Turning A Dresser Into A Changing Table: a house log

It is about time that we featured some projects from our über-productive pregnant Twitter friend Jen Woodhouse (who also happens to have moved lately from Nashville to the Richmond area). Jen’s been furiously nesting ever since landing here in Virginia and we thought you folks would enjoy to see some of her projects (all of which you can learn more about on her journal The House of Wood). Here is her letter:

Inspired by your excellent Craigslist dresser project, I refinished an old dresser and will use it as a changing table/dresser for our little Eggroll. You can read more about the project here.

And since I find myself wanting to show-and-tell all my Hands-on stuff with you folks, here is a tufted headboard that I made along with some artwork that I created on the low-cost above it! Read more about the artwork project here and see a step by step of the headboard here.

Lastly, here is a lively little project for anyone else who feels the urge to organize baby clothes. I picked up these blank clothing dividers from an online supply store (simply google “clothing dividers”) for $0.29 each. I created a template (which you can download here), found some adorable backgrounds via Google images, and tweaked them in Photoshop. Then I printed them out on white full-sheet labels, cut them out, and stuck them on. You can see more here. So that is what I have been up to. As consistently, thanks for the inspiration! – Jen

Thanks for sharing all of your projects with us, Jen! We are having trouble picking a go-to so we will simply say that they are all excellent and we bet your little Eggroll cannot wait to come out into the world and see them. What do you folks think? Care to name a go-to project from the slew of lively transformations above? Anyone else out there nesting? Or refinishing furniture, making art, whipping up a Hands-on headboard, or making clothing dividers simply because? Spill it.

Oh and do not forget to check out: our weekly BabyCenter post! This time we tackled a lively little craft project that can certainly transcend the nursery or the playroom (read: you could simply as easily whip one up for your living room if you’d like). Here is a sneak peek:

Check out all the other photos along with a step by step walkthrough right here. Lively, lively, lively.