When we moved Elliot started using a new to him dresser. The dresser has seen better days. My mom bought it in the early 70s for $5 when Marquette University was updating the furniture in one of its dorms. The dresser was most recently at my sister’s apartment in Chicago. On the trip from her house to my house a knob was lost (or Elliot found it and squirreled it away somewhere, we will never know). Instead of going with a simple replacement knob I decided to make the dresser more of Elliot’s style.
Elliot loves construction vehicles. He was very excited when the knobs arrived and wanted to watch me put them on. He decided that the top two drawers should be dump truck drawers and the bottom two drawers should be backhoe drawers.
It was a very simple way to change the look of the dresser. Would I like white knobs on a wood dresser in my own room? No. Of course, I’m not four years old.
Do you ever make simple changes to your furniture to make it more appealing for the intended user?
mildlygranola 
That’s a great way to update a piece of furniture! You’ve created a family heirloom Elliot can pass down to his sons:)
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Thank you! I hope we can get 40 more years of use out of it.
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Aw. Yes we do make thing specific for a family member with furniture. Fireman skillfully built some tiny furniture for Zachs’ TINY studio apartment.
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That is really cool! I’ve had some places that could have used tiny furniture.
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Well if they did drawer knobs with minions on them then I’d definitely stick them on for myself…or winnie the pooh ones…I best resist googling those. I have my dads old dresser, it is tall and has a lid with a mirror. I painted each of the drawers a different shade of yellow and the unit white some years ago. Since I got my kallax unit it is now inside the wardrobe but still in use. Hmmm minion drawer knobs…resist resist resist.
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I think you need these….. https://www.etsy.com/listing/240919375/minions-super-hero-custom-dresser-knobs?gpla=1&gao=1&&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=shopping_us_ts1-c-craft_supplies_and_tools-tools_and_equipment-home_improvement_and_hardware-knobs_and_pulls&utm_custom1=_kenshoo_clickid_&utm_content=go_920092293_46707430260_218704851982_aud-459688892115:pla-296369627039_m__240919375&utm_custom2=920092293&gclid=Cj0KCQjws536BRDTARIsANeUZ5_30QgRnw7P8YkgLjNTdHoFEuNGZ_QM5A88ZC86AOMwEYd9t4JzpvwaAhiKEALw_wcB
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Lol cute
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I have been thinking about changing the knobs on Hans’ dresser we found at a yard sale. He wont care, but you’ve motivated me. I like the sailboat on that dresser. Is that what it is? What a great idea.
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You should do it! It is a sailboat. Elliot does not like the boat. He is very vocal about his feelings on it.
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What a cute idea! I love those pulls for a child’s dresser!
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I might have to get some for Audrey to even things out.
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❤️ Coolest dresser! My kitchen cupboards are UGLY. I painted them an antique white and changed the knobs…a whole new kitchen!
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John won’t let me paint wood, which is a shame because our new house has a lot of oak cabinets.
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Mine were laminated particle board….hideous is about right!
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That is so cute! What a great find and a nice way to make it all his 🙂
In years past I often bought old wood furniture from thrift shops and painted it in funky ways to jazz up my living space. We do buy different knobs and hardware to change things up. We recently got some rustic leaf shaped nobs and matching towel bars and so forth for my Mom’s bathroom.
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I used to be good about thrifting furniture, but I had to stop once my backseat got car seats. In my dreams we have a beater pickup truck.
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That would be the best for thrifting!
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Oh those knobs are awesome!
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Oh my goodness what an awesome dresser I love the sailboat inset! Great for a little boy.
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I bet he loves them. Glass knobs might be cool
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