Cartoon-style bedside drawers upcycle

BeckBekkers

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