1. DIY Map-Drawer Dresser
1. DIY Map-Drawer Dresser
The DIYer: Jenni Radosevich, a home-improvement fanatic who has been blogging about everything DIY on her website, I Spy DIY, for nearly a decade.
The inspiration: “I needed some extra storage for off-season clothes in my guest room,” Jenni says. “I love the look of vintage map drawers, but their cost is crazy expensive.”
How she did it: To hack the look of shallow map drawers, Jenni started with a simple white dresser from a big-box store. To cover the flat drawer fronts, she cut 3-inch-wide strips of inch poplar to length and enriched them with stain she had on hand. She affixed three planks per drawer by screwing two knobs through each piece of poplar and the drawer front. Label holders and labels soaked in coffee grounds and water complete the effect. See a full step-by-step tutorial for this project right here.
Total cost: $174—starting with a plain white dresser ($120) and adding poplar boards ($20), knobs ($24), and label holders ($10) to turn it into a statement piece.