Distressed multi color metallic material.
Faux apothecary cabinet.
Apothecary cabinets library catalogs map drawers.
Lag draw 11x4x2 dimensions 3.
For the doors cut 3 4 plywood to size and the balsa wood to the sizes needed to create the faux apothecary drawers.
Are you a lover of apothecary cabinets or do you call them card file chest.
If you re going for more of a card catalog look cut smaller rectangles.
How to build your own apothecary cabinet first build the frame exactly per the plans all the way to step 10 in the plans.
Find more inspiration for diy card catalogs and industrial storage makeovers here.
Before i got into building them i had to figure out my hinge situation.
The nina apothecary cabinet features six real drawers and two cabinets below with two adjustable shelves on each side.
I don t have a tutorial because i did this long before i started blogging and corey gives the basic tools to do this yourself in her tutorial.
I decided to attempt an ikea hack by building a diy faux apothecary cabinet card file chest out of this 16 cube storage unit.
I decided that i would use 1 2 inch birch plywood for the cabinet doors and 1 2 birch plywood rectangles for the faux drawer faces.
I have always been a huge fan of a good apothecary cabinet.
Anything with small drawers even if the drawers are fake it will catch my attention.
I removed the shelf for staining and started planning the doors.
Use wood glue and 5 8 finish nails to attach them.
When my friend said she wanted her piece made into a cute entryway piece i knew exactly what it needed.
First measure how many faux drawer fronts you ll want i decided on 5 for each door 5 10 each.
A vintage apothecary look outside that reveals storage storage storage inside.
Primed the dresser and the drawers with ppg sealgrip alkyd universal primer sealer.
Nina apothecary cabinet features.
The doors would be the heart and soul of this project.
I started by putting together only the shell of the dresser and then.
For this diy i combined the two and created a faux apothecary cabinet.
I wasn t sure at first if i would re stain the piece or put a new top and sides over the old but after sanding the wood i saw that there was some interesting stuff going on with the grain and with the wood s natural color.
Holds wardrobe necessities stores supplies in the office or acts as a catch all in the hallway.
You need to see this diy faux apothecary cabinet.
I wanted to add color while making it look like an apothecary cabinet.
Then went to work removing parts and transforming it into a faux antique apothecary cabinet.
Create faux drawer panels for the diy apothecary cabinet.
From the time i was little i loved the look of card catalogs at the library and apothecary cabinets.
This will be perfect for storing my gardening supplies.
White multi color black three drawers and cabinet provide more space intricate lattice design adds personality to.
I wanted them to look great but i needed them to be easy.
I then sanded the sides top and the forward facing edges.
