| Project by Nate Noe | posted 256 days ago | 468 views | 1 time favorited | 14 comments | ![]() |
I came across the Christine Desiree ‘Strata Armoire’ and I liked it so much that I copied the basic shape and shrunk it down to make myself a dresser, only designing the drawer faces to compliment my bed.
I get free hemlock 1×8 from work so I used that for the drawer material otherwise it’s all solid cherry with oil and wax. I was also lucky to find heavy duty, full extension, drawer glides at the Habitat for Humanity remnants store for $1 each.
-- Nate, denver CO
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14 comments so far
Russel
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posted 256 days ago
Very attractive dresser. I like the drawer fronts, sort of a modern traditional mix.
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GaryK
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posted 256 days ago
Looks pretty nice!
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Marco Cecala
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posted 256 days ago
Nice design for the pulls. I like your use of metal and wood together.
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CedarFreakCarl
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posted 256 days ago
Nice clean design….cool!
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Scott Bryan
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posted 256 days ago
Again this is a great looking piece. Cherry is a favorite of mine. You did a very nice job on this piece and I am beginning to gain an appreciation of the use of aluminum and wood from your posts. The two complement each other very well.
Great find on the extension slides too.
Thanks for sharing.
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jockmike2
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posted 255 days ago
Beautiful dresser. I like the design. mike
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Dorje
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posted 255 days ago
Cool design. Beautiful wood. Echoing others, but thought I’d still say it!
Hey – what’s it like to flip your hand over for the different drawers, does your body learn and just get used to it or does it throw you off a little bit? That’s the question that strikes me about the function of the piece. Let me know what your experience with that has been.
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Blake
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posted 255 days ago
You’re design sense always impresses me. Although they seem to contradict, the words bold, subtle, modern and classic come to mind. In other words, classy and timeless. Nice work.
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cajunpen
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Very nice dresser – the design and craftsmanship are excellent. Your work does have a distinctive flare about it – and I mean that in a good way :-))
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rikkor
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posted 255 days ago
Nice design idea with the pulls. It really works.
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FritzM
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posted 255 days ago
Very cool man! I like how you extended the side panels above the top to expose their full thickness and the recessed pulls are awesome! I’ve got a cherry table I’m finishing…... what oil did you use?
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Nate Noe
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posted 255 days ago
Thanks guys I appreciate the comments.
Blake, I really like the idea of something being ‘timeless’ and not being pigeon holed into any particular style. That’s what I thought when I first saw this armoire and also some of the Christine Desiree tables.
Dorje, I haven’t actually used the dresser yet, but from just working on it I’ve found that pulling from the top and bottom is something that I got used to pretty quick, mainly just because I was forced to.
Fritz, I used tung oil
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DAN
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posted 254 days ago
nicely done project
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Chris
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posted 254 days ago
Unique! Great design
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