The next step is the fun bit. Basically you want to lay your material on the floor right side down making sure to position it so that any specific pattern features or repeats are where you want them to appear on the cushion.

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The fabric remnant I chose for my seat was very thin cotton – like a bed sheet. It was also mostly white and my foam was blue….not a good look! I cut a section off of my long cushion that fit the width of my seat top and then another idenetical. That got me almost there but I needed another thin strip to fill the top. So I held it up to the empty space and cut a strip that was slightly wider than what I thought I needed.There was no down side for me to doing it directly on the box top as this is a modern piece that I’m not in love with, so glueing and stapling it isn’t a huge risk. If you are working with a more vintage or antique piece, or something with sentimental value, you might want to consider a separate seat top. Step 2: Cut Foam to Size

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I then used my heavy duty spray adhesive along the side edge of each of my three pieces and pushed them together. Step 3: Attach Foam to the Toy Box Lid So my project for this toy box is just to add a padded toy box seat cushion. His toy box sits just under his window and he is getting to the age where he can climb up on it to look outside. I would rather it was a bit padded – for his safety and for my comfort when I’m sitting there with him looking out.

That hinged area is another reason why I choose such a thin fabric for the top instead of upholstery fabric. I want the top of my box to still close flat when I’m done! Step 5: Upholstering the Seat Cushion This blanket box/toy chest was given to me by a friend who doesn’t want it anymore. It has a kind of a laminate to it, which I don’t love, but it is just about the right colour for my son’s current room decor so I decided not to try to remove it or paint it. No doubt he will reek havoc on his toy box anyway so I might as well wait to paint it until he is a little bit older and then he can have a say on colours! Because I had joined several pieces of foam together I didn’t want any join lines showing through my fabric.

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My toy chest has a hinged lid which is why I’m not sure if I should be calling it a blanket box…but anyway we use it for toys. Step 1: Detach the Toy Box LidI did want to re-use something else so as not to waste the nice batting but I couldn’t find anything else that would make a nice barrier between the blue foam and the white material so I relented in the end. The photo above is just showing how close to the edge you go with the strips – that’s just a little off cut one but generally you want to cut them as long as one side and get them as close to the edge as you can without them showing when you close the box. My last step is totally an optional one but for a toy box to be used by a child I would really recommend it.