Suitcases repurposed in homemade furniture, chests drawers and cabinets.

How can you repurpose a nice old suitcase?

We had some very old luggage in out basement, too old for use during travel.
Some of the suitcases were made of leather with a great vintage look.
Hence we wanted to recycle the nicest cases into something new.
Therefore we have gathered some great inspiration for repurposed suitcases.

The most common way is to use suitcases as drawer or storage compartment.

Vintage luggage to make shabby chique repurposed furniture.

Sturdy old luggage trunks and other travel equipments can also be used to make seats.
See how you can transform vintage luggage into original benches chairs and side tables.
You will get some great inspiration by looking at these chests made with recycled luggage.
See the different ways the were used to integrate the suitcases in a natural way.
Combine an old suitcase with other vintage material to obtain a good end result.

Low bench made from a pretty antique suitcase. — Old trunk converted to a nice little bench.

Recycled suitcase in use as a medicine cabinet in the bathroom. — Suitcase repurposed as cabinet on the bathroom wall.

Large bench made of suitcases, in airport departure hall. — Suitcases repurposed in a bench for the departure hall in an airport.

Cupboards with drawers made from repurposed suitcases. — Suitcases repurposed as drawers in chests and cupboards.

Side table homemade from a repurposed travel chest. — Low side table made from an old luggage trunk.

Vintage suitcases fixed to the wall as shelves. — Old leather suitcases attached to the wall for use as shelves.

Small side table made with a repurposed leather suitcase. — Table with space inside the leather suitcase and on top.

Samsonite trunks repurposed as seats. — Seats made with recycled Samsonite suitcases.

Four benches made with a repurposed suitcase. — These four seats and benches were made with old travel cases.

Chairs and small benches made with old travel cases. — Travel cases recycled and repurposed in homemade furniture.

Chests and drawers made from repurposed travel cases trunks and suitcases. — Homemade furniture from repurposed travel cases and vintage luggage.

Boombox speakers built in a vintage travel case. — Vintage travel case converted into a box for speakers.

Writing desk and study space made in a large vintage suitcase. — Writing desk made with a recycled suitcase.

Use old travel equipment and vintage suitcases for your pets.

These ideas are especially great if you have cats in the house.
One word of caution, make sure that the lid can not close and trap your pet inside.
For that reason they have removed the trunk lids for these beds for cats and dogs.

This cat has reclaimed a suitcase as its bed. — Old suitcase reclaimed as bed for the cat.

Reclaimed as a cat bed, old suitcases in uses as beds for pets. — Reclaimed luggage, suitcase repurposed as bed for the cat.

Cat bed made from an old chair plus a half travel case. — Old base from a swivel chair plus half of a repurposed suitcase.

These ideas for the repurposing of travel cases are derived from our Dutch recycling tips.
See more ideas to recycle and find new uses for old materials in disuse.

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