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I wanted to build something that i could sell for a decent profit. i figured kid's furniture would be the best option because it can be made out of cheap plywood, doesn't need to match the decor and can just be painted a bright color, and it doesn't have to be the best craftsmanship.

i designed them myself using sketchup. yes they are crooked. they're supposed to be crooked. that's what makes them cool. (and hopefully more expensive.) pretty easy to build once i got all the dimensions dialled in. they're heavy, but solid.

dresser is a standard kid's dresser size. approx 46" wide, 16" deep, and 30" tall. mirror frame is 38" high, 28" wide. nightstands are around 2' tall, 14.5 deep. with one being 18" wide and the other 13" wide.

i used 5/8" mdf. with the drawers and drawer fronts made out of 1/2" mdf. cheap drawer slides. mirror is just a cheap one from home depot that i built the frame around.

mirror is turned backwards in the pics because i didn't pretty myself up. and new account because the pics will make me doxxable, but i still wanted to show you guys.

I wanted to build something that i could sell for a decent profit. i figured kid's furniture would be the best option because it can be made out of cheap plywood, doesn't need to match the decor and can just be painted a bright color, and it doesn't have to be the best craftsmanship. i designed them myself using sketchup. yes they are crooked. they're supposed to be crooked. that's what makes them cool. (and hopefully more expensive.) pretty easy to build once i got all the dimensions dialled in. they're heavy, but solid. dresser is a standard kid's dresser size. approx 46" wide, 16" deep, and 30" tall. mirror frame is 38" high, 28" wide. nightstands are around 2' tall, 14.5 deep. with one being 18" wide and the other 13" wide. i used 5/8" mdf. with the drawers and drawer fronts made out of 1/2" mdf. cheap drawer slides. mirror is just a cheap one from home depot that i built the frame around. mirror is turned backwards in the pics because i didn't pretty myself up. and new account because the pics will make me doxxable, but i still wanted to show you guys.

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[–] • 2 pts

What kind of price am I wanting? The highest price I can get. Yes it cost this much in materials, and that many hours in labor - But it's not about how much it costs to make. It's about how much people are willing to pay. Especially with furniture. You can buy a cheap Ikea chair, or spend far more on a good one. Prices vary a lot for furniture.

What I'm going to do is post it online with (what I think is) an extremely high price, and then drop it until people start to bite.

Now that I have everything figured out, I can build more relatively easily. And if I can get a decent price, it'd be great to build more. So I'll try this strategy and hopefully it'll be worth it to build more.

And if it is worth it to build more, I'll have to figure out a good color for girls to go along with this one.

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When I price my woodworking, I say "how much did this cost to make?" Okay, then "how much of my time did it take?" Once you established your acceptable hourly wage, add a couple hundred more to the total price because you've likely undersold yourself on the labor part. I agree, pricing is one of the hardest parts in woodworking.