Comments on: before & after: miriam’s trunk + blair’s calling card board

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By: Sweet T

Sweet T — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 02:22:02 +0000

I think the trunk looks great – I only wish there were more in-progress photos, cause I’d love to see how that was done! In my recent toy chest makeover I’d done for a friend, mine started out as a toy chest – so it had all the appropriate hardware and such, which made things easier/safer – but for a $20 craigslist find, I was pretty pleased with the results.

By: m l dunn

m l dunn — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 22:01:35 +0000

The trunk looks very nice. However, as a mother of 3, grandmother and great-grandmother to many, many more…although the continuous hinge is a great idea, there is nothing to prevent a small child from getting hit on the head or smacked on the fingers…they make child-proof hinges just for that reason. Also, lots of newspapers could remove the smell of the orig. one; TSP and then Lysol could have removed anything detrimental to a child and could still be used for a flower box or plant box.

By: monika

monika — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 17:40:18 +0000

nice job! lovely toy chest and so stylish. this is one lucky kid.

By: Miriam

Miriam — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 03:19:49 +0000

Thanks so much for featuring my chest, I appreciate all the POSITIVE feedback! For all those who think I’m horrible mother, you’ll be relieved to know that I had already planned to install a safety hinge, but jumped the gun and took the photos before it was installed! I guess I was a little too eager to share the project!
To Dinah, I completely agree about bold color ect! This chest will go in our living room (due to limited space in our small rental), and so it needed to be harmonious with that area. But I plan on something really crazy for the kids nursery!

By: Becca

Becca — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 01:58:06 +0000

Great chest Miriam. I love the stenciling too! What a great talent you have.