Oak chest of drawers - old and tired to retro office
This is a smallish oak chest of drawers I bought via Marktplaats (Equivalent to Ebay in the UK or Craigslist in the US). I really like it now, but was a little sickened at paying EUR 90 for it when I...
View ArticleIkea Expedit drawers
Of course Ikea does sell neat drawer sets to fit the Expedit blocks. But compared to the bargain that Expedit is, they’re pretty expensive – and the sliding mechanism and surround also take up a...
View ArticleBasic Ikea bed to pull-out bed / Rykene bed to PS 2012 pull-out (sort-of).
The finished product, without mattress(es) Closed (single bed) -without mattress(es)Halfway openFully open (double bed)We bought our Rykene bed second-hand.It was painted grey, had Sultan Lade slats...
View ArticlePaper-leaf branches, two ways
Spring and Easter decorations are very popular here in the mostly grey-weather Netherlands. I saw this idea in a supermarket magazine - they had put the leaves into corkscrew willow branches, which are...
View ArticleBed with storage drawers DIY
Bed with storage drawers.IntroductionHeaven knows there are enough woodworking plans for beds with storage drawers on the internet. And there are plenty to buy in the shops. The problem I have with the...
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