Oh man, am I ever kicking myself for not acknowledging campaign style furniture a bit sooner. Because how perfect would these chests be in a boy's nursery? I just love how strong and masculine they look.
Of course as quickly as I fell in love, I also quickly realized I was too late to the game. Countless bloggers' pronouncements of finding crazy deals on old chests on Craigslist and at garage sales were a thing of the past. I even set up alerts on Craigslist for a couple months that produced absolutely nothing.
I briefly considered DIYing something myself...
...but soon decided it was best to move on. I couldn't forget about that brass hardware, though. So that's how I ended up taking on my first (albeit minor) IKEA hack. Little Eddie's dresser/changing table will be this
And now Ed is in charge of putting it all together. But seeing as he is finishing up his last 2 weeks of major pre-baby work travel and we don't own a drill, I can pretty much guarantee he'll be throwing some cash at a maintenance guy in our building who has access to power tools and a higher tolerance for Allen wrench assembly.
So while there is no "after" reveal right now, I do have this very lame MS Paint mock-up I did to help visualize my plan prior to ordering the hardware:
One of these days I'll come home to a completed dresser, I just know it.
2 comments:
That will be a beautiful piece of furniture for his nursery! I can't wait to see the final product.
I love the MS paint knock up!! That is so something I would do (if I knew how!)
THe finished product will look great! Looking forward to a pic
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