Farmhouse Side Table--The Diaper Cabinet
Let’s play a friendly game of “Never Have I Ever.” You’ve played that before, right?
You hold up your fingers and go around the circle saying things you’ve never done and whoever has done them has to lower a finger. The last person with any fingers still up wins.
We will make it a quick game and just use one finger and one question. Are you ready?
Okay, never have I ever….changed a diaper. Like, ever.
Anyone still have a finger up? DID I WIN?!
Of course I won. Anyone with a finger still up wins…because, you guys, we’ve never changed a diaper. And that, my friends, is
Okay, okay, enough with the funny business…I’m just making jokes. But in all seriousness, a friend of mine has an adorable newborn. And he obviously requires a diaper change on occasion. Now, I know nothing about changing diapers, but I know that they come in a big box, and you typically require a few other accessories like wipes and cream…I think??
And those things are usually not something you want to use as home décor. So my friend asked for my help to hide them so they would still be conveniently located, but you didn’t have to actually see them.
So I made her a “diaper hiding side table” that she could put next to the couch.
But, good news for those of us who don’t need to hide diapers…it functions perfectly fine as a “other random stuff you want to hide side table,” too! It’s just got measurements suited to store a typical diaper box.
So anyway…ready for the how to? Great
For all the details, see blog post below. Here is the overview :)
I cut 2x2s for the legs, tops and bottoms of the side panels and put 3/4" plywood in the middle. I assembled using pocket holes and screws two side panels like this:
You hold up your fingers and go around the circle saying things you’ve never done and whoever has done them has to lower a finger. The last person with any fingers still up wins.
We will make it a quick game and just use one finger and one question. Are you ready?
Okay, never have I ever….changed a diaper. Like, ever.
Anyone still have a finger up? DID I WIN?!
Of course I won. Anyone with a finger still up wins…because, you guys, we’ve never changed a diaper. And that, my friends, is
Okay, okay, enough with the funny business…I’m just making jokes. But in all seriousness, a friend of mine has an adorable newborn. And he obviously requires a diaper change on occasion. Now, I know nothing about changing diapers, but I know that they come in a big box, and you typically require a few other accessories like wipes and cream…I think??
And those things are usually not something you want to use as home décor. So my friend asked for my help to hide them so they would still be conveniently located, but you didn’t have to actually see them.
So I made her a “diaper hiding side table” that she could put next to the couch.
But, good news for those of us who don’t need to hide diapers…it functions perfectly fine as a “other random stuff you want to hide side table,” too! It’s just got measurements suited to store a typical diaper box.
So anyway…ready for the how to? Great
For all the details, see blog post below. Here is the overview :)
I cut 2x2s for the legs, tops and bottoms of the side panels and put 3/4" plywood in the middle. I assembled using pocket holes and screws two side panels like this:
Then I attached the side panels with another piece of 3/4" plywood and 2x2s for the back panel.
Then, I attached the bottom using (again) 2x2s and 3/4" plywood.
After that, I simply attached the top using pocket holes (as shown below), a small drawer, and a door.
For those needing a place to hide diapers and such, it works great as you can see
So what do you think? Do you need somewhere to store your diapers? Or, uh, other random stuff? Of course you do…who doesn’t need more pretty storage?
Want more details about this and other DIY projects? Check out my blog post!
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Great Craftsmanship! I'm jealous!
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Such a great idea! Love how it looks :)
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