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An Inexpensive Way to Hide All Those Tools
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The Golden Sycamore
(IC: blogger)
My husband wanted a new tool chest for all his new tools, but I wasn't willing to shell out $400 for a brand new one. Instead, we got creative with what we had. We have a basement full of unpainted furniture that I haven't gotten around to painting yet, and this dresser was the perfect fit for a tool chest.
We removed the bottom drawers and dividers and replaced them with two doors. This gives a larger space to store our bigger tools and still keeps them hidden away. After all the building portion was done, I gave it a fresh coat of paint and updated the door and drawer pulls.
We removed the bottom drawers and dividers and replaced them with two doors. This gives a larger space to store our bigger tools and still keeps them hidden away. After all the building portion was done, I gave it a fresh coat of paint and updated the door and drawer pulls.
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Published April 30th, 2013 5:26 PM
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Diena Cameron on Nov 23, 2014Love this idea and the paint choice. I also could see it as a buffet in the dining room, if a shelf was put in the bottom or just leave the drawers as is, nothing wrong with putting china in drawers or as a T.V. cabinet or as a chest by the front door for scarfs, mitton, hats and if you line the bottom cabinet with contact paper, it would be wipe-able for muddy boots.Just a few ideas to add to your beautiful "tool chest", not sure I would be so willing to put my husband's tools in it, :D Thanks for sharing.
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