An upholstery project for an evening

I’ve had this large blanket box hanging around for ages, winking at me and flaunting its faded fabric and stained wood.

 

 

 

 

 

So I decided to take the lid off…:

 

 

 

 

 

…remove the panel from inside the lid and recover it in new fabric:

 

 

 

 

 

I now have a blanket box that matches the little armchair I am re-upholstering. All it needs now is to be repainted. That will take me longer than an evening, but be assured, a blog post charting its progress will surely follow!