Dresser Made Into Bench
In order to add stability to the top after cutting i attached some scrap 1x2 s to the back with pocket holes and also re attached the front piece with pocket holes because it had fallen off when cutting it apart photo on the left.
Dresser made into bench. Chic seating and smart storage in one. I needed my right angle drill for the screws in the back. Disney activities for kids. Dressers alternatives great bedroom dressers 1.
Like this volkswagen themed dresser created from a garage sale find the things we need to complete our greatest diy projects can fall right into our laps like magic. Start by taking off the hardwood top together with the top sections of drawers. On the bottom set of drawers that remain open you can add a piece of hardwood or thick plywood top and use pieces of wood that you had taken off the drawer and fix them on the side of the top to reinforce it. Sometimes diy projects are just meant to be.
Take another look at it. Ohhhh how i love taking a piece of furniture that was going to be discarded and making something. When patty from home and lifestyle design went to a local flea market and saw a lot of benches made. Now this repurposed dresser is good for two projects so 20 is now 10 per project.
If you look closely you can see where i cut the dresser apart into two pieces. Turn an old dresser into this adorable bench. Repurposed dresser to bench. Turn your dresser into re purposeful furniture.
Old junky dressers in need of a facelift or dramatic overhaul are not in short supply. Dresser made into bench darla schwietert look for dresser like this so we can give it a try. I turned the new dresser turned bench upside down onto the bench top and screwed them together. Old dresser turned into bench with storage.
Dresser made into a bench. Sooooo before throwing that piece of furniture away. Cut dresser in half to make bench. Give me a call teeheehee.
Assemble new bench made from a dresser. It would also be easy to just nail the bench top onto the dresser from the top. Totally cool out of it. How to turn a dresser into a bench picture tutorial.
Once everything was dry i could put it all together. Go to most half decent garage sales and chances are there s an old dresser sitting on the driveway. One dresser two projects. I got busy cutting it apart with my jig saw.
Paul smith of shabby chic dressers shares with us the step by step tutorial on how to make a bench from an old dresser. I should have used tape that would have cut down on the splintering. Furniture projects furniture makeover diy furniture repurposed furniture painted furniture dresser bench dresser ideas bench with storage storage benches.