Guys I'm behind. This happens to me every year: as I round the corner on Thanksgiving and enter into the Christmas season, I am caught off-guard by the extra stack of things to do in my personal life: Christmas decorating, holiday parties, gift shopping, cookie baking... (jk on that last one - I don't bake), so... cookie eating, you get the idea.
It's T-minus 20something days to 2017 and I still have two items left on my 2016 furniture flip bucket list (including the delinquent DIY bakers rack from 2015 *hides face in shame*). At this rate I might as well walk naked all the way to the Red Keep with a bell ringing nun behind me (that's the standard punishment for not meeting your New Years resolutions right??). I even have a line up of flips in the shop that I have yet to share with you here!
Well, I might as well work on my penance now and share one with ya now ;) A while back I ran across this pic on craigslist for a "stackable dresser." Intrigued I clicked to read more to find out that they were solid pieces with two drawers each.
It was clever of them to use both as a makeshift dresser but they looked a little odd when stacked to me. I decided to buy them with the plan to un-stack them and figure out a better way to use them...
Storage benches!!!
When I got my hands on these twin pieces, I realized just how SOLID they are. They could totally handle the everyday demands of a mudroom or entryway: book-dropping, boot-pulling, galosh-flinging. So I painted it in our favorite glossy white by Glidden Door and Trim to give it a matching indestructible finish.
I replaced the old handles with shiny new brass ones and moved the pulls up you wouldn't have to bend down as far to pull the drawers open.
Putting them side-by-side makes for a super long mudroom bench - perfect if you have the space but not the budget for a built-in. I could also easily see these underneath a window as a window-seat plus toy storage.
Wherever you decide to use it, the drawers are deep and can hide a multitude of clutter (my kind of storage piece ;)
Hoping to really sell the mudroom bench idea, I styled this shoot like a typical "command center" for the on-the-go mom complete with a calendar, fresh flowers, coat hooks, and a basket for dumping.
"Faux Built-in" Mudroom Benches
48"L x 19"D x 18.5"H each
Now Available for Sale
$500 for both or $265 each
If you are interested in this piece or a custom order like it, please contact cate@stylemutthome.com. My hope is that these handy fellas will help ease someone's organizational needs out there - especially during this busy busy season. And that reminds me, despite how hectic the holidays can get, don't forget to spend your time thoughtfully and wisely! And on that note, I leave you with the lyrics from a favorite underground Christmas song:
“No gifts to give, they’re all right here
Inside our hearts, the glorious cheer
And in the house we see a light
That comes from what we know inside
I’ll come to you, I’ll sing to you
Like it’s Christmas in the room
I’ll dance with you, I’ll laugh with you
’Til it’s Christmas in the room”
