Turning an IKEA Dresser into an Industrial Apothecary Cabinet, IKEA HACK
I picked up this very generic Ikea dresser on FB Marketplace for 40 and turned it into an industrial apothecary cabinet. The top was overhanging a little too much for my liking, so it was chopped off just half an inch. Then, I chopped off the legs and gave the dresser a base board to sit on so that I could screw on some new metal casters. For the base board, I used the top of a desk that I found on FB Marketplace for 30, which was a cheaper alternative to buying a new wooden board of the same size (plus I got to turn the desk into a set of nightstands to flip for profit, so win win ) Each of the six drawers were multiplied (faux multiplied ) using a router, giving the dresser a 24drawer look. Each new drawer was then given their own metal label holder handle to really sell the look. The whole thing was stained using a dark walnut stain, giving some areas an additional coat for some tone variation. Finally, it was spray sealed in clear satin poly except for the top; I brushed on the poly for the top
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