Vintage Suitcase Re-Do

I bought this Vintage Samsonite suitcase

from a thrift store a few weeks ago.

It's been sitting in my garage.. waiting

for me to bring it back to life..

You'd think in a few weeks time,

I could've taken at least

1 before photo!! GRRR @ me!

I only have a couple

of before pics of the inside

that I took today. Sorry!

The outside was a really nice orange color..

to match the yummy plaid on the inside.. EEK!

I cleaned, sanded, primed and painted the entire

outside of the suitcase white..

Then, brought it in from the garage today

& began to line the inside walls

with linen strips.

I had bought this Pottery Barn crib bumper pad

from a thrift store awhile ago. At the time, I had

no idea what I'd use it for, but, I LOVED the

rosey fabric.. so, I bought it.

I used the bumper pad to line

the inside of the suitcase.

I cut it into 4 even strips,

sewed the edges,

and hotglued it inside.

I also cut off the ties,

and retied them into bows,

and hotglued those all around...

Even without the before photo

I'm hoping you agree..

she's MUCH better now!!

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