Kids Toolbox Dresser

[slyonedoofy]

I was working at Sears years ago and had a lady come in to buy a $800 tool box.

I asked her what she was using it for and she said clothes. I was like wtf.

She explained that she was buying it for her 3 year old son and that he would use it as a clothes dresser and when he got older he could use it for tools and would already have a tool chest.

I thought it was a unique and cool idea.

Has anyone else done this?

 

[Rusty Kustoms]

Yes, my son has a 26" craftsman for his dresser. He is 2 years old and his room is Harley themed, white orange and black with a black toolbox for the dresser. He keeps toys in the bottom drawers right now and when he gets older he can use it for a tool box.

I did not nor would not pay $800 though. I used the sywr points I earned last fall when I replaced every appliance in the house to get it for free during the black Friday sale along with a bunch of tools for him when he gets a little older.

 

[honcho]

A few years back my mother asked me about buying a sears tool chest to put in her walk-in closet to use for storing valuables. I think she had heard or read about it being a secure lockable container. I told her I didn't think it was a great idea but I do like the idea of using a toolbox for a dresser, especially for a motor vehicle themed kid's room.

 

[rsanter]

My friends son has had 4 toolboxes in his room as furniture for years. They did it when they got him the race car bed and he has continued to use them for over 10 years

Bob

 

[bluebolt]

Well I am planning on doing it with a vey nice vintage Craftsman late 70's box with red frame and black drawers. Except this is going in MY bedroom LOL. It will also be the TV stand.

 

[David W]

Years ago the Nebraska furniture mart had a bedroom set with a race car theme. The dresser looked like a Snap On pit box.
I'm not one to make impulsive purchases but if I had a son back then I would've bought the dresser on the spot.

 

[Ohmthis]

My boy has a 26" top and bottom in his room. He loves the idea and has asked me many times why I don't have one in my room. It can easily get kids interested in tools and boxes.

 

[atwageman]

My wife uses my old Craftsman 26" bottom half as a dresser for socks, *******, bras and other unmentionable items.

The TV in the bedroom sits on top of it.

Her old dresser was some cheap particle board ************* and falling apart. I jokingly told her just to use my old craftsman box. She looked at it and immediately said great idea.

 

[trecash6850]

How about a kitchen island my wife loves it

 

[ike]

i put a cheap cman box from sears outlet in my son's room. it think it was like $60 or something around that. it was cheaper than a dresser at a furniture store and it matches a big locker type cabinet we have in there.

 

[redwrench60]

How about a kitchen island my wife loves it

I nominate YOU for Garage Journal Hero Of The Month!

 

[dittle fart around]

I sold 72 NewAge Tool Cabinets to the Loews Portofino Bay Hotel. They used them in the Despicable Me Kids Suites as dressers.

 

[jeffmoss26]

Trecash, you win!!

 

[gagreen]

I would have found every sharp edge on a toolbox had it been in my room as a kid lol. I still manage to catch an edge on my box at work on a fairly regular basis and I'm a grown up lol.

 

[-->]

i put a cheap cman box from sears outlet in my son's room. it think it was like $60 or something around that. it was cheaper than a dresser at a furniture store and it matches a big locker type cabinet we have in there.

Nice lamp. What is it ?

 

[Cougar67]

I'd be afraid of a toddler pulling a toolbox over. We all know what happens when you open too many drawers. I found a great car theme boys room on pinterest. I like her ideas.

The room was posted in August 2013. Blogs are sometimes a pain to link to. Her blog is:

http://mywaymommy.blogspot.com/sear...-max=2014-01-01T00:00:00-08:00&max-results=39

 

[Agentwho]

I remember seeing a black 26" 5 drawer bottom box in a doctors office one day. I guess it served for a locking storage.

 

[RedneckWelder]

Better quality than a lot of the furniture out there these days, plus the drawers are way smoother.

Although should one do this I strongly suggest bolting it to the wall with some brackets to prevent pulling over, because kids do stupid **** like open drawers and try to climb them.

 

[panknuckshovel]

The decorator cheated, that is a re-badged HF dresser.

 

[ike]

Nice lamp. What is it ?

just an old blow torch my dad had.

 

[Bill Ramsey]

https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xfa1/v/t1.0-9/10606454_885568641472729_4012079541077960471_n.jpg?oh=8bdf9f2c25a5af0b112c745286c314a4&oe=545C18BF&__gda__=1417544841_a4b50e9a03cae66820ede5cff617e56a

Local artisan doing something similar (not mine). Selling on local Facebook. Not surprised the idea originates on Pinterest.