Zoe, an interior decorator prominent in the industry has shared the methods as to how she converted an old tyre into a ottoman. Zoe from Australia runs her own business -The DIY Decorator. She has more than 140,000 followers on Instagram where she shares DIY methods to create interesting and stylish furniture and other products. People have been inspired by her home projects and this has led her to create a Facebook group where mums seek projects.
Zoe mentioned -"Thought I'd share my up-cycle project with you ladies. I turned an old tyre in to an ottoman using a whole lot of rope and glue from Bunnings!"
She has also created a video which will help people in making an ottaman with a used tyre. She has explained each step of making the product in the video.
Zoe mentioned on Instagram, "In order for me to complete this project, I needed to use glues that were easy enough for me to work with, whilst also being strong enough to last the test of time for a piece which will be moved around and used a lot."
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Zoe used multiple products in creating this product. She primarily used Gorilla Glue, clear epoxy glue and super glue which can be easily found in a hardware store.
The project was time consuming as the tyre had to be filled with foam to add strength and support. The cotton rope was coiled over the tyre to give it a good appearance.
She first attached a circular piece of round ply wood onto one side of the tyre using clear epoxy glue and then filled the tyre with expanding foam which is available in hardware stores. The exterior of the tyre started taking shape when she used clear grip glue to stick the cotton rope and coil them.
Later, she used super glue and began attaching the small coil to the centre of the wooden ply and then applied wood glue to stick the rope.
"I am so happy with how the up-cycled piece turned out and it was such a fun project to do in the comfort of my own home," she said.
She added the final touch by wrapping a strip of Raffia Trim on the top edge which made the ottoman complete.
Her Facebook post received more than 1,600 likes and many mums were impressed by her work.
