Being crafty with Swedish furniture

We have a room between sitting room and kitchen, which would be a handy dining room apart from the fact that you have to walk right across the room. 

So we had an idea of how to make it a lot more functional / with 'edited' flat packed furniture - and doing this with cats is a bit tricky... 

Sofa - while being built: 

Sofa new covers in progress - with Zoe 'helping'

...and Sylvie testing the stitching yarn: 

Bench - before (or really, a book case)

Bench-in-progress, Zoe NOT helping 

'You're done with this, right?' 

Bench, finished

Whole room - ready!!