DIY Footstool from an Upcycled Plastic Tub Story

DIY Footstool from an Upcycled Plastic Tub!

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Make a William Morris Footstool using fabric remnants and an upcycled plastic tub!

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Materials

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Above is the tub I started with. It was a 5kg container of Epsom Salts.

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I removed the handle first of all just by popping it out of the slots it was attached by. I might use the handle for another project in due course!

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I give my large plastic tub a bit more of a padded look by attaching some leftover strips of quilt batting to the outside of it.

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To attach them I used some regular craft glue on the outside of the tub, around the sides and on the lid, and pressed the batting down firmly.

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I attached the batting on the lid and the batting on the sides in separate steps rather than all at once as I hadn’t filled my tub up yet.

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I used 3 or 4 layers of this leftover batting.

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