Hi, I built this chest for our wedding as a gift receiving chest where you could insert envelopes through the top. The only thing I would change is the way I did the top. I would have made the back and front side pieces longer and the side pieces shorter so that when you are looking at it from...

I made a mini blanket chest. The original design calls for a rectangular corner mitered skirt base in 1 x 2 inch pine with an ogee or rounded top edge. I was thinking possibly separate base feet for all four corners. I could leave the bottom plain but think it needs a little dressing up. I...