Bedside Table Before and After {Ikea Rast Hack}

Last week, I shared a sneak peek at the $35 bedside table from Ikea that I gave a little facelift.

Today I get to share the finished product!

Let's take a look at the old bedside table in the room...

And an after shot of the room with the new bedside table….

It's the Rast from Ikea. Below is the assembled Rast, before my mini facelift.

And a closer look at the after!

Here's a look at what I did...

Using my miter saw and handy-dandy nail gun, I attached thin lath wood from Lowes around each drawer front {I'm not sure that this is exactly what the wood is called. But hopefully it'll give you the idea ...}.  Baseboard trim was added to the bottom.  And a larger piece of wood was added to the top.  To finish off the top, I added a thin piece of trim to complete the custom look.  Wood filler filled the nail holes, sandpaper smoothed it all and green spray paint gave me a fun bright color perfect for a little girls room!

What do you think?! I love it!  I find it amazing how just a little bit of wood can completely transform a piece of furniture!

Let's take one last look at the finished product.

I'm certainly not the first person to do something like this to the Rast.  Have you transformed this piece of furniture? If so, I'd love to see it!

jen

(if you'd like to read more about designing this girls room, click here, here, here, here, here and here.)

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