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DIY Lego Table {repurposed dresser}

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This awesome lego table was made from a repurposed dresser. Yes! One dresser netted two awesome kid storage project ideas!

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Repurposed Dresser Cut Apart

I recently picked up a thrift store dresser for $20. I cut it apart for two projects. One project from the bottom is a kid’s bench.

Dresser Top | Lego Table

That left the top of the dresser. I made the dresser into a table. If you want the details how it all came together, click that link.

This is how it last looked when you saw it. The weather turned cold and I had to put the project on hold.

There were so many fabulous suggestions on how to finish off this table. I decided it should be a Lego table because my cousin had suggested I should make one.

I don’t know a lot about Legos—so I did a Google image search. While looking at the pictures, I came up with the idea of making all of the drawer fronts look like Legos.

Cut Crib Spindles into Lego Table Drawer Knobs

I thought about buying some dowel rods. NOT! My lego pieces are 1 3/4 inches across,  on Amazon a 1 1/2 inch dowel rod 4 feet long is over $28.00. Mine? FREE!

I dug around in my stash and found these crib spindles. Because of the way they’re made, I didn’t have to measure… I cut them on the natural indentations on the spindles.

This is what I got! 34 of them.

Paint Lego Table Drawer Knobs

I painted each of the lego table knobs using three different colors.

I painted the drawer fronts to match, using Gorilla Wood Glue to attach the Lego nubs as knobs. After the glue dried, I used my nail gun to shoot a nail into each nub, then gave everything another quick coat of color.

To clarify—I painted the drawer fronts and the nubs separately prior to attaching the nubs. On the quick coat of color, I realized how much easier it was to have done it the way I did. The nubs were difficult to paint around.

Repurposed Dresser Lego Table

diy lego table with storage and seating

I took all the drawers, including the two drawers I made into seats (with storage) outside to take some pictures. BUT—do you see a problem? I had a pattern—red, yellow, blue, but apparently when I had the drawers in the kitchen painting them, I had one of them (the one on the right) turned the wrong way. I pulled the drawer out, and redid the blue and the red on the right drawer front.

 

ahhhh, much better! Do you love this as much as I do? I love the Lego nubs! Really quite brilliant, don’t you think? They are large and chunky and will be perfect for little hands to grab as drawer pulls.

 

I picked up this fabric online at Hancock. I thought it looked masculine, perfect for two young boys.

 

repurposed dresser top into leggo table

The seats are not hinged, they set on the drawers with cleats to hold them in place.

 

The storage  this Lego table has is unbelievable!

Rolling Storage Seats

Instead of using regular wheels, I used these great ball bearing wheels from Harbor Freight. I saw them in one of my Catch as Catch Can features from Kammy’s Korner. I thought it might be easier for the little ones to maneuver. The bad part is… they are a little noisy. (Sorry Dana)

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Add Base Plates

I know the kids are going to love this Lego table after my cousins add the Lego baseplates to the top. (super imposed via picmonkey)

I’m in the process of giving everything a couple of coats of Minwax Polycrylic to make it durable enough to last.

gail

 

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Gail Wilson is the author and mastermind behind My Repurposed Life. She is obsessed with finding potential in unexpected places and believes that with a little hard work and imagination, any old thing can be made useful again, including herself!
Gail reinvented herself during a midlife crisis and has found purpose again. She hopes you will find new ideas for old things and pick up a few tools along the way.

60 Comments

    1. Thank you SO much Fran! This was a fun project and went to some third cousins, or is it second cousin once removed? lol Two boys who LOVE legos and have a huge playroom big enough to have their own furniture. 🙂

      gail

  4. This is amazing!! I kept going over and over in my head what I wanted to do to my kids’ mid century dresser set that I love…and viola! I saw this a long time ago, but for some reason it never occurred to me that this is just what my boys’ room needs! Although I’ll be using different colors, I hope you don’t mind me being a copycat. lol 😉 I absolutely love those stools, too. I’m going to have to make some of those, with a table for them to play on (in hopes they’ll leave my poor sofa table and coffee tables alone! ha!).

    By the way, Home Depot here in Florida has those dowels 1-1/4 (4 ft. long), for only $4.72! I’m going to grab a couple now…and then hope HD will cut them for me, too!

    Thanks again for the idea…I can’t wait to get started!

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  7. Hi, Gail.. catching up on some posts today.. Oh my gosh I cant believe how great this turned out.. so cute. Im sure they are going to love it and have lots of fun playing on this.

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  9. This is absolutely brilliant!! My special needs son is obsessed with anything Lego and I’ve been wondering what to do with his room. We’ve just bought him a Ninjago bedding set and to turn his captains bed into a giant Lego bin would be the best thing ever! This is so inspiring!! Thank you!

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  24. This is the CUTEST thing ever!! It’s going on my Grandchildren (someday) Pinterest Board. I hope my kids will make one for their kids someday. Your Lego table is so practical, colorful and fun. Repurposing the crib spindles was so smart and so like you! What child (and parent) wouldn’t love having this as part of a play space? I wouldn’t be a bit surprised if a kid’s furniture manufacturer comes knocking on your door to buy your idea. Brilliant and beautiful, Gail!

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  25. Absolutely wonderful in every way Gail!!! You must send this to Lego’s, seriously!! Any age Lego fanatic would love to have your storage solution in their home.

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  26. I am sure the lady who so rudely said you were wasting your time on the table because she hated it, is eating her words now. Hahaha. You are so very talented. Keep them coming.

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  31. It looks so amazingly awesome Gail!!!! Perfect! Yes, genius move on the knobs, they look just like legos! Every kid would love this table! You really scored on this one!!

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  32. Love it! It really is a life saver for those moms with boys and legos. Not that you or I would know about that lol I would of had to google everything as well. Great choice on the fabric too! Love that you left storage underneath the seats. So smart of you!

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  40. The baseplates are definitely the crowning touch! This will be a dream work station for any Lego maniac!

    You should send your project pics to Lego!

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  41. I LOVE this project. What a great idea for a child’s room. You could also make it using pinks and purples for girls. My Great-grandson LOVES Legos. Thank you for sharing. I so appreciate all of you who share your projects, with instructions.

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  43. FREAKING AWESOME….!!!!!!! I absolutley love it …I am so glad you got to share the finished product pictures.. and to think you just looked through your stash and found the knobs for free… great imagination..!!! I wish my mind worked that fast…!!!!! Can’t wait to see your next project…!!!!

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  46. OMG…YOU HAVE TOTALLY OUTDONE YOURSELF, GIRLIE! My daughter would die for something like this…she is always on the hunt for Lego storage ideas! Seriously, this ranks in my “top five” favorite projects you have done!! Pinning…

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  50. It looks great. Fantastic idea. However I don’t have 2 little boys to use this.
    My son and grandson often play with Lego so I don’t think this would work for them lol.
    Good place for storage though.

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