diary of a designer: upholstering part 2

Upon completion of the most important upholstery project,

the dining room chair;

my next upholstery projects were the bench/ottoman

& the very ugly faux leather cubes in the living room.

Project 1:

I wanted the bench to appear to have one longer seat,
rather than two,

since it is primarily being used as an ottoman.

In addition, I wanted to incorporate a little pattern. 

I felt the toille went nicely with the wicker-

perhaps an updated french country aesthetic.

Project 2:

Recovering the cubes

I've been dreaming of recovering these forever,

but have never taken the time to execute the project.

Also, since I lack a sewing machine,

I found a 'no sew' (or limited sewing) option online,
to help get me started.