I found out that doesn't really work unless you have a mansion to store all this crap and lots of money to take a bunch of vacations. I'm up to my eyeballs in old smelly suitcases. Still doesn't stop me.
Anyhow, I'm not one for ruining something vintage for the sake of "making it cool". The upcycle trend kind of makes me shudder, yet I fall victim to its lure from time to time. Like in this (suit)case, using an object I come across easily, for cheap, and have waaay too much of.
So here come the suitcase projects!
Project #1: Pet Bed
I took apart an old suitcase for the bottom half, got some short furniture legs and plywood at Home Depot, then made my boyfriend drill 'em in so that it would sit nice and stable. Sewed and stuffed a cushion then TA-DA!
That there is Bo Diddley, my friend's very happy and adorable kitty.
Project #2: Pin Display
Just as I have collected many a suitcase, I've collected MANY pins over the years. I used to store them in a jar but that became a pain in the butt trying to fish out the one I wanted. The top half of the suitcase shown above layed around for a long time 'til I thought of something useful for it... like this!
It's just a cool and simple way to display them. And a plus that I can snag whatever button I'm feeling that day without having to make a mess dumping them out of the ol' jar.
Another fun thing to do is paint your suitcase, such as this one for Dyes' merch. I used model kit paint and it hasn't scratched off a bit!
Welp, that's all for now. Stay tuned for more suitcase projects in the future!
~LL
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