DIY Ottoman Birthday Gift

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DIY for those of you who may not know is short for Do it yourself. Ottomans are footstools/footrest. Okay so you are probably wondering what am I talk about. Isabelle likes to do diy projects it keeps her busy and it saves money. I have been telling her I want an ottoman I miss my old one. She however said we aren't buying one just yet we have to stick to the budget if we want to be debt free in the next few months. So she had told me that she was going to make me one. I thought to myself that it wouldn't happen any time soon. Well yesterday she got sectional couch and she took it apart and is making one. She said it will be my birthday gift. I then thought after getting it home that there was no way she would make it happen in such a short time.Well Isabelle is a very determined person and works fairly well with time constraints. She isn't allowed to use power tools because she knocked herself out using a hammer a few years ago. So she used the hand tools. She took the hand saw and went to work. She cut the couch to size and reattached the lining and is hand sewing the material to fit to the new smaller size. She doesn't have a whole lot to do left considering she is doing it by hand . The picture is of the part that will become the ottoman for me. I asked her what about the rest of the couch we will be stuck with it she said nope taken care of the kids want some furniture as well. She plans to dismantle the whole thing and use most of the parts and she said what ever doesn't get used will be used as kindling for the outside burn barrels. I don't know about the rest of you but for me that is awesome because she got the couch for free and we will have new furniture pieces we can use and it didn't cost a thing. So to all of your diyers out there I tip my hat to you its a great thing you are doing finding ways to re-purpose and save and cut down on waste.