While some people might take a look at these drawers and decide they were destined for the dump, Monica of Craftynest had a different vision. The drawers, which were salvaged from a 1940s kitchen, were found on the website Freecycle. Monica knew she wanted to transform them into something stellar, and originally thought they'd make great storage drawers by simply adding some wheels to the bottom. Ultimately, though, she decided to go in another direction.

To see how she transformed these salvaged drawers, read more.
She turned them into a modular bookcase! Monica writes, "I tried stacking them vertically instead. You could also hang these drawers on the wall as individual shadowboxes. You could even add shelves inside each drawer."

To learn how to do this in your own home, check out Monica's full post for the how-to.

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that is awesome, what a creative idea.
1Wow, what a great idea. I really like that.
2oooooo, I like it!
3cute. good color.
4What a great idea!!
5Dude, that's genius!! Kind of reminds me of a discontinued bookshelf from West Elm that I've been searching for. I'm about to go on a craigslist hunt!!
6really cute
7There are lots of creative people out there. Unfortunately, I am not one of them.
8Great idea! Me likey!
9real cool!
10omg. i love this idea if you placed them screwed into the wall. omg i'm totally stealing this idea.
11It's beautiful!
12Nice color. Great Idea.
13genius!
14Agreed about screwing them into the wall- they look like they could topple otherwise. Also you could have them randomly placed
15Wow, this is so prettty!
16I would so do this if I get old shelves like this
17What an awesome way to recycle old drawers!
18yes, I agree, they need to be screwed together to make them more stable. what a cute idea though!
19I love this idea so crafty and well done!
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