DIY Dresser

DIY dresser

Well happy New Year! Hope you are all enjoying the last few days of the holiday. While I'm doing the same, I thought I'd take this time to show you my DIY dresser I mentioned in a previous post.

This DIY was inspired by my love of the Beverly dresser (below). You may recall that I featured it on my boys' bedroom mood board way back in March. It's exactly what I wanted for my boys' bedroom but I wasn't so excited about the  $1,840.00 price tag.

Inspiration dresser

So I went on the hunt for a dresser that I could turn into the Beverly dresser for a fraction of the price. It took me a while to find a dresser with the right balance of clean lines and  tailored details. Everything seemed either too mod or had too many traditional touches. But after hours of searching, I finally settled on the Jake 6 Drawer Dresser from Overstock (below) for $318.32.

budget friendly dresser3_edited-1

Although the shape of the legs aren't exactly like the inspiration dresser, it had a tailored look that wasn't too fussy, and the drawer fronts were flat which meant that it would not detract from the moldings I added. The dresser came in pieces, and I (meaning my husband and I, or really just my husband, ha!) painted the pieces white before putting it together. I summarized some of the project highlights below.

DIY summary

The most difficult part of the project was trying to find corner round moldings. It took me a couple weeks before I found a company, Rockler, that sells both the corner round trim and the straight trim. And what a relief. I almost decided to scrap the corner round trim and make rectangular shaped moldings, but I'm glad I didn't because it wouldn't have been the same without that detail-- don't you agree? In order to get the straight trim moldings to size, we used a hand saw to cut them, and glued all the moldings on. The ring pulls are from ATG Stores, and the measurements are L: 2.0625 inches, W: 2 inches, D: 0.625 inches. It's just the right size for the dresser. We drilled a hole for the ring pulls and used wood putty to cover up the other holes.

last look dresser

Here is the approximate price breakdown for the project:

Jake 6 Drawer Dresser: $318.82

Molding: $53.28

Paint, glue, putty: $16.00

Hardware: $27.78

Total approximate price (not including tools used):  $415.88

I'm really pleased with how the dresser turned out. And relieved to be one step closer to seeing my boys' bedroom completed. Does this look like a DIY you would try?

*Images by Truly blog unless otherwise credited.

DIY Action Figure Lamp

If you follow me on Instagram, you may know that I've been busy soaking in all things baby. But I wanted to take a little time to share with you the DIY lamp project I worked on for my boys' bedroom. You may recall that I am in the process of decorating my new home. Things have been hectic, and the decorating continues to progress slowly. So you can imagine that I'm elated when I finally get to complete a project.

Here is my inspiration lamp. You may remember seeing it on my boys' bedroom moodboard? It's a piece designed by Evil Robot Designs. And while it is soooo cool, it is also soooo pricey at $926.00. So I figured I'd make one of my own for the cost of next to nothing. Here's how I did we did it (that is, my husband and I).

Materials:

Ikea Hemma Table Lamp and Ikea Ollsta Lampshade,  cost: $13.00 + $16.99= $29.99

High Gloss Apple Red Rustoleum spray paint, cost: $3.75

Red Rouge Rojo Fabric Simply Fabric Spray Paint, cost: $3.99

All purpose Krazy Glue, cost: $1.00

Action Figures- old and unused or flea market finds, cost: $0 (may be a little more  if you buy toys from a flea market or thrift store)

Approximate total cost for project: $40.00

Does this look like a project you would try in your child's bedroom? If you decide to do make one, let us know how it turned out. I'll be sure to show the lamp in the boys' room when it is completed. I've also been working on a DIY dresser project. Stay tuned for that one.♥