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DIY nightstand from IKEA dresser!

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Have you seen these IKEA Rast dressers? I bought two of them when they were on sale for $27, and followed a tutorial on how to make them into this nightstand.  First, you will need to get your dresser. You can find them here .  IKEA RAST dresser Once you have your dresser, you will need to get the trim pieces.  I bought my trim pieces from Lowes, but you can find them at Home Depot too. I bough six trim pieces per dresser. So 12 trim pieces for both dressers.  Buy your top piece. For the top, you'll need to get a 1x16 inch board and have it cut down to 12 3/4''. You can ask the people at Lowes to cut it for you if you don't have a saw to cut it yourself. Once you have your trim, and your top (cut to 1x12 3/4 x 26 5/8''), it will be time to cut your trim to size.  You will want to cut your trim pieces as follows:  For each drawer, cut two 20 inch pieces and two 7 7/16 inch pieces.  Once you have them all cut, secur...