We’d bought this wooden storage trunk from Ikea many moons ago and while it was very handy, it was never quite watertight and was looking a little worse for wear. With a coat of paint, a bit of foam and fabric and some metal sheeting we were able to transform it – not only sealing the top to stop drips and leaks but adding a bench seat too, to give it a whole new purpose.
You will need
✓ Applaro storage box, £95, Ikea ✓ PSM 10,8 LI cordless multi-sander, £89.99, Bosch 3damp cloth 3thin sheet metal – we used 0.7mm thick Zintec, £19.47 per 1500mm x 1000mm sheet, Buy Metal Online ✓ tape measure ✓ pencil ✓ rubber mallet ✓ tin snips ✓ nails or rivets ✓ hammer ✓ 2” x 2” wooden batten ✓ saw ✓ screws ✓ Bosch PSB 18 LI-2 ergonomic drill, £100 ✓ MDF sheeting ✓ upholstery foam ✓ 2m quilt wadding ✓ 2m fabric hessian strapping ✓ staple gun ✓ 2” x 1” wooden planks ✓ plywood ✓ Cuprinol Garden Shades paint in Winters Well and Inky Stone ✓ ✓ paint brush