DIYing a $3k Anthropologie Cabinet Using *Almost All* Ikea
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Hey guys! I'm Alexandra Gater and I show you how to do rental-friendly upgrades and DIY projects on a budget. Be sure to follow me on Instagram for our monthly video schedule! Today I'm attempting an DIY Ikea hack to dupe the $3,000 (!!) Anthropologie Fern Storage Cabinet and make it for much less!
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This was not a DIY, this was a professional carpenter making a gorgeous cabinet from scratch.
Yea... I felt like there wasn't much point in even using ikea shelf and dresser
Agree... I think it would be easier if you just buy the supplies and make it from scratch. It doesn't make sense if you have to disassembly the whole thing
Even if you describe Graham as a pro, they still made this piece themselves and he's teaching her how to take an IKEA piece and alter it into something different, so it is to a DIY !!!!
@@junerobbins6871 Agreed, it is helpful to watch someone learn from a Pro. But at the same time it does feel like there needs to be some caveats, and saying DIY by itself fells like it probably mislead a large portion of viewers.
Well I think the fact that they literally "did it themselves" instead of simply buying it from the store makes it a DIY, but I get what you mean.
Gram Deserves a shop makeover!
Interesting you say that…. Keep your eyes peeled in early 2024 🥳
Graham deserves a raise!
@@Mia-qt4th and a make over for his place!
@@Handymangraham I’m thinking you home might be good also! Love your work❤
YESS 🎉
I don’t even care if it’s not actually an achievable diy i wish i could see Gram just build things as a regular show. He’s so smart when it comes to wood working and I love seeing how his brain works
So fabulous. This is the kind of diy u do for the love of it… bc honestly the time and focus it took explains the cost of the inspo piece from Anthro. We don’t all have a Graham, or power tools… but we love that you do and watch with total awe this kind of thing. Thanks for making this content!!!
One could hire a TaskRabbit or Thumbtack Expert ..then we can have a "Graham" to help.
the cabinet is cute but not DIY IMO. Way too complicated. Do not try this at home (we do not have a Graham) lol xo
Haha definitely. It may be a diY, Team AG, but I definitely couldn’t diM! 😂 Super interesting, though!
Right? I think DIY title goes too far. How about just, how I custom built a cabinet. Cause DIY is not what this is for most people.
My dad is a graham and even he wouldn’t be bothered to attempt this lol
Watching this video and I realized that everyone needs a Graham to teach them how to make this bookshelf. Awesome job and a beautiful cabinet!
petition for graham to start workshops? :)
Yeah.. Just... Wow(!)
Though I THOUGHT I was paying attention, I missed how the glass panels were being held in the grooves made in the door. Even in the video it looks so clean like the glass just magically sits inside those grooves that were cut.
I saw them applying silicone, but nothing else. I dont think that is enough. And what?... Mirrors are cheaper than plain glass? Better? I saw no reason for that step other than to just try it. Anyway I was pretty sure I'd think "meh" when it was done, especially in pink. But it is really nice, with the wood & the pink together. Good job. Kudos to Graham for figuring it all out.
Love this makeover and Alexandra's and Graham efforts, but as a designer, watching them to build the pieces and take them apart just to figure out the dimensions, is so frustrating. You can literally design all of it in Sketchup in like 30 min.
@@sunsetntwilight id pay for online workshops and blueprints from graham!
Graham's great grandfather was a sailing captain, who on his off-watch time, carved some lovely furniture, including making a ship in a bottle which we still have. The apple doesn't fall far from the tree!
I love how this channel has morphed from Alexandra alone doing a DIY channel featuring pom poms into a workplace comedy channel (or maybe a found family sitcom?)
THIS is so true😂
Agree, they're all real which I love.
I was just coming here to say how much I love that Graham is teaching Alexandra how to do things and it's going to make her a better designer and it makes them a better team and it is such a great example to set other people! Watching Alexandra all nervous and giddy about Using tools that she's not comfortable with but with such warm encouragement and such a competent teacher, it makes me want to go work with them!
love it toooo!!
This is such a sweet way of putting it 🥺
I love Graham more and more. Adorable, funny, sweet and so frickin talented. He’s a treat. And the chemistry of your whole team is so fun to watch.
They are like siblings. Love it
Graham is so amazingly patient! After living (and building things with) a very impatient husband for 28 years, it still surprises, and pleases, me when I see a patient man like this.
I also love the new cabinet!
oh yes I relate! Having an impatient father that I would build with as a child, I feel like watching kind, patient men like Graham is a bit healing. @@kathleensanderson3082
I love your ideas and how you and the team work together
I mean honestly- are we all in love with graham? This is absolutely incredible and so inspiring, thank you.
we are!
That shot of Graham breaking the mirror will never not make me jump laugh 🫣 😂
What a fabulous cabinet! Graham is a gem. He reminds me of my dad. Craftsman extraordinaire and charming. Doesn’t get much better than that
Graham’s labor of love in creating your UNIQUE cabinet is unmatched. Anthropologie ain’t got nothing on this.
I really feel like I need a ‘Graham’ in my life. He’s fantastic. Talented, generous with his skill and knowledge and so good natured.
This cabinet is beautiful - and Team AG are absolutely talented... but I miss when the content was more relatable to things we could do ourselves. Renter friendly content. Most folks don't have that many tools, a workshop or a Graham on stand-by. This channel for me is now a place to simply see the beautiful designs, good vibes and Alexandra singing :) . Much love, and all the best for another 2024 Team AG!
SAME! I love this new era of AG, but I can’t relate to a lot of the DIYs I would love to do myself. Maybe this year there could be fun “challenges” ?
i love Graham's percentage of stress for each left over task 😂
WORKSHOP MAKEOVER FOR GRAHAM??? YESSSSS
Can we all take a moment to give those perfect golden hinges some love too! This little detail that makes such a difference: obsessed!
Hello, I love your chanel !! But today I am even more happy about your work. Being a Nurse at the poison center in Quebec I cannot thank you enough for saying that Bleach should NEVER being mix with anything !!!! THANKS A LOT !!!!!!! And this result ... OMG in love
my mom (a nurse) screwed up and mixed bleach with dish soap. Luckily it was early spring and windows were open. we got her outside but refused to go to hospital.
@@shawnastewart3399 nurses are the worst 😜😁 hope she did well after all 😊
Graham's skill in kerfing that arch and constructing those doors were the keys to the success of this project. It's amazing. Kudos!
THAAAAAAAAAAANK YOU for the tutorial on arching the top of the bookcase! I moved into a new apartment about two months ago and Graham has digitally instilled in me the interest and desire to start designing and crafting some of my own furniture pieces to better suit the space I now have. But the more I Pinterest’d, the more I fell in love with all of these rounded furniture shapes, despairing of ever being able to recreate them myself… UNTIL TODAY!!!
Goodbye boring 90 degrees and helloooo to all the other degrees! ❤
I think everybody needs a Graham...or someone to 'ride shotgun' and teach me, step by step, how to tweak furniture builds. Nice!
Edit: Oh, no! My grandfather taught me to never store wine in a standing position. The corks dry out, letting air enter and turn the wine.
What a beautiful result! NGL, I first thought, when you break down the cost of design and labour, it’s probably cheaper to just buy the thing directly from Anthropologie and pay duty/shipping, but after watching the video, it’s clear that the sheer fun and creativity you all displayed in putting this project together made it completely worthwhile. Well done, team AG!
I was wondering if buying the components from a hardware store would have been cheaper and better quality materials? Unclear. Canadian materials may be really expensive.
Anthro doesn't ship furniture to Canada :(
I'd say that it was a very ambitious plan and they got a brilliant result, but if one simplifies it, putting drawers into a Billy bookshelf without arch and with the standard doors can be done rather easily and the result might be quite amazing
Or one could find an arched bookshelf and add drawers to it
What a GORGEOUS cabinet 🥰👏👍! Graham is so chill..and his 🧦…noticed them while installing the hinges 😂 😁. Yay Graham 👏 a new workshop! Definitely well deserved 🥰
I think you should've turned one off the door hinges so they're sort of facing each other but what an absolutely amazing piece. Stunning and incredible to me how this is then possible. Graham really brought this channel to another league
I think you meant knobs. For symmetry.
I would like to see more of Dave and Amanda...they are funny with their occasional comments!
Thank you for all of the wonderful content this year (and your lovely book!) Happy Holidays Team AG! Looking forward to more beautiful projects in 2024!
Thanks so much for being here!
Poor Graham has developed a phobia with glass and mirrors, but his wood working skills are excellent 👍 your so lucky to have him
The prettiest cabinet I have ever seen. Mimics your arched stained glass window. The living space looks inviting and warm. Love, love, love. Sweet of Graham to say you carried more than your share. Warrior woman.
Graham's skill is amazing. Cool project.
Graham’s the king of projects 🥰. Love your team and projects 🎁
You are right, this piece really finished off the space. Graham and Dave did a great job, as always, and Amanda was a nice addition to the shoot. Loved your outfits at the end, especially the black on black with the polka dot sweater. Hope you are enjoying this holiday season.
Incredible makeover! I’m definitely not a pink fan especially that Pepto-Bismol pink but the cabinet turned out beautifully! I’m always impressed how Graham just digs in and fearlessly goes for it. Everybody needs a big brother like Graham. Thank you for a year of great content and ideas! Have a wonderful holiday. See you in 2024!❤
Same to everything!
I wasn’t a fan of the color until it was in the space & THEN it was perfect!!!
But liking pink is just depends on your color season. I’m a Winter, so ice pink with tons of silver & white to diffuse it is my idea of perfect.
I think she’s a Fall in the fashion world , so I think her pinks are simply more deep.
But truly it was just perfect in the space & the wood accents balanced it marvelously.
- Hey, you might add the book, “Color Me Beautiful” to your AG team reading list.
Its the most powerful color book I’ve ever read. It is built on the premise that there are 2 ways to obtain a compliment with colors:
1) that’s an amazing dress
Or
2) You look stunning, what did you do?
You know you nailed the correct color for you if you get the second comment.
The fashion world does colors by Season, & I’m sure you guys know that, because you’ve discussed a Spring pallet before. But this book really brings it home.
When you get a client that says, “I want color” then matching them to their perfect Season color, will get you in their color ballpark, & not yours.
Tailoring colors to your clients, sets your makeovers up for Success!
I love seeing Graham so down to explain what he’s doing and do a little teaching and on the flip side I love seeing Alexandra being so receptive and also less scared of the tools. It’s so wholesome here! 💖
I totally agree with what several other people noted: the chemistry of your team contributes sooo much to the fun of please all grow old together entertaining and inspiring us all! Thank you!
Wowwowowwow! Beautiful DIY. Awesome team effort. Ever since Graham joined the team the quality of the makeovers have gone through the roof. I wouldn’t consider this DIY, it’s so well made. It’s basically a custom made. Love it. Awesome last video.
I love this team! I love Graham and Dave. I love how Graham takes the time to teach Alexandra. #TeamAG ❤
Curious for Noah's reaction! Beautiful cabinet, wow!
Love the piece, but at this point wouldn’t it be easier and cheaper and quicker to just build it from scratch? Would love to see Graham doing that and I feel like he’d love to do it
I agree. I'm thinking had they known the doors wouldn't work messy would have. But having to cut the drawers too? Love the finished project and it gave us all a lot of ideas to try something similar. Graham is the rock star on this project!
If they made it from scratch and started with cutting the unmirrored glass straight in half, I probably wouldn't be so frustrated. Especially at how much of the 2 cabinets and the mirror were just wasted.
I'm Indonesian, i'm so greatful that this style of cabinet made of beautiful teak wood and rattan webbing is only around 200$. Indonesian teakwood furniture is exported around the world, even our president was a former wood furniture enterpreneur
Graham is such an artist and great talent! Great job!!
Interesting. But wouldn't the cost of this cabinet somewhat equal out when you add three to four days of carpenter wages?
Alexandra, after many, many months of not making Noah live in a pink palace, finally buckled. And what a piece to do it on!!! Amazing. Oh, and so much in this video-love Amanda’s hair, Graham is really just showing off now with striping the mirror 😊, and who’s the new cat?
Wow! Graham is so talented!
Was the colour approved by Noah?!? 🤔I’m surprised he did…
Graham is a Genius, I'm sure during this project he said off camera, 'Been easier to build from scratch'. But made for an entertaining episode. Love you guys! Happy Holidays.
The lovely bottle stopper is by Stéphanie Goyer-Morin of Goye Ceramics in Montréal, I love her work!
That cabinet is so perfect. Love it. You and Graham make wonderful noise with those power tools. I really wish you could clone him and rent him out. And Dave is the silent partner.
This is adorable! Very impressive project! Just wanted to note, that as cute as it is to store your wine upright, unless you go through it really fast, the corks are likely to dry out without the liquid touching them which makes it very difficult to open. Just a tip from someone who's learned the hard way to store my wine on its side.
Came here to see if anyone else mentioned the wine bottles. She obviously doesn’t drink wine; only 2 bottles and stored upright. It’s just for her “final touches.”
I can’t remember the last time I had a bottle of wine with a cork in it. Even the really expensive wine I’ve had in recent years had a screw top. Did these bottle definitely have corks? Edit, yep, they have corks. I guess that’s the one of the differences living in MZ to North America! With just two bottles I don’t think they’ll be there long anyway,… I wonder how long before we get a wine bottle storage video lol
When you said you made magic, you weren’t kidding. The cabinet is incredible, absolutely incredible. What an amazing team you have. Graham’s talent is over the top good. Thanks team AG!
i’ll say this again, i think it every single time, i’m in love with graham. whoever his partner is is the luckiest. what a gem!!
Absolutely spectacular! The amount of work that went into this is unbelievable. Personally, the pink took away from all that for me, but I understand that you love that color.
I agree with you about the color, it feels a little juvenile especially since it houses alcohol. I thought it would be the same as the drawers. But hey, it’s her house, her signature color, a labor of love and a beautiful piece!
Thank you team AG for all the love and laughter this year! hope you all have a wonderful Christmas and New Year xxx
YES!!!!
Graham is the treasure every person wants as a partner 🥰 🎉 HAPPY HOLIDAYS 🎄🎅🎄
I keep thinking that if you just made it from scratch that it would have been easier and better quality. That notion was solidified when I heard the cardboard cracking sound and wondered how much of it was cardboard. Definitely elevates the space though so mission accomplished.
Graham is a saint, very talented man.
Stunning work! Not really for average diyer, that’s some custom work and Graham knowledge. Beautiful
Wallpaper in the back of the cabinet would be really cute
Amazing project. I am always so happy when I see you have uploaded a new video.
Now, regarding Graham: tall, dark, handsome, chiseled jaw, extraordinarily talented and creative, patient, excellent teacher. I hope he has children some day because he would be a wonderful father. Hold on to him tight; never let him go!
As his dad, I love your suggestion that Graham ought to have children!!!!! Bring in those suggestions on a regular basis!!!!!
Gorgeous! Am I the only one who wants to see what the lost legs looked like?
Yeah!!!! Merry Christmas to all the AG team. Alexandra, have a nice holiday!
Such a stunning piece. Bravo to you and especially Graham. He is a carpentry genius! And so humble. Love that you are learning new skills so you can be more involved in the Graham builds. It really enhances the videos. Looking forward to all the new projects and builds in 2024. Happy Holidays to you and TeamAG!! 😊
The use of the piano hinges was genius to allow full range of the drawers.
Booh has to investigate everything. Shes so cute !
I love how Grahm made the arch. Its awesome !!
"This is probably... I would say one of the more cooler hacks you've ever done?" *pans to Graham* "yep" - really and truly stunning, Team AG! Obsessed as always
I need a Graham in my life!! ❤
This was just as satisfying as a whole room makeover! What a beautiful custom piece ❤
So true.
Thanks for helping out Eamon & Bec xoxo
That cabinet is so much better than store bought because it is the perfect size and proportion for the space.
I was so glad to see you using the proper safety precautions with bondo. Thanks for setting the example.
It turned out beautiful! I hope you all used it afterward and made a drink to celebrate! ❤🎉
Such a charming cabinet!! ... and... Graham, Graham, Graham, you are so amazing and talented!! I'm always so impressed with your construction know-how
. You two create beautiful spaces together! So fun to watch.
Oh when you guys were cutting/breaking the glass I was barely breathing. That was so cool to watch though.
The end result is awesome but I do agree with many other comments: this is not a DIY that the average person could tackle. I still enjoyed watching the process, it was fascinating!
Just an absolutely stunning project. The whole team showed off how resourceful and talented y'all are. I discovered Team AG during 2020 when nobody could go anywhere, and I can't believe we're heading into Year 4 of watching you do your thing! Thanks for the great year of ideas, inspiration, and fun!
It’s gorgeous! But honestly most people can’t make that… I think that’s why the original one is so pricey 😂😂😂
Then force someone else to make it. Problem solved!
I love this cabinet. For my mind’s eye, I would flip the outside handle on the right so that the shapes are the mirror image of each other rather than being parallel. I love your channeled how well everyone’s talents complement each other.
Love this "DIY" cabinet! Pink and Barbie type Dream House in style! Beautiful!
Love, love, love the bar cabinet. Simply beautiful.
Love the pink! I collect pink and gold pottery and glass. I have the perfect barware for that cabinet!
Love the new furniture piece you had the vision to create! Alexandra, please make this last video of 2023 the last time we see Graham's broken mirror incident. I felt so bad for him at the time, and each time I see it again it makes me feel bad and it seems excessive. Have a great winter break!
GRAHAM and side kick! !!! they did it again! he needs his own RUclips channel! 😊
Gorgeous cabinet. Graham is a master. Beautiful and functional. Wish it wasn't pink but that's just me. What did it wind up costing including time spent?
Guys, what a magnificent piece! Loved it! 🎉 Thank you for taking us in all these adventures - looking forward to what's to come ❤
Oh grayham so deserves a workshop makeover... he works so hard. Can't wait to see the makeover
I agree with others that this really isn't a DIY or something I can replicate exactly myself, but it still gives some cool ideas for frankensteining pieces together, and I think the channel also still has plenty of smaller and more doable DIYs. I'm here for inspiration and for the chill and funny atmosphere of the channel and everybody on it, not for makeovers I can "achieve" with exact accuracy. My personal style is nothing like AG's anyways, but I've still gotten ideas from the channel. Happy holidays, and looking forward to more in 2024!
Graham is the best , he is sooooo talented and handsome 😉
Beautiful job! That cabinet is magnificent - kudos to Graham (and you)!! Can't wait to see his workshop makeover in 2024!!!
Every beautiful compliment about this case and Graham's work has already been said, so: I absolutely need to know where that wavy bracelet and the beautiful chunky earrings are from!
Gram is a magician: is there anything he can't do? You have a wonderful team, it's always so much fun to watch each project.Thanks for sharing!!!
Graham is certainly a treasure!
Love the cabinet...thank you Alexandra and Team AG for all your video's throughout the year and Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you all xo 💜🎄🎊
This should be an Alexandra and Graham's Makeover Vlog
Looked it up on Anthro. $2,600!!! WTF! Yours is gorgeous!
I really appreciate this. I have that Billy in blue for my books, and the same color, but three drawer Malms in my bedroom as nightstands/clothes storage, but I want to build built ins in several areas that would require me to cut down everything and I want to convert a second Billy as a desk on the other side of our as is Besta unit. Thank you always for the inspo. I discovered you this year as I moved into a high end rental and this has been so motivational!
Nice piece. Not crazy about the pink color. Also if you paid graham let’s say $50.00 per hour, how many hours did he put into this piece including the time with the mirror being changed into glass? Wondering what that bill would be compared to buying a store bought piece of furniture? ( I know you needed a custom size) 😎
So sweet how graham says "thats cute" ❤
so stunning graham can build anything im convinced he deserves the workshop makeover
What an incredible piece. Graham is amazingly talented as usual, super job you two.
Thank you for a fun, inspirational year of amazing projects!! You guys rock!!
Amanda came in like you guys are working? I got my hair done. love it
❤Looking good Amanda😻
Graham is life saver, very talented and down-to-earth
The cabinet turned out beautifully. What did Noah think about it?