Reader DIY: Linen Upholstered Rast

Just try and show me a piece of IKEA furniture that's been hacked more than the $35 Rast dresser and I'd say you were lying. :) There are SO SO MANY hacks and I think for good reason - it's a cheap and super versatile piece! And the Rast is the perfect small-bedroom-bedside-table size.



Kelly from Hello Boudreux was inspired by this Martha Stewart tutorial and wrapped her Rast dresser in a lovely charcoal gray linen.


Kelly gives a great step by step here. And I'm crazy for the results:




Have you done any Rast hacks of your own? We're in need of some smallish nightstands with storage, so I'm thinking of coming up with another Rast project myself.

Thanks for sharing, Kelly!

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23 comments:

  1. bwashDecember 13, 2012 at 11:06 PM

    I LOVE the linen she used!! Any idea where it's from?

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  2. StacyDecember 13, 2012 at 11:16 PM

    Really lovely! I recently did a Rast hack inspired by the Bernhardt Cabrillo Nailhead Chest. I had to go to every JoAnn's Fabrics in four counties to find nailheads with the right brass finish (somehow the finishes varied even among the same product number), and it's not perfect, but I just try not to look at it too closely! But armed with a drill and a template, it went pretty quickly.

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  3. MelissaDecember 14, 2012 at 12:10 AM

    Jenny, your posts are always so inspiring to me. Thanks for sharing your talents and creativity ,and for encouraging us all to make the world around us a little more lovely, one DIY at a time. :)

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  4. Barbara MatsonDecember 14, 2012 at 12:16 AM

    I made one, I silver leafed the front!

    Here is a link:http://www.markovadesign.com/2010/12/how-to-make-silver-leaf-dresser-ikea.html

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  5. House@heartDecember 14, 2012 at 1:40 AM

    Great idea to use fabric on it!! And the linen she used together with the harware lookk fabulous!! I also hacked a Rast, it was my first Diy project, and I'm very proud. I plan to also use it for a nightstand!!
    Here is my Rast hack:
    http://houseatheart.blogspot.ro/2012/11/labour-of-love.html
    Ozana from houseatheart.blogspot.ro

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  6. BrittanyDecember 14, 2012 at 3:15 AM

    Oh, crap! I love this!

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  7. BrittanyDecember 14, 2012 at 3:16 AM

    Oh, crap! I love this!

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  8. Kris RobitzschDecember 14, 2012 at 4:48 AM

    Awesome dresser!Done like a pro I must say :)

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  9. AnnDecember 14, 2012 at 4:56 AM

    Amazingly creative reader! Beautiful addition to a very clearly pretty bedroom!

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  10. GraceDecember 14, 2012 at 7:31 AM

    Awesome!!! Seems like this may be a better option than painting? So inspiring. Charcoal linen + nailheads = genius....

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  11. Homestyling101December 14, 2012 at 7:36 AM

    That is amazing! I am definitely bookmarking this one- it looks so expensive. Thanks for sharing...heading over to check out Kelly's blog now!
    Joanne @ Homestyling101
    http://homestyling101.blogspot.com/

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  12. Dina @ Honey + FitzDecember 14, 2012 at 7:39 AM

    Um, I need this in my life...like this weekend. Off to check out her site now.

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  13. Kim @ Home Love and WanderlustDecember 14, 2012 at 7:50 AM

    That turned out great! It looks like a really expensive piece of furniture.

    I've always been happy with my nightstand, but every time I see one of these Rast hacks I'm tempted to send it off to Goodwill and start my own Rast hack.

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  14. LindsBDecember 14, 2012 at 8:53 AM

    I need this in my apartment, I think its time to give my nightstand an upgrade and this is just the thing I need!

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  15. SaraDecember 14, 2012 at 8:58 AM

    This is great! I think this is my favorite Rast hack!

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  16. Megan @ Rappsody in RoomsDecember 14, 2012 at 9:05 AM

    Always great to see a hack! I am always reimagining old furniture but I always forget that I can do it with new furniture! For some reason I seem to take new stuff at face value. Great idea!

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  17. AnonymousDecember 14, 2012 at 9:47 AM

    Wow! I just posted about two hacks I did for the Rast, but this blows them away. It looks amazing.

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  18. Margaret BirchDecember 14, 2012 at 12:01 PM

    Wow! That's so gorgeous! I want to try it..

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  19. Tassi SmithDecember 14, 2012 at 1:23 PM

    That is beautiful!

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  20. AnonymousDecember 14, 2012 at 8:06 PM

    I love all the RAST hacks. I bought one before I saw all the hacks. I'm planning my own hack.

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  21. UnknownDecember 15, 2012 at 2:05 PM

    I love this nightstand! It looks so expensive! I cannot believe it came form IKEA. Brilliant!

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  22. Patti Borrelli @BeSoStyleDecember 16, 2012 at 5:51 PM

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  23. AnonymousJanuary 1, 2013 at 12:59 PM

    Love this dresser! I feel like fabric covering everything I will be buying for my new home!

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