Faux suitcase chest

Faux suitcase chest

I picked up this chest of drawers ,

looking a little the worse for wear.

Missing a couple of knobs and

generally tatty.

Structurally sound and ready for

a revamp.

 

Remnants of upholstery fabric,

A few dismantled handbags

and random bits and bobs

to create suitcase fronts

BIG MISTAKE! 

I am inclined to get a little carried away and spent hours upholstering my suitcase fronts onto the drawers, added handles and clasps and studs.

ONLY TO DISCOVER......

The drawers didn't fit. I didn't account for the upholstery adding to the depth of the drawers

Could have kicked myself :(

Only one option, strip off my work and plane a little off all three drawers.

GOT THERE IN THE END

FAUX SUITCASE CHEST.

A pair of chairs

A pair of chairs to a bench

I had two of these chairs, one of which was beyond repair and half painted, I enlisted a partner in crime, well bullied big bro into helping. He removed the backs off the chairs and framed the two together :) 

I added a lathe of wood either side inside the frame to hold the seat, cut planks to size and screwed them in place.

I painted the frame with a grey undercoat and then sprayed with rustoleum's graphite.

Then sanded back the finish in places to give the piece a distressed look.

I cut a 2" foam to size.

Lastly I covered the seat pad in a grey linen upholstery fabric and my two old chairs are now a bench.