You guys will love this.
 

A plain IKEA dresser plus...

... some red paint, aluminum stair tread trim, handles, wheels, stickers and a Craftsman emblem.. and PRESTO! The coolest dresser that Daddy made just for him! Now my (almost two years old) son's "big boy room" will have a nifty dresser to go along with the whole racing theme I'm doing in it. He needs to vacate his nursery when the new baby comes in July. I'll post more pics when it's all completed.

BEFORE:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...E099435_S4.jpg

AFTER:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...Picture020.jpg

NICE !!!!
I am getting ready to do my babys nursery too... thanks for the idea !
My wife will love you for it !:lol:

That is cool!

That is damn cool

wow that is so cool..amazing what gearheads will do ..lol..

super cool.... you get to build that I just hung a pink chandelier:rolleyes: . Maybe I'll hang some pink spark plugs off it.....

That's awesome! Very cool idea. :thumbsup:

Looks real good. I took the easy way out.
I actually used a real Craftsman Rollaway for my son's room. Got it with ball bearing slides and fit just right. The top drawer was too shallow so he puts misc. junk in it though. Cost about $300+.

That is cool...

That is one slick piece. Nice going Dad...

Very cool idea..well done:thumbsup:

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Great idea. :thumbsup:

Love the idea!

Freaking Awesome...!
 

+2!:thumbsup: :hail: :bow: :yes: :woot:

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thanks for sharing :thumbsup:

sweet, that is cool. Make sure you teach him not to leave all the drawers open at once....I fell for that once. LOL

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Killer job!! Great imagination. I may have to steal your idea for my 3 yr old.:thumbsup:

Brent

lol... Very nice. It's the Malm series from Ikea. Only reason I know is because guess what's in my bedroom?

Where do you buy the handles and the CRAFTSMAN logo?

Very cool idea.. nicely done!

Good job Dad
 

You can either buy the extrusion in sticks of 10' (probably avail smaller, but that's all I found), or you can get them through the Sears service centers. I used the same rails for my kids room, but he wanted his drawers black.

Nice job Dad- Sorry if this sounds fruity, but just being there, and showing your kid that you are thinking about him will go a LONG way. I deal with some of America's best and worst 'kids' everday; you can generally tell who had a solid family & who didn't. The youngins' with a good family life usually hit the ground running, ready to take on responsibilty without any drama. Thanks for doing your part!

My son is into skateboarding,so I relaminated all of his old broken boards (cha-ching), and replaced the blades in his ceiling fan. Let's just say, it's been a challenege getting the balance just right, but it will spin on high without any wobble.

Handles are from ACE Hardware. I found the logo on eBay.

Thanks for all the great feedback everyone. I love doing stuff like this for my son. He's the sweetest little 'almost two' year old I've ever seen and I'm not just saying that because I'm his Dad. He is bar none - a good boy. We're blessed. Hopefully he'll stay that way... :lol:

The great thing is that he really really loves cars. It's amazing. He always plays with his Matchbox cars and makes "vroom vroom" sounds. Every time he sees a car, he points and says "car". If I ask him what the engine does, he says "vroom vroom" again. I didn't teach him any of that! He must remember the sound from when he was blasting down the road 'in utero' in the Corvette. I wish I still had that car. He would love it!

Here's his picture from when he was 1. Boy time really flies!! We'll get new portraits when he turns 2 in July (right after his baby brother or sister is born).

Jaymin
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...in/Jaymin1.jpg

Great idea!

I just reread your post with his pic. You have another one on the way, congrats. I am in the same spot as you, have a little boy who turns 2 next month, and another little boy coming late July. After seeing your idea my mind is going crazy with thoughts for bunk beds when they get older or something....

Yup. Another one on the way and this time we won't know the sex until he or she is born. We're excited. One is a lot of chaos but I'll take the chaos of my children over the chaos of my work, the world and all it's problems, the economy, etc. any day!

Very cool...
Scott

And my wife wonders why after 2 girls I wnat to try for a boy.

Good job. Definitely cool!

Sweet!!

SW

Great idea!!!
You should really think about doing a patent!!!!:thumbsup: :cheers: