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I usually love the projects on ikeahacker, (and DIY versions of just about anything) but this one to me always felt a little... unfinished.

maybe if they'd used a chest without finger holes, and put knobs on... and painted, rather than staining the top - I've found that Ikea pine doesn't really like to be stained, especially if it's a piece you've just bought. An Ikea piece you've been using for a couple years will be drier and stain more evenly.

I actually like the hack better than the original. (*gasp*)

This ikeahack is on my list of things to make. :)

Clever, but I agree w/ the comment above...
...I'd have at least flipped the drawers around and installed little chrome pulls on the drawers that don't have cutouts.

i guess it depends on the look you want. personally i enjoy the original. its sleeker and more polished looking. the other seems too rustic and amateur.

I think the hacked version is more appealing if it's not compared to the original. Although they are similar in shape, the texture and finish of the two are very different. I don't know what the original cost, but it's probably not a fair comparison! The hacked version is cute on its own merits. Looks a little tippy though...

The drawers have cutouts on both sides.

I like it, especially if you look at it without comparing it to the original. I might've painted the legs (white?) if it were mine, but it works this way too. Great job!

rotate the drawers 90 degrees? would that work?

The hack is fine, but what I really love are those curtains.

I like the hack better than the original, too. But I guess it depends what look you're going for, like someone else said.

No, because the drawers are rectangular and would stick out oddly if you rotated them 90 degrees. Perhaps you could glue a thin piece of balsa wood or something on the fronts to cover up the cutouts?

i actually like the hack better. i like the legs better and that the drawers are wider- if i were to make one i'd paint it all white.

yup, I like the hack better. great job!

I think the legs on the hack aren't the right proportion. Aren't there any other Ikea legs that would work?