Custom Cabinets for Old Drawers by schubLaden

A friend of ours posted a link to this company on her Facebook page last night and we were instantly smitten. schubLaden, a German furniture making company finds old drawers and builds new casings perfectly suited to the old drawers.

It's so heartening to see all these old, beautiful orphan drawers find new homes. The designers at schubLaden seem to do a stunning job of harmonizing disparate styles of drawers into lovely new pieces in which the sum is greater than the parts.

As you might imagine, these pieces of furniture are pricey. Oh, and they're in Germany. But if nothing else they are wildly inspiring.

For more information and to see their great selection of small, medium, and large furniture pieces, check out SchubLaden's website here.

Thanks Liz!

Comments (9)

Just FYI, in German Schublade = Drawer, Laden = Store. German humor.

posted by particlebored on September 1st 2009 at 2:08pm
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dum dum de dum

posted by ec05 on September 1st 2009 at 2:15pm
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These are really good.

posted by sarahlr on September 1st 2009 at 2:17pm
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Wow. Clever idea, reuse of old materials, and an attractive result. I'm thinking this might be a good DIY project for someone with decent carpentry skills.

posted by slowdown on September 1st 2009 at 2:26pm
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Great concept and nice craftsmanship.

posted by mirandabee on September 1st 2009 at 2:34pm
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I love it!

posted by ShellyIN on September 1st 2009 at 2:37pm
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Some of them look great, but a couple look terrible. I love the first one, with the bright red drawer, but I think the one with the green and pink drawers looks awful. Overall, I love the idea and the look.

posted by MansardRoof on September 1st 2009 at 7:01pm
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oops, maybe that pink thing isn't a drawer after all. I actually love that cabinet, but without the pink thing.

posted by MansardRoof on September 1st 2009 at 7:03pm
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I love Schubladen's stuff but hate its pricetag, so I agree with slowdown that this is a DIY dream -- ideally, a DIY dream posted online with step-by-step instructions.

I'm guessing one would first collect and arrange a cool assemblage of drawers and then build the casing (carcass?) around them. Or not. I'm carpentry illiterate.

posted by rosenatti on September 1st 2009 at 7:30pm
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