As I mentioned here, we recently brought home two of my beloved Tarnby rugs. Fortunately I can say that I am even more smitten with this rug now that we have it in our living room. Unfortunately the second rug has remained rolled up in the guest room because just when we thought things were slowing down they started speeding up again.
I’ve been buried under a mound of Tylenol Cold and Kleenex drafting posts on the guest room mini makeover. I’m tracking down a few receipts for the cost breakdown, so I decided to post this incredibly easy Malm nightstand hack while I work on that.
The idea was born when I saw a picture of a workspace made from a three or four Malm nightstands wall mounted next to each other. The website for that hack was in Spanish, and it looked overcomplicated, but after seeing how Jen over at The House of Wood hung her headboard it seemed so obvious. A french cleat.
After stumping the guys at Home Depot by asking for a french cleat (we overlooked it in the hardware section and they had no idea what one was) we used the hardware that attaches the Malm’s shelf to level this part of the cleat.
Then we screwed the other piece into the wall. Since a lot of french cleats come with a handy built in level and drywall screws, all you need is a drill and whatever you’re hanging (unless you’re hanging it on a plaster wall, but that isn’t the case in our guest room).
Cost Breakdown
French Cleat: $14.97
Malm: $49.99
Total: $64.96
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