Give an Old Suitcase a New Lease of Life.
by
Sandra Crosbie
(IC: homeowner)
2 Materials
2 Hours
Easy
This old suitcase belonged to my Mum. She passed away 10 years ago. When my youngest daughter was 7 my Mum gave her the suitcase. It has stayed in my attics for 20 years.
My daughter was pregnant when I did this project. My little granddaughter was born on September 25th 2017@8.42am.
Back to the suitcase. I washed and scrubbed all the years of grime away
I removed all of the interior paper using warm soapy water and a scrubby sponge. I also removed the straps from inside. They were too grubby to reuse.
This is the bits I used to redo it. I didn't buy anything I had it all in my stash.
While the inside dried I painted the outside.
I did three coats of paint to get the colour I wanted
The wallpaper I used I have in my bedroom. I love butterflies.The wallpaper part was a little trickier than I thought it would be. No amount of glue would tidy up the edges. So I used ribbon and duct tape.It would have been better if the duct tape didn't run out before I got all of the edges done. But no problem, it's on the inside.
Almost done.
I sealed the outside with varnish. Now my daughter is using it to keep all of the babies nappies ( diapers ) wipes and other bits inside. She has it on a shelf under a table in her sitting too. Which is really handy because she doesn't need to keep running upstairs to get supplies every time the baby needs changing.
All done. She is delighted with it. My daughters name is Aoife, it's an Irish name. My Mum couldn't quite get her tongue around it so she called her Eva for about 2 years. My hubby would give her grief, in a humorous way about it. He wrote E FA. on a piece of paper and told her that's how you say it. My Mums name is Jane, now Aoife has named her baby Eva Jane after my Mum. And for tradition it's spelled the Irish way, Eabha. Lol!!
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Suggested materials:
- PVA glue, spray glue, duct tape (I had them here)
- Wallpaper, scissors, paint sample, varnish.
Published October 3rd, 2017 6:08 AM
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Barbara Knott Speidel on Oct 03, 2017
Such a special, wonderful gift for your daughter and granddaughter. Your mother is very proud of you.....she knows what you have done. As of now, it has passed on to the next generations.....the 3rd and 4th. It looks wonderful. You did an excellent upgrade. What you did for your daughter and granddaughter is a special gift of love. (BTW, I love your wallpaper pattern. Like you, I love butterflies. My hall bathroom wallpaper has colored butterflies. Please share what wallpaper you used for the suitcase and your bathroom walls. I would love to use it in my bathroom remodel.) Super kudos for you!
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Sandra Crosbie on Oct 04, 2017Thank you Barbara for your kind comments. My daughter was very happy and emotional when I gave it to her. She is delighted with it. I can't remember the brand of wallpaper I have it a couple of years. I will call in to the store I bought it from, they still stock the same brand name. I will get back to you.
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Sandra Crosbie on Oct 23, 2017Sorry I took so long getting back to you with the brand name. It is Design house. I didn't check to see where else stocks it , I bought it in a home wares store. Hope this is a help. 👍👍
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