One fact about my mom: she is a hardcore Pinterest pinner. She is also really good at choosing/making gifts for Christmas. (I mean really good.) Last year my mom picked up on my love for stacking suitcases and painted some suitcases white for me. This year, inspired by Pinterest of course, my mom and dad made me this amazing table from an old suitcase.
My dad made the legs and base and my mom painted and redid the inside of the suitcase. My parents are pretty crafty folks. 🙂
To redo the inside, my mom used upholstery fabric, cut it to size, and then used some hot glue. All of the suitcases I bought for myself have the original (sometimes iffy) lining inside them. The ones from my mom are all pretty and nice-smelling. 🙂
The little train case was also a Christmas gift from my boyfriend, Sean, last year. The little fox on top is a little wool critter I bought at a fiber arts festival in Greencastle, IN.
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A little rabbit dish where I keep little knickknacks and my rainbow Polaroid Land Camera.
Right now I am keeping some of the little bows from my tutorial and hair flowers.
A vintage globe I’ve had since I was a kid.
I am really running out of room in my bedroom with all of the furniture I’ve been working on this year. From reupholstered chairs, to refinished furniture and all the other homey odds and ends I’ve collected, I really need a house/apartment to furnish. 🙂 The whole post-graduate-living-at-home-paying-off-student-loan thing is great for delicious food, company, and craft supplies… but it really stinks for space. Usually I take over my little sister’s room and make it into my Etsy store/photo studio/annex, but she gets really grumpy if I leave anything in there when she comes home.
But where am I supposed to put things to make room for awesome things like suitcase tables? 🙂
Very cool! From checking out your links, I'd say that “making awesome things” gene passed on to you.
Very cool! From checking out your links, I'd say that "making awesome things" gene passed on to you.
I agree! This is such a cool post and gift idea! love it!
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Ooooh!! I am a sucker for vintage suitcases. Great idea!
Ooooh!! I am a sucker for vintage suitcases. Great idea!
This is so fantastic! I would have a hard time not staring at it all day long. I'd get a nightlight so I could stare at it at night too.
This is so fantastic! I would have a hard time not staring at it all day long. I'd get a nightlight so I could stare at it at night too.
This is so fantastic! I would have a hard time not staring at it all day long. I'd get a nightlight so I could stare at it at night too.
your mom and dad rock. i love it.
your mom and dad rock. i love it.
your mom and dad rock. i love it.
Wow, love it.
Wow, love it.
Wow, love it.
love it!! that rocks!
love it!! that rocks!
love it!! that rocks!
Stumbled upon your blog from a link on Reddit. Love it! Keep up the great work 🙂
Stumbled upon your blog from a link on Reddit. Love it! Keep up the great work 🙂
Stumbled upon your blog from a link on Reddit. Love it! Keep up the great work 🙂
Wow, that table is awesome!!
Wow, that table is awesome!!
Wow, that table is awesome!!
I agree! This is such a cool post and gift idea! love it!
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I have an awesome vintage suitcase that I would love to make a table out of! So did they just get the legs at a building supplies store? And how did they attach them to suitcase? Would love to have the details…
I have an awesome vintage suitcase that I would love to make a table out of! So did they just get the legs at a building supplies store? And how did they attach them to suitcase? Would love to have the details…
I have an awesome vintage suitcase that I would love to make a table out of! So did they just get the legs at a building supplies store? And how did they attach them to suitcase? Would love to have the details…
Would love some How To's on this one!
Would love some How To's on this one!
Would love some How To's on this one!
No worries! I am working one one. Might be a couple weeks to get it all done with work, but I'll post one in a bit. 🙂
I just bought another suitcase and some table legs to do a tutorial– I am going to write it up sometime soon, it might take a few weeks with work, but I'll get some directions on here! 🙂
Thanks Cassie!!
I love this idea, I will be doing some of these tables for my store displays.
I love this idea, I will be doing some of these tables for my store displays.
I love this idea, I will be doing some of these tables for my store displays.
I want to be you…..*sigh*
I want to be you…..*sigh*
I want to be you…..*sigh*
What a cool way to recycle old suitcases! You could start your own office furniture NYC store you know.
What a cool way to recycle old suitcases! You could start your own office furniture NYC store you know.
What a cool way to recycle old suitcases! You could start your own office furniture NYC store you know.
I am in love with your blog!!
Hi! LOVE this! can you tell me the approx dimensions of the suitcase? It looks rather large compared to the ones I am finding 🙂 Thank you!
I love the color chosen and the turned legs, this is one of the best vintage suitcase tables I have seen. I will be sharing on Facebook.