making this: the ikea rast campaign hack

Mainly the reason I started this blog, I tend to look at inspirational DIYs and hacks and try to copy them, this was one of the first cases of me just knowing what I wanted to make and doing it. And people on the internet liked it as much as I did!

After scouring flea markets and craigslist for campaign furniture, I gave up. It is so pretty! Am I the only person that can’t find the pieces in person? So I made my own from the Ikea Rast tiny little dresser.

So here is the step-by-step (well, somewhat.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I picked up one of these guys for $35, not really positive of what I was going to do with it. So I scoured the internet for the best deals and most attractive brass hardware. Not the easiest thing. I bought three of these corner pieces, which conveniently came in 4 pack. Then purchased the pulls in polished brass. A long time was spent debating paint colors, but I ended up choosing a blue-ish slate color.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I assembled the body of the dresser, and kept the drawer fronts on their own while I patched up the original knob holes.

After patching the holes, I drilled the holes for the corner pieces and pulls. (Sorry! No photos of these steps) A lot of pencil markings. Then painted each drawer front before actually attaching the hardware.

Once the drawer fronts were done, I assembled the drawers and VOILA!

hey – see my rast on Apartment Therapy and Little Green Notebook!

*** AND IF YOU WANT TO SEE HOW THE HARDWARE GOES ON – i’ve done a little follow up update post here!

 

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42 Comments

  1. I love love love this dresser. You turned a piece of doo-doo Ikea dreck into a lively, spicy piece of art.

    1. yours looks great! i know – i think i could buy rasts for the rest of my life, but i actually hate the way the drawers open – i don’t know if other people have a problem with the lack of gliders…

  2. I have three of these exact pulls for sale and five of a very similar antique style. If anyone wants to buy them reply to my craigslist posting and I can ship them to you at cost http://seattle.craigslist.org/est/for/4318949984.html

    Also for those of you without a router, like me, I used a chisel and recessed them by hand. It was pretty fast actually because the Pine is such a soft wood.

  3. What did you use to patch up the original holes? Thanks!

  4. Where did you buy the handles from?

  5. Chelsea Davies says:

    Beautiful! I’d also like to try this project too. I have an old cabinet that needs some revamp.