Changing Table / Dresser

Looks great! I was wondering what that last picture was… now I have to ask; how much did shipping cost?

-- "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do... Explore, Dream, Discover” Mark Twain

That changing table is beautiful. Any thoughts about posting a link to the plans?

Nice work

-- Michael Mills, North Carolina, http://www.scicaskets.com

I am curious about the shipping as well. What did the weight come out to be?

-- Sam

First off congrats to you & your Family!!!! Both procts are great! Love the colors and flow of the design. I’m sure she is real proud of her dad on these!

-- Ken, "Everyday above ground is a good day!"

That is a great looking piece.

-- Don

Congratulations to you and your family! Many folks may have already made this crib and dresser but I haven’t seen any that look quite as good as this one. I love the mixture of woods. What woods are those? I built a similar version of the crib and dresser in maple with a dark stain and was not happy. I’ve since vowed to do natural finishes only until i figure out staining a little better. Congrats again on both the new addition and build!

-- Cheyenne - Nashville,TN

More details:

The woods are maple and walnut… Everything that was plywood was walnut, and all that was hardwood was maple. Well, except for the panels in the drawer fronts are 1/4” maple.

The finish is Boiled linseed oil, shellac, and then I sprayed on Enduro acrylic. I put on the full extension undermount slides. they added to the weight about 25 or 30 lbs

re: Plans, for the dresser, I printed the photo of the wood magazine project, and approximated the dimensions and just built it from there. no plans exist except for some very rough diagrams on the back of an envelope. If you want a copy of the envelope, let me know. The trickiest part was 2 horizontal side rails and cutting the notch to accommodate them as well as the miters on the tabletop

re: Shipping costs The dresser weighs 140 lbs, the crate was 50 lbs. I shopped UPS ground, moving companies (1000 lb minimum) and truck freight lines. I was getting costs of over $500 quoted from all these places. The trick was to call it “household goods” instead of furniture, and the rate is cheaper… though still not cheap. It was $320 to ship the dresser via YRC trucking

Mike

I am working on this same crib as crib #2 for our twins. They are 4 months old and still sleep together in crib #1. Maybe someday…

Beautiful changing table which will still be useful when the diapers disappear.

-- If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail!

I’m doing research for doing a project like this, my biggest challenge is getting the ratios right so it looks good. Would you be able to post the dimensions? That would be super helpful

Yellow..

Glad to help
24” deep
51” wide
42” tall

Mike
Let me know if you have questions

Thanks so much. Your table is beautiful, I hope to be starting mine soon.