Friday, August 14, 2009

you can do it!

this morning i saw these dorothy draper-esque chest of drawers at pieces, inc. for 3800 dollars.

that's a hell of a lot of money when you could pretty easily rip it off with a malm...

or a kullen (you could call it a cullen, i wouldn't mind)...



some of this...



a little of this....
throw on some of these and BAM!


you now have some dorothy draper inspired chests and you didn't have to sell your soul to the devil.


6 comments:

LindsB said...

Have you done this yet? I'd love to see what the DIY one looks like because I love the original but dont want to sell my soul to the devil to get it :)

High-Heeled Foot in the door said...

Love it great idea! Totally do able. I just used the malm and kullen in a bedroom that I did and loved them. Great quality for the price. I'm just not sure how paint would stick to them.

Could you sand them first? I feel like they have laminate on mdf and not sure how that would take to paint.

Great idea though and worth a test.

Anonymous said...

There are ALWAYS knockoffs of Dorothy Draper "Espana Collection" dressers like those around. Watch on eBay. At most, you should pay a few hundred each, unless the seller can show you they are the real thing, signed.

Pieces has the WORST prices. It's a store for people who know nothing about vintage or antique furniture. Steer clear. Use them only for research.

Caitlin said...

There was a draper chest on my local craigslist for $100 the other week and I'm kicking myself for not snagging it.

I found a diy project on a malm that was amazing.

I'll need to work one in to one of my designs soon.

Hawleywood said...

Thank you for the comments! I am definitely going with tin oiseau, which will be opening this week! So, I pretty much love your blog - it reads a lot like the conversations I have in my head. With myself. Yeah...not crazy.

Wanderings of a Wannabe said...

nowwww i know where you're going with the chest idea that you sent me! ummmm not that good with paint or tape at that...but damn they would look good if i were. i still don't know what i am going to do...