Storage in a Solsta Pallbo Footstool

by lorrinjacobs083 in Living > Organizing

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Storage in a Solsta Pallbo Footstool

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Have additional space storage at your home. Make the most of some old footstool to be an extra storage space.

Materials

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  • Your old Ikea footstool
  • Some wood scraps (I had a wood panel 1 cm thick)
  • White glue-Staple gun
  • Fabric of your choice
  • Wheels-Nails or screws

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  • Remove footstools cover and cut the tiny legs. Keep the legs, you will need them later.

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  • You have now two empty boxes.

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  • Cut a piece of wood panel to use as the box lid cover.
  • Fix the short legs with screws. This will prevent the lid from falling out of the box.

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  • Cover the box with the fabric of your choice.
  • You have to do it patiently to have a good result.
  • Have extra attention on the edges.

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  • Put a glue on the lid you made before, then put the foam.
  • Make sure that it stick well.

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  • Now it's time to cover the seat.
  • Use the fabric you used on the box in step 5.

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  • Add wheels at the box bottom. These are Ikea's Slugger.
  • Make sure to attached it well.

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  • Double check your work and see to it that everything is placed correctly.

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  • Finally, you've got two mobile footstools that can be used as your extra storage space.