where the button will go. Then stuff the rest and finish the last side. Next, take you large button, large enough to cover the staples in the middle, and wrap thread through all the holes, faking that it has been sewn on. Then take 4 small nails, small enough to go through the holes in the button, and paint the nail heads the color of the thread. Place the button over the half inch square, and nail the button to the stool. And there you have it! Cheap, beautiful stool! I use mine for my "vanity." (The space I use as a vanity in my bathroom. It actually has a hole to put the chair so it works rather nicely)
Comment if you have any questions!
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