Ottoman Update

So things have been pretty busy around here lately. I'm reminding myself to be thankful in the midst of so much going on that I might not necessarily be enjoying. For example, I'm thankful I share an office with a co-worker who helps remind me to be thankful and trust God even when we are frustrated or tired of things going on around us. That's just a small thing, I'm thankful for so much more like my family and all the many ways that God blesses us daily. I think it's helpful sometimes though to purposefully be thankful for something small that you might not pay much attention to normally. That's a lot of thankful for one paragraph, but I don't think you can ever have too much of it. 

I did find some time over the last week or so to turn my attention back to the ottoman project. I knew it would be a slow moving project that I would do in stages, but it took me a little longer to get back to it than I had planned! I have picked out a material for it which I plan to order soon, but in the meantime I painted the legs white to go with the new look. I was trying to figure out exactly how to paint them and then let them dry since they don't exactly stand on their own. I was thinking of using some sort of clamp to hold the metal portion of each leg, but my creative husband found some wire and nails and hung them from the ceiling for me to paint.

  

I covered the metal with some basic blue painters tape and then painted on two coats of white. Hopefully this will go well with the new material. If not, I can always sand them down and start over! You can see the shape the ottoman was in when I rescued it here. I have to believe anything will be an improvement but since this is my first ottoman to recover or restore I am looking forward to seeing how it all turns out. I'll post after photos once it is complete. Even if it doesn't turn out well, maybe I'll try to let everyone else know what not to do if they tackle such a project!

For now, it's back to daily life and finding things to be thankful for along the way. Remember no matter what everyone has something to be thankful for, you just have to find it.