Leather is a popular material that is more and more often used in decor: you can see various leather furniture, headboards and accessories. It happens for several reasons, first of all, leather is textural and chic, second, it fits many interiors from industrial to boho ones. If you feel crafty, you can make some leather furniture yourself, so that it fit your space perfectly and looked awesome. Here are some DIYs that may be useful.
A footstool can be a perfect companion for reading, blogging and other stuff, and it’s a great piece for any reading nook. Make this footstool of wood and leather strips easily and with no fuss and it will be a stylish and chic piece for your home.
DIY leather footstool (via themerrythought.com).
Take an old ottoman and turn it into a stylish piece with some leather of your choice. Remove the old cover and change it for chic amber leather upholstery. The piece can double as a coffee table if you need it, and its look will add style to the space.
DIY leather upholstered ottoman (via www.shelterness.com).
Here’s another re-upholster project, and we’ll renovate a side table. This is an old side table cut into two triangles, the side tables are covered with leather and feature new tabletops. Such a shape is sure to save some space in your entryway and you may put another one in another room to anchor the spaces.
DIY reupholstered geometric side tables (via houseologie.com).
This magazine or book rack is made of wood but features an eye-catchy leather detail – a holder. Making it won’t take much time and such a rack will add style and chic to your space, it can fit a lot of styles, from industrial to modern ones.
DIY plywood leather magazine rack (via themerrythought.com).
Turn a usual boring chair into a chic modern one covering it with faux leather of the color that you like. The tutorial will tell you how to make these slipcovers for the chairs; choose some peculiar shades like green or burgundy to make the chairs bolder.
DIY leather upholstery slipcover for a chair (via www.shelterness.com).
A simple wood folding luggage rack can be spruced up a little with leather strips. Take your rack and add blush leather strips to it to make it cute and chic, you are sure to get an unusual piece. An alternative idea is making a luggage rack of metal and leather to make it more durable.
DIY leather luggage rack (via almostmakesperfect.com).
This pretty leather rack is sure to save some space, isn’t that what we are all dreaming about? The piece is hanging on the wall, it’s made of leather strips and sticks and can be used to hang towels, accessories, scarves or even clothes. The tutorial is very easy, enjoy!
DIY hanging leather rack (via whydontyoumakeme.com).
This modern and bold piece is made of a simple Acapulco chair that you can easily buy for a couple of bucks. Remove all the plastic from the chair using scissors and then attach leather strips – read how to do that right and with style and make a bold and chic piece for inside and outside.
DIY leather Acapulco chair (via www.alwaysrooney.com).
Such a leather bench will be a nice idea for any entryway or maybe a bedroom – you may place it at the foot of the bed, for example. This is a renovation of a usual bench, all you need is to remove the upholstery and re-upholster the bench with leather of your choice. Read how to do that in the source.
DIY leather tufted bench (via brepurposed.porch.com).
This bench will catch an eye even more than the previous one because it’s not just a leather bench, it’s a woven leather bench! You’ll need a solid wooden bench and some leather strips to recreate that woven pattern on the seat. This piece is sure to add a boho feel to your space and it looks wow!
DIY woven leather bench (via abeautifulmess.com).
Moroccan style is very popular for adding to home decor, sometimes you need just a couple of touches to get a trendy look. This brown leather pouf will easily bring a Moroccan feel to your home, it looks cool and can be used as a footrest. Enjoy!
DIY Moroccan leather pouf (via www.alwaysrooney.com).
Here’s another boho-inspired furniture piece for your interior – it’s a safari sling bench made of leather. Originally, it’s an ugly sofa turned into a chic sling bench, such a comfy piece will be a nice idea for an entryway, a living room or your porch. Make one and you won’t regret it!
DIY leather safari sling bench (via vintagerevivals.com).
This ottoman is bolder than other leather pieces because it’s made of metallic leather. The bold color and texture of the leather is a chic idea, besides metallic decor is very popular now. The piece itself is extremely easy to make, or you can just re-upholster an existing ottoman.
DIY metallic leather ottoman (via lovelyindeed.com).
Usual fabric chairs can be spruced up into cool leather ones and add style to your space. Watch the video tutorial and find out how to do that without much effort and to make a stylish furniture piece. Add nail trim to make the chair awesome.
DIY faux leather chairs with nail trim (via www.hallmarkchannel.com).
If you have a farmhouse interior, this chair will be a perfect fit as it comprises features of modern and shabby chic style – brown leather and a distressed wooden frame. It’s a usual chair distressed and re-upholstered to give it a chic look.
DIY distressed leather chair (via www.makingitinthemountains.com).
The last piece in our roundup is a butterfly chair made of metal pipes and leather. This is a super stylish piece to make, and it’s sure to bring a chic feel to your space. Take a usual butterfly chair and make a new cover of leather for it – so easy and so stylish!
DIY leather butterfly chair (via livefreecreative.co).