The first furniture flip
You find this dresser on the side of the road. What can you do? You pick it up! It was a leftover from a garage sale so, imagine the condition: very old, yellowish paint, drawers in really bad shape inside out.
I decided to just paint it white and use some crafting paper for the outside of the drawers. It was colorful and nice for a playroom! Usable, at least.
This was my first furniture makeover.
A couple of years later I moved, and the new house had no space for a playroom, so this old dresser ends up in my unfinished basement.
Well, it was time for it to be rescued. I had seen this idea on Pinterest about coffee stations. It was suitable since I was looking to get rid of the drawers.
So actually, the 'before' was an 'after' previously (how many times can you redo the same thing?)
The Outcome
What was needed:
Rust-Oleum Universal Paint & Primer in One MATTE ICED GRAY
Two handles
Sandpaper
Minwax Stain 'Special Walnut'
Minwax Polycrylic 'Clear Satin'
Two brushes
Plywood
Masking tape
Wood filler
Wood glue / nails
Measure the size needed for the inside shelves. You can cut this at home if you have the tools, or just get it cut at the store where you buy the plywood.
I sand the top of the dresser and the front of the two smaller drawers. Discard the two bottom drawers.
Using wood filler, fill up the hole from the pull on each drawer.
Stain the plywood cuts and the top. Wait for 24 hrs. and seal it with the polycrylic. Spray paint the drawer's front and the body of the dresser, using masking tape to protect the border of the top.
We're almost there!
Drill two holes on each drawer, install the handles.
Glue or nail the plywood panels to the wood frame.
Done!
Final note
Take a look at your home. I'm sure you'll find something you can repurpose that is already there.
How many times can you redo the same thing? As many times as you can to make it work for your space.
