Once Upon a Mattress

I think we've already established that I will go to extreme lengths to keep things out of the landfill.  Case in point - our mattress.

It was second-hand when we got it (but clean, I assure you).  We slept on it happily for many years, but when we moved to Sebringville, we decided to move up a size.  Which left me with the dilemma of what to do with the lovely, queen-size foam mattress.

With the help of a serrated knife, it became the cushioning for The World's Easiest Sofa.

When we moved here, I used the back cushion for our new headboard and made a narrower version of the sofa for our office.  Which left me with a length of leftover foam.

Now this piece of foam really owed nothing to anyone.  It had been saved from the landfill twice before.  I could, in good conscience, toss it.  Alan rolled it up to make it easier to transport, and inspiration struck!

The duct tape held everything together long enough for me to sew a cover for it.

Pinning the bottom was easy - they went straight into the foam.

And, voila!

 

It's a little wabi-sabi, which is fine with me.  It makes a very comfy spot to rest my feet.  And makes good use out of something that would otherwise have been wasted.