New furniture may be low on the list of priorities in a household that is on a tight budget, especially since it tends to be expensive. However if you have an old suitcase lying around, locate one in a secondhand shop or find an abandoned one in an alley like the creator of this project did, you can create a new piece like an ottoman. It not only allows you to re-purpose something old, but is also completely unique.

Just a word of warning: the ottoman has a pretty funky vibe to it and probably won't work well in a home that is all about modern minimalism (or whatever catchphrase interior designers use that nobody really understands). This is probably the perfect piece of furniture for college students or that bachelor/bachelorette pad that just begs for unusual furniture.

For this all you need is an old suitcase (the crucial piece), a staple gun, jigsaw (and preferrably someone who knows how to use it), upholstery fabric, foam, plumbing fittings and nipple of the legs, and a few other random tools most people have in their basement or garage.

Learn how to create the actual ottoman after the jump!

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