Baby dresser make-over

23 Years ago I was in need of a baby dresser for changing diapers for our firstborn and found all the dressers in the stores to low for me. So I ordered one at the local carpentry and had a custom-made dresser and matching shelf, 100 cm wide and 100 cm high. It was made of pine and cost me than 315 shekels (75 dollars). I used it for four babies and then it became a TV-stand in the bedroom. Now with that bedroom becoming part of the new living room, I had no room for such a large heavy dresser, but I did want to keep it. So I changed it into a kitchen island type of dresser :) It holds most of my kitchen stuff as mixers, pots and pans, plastic boxes, thermos bottles and all my oven pots, pans, and plates! I attached an IKEA kitchen rail at the sides to hold more kitchen utensils and I love it!

BEFORE (Scan from old photo)

AFTER:

Painting, attaching new handles and some appliques.

What do you think?

We still need to break a small wall and then paper/paint the wall that will be the new family room. Sunday the carpenter will come and fix a ton load of things (Sunday is a workday here). Maybe I"ll find a nice wallpaper on my next trip to Holland. I will be around Emmen at 14-17 June and around Utrecht/Houten at 18-19 June and then hopefully be flying back home on the 20th. If anybody of you knows of some nice Brocante stores/fairs/flea markets around those dates?

Ik ben in Nederland tussen 14-17 juni a.s. omgeving Emmen en 18-19 juni omgeving Houten/Utrecht. Heeft er nog iemand leuke tips van Brocante adresjes, fairs of rommelmarkten rond die data?

Have a wonderful weekend!!