My most recent thrifted find was this lovely little vintage suitcase. I can’t imagine why anyone would make, let along buy, such a small suitcase. Perhaps it’s just me who can’t leave home without the kitchen sink! Anyway, it’s made of cardboard and lined with paper and I thought it would be a perfect backdrop for my photographs which I’m really trying to improve this year.
It needed a bit of cheering up though so I purchased some Orla Kiely wrapping paper, featuring my favourite colourful stem print. The paper is reversible – small stem print on one side and large stem print on the other.
It was easy to cut the paper to cover the original lining paper and I stuck it in place with some mount spray.
Voila, my very own Orla Kiely-inspired suitcase. What do you think?
You may also be interested in my Orla Kiely stem print biscuits.
A lovely make over! Maybe it was a school case??
E 🙂
Perfect!
Oooh it’s lovely! Why can I never find things like this?
Jo x
great idea to jazz up your suit case! i love the print. scandinavian style.
how about embellishing the top of the case with some stickers or prints? 🙂
A brilliant recycling job and looks so much better, love the smell of old suitcases wonder what tales of travel it could tell you.
I love it. Maybe it was a child’s suitcase?
i love the suitcase and now that you have added the lovely orla kiely paper (I so love this pattern, i could cover my whole house with it!!) it’s divine. i’m going to be in the uk next week, whereabouts can you buy this paper?
You should be able to buy it in any John Lewis Department store, good stationers or an Orla Kiely shop. I live in London where it’s pretty easy to find it so hope you are able to get your hands on some!
It looks great following your make-over – the paper goes perfectly with the case.
I love the lining paper, the case looks fab. It may have been part of set and you have found the vanity, hand luggage case.
Oh my its lovely! what a great idea using the lining paper!
I love old suitcases and have several that belonged to my mum… they are filled with black and white pics… One thing always puzzles me though, they are so small what did people actually put in them?
There is a good makeover. Well done you
It’s lovely! I have some sheets of that paper too, it’s nice and thick as well which I like. It looks absolutely perfect lining your suitcase! Thanks for linking up with Magpie Monday – it will be back to being hosted at Me and My Shadow next week.
I can imagine it will be a great prop for your photography!!
Great choice of design too…I have a brolly in that design lol x
I love vintage suitcase! I currently have 3 in my craft room, they add such character to the room 🙂
Wow I love this what a clever idea, I love OK so gorgeous, it looks like it belonged their all along. I hope you aren’t planning on using this as your hospital bag 😉
Hello over there…. :o) !!
I LOVE your little suitcase….I collect these & would agree that it’s a childs suitcase….Also by the look of your pics, it appears to be a LEATHER case…?!
The Orla print is DIVINE & looks WONDERFUL inside….**sigh**….Orla ROCKS….!!!!!
Cheers from ‘Down Under’,
Tamarah :o)
Wow – what a cool idea!
I saw some lovely suitcases and vanity cases in a local Retro shop today, but thought my husband would disown me if I came home with any of them 😉
So cool – I love it!
I have a ‘thing’ for suitcases!
i love the suitcase and now that you have added the lovely orla kiely paper (I so love this pattern, i could cover my whole house with it!!) it’s divine. The Orla print is DIVINE & looks WONDERFUL inside….**sigh**….Orla ROCKS….!!!!! Perfect! So cool – I love it!
i’m going to be in the uk next week, whereabouts can you buy this paper? A lovely make over! I live in London where it’s pretty easy to find it so hope you are able to get your hands on some! There is a good makeover.
i’m going to be in the uk next week, whereabouts can you buy this paper? great idea to jazz up your suit case! Oh my its lovely!
Wonderful! ! Xx