Walking through the alley on one of my walkabout breaks from work, there was an old dresser waiting to be picked up and tossed away. Since I was on foot, I could only take a piece of it with me. One drawer would do. I figured I could create something out of a wood drawer for sure. So off I went. Drawer in hand. It’s been sitting in my office at work for a few weeks, so last night I decided to bring it home and bring it back to life.
What was used to make this?
1. old dresser drawer
2. red/black paint
3. used and cleaned Nespresso pods
4. stencil I made of the eyes and vertical bars- made from old file folder.
Honestly I usually have no clue what I will make or how it will turn out. I just go with the flow and stay out of the results, most of the time. Kinda how I live my life too!
And here it is, the new artsy shelf in my office…
Till next time…..
Wow. I’m WAY impressed…to be able to have that kind of vision — for a drawer?!?!
May I borrow some of your design creativity? Just a little?
of course you can! go have some fun. Upcycle and make some art out of trash!
Excellent. Well, with just a teensy-weensy bit of your (borrowed) creativity, I may just be able to make treasure from trash. Thank you for the loan.
very artsy – great work!
thanks so much! and thanks for looking.
Lovely. Go with the flow of ideas – absolutely
Thanks so much for sharing this
thanks for your support @theinfill!
VERY crafty!
My wife is going to LOVE this one!
Thanks @thehook! Glad she will like it. It’s fun!
Hey, that’s a great idea for a unique new shelf!!
Thanks @needtotaste. It was a lot of fun to make!
Wow. Can you make me something and send it to me? I am so not creative no matter how much HGTV I watch.
I’d love too!
Very creative upcycled creation.
thank you @lostcoastarts!
gorgeous! absolutely gorgeous.
Thanks@capturing light! appreciate the support!
very creative !
thanks! it’s fun!
Oh, I love it!
Sooooo creative!
thanks so much!
Oooo it’s like an open shadow box!! I love the idea so much. Very creative!
thank you! yes, it is like an open shadow box
so fun to make too!
Wow, what a great idea!
Love recycled art
yay! me too!
AWESOME IDEA! I will have to try this when people set old furniture out on the curb
please do!
Fantastic– thanks for the inspiration, and congrats on being Freshly Pressed!
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pretty neat!
Very clever! and beautiful too!!!!
thanks very much! and fun too!
Neato! Thanks for posting!
my pleasure! thanks for looking!
Very chic, we can envision ourselves knocking apart our huge old dresser, and having big art pieces scattered about our room! Those pods are the real kicker!!
Very unique, and innovative thinking here!
Thank you for sharing ur vision!
The Eye
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thanks so much! go make some art with your dresser! sounds fun!
Awesome! I definitely want to try this, I love the original idea of using a drawer as a shelf! If I can JUUST find an old, unused drawer… dammit I threw one away not long ago :c
Yay Im glad you feel inspired. just keep your eyes open near dumpsters and street corners. people are ALWAYS throwing furniture away!
coooooooooool
my blog is also a place where trash meets art. You are invited !
liquarium.me
thanks! I will check out your blog…
Very cool project — and from something you found in the alley better yet!
thanks Jody!
I love that on the wall you can put an extra picture inside it! I can’t wait to hit up the next yard sale now looking for drawers!
so glad you like the idea!
I love it love it!.. Its really COOOL ^_^
awww thanks so much!
Im so glad you like it. thanks so much for checking out my blog!
you’re more than welcome.. yeah really like it.. fresh out-coming product
Heeeyy..i just remember i have unused drawer too..thanks for the idea!
yay! go have some fun with it….
What a fantastic idea! Great work, very creative!
thanks so much for looking!
Clever idea! You could also remove the front part of the drawer and hot glue it off to the side on open part of the drawer so the beauty of it could be seen.
This post surely deserves these words – OH MY GOD !! I mean ….WOW !! How can someone be so creative
Love this one !! Keep up the work !! Cheers 
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What a great idea for an office, especially if it’s one of those god awful half wall cubicles! Adds so much color and a homey feeling. Those nespresso pods are very cool!
very true! thanks for looking!
This is awesome! It makes me want to get crafty!
yay! get to it!
That looks amazing!
thanks miriam!
My man Joseph Cornell would love this! I do too.
thanks!love that you like it. thanks for looking!
Cool! I just did a project using old drawers to make display shelves for my gallery. If you’re interested, check out Onceuponadreamgallery.wordpress.com. I have a section for repurposing/refashioning. Glad you were FP… I’m following you now.
wow. your work is awesome! thanks for sharing!
Great idea to turn a drawer into a shelf! Thanks for the inspiration!
so glad you have been inspired!
You gotta be kidding me??? A drawer?? And why not? I hang on to sooo much stuff thinking I can use it for something and then end up throwing it away. Too bad. Your Nespresso things remind me of the collection of plastic Crystal Light cups I saved never used. Darn it.
Great ideas!
So creative!!! Im for sure going to try this next time im getting rid of an old dresser! I love it!! Thanks for sharing!
so glad to hear you will be trying this out. it’s loads of fun/. enjoy the upcycle way….
Wow! What a great idea!
thanks Witchingwild!
Haha
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Thanks for a peek inside your drawers!
Congrats on being Freshly Pressed.
Mr. Bricks
thanks Mr. Bricks! and thank you for looking!
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LOVE THIS IDEA!!
Completely cool!
thanks!
I would’ve never thought to turn a dresser drawer into a decorative wall display! You must definitely have a creative eye! Great work!
thanks so much alison! and thanks for looking at my blog…
Very creative. Loved the final result. ~Gerean
thanks so much for enjoying the blog!