Furniture as Wedding Gift

One of our next big furniture initiatives involved a wedding. Nate's brother Dave and his fiance Jill were getting married in August of 2003. A dresser we decided was the best gift we could give to a furniture-less couple going off to grad school in the fall. The dresser would reflect their love of nature as well; we selected a flower pressed pull from Restoration Hardware.

The dresser proved to be more work than anticipated. I believe Nate was up very late cutting the wood for the drawers and assembling the frame; while I spent much of the morning on the day of the wedding, sanding and staining.