I’ve had suitcase envy ever since seeing some ‘vintage’ suitcases that a friend recently found at a second hand market that’s in my hood. I love the creative ways that these suitcases are used below… too much of love, and I need me some suitcases.
Craft storage from Apartment Therapy
The cutest metal tea set in a suitcase from Dear Baby Blog
Botany Kits for kids in a suitcase from Playful Learning
(Image source: Ritzy Bee)
I love those suitcases! And your blog name is adorable
Belly B
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You’ll have to come and visit, you obviously haven’t seen mine that have been in storage. Some fab ideas here, thanks for sharing. Only problem is mine are REALLY old leather and are musty smelling inside. Thought they’d be great for storing my sewing stuff and materials, but not until I sort the smell out, for now they’re just stacked on top of each other at my entrance.
I just bought a vintage suitcase for my girls’ dress-up clothes and didn’t quite notice the smell until I got it home. I put a box baking soda in it and am patiently wait to see if that helps.
I would love other ideas – coffee beans maybe?
I’ve heard that leaving a bowl of vinegar might help, or also kitty litter?
Hope you both find something that works! Otherwise, I did also see a lovely post where they planted some very pretty spring flowers in an old suitcase
Not quite the same I know!
Helen, please let me know if the baking soda works, if it does i’ll do it with my suitcases aswell, if not i’ll try the vinegar or kitty litter. ta
I have had the baking soda in for almost a week. I’ll check it in the next few days and let you know. I’m already planning to try cat litter next – I’ll report back on that one too! Thank you for the suggestion. I feel like I am conducting a science experiment!
I’m awfully embarrassed that is has taken me this long, and humored that my experiment took exactly 3 months. I’m happy to report that the kitty litter worked!
I poured the entire box of litter in the suitcase and turned the case over whenever I remembered. This week I just got the urge to use the case…I dumped out the liter, left the case outside overnight and I’m really very happy with the result. Yea!
I’ll be ‘decorating’ it soon and will send you a link.
Thanks for the suggestion Jude.
@ Helen. Funnily enough we’ve just had a big scrapbooking function at my girls school and we used my suitcases as part of the entrance decor. Thanks for lettting me know the kitty litter worked, I’m going to get some this morning and give it a bash. I had to laugh at your ‘sorry it took 3 months’ life really gets in the way hey, I can so relate LOL!