We needed tall storage upstairs in the bonus room and downstairs in the craft room. We had a lot of boxes of books and movies to unpack upstairs. I was tired of unpacked boxes cluttering up the bonus room and frustrated that all my office/craft supplies were in 3 different places. Mom and I were going to share the craft room downstairs as our joint office, and to do that, we needed storage!
I had priced built-in shelving from IKEA and the total (even with their 20% off sale) would have been over $5,000. Built in shelving from other sources would have been $10,000. Arrgh!
I had been searching Craig's List for weeks and finally found a listing with armoires for sale.
Taryn, Monica & Karen (Hopkins) rode downtown with me to check them out. The YWCA had sold their building and was downsizing to a smaller location. They had pine armoires for sale for $25! Five were available. I bought all 5 for $120.
Here are the armoires in our driveway.
Each armoire has a cupboard and two drawers. They were made from pine and seemed pretty sturdy. The cupboard had a hanging rod but had holes drilled for shelving.
I bought all 5 that were available!
Our friend Steve followed Quinn and I downtown the next morning to pick up the amoires in his trailer. He also cut off the overhanging edges of each armoire, so the armoires could butt up to each other.
Taryn and I sanded, painted and distressed each armoire. I ordered new crystal knobs on the internet for a great price. Quinn and Taryn hauled 3 upstairs to the bonus room. We went to Home Depot and had them cut shelving for us.
Two armoires were moved into the craft room. They look great! And were a great price. We've almost got them all filled!
