Dave's Project

I have an incredibly talented husband. Since we are moving into a smaller house, we have been trying to figure out ways to save room. Emily and Ally's room is really crowded with a bed, a crib, 2 dressers, and a bookshelf. I grew up sharing rooms with my sisters and we usually shared a dresser, so Dave and I set out to find a dresser big enough for them to share. We couldn't afford to buy them a brand new dresser so we starting searching craigslist and consignment stores. After a couple of weeks searching and finding nothing we liked in our price rang, we started coming up with other ideas. Dave suggested getting an armoire and we found this blank canvas at the next place we looked.

When we opened the doors, there was beautiful cedar wood. We can't believe someone would ever paint over the wood! Dave thought about sanding down the entire thing, but it would have taken him forever, and we are moving in less than a week. The final decision was to paint it, add shelving and a secret drawer at the bottom and get new knobs.

Here is the before. Well, sort of the before. Dave had already taken the doors off and sanded it down to make it smooth.

Dave sanding the doors.

More sanding.

Dave using the air compressor to smooth out the blemishes.

Emily and Ally were playing inside and we didn't notice Emily had chalk in her hands. She decided to do some work of her own.

Dave putting in the shelves.

Shelves going in.

More shelves.

It's starting to look like a dresser.

Shelves are in!

Finished product!

Dave added a bonus secret compartment at the bottom. The armoire was completely empty inside, all the way to the very bottom. We can put shoes or out of season clothes on the bottom, or babies who are disobedient! ;)

Bottom compartment.

Finished inside.

Finished outside.

Dave is a truly talented man. We could have bought a generic dresser for the girls, but Dave was willing to put in the extra work to get something we both loved and that meant something.