Sunday, June 2, 2013

DIY Suitcase table

 
Greetings from a freezing and wet Cape Town. We are in the grip of Winter...Brrr!
 
Look at my balcony covered in hail!
 
 
 
A big flurry of hail was blown into my bedroom because I had the sliding door slightly open when the hailstorm hit us!
 
Quite a mopping up operation, but anyhoo, back to this week's post. If you regularly visit my blog, you will know that I like the idea of repurposing. I poked around in my garage the other day looking for a small project to finish for my weekly blog post. I found some cool mid-century legs and wondered what I could do with it. I spotted this banged up suitcase and got the idea to create a DIY suitcase table!
 
Now, the clips on the case no longer function and the top slopes inward ever so slightly. The lid is wonky and you have to apply pressure to close it and then of course it gets stuck...ugh! I should probably have saved the legs until I could get a suitcase that's in better shape, but create I have to...come hell or high water...lol
 
Here is the before in all its mottled yellow-tan splendour. You can see clearly how the lid when closed, overlaps too far.
 
 
I primed it with some gesso, painted the trims in apple green and spray painted the hardware in pistachio green. Then I began toying with the idea of covering the suitcase with fun 1950's children's story book pages...turning it into a fun piece for a kid's room.
 
I started by cutting out the pictures and laying them out over the top. Then I modge podged the pictures onto the suitcase. I just kept going until the entire suitcase was covered with pictures from these story books.
 
 
 I hot-glued black trim all around the edge of the suitcase!
I placed the legs where I wanted them, marked it off and then used pratley glue to attach the legs to the bottom of the suitcase.
Then came the test and Ha...the legs are lined up great...all touching the ground perfectly!
 

 
I love the way this piece turned out and it will be my grand baby, Miss G's nightstand!
 
Here she is silly expression and all, poking her little face into one of my pics...sweet child of my heart!
 
 
 
And now for some exciting news.....Whoop, whoop, Hurrah! Annie Sloan Chalk Paint is coming to South Africa in July. How Fantabulous is that?!
 
 

You can often find me at these fabulous parties:
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The Honey Suckle Bus Stop - Moonshine Monday

The Graphics Fairy - Brag Monday

Serendipityandspice - Manic-Monday Link Party

Knick of Time Tuesday Link Party

A stroll through like Inspire-me-Tuesday Link Party



Redoux Friday Link Party
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Life on Lakeshore Drive - Boquet of Talent Sunday Link Party

 
 
 
 
 
 

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22 comments:

  1. VickyJune 2, 2013 at 1:46 PM

    A very original idea, your sweet little girl will be happy with his night table!
    xx

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  2. UnknownJune 2, 2013 at 7:42 PM

    what a great table. if the top opened well, she could use it to hide her special items. it seems weird to hear about your winter weather, since our summer is just heating up here in America. :0)
    Debbi
    -yankeeburrowcreations

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    1. Sumaya at Evocative VintageJune 3, 2013 at 1:10 PM

      The headlines today was "all hail breaks loose" weird winter weather, never seen anything like this before. It was quite a severe storm!

      Thanks for stopping by Debbi!

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  3. Lauren @ My Wonderfully MadeJune 3, 2013 at 11:56 AM

    Sad that you're in the grip of winter -- we SHOULD be in the grip of early summer but our temps are more like early autumn! CRAZY! Love this project -- the choice of the books to cover it are just perfect as is the color green for the trim!

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    1. Sumaya at Evocative VintageJune 3, 2013 at 1:14 PM

      Yip, give me warmer temps any time! I also think the green is such a nice pop of color. Thanks for stopping by Lauren and I hope you will be basking in the sun soon:)

      Hugs
      Sumaya

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  4. must love junkJune 3, 2013 at 1:23 PM

    How adorable! (Both the suitcase and Miss G!)
    Susan

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  5. Old Time CindyJune 3, 2013 at 3:44 PM

    What a fun piece for your Miss G!
    Farmhouse hugs,
    Cindy

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  6. Laurel@ChippingwithCharmJune 4, 2013 at 4:55 AM

    LOVE it!! And love your little sweetie peeking in :) My daughter does that too!!

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    1. Sumaya at Evocative VintageJune 4, 2013 at 1:04 PM

      LoL...typical of little girls...so adorable!

      Thanks for stopping by Laurel:)

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  7. Craftivity DesignsJune 5, 2013 at 7:07 AM

    Very cool!! I'm sure she loves it :)
    - Lora

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    1. Sumaya at Evocative VintageJune 5, 2013 at 8:31 AM

      She does Lora...thanks so much for stopping by:)

      xx
      Sumaya

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  8. JennaJune 7, 2013 at 4:58 AM

    Love it! It looks so good with the vintage book pages! Very clever! Jenna @ Rain on a Tin Roof

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    1. Sumaya at Evocative VintageJune 7, 2013 at 11:42 AM

      Thanks for your sweet comment Jenna. Have a lovely weekend:)

      ~S

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  9. RhissannaJune 7, 2013 at 4:10 PM

    Oh! I love that. What a cute little bedside table! As for the snow, would you like some of our sunshine? It's getting hot here. Thank you for popping over to my doll blog!

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    1. Sumaya at Evocative VintageJune 8, 2013 at 2:52 PM

      Thanks for visiting!:)


      You can send me sunshine any time, enjoy!

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  10. Betsy@My Salvaged TreasuresJune 7, 2013 at 7:29 PM

    Your granddaughter looks so happy to have such a cute new/old end table. What a great idea to use the book pages! Definitely one of a kind.

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  11. Jamie-So Much Better With AgeJune 9, 2013 at 3:14 PM

    That's adorable! And some crazy hail! Thanks for sharing at Give Me The Goods Monday!
    Jamie @Better With Age

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