Hall Table Repurposed Dresser

I have a fantastic repurposed furniture project to share with you. It’s a hall table (sofa table) made from a dresser.

I love cutting up furniture. Although this hall table made from a dresser wasn’t too hard, it was a little more complicated than I expected.

Yard Sale Dresser Repurpose

I scored a $10 dresser at a yard sale. When I purchased the old dresser, I had no idea I would be upcycling it into a hall table!

Designing the Upcycled Dresser into a Hall Table

It wanted to be a hall table, but I didn’t want to build a base for it, so I started by removing some of the drawers.

I LOVE what I do! There’s something about furniture demolition that is very rewarding!

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Cut the Sides from the Dresser

First, I used my jigsaw to cut out each end of the dresser. It’s not the best design execution, but it’s all good!

These pieces fell to the ground as I cut the sides to make a new hall table.

To cut away the pieces, I drew a line right on the edge of the support pieces and drilled a hole to allow my jigsaw blade to start the cut.

Can you See the New Hall Table Taking Shape?

This is what I was left with. Do you think it’s looking like a hall table (sofa table)?

I used a scrap piece of plywood to create a bottom shelf.

There were some veneer issues to deal with.

Time for Painting!

Next, I mixed up some DIY chalky paint primer using some blue oops paint from Home Depot.

This was the strangest oops paint I have ever used. When I opened the can, the color (see the lid) did NOT resemble the fingerprint on the lid. This can was very full, and I had difficulty stirring it. You’ll see the messy can in the picture below.

The top of the can says the name of this color is Dark Denim. I’ve heard people in the paint department add extra colors to change the original custom paint. I suppose that keeps the customer from returning it and coming back to buy it later.

It seems to be true since this can of oops paint was so full. I had to stir, and stir, and stir to get the pigments to blend to make the correct color. Oops! I made a huge mess! But I finally got rid of the really bright blue paint and got the prettiest blue ever!

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I gave everything a light sanding and prepared to paint the new hall table with my Homeright Finish Max.

Using the Plaster of Paint mixture as a primer, I applied two light coats of blue. I also applied a primer coat of blue to a cabinet door that I was making into a But First. Coffee sign.

Sanding & Patching

I prefer to patch my pieces after the primer coat to see exactly what shows up. I did two coats of spackle, sanding in between.

All in all, I applied three light coats of paint with my paint sprayer.

I almost always paint my pieces’ underneath for a more finished look.

TIP: to get the best coverage on the top of a dresser or table, lay the piece down so you’re spraying vertically instead of horizontally.

This is after two coats of the chalky paint primer.

I considered the handles in the above photo, but they were too big for the small drawer sections.

I know the drawers are wrong here, but this is the way they fit best.

To achieve a smooth surface, I like to sand it with brown craft paper before spraying the top coat of paint.

I added some pulls to the former dresser and new hall table, which I purchased from my friends at D. Lawless Hardware.

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Upcycled Dresser into a Hall Table

After seeing how Mindi painted the outside of her drawers, I decided to try it with this project. I typically dislike doing this because the drawers tend to stick. I only did one light coat of chalky paint on the sides of each drawer.

What do you think? I’ve made many dresser projects, and I currently have one more “dresser in waiting.”

This dresser is in the queue for projects; what would you like to see me do to it?

gail

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