They were pretty simple to make, the unit is the kallax shelving unit, I brought most of the boxes from IKEA then followed this blog post http://sugartotdesigns.blogspot.co.uk/2011/10/superhero-bins-tutorial-and-printable.html?m=1 on how to make the simple box. I did ask J what boxes he wanted. I then googled the logo and planned which felt I needed to buy. Total cost was about £15 (excluding the storage unit)
Me and J are super happy with the results. I would say if J was older I would have got him to help me.
Next project was the cushions, I started with the simple 50x50 ones. I say simple but I did end up having a private sewing lesson and had to buy a sewing machine.
I opted for the John Lewis JL110 as I preferred it to the hobby craft ones.
I decided that I wanted zipped cushions
Material wise I brought the purple from my local fabric shop, it pretty much matches the lilac of the summer house. The cost was about £3 a meter and I brought 3 meters. The Zips I got off eBay for about £3 for 10.
And then 2 statement ones, fabric was from John Lewis and rather expensive.
Next was the hula play tent. I found this post https://bluehousejoys.com/hula-hoop-tent-tutorial/and decided it was pretty simple idea.
For the top bit I followed this post
I brought the curtain from IKEA £15, the hula for a toy shop £2. The fabric from my local fabric shop, 2 meters was about enough £4.44 For my 1st attempt I'm happy with it. Approx £22 though I did re do the top tent bit. I tied the hula on with ribbon I already had.
J seems happy with the result. I already had the cusions at home.
Last task was the bench cusions. You can buy the bench pad from IKEA that sits on top of the boxes but I decided I wanted mine thicker and a differs pattern. The cushions all match the summer house. I brought the foam from eBay, cut to measure worked out maybe slightly more than I wanted at £15 each. Fabric after a lot of searching I brought that from eBay too and then got the Velcro from my local fabric shop. Total cost was probably £25 each one.
I followed this post mostly for the main cushion https://campervanconverts.com/2012/03/11/how-to-sew-fabulous-seat-cushions-even-if-youre-a-complete-beginner-part-2/
And then this for the velco http://centsationalgirl.com/2012/10/simple-sew-box-cushion-cover/
There are a couple of things I changed between making the 1st one and the 2nd one, also the velco bit wasn't perfect.
Overall I am happy with the results.
For all the sewing projects I made templates before I cut any of my material. I would recommend this for anyone.
I still have to make the blind at some point.
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