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After stalking Sarah and hailing Joyce, I got my own dresser. Remember this?

I found baskets, but I didn’t like the shade. So..I painted them.
I present you with the final product!

Apparently, replacing a drawer with baskets is a LOT more work than it seems. I had to have the wood cut, I had to paint it, I had to buy brackets to put the wood in place, and my husband had to fight with it to make it level. NOT as easy as it would seem.

However, it was totally worth it. I’m still debating whether I want to keep it white or paint it cream to match my table and chairs. The weather has made me keep it white for now.
Remember those Christmas baskets I bought for .50 cents? Here they are in their green glory.

This was supposed to be for my kids’ supplies, but it’s turned into my craftroom on legs. If they’re lucky, they’ll get the top baskets, I guess.

Was the reveal worth the wait? Probably not. Was it worth it having a dresser in my kitchen? Totally.

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  9. LOVE, LOVE LOVE IT! I stalked this dresser on Walmart.com. It got aweful reviews about quality so I did not order it, but yours looks great.Do you think it could hold up to little ones?

  13. That looks fantastic! I really love it!
    Now, come on over here and fix up my old dresser that way…

    I’m in warm sunny Florida! 🙂

  17. Love it, love it, love it!! I would definitely keep it white. Love how the baskets just totally change the look. Nice job with that.

  25. That was totally worth the wait. I love it! It’d also make a great kitchen island. So many uses for that piece.

  32. LOVE IT! My buffet in my kitchen is my craft room on wheels and it rocks my world. Every time I open my “ribbon drawer” I feel giddy!

  33. This is cool! I have a craft-and-everything-else dresser/desk that I painted peacock blue. It is so handy to have the drawers. I like your basket replacement idea.

    The background here is beautiful, by the way.

  36. Chris I love it! It looks great with the baskets. I’m looking for one to put my tv on I may have to take out a drawer and put in baskets too.
    have a great day
    julie

  38. Chris- it looks awesome!

    But….you’ve got me wondering…why replace the top drawer with baskets? Just for appearance? Or did you have an issue with that top drawer? Just curious. It looks beautiful!

  39. Chris~
    I just added you to my favs because I was fascinated by this dresser. It turned out fantastic!
    What a wonderfully repurposed dresser!
    You and your hubby did a great job!

  40. It looks great. My only suggestion would be to think about replacing the drawer pulls with something similar to the drawer pulls you have in the kitchen. It may give it a less dresser look. I really do love it and would like one for my breakfast room.

  41. I LOVE it! Adore it. Actually I’m coveting it, if I am honest ’bout it. Would look great in my new studio. Finding a spot for it might be an issue. Heck, I’ll just toss out the bed. Send it on to Gawga! teehee! Thanks for sharing.

  42. I love it! Actually I really like it in white! I am already contemplating what I might put in a dresser like that! Hmmm!

  43. I LOVE it! This is such a cool place to keep supplies. I have been trying to think of something for my daughter’s art stuff and I might have to do something similar.

  44. We have an old dresser in our kitchen as well. It was one my husbands grandfather made when he was ten. It’s a little wobbly, but it’s so wonderful. We keep all our napkins, napkin rings, season table decor, etc in there. I like the idea or having craft storeage in the kitchen. I have my own craft room but I always end up painting on the kitchen counter.

  47. Dang that looks good! Not so sure I’d go through all the work for it…but that’s just cause I’m lazy! 😉 Really looks great, though; I think I’ll keep my eyes open to see if I come across a cool dresser at Goodwill or a garage sale.

  48. Man!! Who’d a thunk it! It REALLY looks great. And how functional is that??! Perfect!

  49. Chris this looks great! LOVE IT! Can you tell me what paint you used for the baskets?

  50. the dresser looks great hard work pays off…that includes bugging a hubbie and

    You’ve been tagged:

    The Rules:1. Go to your Picture Folder on your computer or wherever you store your pictures.2. Go to the 6th Folder, then pick the 6th picture in that folder.3. Post that picture on your blog and the story that goes along with the picture.4. Tag 6 other people that you know or don’t know to do the same thing and leave a comment on their blog or an e-mail letting them know you chose them

    Have fun!

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  53. I wish I could be creative. I really am going to try this year. I think the dresser looks AWESOME! I love checking out your blog to see what neat things you’ve done!! Keep it up girl!!!

  54. TOTALLY!!!! Love it!!

    M ^..^

    (and that you are Anne Elliot! I never see that!)

    M ^..^

  55. I love your blog!
    and the dresser…cream
    I did borrow on of your link buttons.
    Cute, Cute Blog

  59. Oh Love it!! It does seem like it would be easy…Thanks for trying it out for us 🙂
    -Jill

  60. Love what you did with the dresser. After seeing this I think I’m going to try making over a metal filing cabinet.

  61. I like it! If I can find a long dresser, I’d want to do that for a buffet in my dining room … I have an empty wall! Great job!

  63. It looks great! I wouldn’t think it would be that much trouble to put the baskets in either. Oh well, it sure looks great now!
    -Kim

  65. I gotta know where you got that dresser – it’s exactly what I’m looking for my entry way.

  66. Hi, I love your blog! I found it through Layla’s. I had seen what your “inspiration” piece was before I had seen what you had done and have done a version of it as well. I just love how reading yours and other blogs gets my creative juices flowing, thanks!!

  68. Love the dresser…. I have a love affair with furniture that I can buy and paint/redo. Pretty! Pretty! Glad I found you today from Girly Stuff. The Magic Brush

  71. That’s a really AWESOME idea! We have something similar to that in our kitchen/dining area too.

  79. I like it! I recently learned how much work the simplest project can be. Good for you getting this one done.

  81. Congrats on your SITS feature. The dresser is very very nice. It turned out beautifully.

  88. That looks really good!! Who would have thought taking a drawer out and adding baskets would be that kind of work, though. Looks like it was worth it. I love it!!

  91. Looks fantastic! Maybe you covered this elsewhere on your blog, but did you just remove the slider thingys that the dresser drawer would have glided on? Anyway, it turned out very nice!

    Happy SITS Day!

    Mary

  92. Such an adorable project- seems worth the work to me! Visiting from SITS today-great blog!

  96. Gorgeous!! I’ve been looking for something to put in my kitchen for extra storage… I’m going to have to look around and see what I can find!

  99. I can’t tell you how excited I am to see this post. My daughter has a dresser that we got right when she was born. It’s a pretty nice dresser and was given to us as a hand-me-down from one of my old 2nd graders. Anyway, we’ve fixed the bottom drawer so many times, I’ve lost count. We were just about to give it way because we’re tired of fixing the drawer. But now I know we can try the basket idea. It looks so nice and I really think it will be functional (especially if we use it in the toy area!). Thanks! And HAPPY SITS DAY!

    ~Shaye

  100. I love that. It’s a great idea to replace a drawer with baskets.

    I need a craft dresser. Yesterday. I’ll have to add it to my wish list.

  101. Happy SITS day!!
    You are A.MAZ.ING!!
    I was going through some of your past posts, I’m just in awe of your talent!!

  103. It looks great and very organized! I could use something like that to help with the pile of boxes of craft/scrapbooking stuff in my room!

  104. This is a very cute idea! The baskets give the chest a more interesting look. Happy SITS day!

  105. That’s adorable! I’ve always wanted to try do do that with a dresser, but I’ve never found baskets that fit right.

    (Visiting from SITS)

  106. Okay sure..dresser..fabulous. But even more I love those things on top of the dresser..where did you get those?

  107. Awesome! I would never have thought to remove a drawer and replace it with baskets. They look really great! Congrats on being featured!

  111. Ok, totally not blowing smoke here: THIS IS A GREAT IDEA!!
    I have an old dresser whose drawers refuse to open. I am gonna rip that sucker out and add baskets. Thanks for sharing!!

  112. That looks great! I like how you used the baskets. It gives the dresser a totally different look.

  113. I love it!!! Now I have an idea what I might do with my daughter’s dresser that has a broken top drawer. hmmm….

  115. That’s great! I could use something like that in my dining room to tidy things up.

  116. What a cute idea and your work is beautiful! Congrats on being the featured blogger on SITS today!!

  117. I love the way this looks! And the baskets in the top really make it 🙂 Awesome!

  121. Super cute, and before reading everything I thought WOW, that looks easy. not so much huh? heehee
    Happy SITS day

  129. I really love this. How cute! I would keep it white, it looks very crisp and fresh (very shabby chic). I want to do this in my bedroom now, thanks for the idea!

  130. The dresser is really nice. And, I think dressers are completely underrated as furniture for other rooms. We have a nice dresser in our living room to serve as the place where our TV goes, along with picture frames. In the drawers we keep kids toys and movies/DVD’s. SO functional. Plus, if we ever want to move it, we can use it someplace else (unlike an entertainment center!)

    Happy SITS day!

  132. It’s so funny to click on this from SITS when I’ve already loved and admired it! Great job, if I didn’t tell you before 🙂

  141. That looks gorgeous! It looks super stylish, like it came that way. I have totally clean house envy! 🙂

  142. I love it… so cute. P.S. I “stalk” Cherry’s Jubilee too. Isn’t she inspirational?

  146. Congrats on being a SITS feature! I’ve been here before and will keep coming back! 🙂

  147. That’s absolutely gorgeous!! What a fantastic idea! Dropping by from SITS!!

  149. That looks awesome!! I love all things organized, I get high off that stuff.

    Great job!

  150. Great ideas and the finished product is so cute! I am definitely going to have to try this.

  152. Wow – that project turned out so well! I love those little green baskets – so handy!

  156. I AM SO GLAD YOU ARE THE SITS GAL TODAY! I’ve been following ya for a while, and you TOTALLY DESERVE IT, Darling!
    And, the dresser is gorgeous! As always, thanks for sharing!

    Love,
    Taryn

  159. Love it. It’s totally gorgeous. I’d like to do something like that for my bathroom/laundry room. I never would have thought about taking the drawer out and putting baskets in. Too cool.

    Happy SITS Day! 🙂

  160. Wow that is a beautiful dresser! And I never thought about removing a draw and putting baskets, what a neat idea!

  161. You are so creative. I would keep it white for now too. If only I could have your design skills.

    Hugs and Mocha,
    Stesha

  162. Your finished dresser is so pretty. Making something unique is a lot of work, but the results will make you happy everytime you look at it.

  164. That sounds like me. I’m still trying to figure out why it would be difficult to put baskets in 😉 And this is why I don’t do crafty! Or tech, for that matter.

  165. Happy SITS day! I like the dresser with the baskets. I need to use something like this for my craft supplies.

  168. I love that! It looks great white, since it matches your trim. Stopping by from SITS!

  172. Stopping By From SITS a day late…the dresser looks very cool. I love the baskets in the top drawer spot.
    Hope you had a great SITS day.

  175. Just joined SITS and checking out some posts – I loved your Dresser. Glad you mentioned the hard work it took or I’d just pull the drawers out and hope for the best!

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