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Brush Up On Your Dewey Decimals: A 'DIY' Faux Card Catalog Reveal
by
Shane Mitchell / LearningInTheJourney™
(IC: homeowner)
$50.00
8 Hours
Medium
After stumbling upon a FREE Craigslist chest of drawers I knew it would be the perfect piece to reclaim, restore and repurpose into a faux card catalog for my girlfriend, who has a passion for education, and an 'old soul' at heart.
Pictured is the free Craigslist chest of drawers, a sure beauty in it's natural state.
However, I was in repurposing mode, so I set out for my favorite local home improvement store (LOWE's ...Never Stop Improving) in search of the necessary material.
For this particular project I opted for the pre-sanded (5.0) mm Hardwood Plywood Utility Panel.
After determining the desired length and width (measuring twice and cutting a thousand times...trial and error), I sliced and diced (40) pieces for the 'drawers'.
I decided to go with leftover paint from years gone by, which happened to be the perfect green for this project...and it was free. I taped off and painted away.
Pictured are the pre-painted 'drawer faces'.
Closing in on the completion of this project I decided to slightly distress the painted areas in order to give the piece that vintage look. I also personalized it with an 'image transfer' technique.
Using the 'stencil font' I printed it in mirror image. Flipping the paper over face down onto the chest itself, I then went over the back of the paper with pencil, and the image transferred to the chest as shown in the previous picture.
The completed project, a faux card catalog with the functionality of full drawers, staged with 'educational pieces' picked up at various yard sales and thrift stores along the way.
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Published January 19th, 2015 10:00 AM
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Shirley Kalinosky on Apr 13, 2015Are the drawer pulls functional? Or do you just use your fingers to open the drawers on the sides?
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D Lawless Hardware on Apr 22, 2015@Shirley Kalinosky The drawer pulls are functional however this particular project is a faux card catalog. So, the pulls are just for decoration.
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Shane Mitchell / LearningInTheJourney™ on Apr 25, 2015Miss @Shirley Kalinosky, thank you for the inquiry. As @D Lawless Hardware, stated the drawer pulls are functional. I used this particular piece to give that vintage card catalog look. The pulls are screwed in through the 'drawer face' and into the actual dresser drawer as well. They are solidly intact so one can use the pulls to open the drawer. The drawer can also be opened with your fingers by the hidden feature that was notched out by the manufacturer at the bottom of each drawer. That feature is what allows the drawer that flush look, and was perfect for this project. Again thank you much for your interest. Please be sure to check out these pulls and this project featured at http://www.dlawlesshardware.com/antique-copper-finger-label-holder.html. Happy DIY'ing! :)
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D Lawless Hardware on May 02, 2015@Learning In The Journey™ Thanks man! Good working with you!
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Shane Mitchell / LearningInTheJourney™ on May 27, 2015You got it! My pleasure, looking forward to growing and opening up new doors with @D Lawless Hardware!
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