This project is a 4-drawer variation of the Easy Jewelry Box, made with select 1x6 for the top & bottom, craft boards for the box and drawer sides, with craft board overlay drawer faces. No plywood is visible on the outside on this build.
This version has a smaller footprint and is much lighter than the original plan, built using the thinner craft boards, and the drawers slide on S4S instead of full shelves. The drawers are 1/8" shorter than the box depth to ensure they don't touch the box back, so the overlay fronts lay flat to the box. The overhangs are ¾” wide mini colonial moulding, and the feet are squares of 1 1/8” lattice scrap. The design includes a toe-kick and top-kick which allows room for both overlay drawer faces and top/bottom overhang.
I spent a couple of hours redesigning the plan to get this as light as possible, while making the most of the usable space within the footprint, and leaving no plywood edges visible on the outside. The build itself took about 6 hours, including the build, sanding, finishing, and decorating.
Estimated Cost
Using select pine 1x and craft boards for the box, poplar craft boards for the drawers, and aspen craft boards for the drawer faces, this build cost about $60 for lumber, moulding, knobs, and decorations. Finishing materials were already on hand.
Estimated Time Investment
Day Project (6-9 Hours)
Finish Used
The finish is 2 coats of Clark & Kensington semi-gloss paint + primer in Crushed Peanut. The drawers are lined in embossed felt, and the fancy knobs are ceramic with brass.
Recommended Skill Level
Beginner
Comments
blue72vette
Fri, 04/08/2016 - 13:54
wood night stands
Hello, your project looks nice. Did you use regular #2 lumber from Home Depot or Lowes? If so how are they holding up?
In reply to wood night stands by blue72vette
bRick
Wed, 10/05/2016 - 16:59
Only 6 months late
But yes the lumber was straight outta Home Depot. I would say its doing pretty good at this point. It sees pretty light duty (e.g. alarm clock, books and glasses of water), but no water rings. I did throw a number of coats on the top of it though. It's soft wood, so if you wanted to you could engrave your name with your thumbnail. You just have to resist the urge.