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Sat, May 14, 11 at 16:32
| I received a 4 drawer dresser from a friend but don't plan on using the drawers.Has anyone ever done a project with dresser drawers? Thank you in advance for any replies. |
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- Posted by marylee_2010 (My Page) on Sun, May 15, 11 at 11:20
| There is a thread called "Drawer Shadow Boxes" posted on page 1 of this forum. It was posted by "oldalgebra" earlier this year. She used desk drawers and I don't know how big your dresser drawers are, but it may give you some ideas. Hope this helps. Marylee |
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| Attach sliders or wheels and they'll make great under the bed storage boxes. |
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| Thanks marylee for the reference to "drawer shadow boxes" They are so cool. |
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- Posted by always1stepbehind (My Page) on Thu, May 19, 11 at 15:07
| Not too long ago I saw a picture of a dresser drawer used as a planter. It was sitting on a patio railing in the corner. I thought it was a cute idea. I don't know if they planted the plant right in the drawer itself of if they were in containers and then set in drawer. |
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- Posted by always1stepbehind (My Page) on Thu, May 19, 11 at 15:15
| Link: http://blisstree.com/live/ideas-for-using-old-dresser-drawers/?utm_sou rce=blisstree&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=b5hubs_migration |
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- Posted by angiegrow2 (My Page) on Mon, Aug 15, 11 at 7:06
| I just glue and nail two drawers together and use it as a shelf for tiny spaces and closet. |
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- Posted by bobo-gardener (My Page) on Tue, Aug 16, 11 at 2:10
| Turn them on their sides facing front, side by side and on top of each other. Fasten them together with metal brackets, paint the drawers and you have a very nice book shelf. |
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- Posted by LilacsNDreams (My Page) on Thu, Aug 18, 11 at 23:44
| Use them as planters, shadow boxes, depending on size using them for organizational things, add a shelf inside of them and make them decorative with knick knacks, take the front of the drawers off...put a nice decorative knob on it...paint it...add some decals...add some paper/material....then make them wall hangings. There is a lot that could be done when the mind wanders:) |
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| Aren't these clever ideas? I think good enough to keep the items out of the landfill. Chalk one up for recyclers! |
Here is a link that might be useful: This Old House Magazine
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| I have visited the forums frequently, but I didn't register until today. I didn't see an "introduce yourself" forum, so please excuse me if I am doing something wrong with posting this. This link is an article I wrote a a couple of years ago about turning a drawer into a potting bench. Again, I hope I am not doing anything wrong by posting my own link. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Build a Roadside Cast-off Dresser Drawer Potting Bench
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- Posted by lady_alicia (afinalword@aol.com) on Sat, Sep 3, 11 at 22:50
| I love that potting bench. Really clever! I also like those dog beds above. Never would have thought of that. Alicia |
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- Posted by luvs2click (My Page) on Thu, Sep 22, 11 at 19:56
| Do-It-Yourself magazine (BH&G publication) recently featured a headboard wall made out of old drawers that I fell in love with. They painted the bottom of the drawers the wall color and the sides in white. Take a look at the link below - it's on the front cover. Love it! |
Here is a link that might be useful: headboard wall
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I'm pretty sure I copied these pictures from the Garden Junk forum. I just fell in love with this planter. 
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- Posted by lady_alicia (afinalword@aol.com) on Wed, Sep 28, 11 at 23:49
| I also saw somewhere that they were used as a raised garden bed. Kind of like how people build the frame and fill it with dirt, only I think they nailed or screwed them together and then filled them with dirt. Not sure if they took out the bottoms. They would rot if you didn't. I would also put sealer on the drawer sides so they last at least a few years. And for that matter, you could put them on table legs for a waist-high raised bed. I've been seeing a lot of those for people with bad knees and bad backs. Just throwing out another idea..... |
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| when my daughter was little she always used her old dresser drawers (when we bought her a new one) for her baby dolls and barbies. she made then into different barbie rooms, she painted the "walls" and put her little doll furniture in there |
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| That headboard is amazing! I'm getting ready to make an upholstered headboard but that picture is making me rethink my plans. |
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