When we recently picked up a discarded IKEA dresser from the dumpster outside our building and gave it a makeover with paintable wallpaper! More info on this DIY on our blog!
Oh I just took the time to check out your blog link. I didn't realize that the whole taupe area was covered in anaglypta wallpaper. I thought it was just the panels in the drawers. That was quite a task Meredith. You did a beautiful job too.
Very cute! So the hutch is a bookcase you found previously? Did you just place it on top or did you secure it to the top of the dresser with anything? I'm thinking of doing something similar with the bookcase & dresser in my bedroom, so any tips would be super helpful!
It was also interesting to see in process photos of your workspace! I always wonder where people DO all of these projects! (In their yard? In their garage?) It's great to know that you can get things done in an NYC-sized apartment too! :)
Thanks, everyone! Lisa, the hutch is a bookcase that I bought years ago from Target. It was black and used to be alone right where the Dumpster Dive Dresser is now. I just put the bookcase on top of the hutch, but I did install the "anti-tip" kit to the back of the bookcase (it that came with it way back when I bought it.)
And I am so jealous of all the people that have garages, yards and even work rooms for all
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their projects! Whenever we do one this size it takes over pretty much all of our 470 square foot space!
It was also interesting to see in process photos of your workspace! I always wonder where people DO all of these projects! (In their yard? In their garage?) It's great to know that you can get things done in an NYC-sized apartment too! :)
And I am so jealous of all the people that have garages, yards and even work rooms for all ...»
xoxo,
mk & Gwyneth