On day three, I attached the legs to the nightstand and glued on the top. Then I began assembling the drawer. While doing so I accidentally put the back piece on the front of the drawer. This was only a problem because I had already made the pocket holes to attach the front. So I had to take the drawer back off and hammer the staples flush. I reattached the back to the correct side of the drawer and realized the length was more than I had anticipated and I would need to modify it.
On the final day, I worked on the project Tim helped me cut the drawer down so the front wouldn't hang over the edge of the nightstand. Once it was cut I secured the top of the nightstand with 1 1/4" drywall screws. This took some work and I had to redrill them with a countersink to finally get them to sit flush with the top. I then attached the handle to the front of the drawer. I used two washers on the back so the handle was flat against the front. Then I attached the drawer front using the pocket holes I had previously drilled. The last step I took was adding a piece of board in the back of the drawer so it sat closer to the front. I originally planned to glue and staple this in place, but once I did the first staple and it went through the back I resigned myself to just using the glue to secure it.
I think I did well on it overall. It was difficult to be decisive because I often doubted whether or not my methods were the most effective way to put it together and thus I had to consult Tim often throughout the process. The measurement I had planned in advance had worked out on the nightstand itself but had to be modified for the drawer. Though there were a few minor hiccups through the process I was pleased with the work I did and the nightstand turned out nicely. It was a lot more difficult than I anticipated it to be and I spent a total of 14 hours constructing it. But look at how spiffy it turned out!
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