How To Make A Bench From A Dresser
The complete project took three weekends for us to disassemble the dresser build the parts paint and install.
How to make a bench from a dresser. Here are estimated costs i rounded it all because i am lazy. Make a storage bench using a cheap dresser. She is also a member of our home decorating upcycling and diy facebook group. One dresser two projects.
27 2kshares facebook55 twitter6 pinterest27 1k stumbleupon9 tumblrwe buy furniture as an investment assuming that they will lost forever and in many instances our furniture does last a long time. Dresser turned into kitchen island. I recently got some awful furniture including a dresser. I even went the extra mile on this one and made a cushion and pillows.
Now this repurposed dresser is good for two projects so 20 is now 10 per project. This diy video tutorial shows you how you can durn an old dresser into a storage bench with a twist. You could get creative with just about any dresser. I got busy cutting it apart with my jig saw.
A few extra touches like cup pulls upholstery and pillows makes a huge difference. If you would like to share your projects to be featured on this site you can do so here. Bead board panel 23 00. Pulled out the crappy old drawer holder ledges from 100 years ago.
The other half is chopped up a bit to make space for a convenient bench. The entire bench cost us 122 00 to build. I should have used tape that would have cut down on the splintering. From old dresser to bench seat.
The top of the dresser became the bench seat of course. He cut the top off the dresser leaving the edges atop what would be the bench arms. Don t throw out that old dresser. If you look closely you can see where i cut the dresser apart into two pieces.
This dresser to bench project was submitted by alice woods smith from inspired junk. Step by step tutorial. I re imagined the dresser into a beautiful and useful storage bench. This is quite a cool foyer piece.
Cut dresser in half to make bench. Half the dresser is retained but nicely refurbished. Take all the drawers out and keep only the two bottom drawers a six drawer dresser like this is ideal but not necessary.