Make an Ottomon Out of an Old Suitcase

Step 2 Remove the top of the suitcase

The first main step is to remove the top of the suitcase. I was trying to think of a way that I could keep the suitcase intact and use it for storage space as well as an ottoman, but I could not think of any way for a soft suitcase like this one to maintain sufficient structural integrity.

Here you can see that the top of the suitcase was coming apart, so I just ripped the rest of the stitches that held it together, and the top came off quite easily.

I had also thought of just removing the whole top, latches included, but I think the latches add a lot to the look. I left them unlatched, so theoretically the top side of the suitcase could open up, but it turns out that the upholstery fits in there so snugly that there's no way it could open.

Comments

[porcupinemamma]

Oh Yah! The latches make the "look" very cool!