Hope chest cover ideas

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My 80's cedar chest came out to the foyer for two reasons; a place to sit for taking boots off, and... The other, well, I can't part with it. It's filled with thirty years of my children's mementos and all that cedar fragrance. Placing it in the only totally wood trimmed out area is just too... well, kind of "dead wood". A make over was definitely in order. A bench seat is what it will be. It's a lot of wood and I am not painting red cedar. I used a left over memory foam mattress topper that…

Lane Hope Chest Getting to The After Bought this at a Flea Market in Jacksonville Fl for 30 bucks. Not so bad but as you can see it needs work. So we started by taking the top off. It was screwed in so my husband took his drill and unscrewed it. Then we took a flat head screwdriver and took off the ugly trim that made the chest look like drawers. It had a few staples so then we took the needle nose players and very carefully removed them, they almost look like nails but they are not. Then we…

Bedroom makeover - slip covered hope chest

DIY Hope Chest Ideas: Transform tradition with creativity and style for cherished storage solutions.

Today I have a hope chest refinishing project for you. Learn about the steps taken and the products used to achieve an amazing end result.

French hope chest.

This is Part 4 of the Hope Chest Series. If you missed the Hope Chest Series Introduction, or Part 1: “What’s in my Hope Chest?” ; Part 2: “What am I adding to my Hope Chest?” or Part 3: “Wh…

I received this question in a comment on the very recent post about organizing my hope chest projects: How do you know how many sets of the various things are needed? What are the sets you normally make (kitchen towels/washrags, bedroom linens, others?) and what does each set normally consist of? This is a really great question and I recognize that it deserves a reply which does justice to the desire for information and won't be buried in a comment. You may have noticed that in all the years…

You can re-cover a Lane cedar chest seat. It's easy to reupholster the padded seat. Use new fabric to modernize your cedar chest.

Adding a tufted top to a hope chest.

Oh my! The fabric just arrived for the top of my bedroom cedar chest and it is LOVELY! I found it at Osborne & Little and am just head over heels for it! Time to get motivated to give my old cedar chest a new look for my new bedroom. Here is the "victim". I originally bought this chest at Bed Bath and Beyond about 11 years ago for under $100. Time to breathe some new life into her! You will need: Exterior and interior fabric Foam Buttons Grosgrain ribbon Staple Gun Hammer Fabric Glue Paint…

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Learn the best tips for painting a cedar chest and give your furniture a beautiful new look! This guide is great for those who love upcycled furniture and creative wood projects. Upgrade your home decor while refreshing an old favorite.

The hope chest remains a popular item in many American homes. Learn about the fascinating and long standing history of the hope chest.

How to paint a cedar chest. 18 amazing painted cedar chests for inspiration.

Turned an old hope chest into a new blanket chest/bench seat