No-Sew Cushion

If you’ve come for an update on the barn doors, I have disappointing news for you.  We have run into more issues.  It is a literal hang up.  Hopefully I will have a detailed post for you tomorrow.  We’ll see!

Who is the laziest person you know?  If you answered Mekenzie Burton Crowder, you are right.  I like using power tools.  To some a sewing machine is a power tool.  To me… it takes too long to sew a cushion cover bigger than the size of a twin mattress.  I’ve become quite fond of hot glue lately.  Heck, I wielded a whole upholstered chair project with hot glue.  It only seemed fitting that the cushion for the nook would be constructed using hot glue.  It went down like this:

Foam is expensive.  Really expensive actually.  But I will tell you a secret.  If you go to Home Depot, they are clearing out foam camping pads.  Mmmk?  Yeah.  Save yourself the trip to Joann’s and save yourself some money.  These pads were 40% off of $20.  I picked up 3.

The nook area is 38″ deep and 89″ long.  It worked out perfectly to cut 3 38″ pieces.  I measured them, drew it out with a sharpie, and picked up another fun tool.  A turkey carving knife.  It got Thanksgiving-like all up on that foam.  I carved the crap out of it.  Seriously though, the next time foam-cutting is in your future, use a carving knife.  It is as fast as a steamed knife through room-temp butter.  You will feel like a cutting ninja.

Once all three pieces were sliced, I hot glued them together to make one super-foam.

Let me explain my lazy efficient design to you.  I wasn’t planning on making an entire cushion cover.  Only the seen parts.  But I still wanted to protect the foam on the backside.  I needed some backing for it.  It just so happens I was about to throw away an old ugly bed skirt.  I had a light-bulb moment and decided to cut that up and use it for the back.  I cut it to size and glued it down.  It’s unbelievable to me how strong hot glue is.  Honestly, it didn’t budge.  And it didn’t melt the foam either.

I rolled out the fabric so that we’d have enough to cover the top and all the edges.  I pretended like I was rolling out a red carpet for the super-foam.

I don’t know why I was so concerned with making sure the super-foam was so centered.  I really spent almost 10 minutes making sure it was centered.  In retrospect, that was dumb, seeing as how I have zero intention of showing the backside.

For the adhering process, I started with the long sides.  I would hot glue 2′ sections at a time.  I would put hot glue on in this pattern, then pull the fabric tight.  I would hold it like that for a minute or so, or until I was sure it was dry, then move on.

When one long side was done, I did the other long side.  I then glued the rest of the edge to the backing from the bed skirt.  I left both short sides undone.  At this point, I can liken the cushion to wrapping a present.

After all the corners were said and done, here’s what the bottom was looking like:

You might think,  ”Kenz, you really are lazy, and that looks like crap.”  And you might be right.  The bottom isn’t where the beauty is at (unless you are a blessed Jamaican woman).  If I cared, I would add a real upholstered back to this cushion.  But like I said earlier, I care about the top, and the top only.  Once I flipped this and saw the top was smooth, I was sold on the success.

The real test is seeing it in its element.

Fits like a glove!  I wasn’t planning on making the cushion until the bead board went up.  I was sick of waiting, so I did what I wanted.

There you have it.  It’s quite the comfy place to be.  I can’t wait to throw a million pillows in there.  It will be a place synonymous with Heaven.

Any of you crazy DIY-ers taken any lazy short cuts lately?  Do spill.

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