Cartoon-style bedside drawers upcycle

[BeckBekkers]

Cartoon Flip by Rebecca Bekkers

I've recently come across the "Cartoon Flipped Furniture" style and decided to give it a go and upcycle an old set of bedside draws for my very happy son, I hope it encourages him to pack away all of his toy cars soon.

Materials

Sandpaper 

Dulux Enamel paint, Semi-Gloss, (Dura Max spray cans)

• Very Terracotta
• Post Boy

Small test tin "White Knight" - Black.

*I also suggest wearing gloves and a face mask.

Tools

Ozito belt sander

Small paint brush

Screwdriver

Steps

Step 1

First I collected this set of draws from Salvos a couple of days prior and gave it a wash.

Step 2

• Remove the draws
• Remove the handles and screws
• Sand doors

Step 3

• Sand the shell of the draws.

(I did not remove the draws first and started sanding the top because I was excited to get into it, but I still suggest doing that 1st)

• Then wash and let dry.

Step 4

• I then started spray painting the shell and handles "Very Terracotta" I wanted these draws to have a contrasting colour so I picked "Post Boy" so they are in the same tone range.

(I also looked up Bart Simpson's bedroom before starting this project for some cartoon research and colour inspiration)

*One can was enough to complete the outside (not the back) and the handles.

Step 5

• I then moved onto painting the doors "Post Boy".

I recommend laying these flat so your doors don't start looking like melted ice cream, however, this is another cartoon style that I've seen.

• Let it all dry before putting the draws back in (this dry's surprisingly fast)

*One can also covered the inside of the draws and the sides.

Step 6

Here I used a small tin of Black enamel paint (White Knight) and a small paintbrush (unfortunately I did not get a photo of this part being done)

• Do around all edges/corners of the pieces of furniture and handles.
• Add in some feature lines, the lines do not need to be perfect.

*This also dried rather fast.

[Noyade]

Evening Beck @BeckBekkers 

I'm having a very pleasant evening with two glasses of wine onboard - but this is without a doubt one of the most amazing things I've seen on this forum in six years.

I would have loved to have done this for my kids - but alas, that was 35 years ago.

I can almost picture the Road Runner resting a gin and tonic on that at the end of a long day, laughing at how he had consistently evaded the Coyote.

I had to Google the concept - and your effort really does stand out.

Very well done. 😁

[EricL]

Hello @BeckBekkers 

What an absolutely fantastic render. Framed against the background of that room it literally screams cartoons, truly a fantastic concept and an excellent way to remind your child to use it to their advantage.

Thank you for sharing such a wonderful project.

Eric