Materials: Ikea RAST Chest of 3 Drawers
Description: A plain IKEA RAST PINE 3 drawer cupboard was the perfect size for a shabby chic French style spare bedroom.
I customized it by:
Gluing on a decorative wooden moulding shape on to each drawer.
I tacked each in place with a thin nail
Once dried, I painted it all the same colour.
I changed the drawer knobs / pulls to clear glass ones
My IKEA HACK is now perfectly lovely.
See more of the Rast hack.
~ Dee Snook, West Midlands
That's a nice mod, which leads me to the abbreviation thing. At first, I expected Rast to be short for rastafarian or perhaps radioallergosorbent test. Does Rast mean something else in Swedish (their home country)? Also, back to your mod, perhaps a touch of gold or cream in the scroll work would give it a more French provincial look. Nice work, though!
ReplyDeleteThank you for the suggestion - there are more photos on my blog ....
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Rast in swedish means ... like recess, or playtime. Love the dresser !
Deletewhere do you get your moldngs and knobs from?
ReplyDeleteI bought the mouldings from a local hardware store - one of those which has bits of everything, I have also seen some on Ebay. The knobs came from a shop in Shrewsbury. I know you can buy coloured glass ones at lots of shops now, ebay also has a good selection if you are stuck! Thanks for the comment.
DeleteTo tell you the truth, I usually trash pick knobs and even scroll work from furniture people are throwing away. I've gotten some great brass drawer pulls and more this way - and you can't beat the price! lol!
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