Here is yet another one of those "free for the taking, waiting for the trash truck" items we saw a couple weeks ago while out and about in town.
We didn't have room in the truck with us at the time, so Jeremy dropped us all off at home and went back for it. Luckily, it was still there when he got back, so he loaded it up and brought it home. It has been sitting in our garage since then, untouched, because we have had other projects going and not a lot of time.
As you can see, this was missing knobs when we picked it up. Actually, this is with three added knobs compared to when we picked it up. The bottoms of the drawers were pretty banged up also, and the back was kinds sloppy. It definitely made sense for it to go to the trash for someone who didn't have the time or skill to redo it.
As you can see, this was missing knobs when we picked it up. Actually, this is with three added knobs compared to when we picked it up. The bottoms of the drawers were pretty banged up also, and the back was kinds sloppy. It definitely made sense for it to go to the trash for someone who didn't have the time or skill to redo it.
Now, for us, who are in need of dressers for the kids right now (as well as ourselves, we can do the work on them and turn something free and not-so-nice into something kinda cute. So Jeremy has been working on it when he had the time. Well this one was all him. I mean ALL him, I cannot take any credit on the work, except the concept of the final product.
Jeremy repaired the drawers, replaced some of the framework with recycled pallet wood between the drawer-fronts, took out the top drawer (which was missing the bottom completely, and was my request) and closed off the top of the second drawer, and then painted the entire thing solid white.
We already had black cloth baskets from Walmart for each of the kids in their closets for underwear and socks that they keep in their closets, but the shelves are so high that they can't reach them on their own. At the age of 6, our son is very independent and prefers to get himself dressed, so having the ability to get his own clothes would make him feel a lot better.
The baskets we have just happened to fit perfectly in the spot where the top drawer was, so it works nicely.
Here is a finished picture. What do you think?
Jeremy repaired the drawers, replaced some of the framework with recycled pallet wood between the drawer-fronts, took out the top drawer (which was missing the bottom completely, and was my request) and closed off the top of the second drawer, and then painted the entire thing solid white.
We already had black cloth baskets from Walmart for each of the kids in their closets for underwear and socks that they keep in their closets, but the shelves are so high that they can't reach them on their own. At the age of 6, our son is very independent and prefers to get himself dressed, so having the ability to get his own clothes would make him feel a lot better.
The baskets we have just happened to fit perfectly in the spot where the top drawer was, so it works nicely.
Here is a finished picture. What do you think?