This isn’t my first repurposed dresser bench, but this one is a little lower, and it’s a perfect kid’s bench with storage. I actually got two projects out of one old dresser, so look for the other project near the bottom of this post. Repurposed Dresser Bench I showed you this dresser in a Recent…
Yes, I painted it. Free furniture is anything goes around here. Only family heirlooms get restored. This easy chest of drawers makeover may have you looking at your thrift store items differently. What have you painted lately?
A small French Provincial nightstand or side table gets a new look with a little gray paint. This easy furniture makeover really updates an old piece of furniture. A Finish Max paint sprayer really made a difference in painting the sides of this small table. I hope you love it as much as I do!
I’ve put together an great collection of old dresser ideas. You’ll see dressers repurposed, some easy, and more complicated. Some old dressers just need a little tlc, such as paint and stenciling. Be sure to bookmark this collection of 25+ dresser makeovers that are sure to inspire you for your next weekend project.
I’ve been working my way through the free furniture I got earlier this year. You may remember the awesome dresser bench I made last week. By parting out the dresser I was left with two louvered dresser doors. They were used in this easy project to make a wall cabinet great for craft storage!
I recently got some awful furniture, including a dresser. I re-imagined the dresser into a beautiful and useful storage bench. I even went the extra mile on this one and made a cushion and pillows. The step by step tutorial is only a click away! I think you’ll be amazed!
I recently got a free dresser (I call the tall pieces chest of drawers, but most people call them dressers). The piece had a lot of damage on the bottom, after cutting off the damaged portion, it was shorter, and seemed the perfect size to make a coffee station cabinet. A step by step tutorial is just waiting for you on the blog.
I love two toned furniture projects using dark stain and almost any color. I’m going to show you how to update a dresser with a two-toned look. It involves navy and Jacobean stain. This month’s power tool challenge post is all about modify—which is what I normally do to all of my projects. But I…
How to makeover a free dresser – found on the side of the road. I love junky furniture! Rodney actually picked this old dresser (chest of drawers) from the side of the road and brought it to me to see if I wanted it. Of course I said yes! Want to know something funny? Apparently…
I’m so excited to show you this amazing waterfall dresser makeover! I showed you the ugly waterfall piece in my recent finds post yesterday. It was a free find, right here in my own neighborhood. This project was one of the quickest turnarounds I’ve done in a long, long, time–only FOUR days! PIN IT!…
I have a new repurposed furniture project to share with you today. It’s a hall table (sofa table) made out of a dresser. Do you remember last month when Mindi shared her blue dresser made into a bench? We were actually working on the same kind of project without even knowing it. You know I…
Hello and Happy New Year MRL Readers! It’s Mindi, and I am happy to be back this month! Today I am sharing a Repurposed Storage Bench, but this one is special because… …It shares something in common with my last post here, my Dresser Turned Bench. What do they have in common you ask? If you…
Hello MRL readers! It is good to be back. For those who may be new here my name is Mindi and I blog over at MyLove2Create, I also have the opportunity to contribute here once a month. Today I am sharing my Dresser Turned Bench. I had such a fun time doing this project. It…
I’m not cutting up any furniture in today’s post. Even so, I think I have some tips for you on how to make this repurposed dresser tv stand from an old 90’s pressed wood piece. It may look like it has nothing to offer, but it still has a lot of purpose left. Repurposed dresser…
Hi! Mindi from MyLove2Create here again! I am excited to share my Kid’s old drawer media cabinet with you today! My brain is always spinning and I come up with lots of ideas…then I forget them. Sometimes I actually remember an idea but it takes me a long time to turn it into a reality. Does this happen…
Wow! do you remember that ugly chest of drawers I got from my friend Cathy? It was in very rough shape and had been mistreated terribly. The very first thing I did was grab my Ryobi orbital sander and some 80 grit sandpaper to deal with the top of the chest of drawers.
Are you looking for a great IKEA Tarva Hack? You’re in the right place!! UPDATE: On November 18, 2014 a winner was announced! My IKEA Tarva hack won the HomeRight blogger Challenge. I am so excited to show you this IKEA Tarva Hack project! Oh, how I love a great challenge. My friends at Homeright…
Well, did you miss us last week? I forgot to tell you that Catch as Catch Can was taking the week off due to Blogapalooza 2014. Here are the great features from 2 weeks ago:
I must warn you that if you don’t like painted waterfall dresser furniture, maybe you should click my side bar image titled 250+ Repurposed Projects and skip this post. This waterfall dresser (chest of drawers) was headed to the dumpster when I saved it. Not only headed FOR the dumpster, but the owner was about…
EDITED to add: Catch as Catch Can will be on vacation next week due to Blogapalooza 2014. It’s been a whirlwind week since arriving home Sunday night from Atlanta. Monday was catch-up day with 10 Etsy orders. I wanted to get them all done right away because a cool front was arriving, and I wanted…
You know I love a good bench, whether it’s made from a bed (headboard) dresser to bench, or chest of drawers. This reproduction French Provincial dresser was in really bad shape. Before inspecting it thoroughly I did consider just painting it and rehoming it. However, after looking closely at it, I decided it was…
I’m so excited to share this media center project with you! Gotta Love Free Furniture I love transforming pieces of furniture, and dressers are among my favorites, especially when said dresser is free. Inspect and Clean Dresser I got this dresser on New Year’s Eve, and I’ve had it in storage ever since….
This awesome lego table was made from a repurposed dresser. Yes! One dresser netted two awesome kid storage project ideas! Please save and share on Pinterst! 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…
The weather has not been very cooperative lately. I have an unfinished project to show you today, but I’d like your thoughts about dresser ideas and how to finish it out. Do you remember this dresser I picked up recently? It was more than I usually pay, but I knew I would get 2 projects…
I showed you how I refurbished this old buffet into my new media center in my post Vintage Buffet Repurposed to Media Center This is how it looked when we last saw it. If you recall, I didn’t have it in the house yet. Well, I did get it in the house before my…
Please watch this video about family heirlooms, it really is so touching. When I first watched the video I felt a sadness come over me because I have so few things from my childhood. I honestly believe that’s why I’ve saved so many things from Jamie’s childhood. Do you think it runs in cycles? I…
Do you remember last week I showed you how I cut up an old chest of drawers to make an entertainment center? I used the top of the chest of drawers for that project. I used the bottom of the chest of drawers for another project. Here are the two projects side by side so…
Get ready to find out how I cut a chest of drawers and made one of two projects. If you follow me on facebook, you’ve already been teased with the a photo of this chest of drawers. Beware—it is a long post. Cathy and I curbed this chest of drawers a long, long time…
I showed you in September how I repaired and stripped Mammaw’s Dresser (vintage dresser). Mammaw being my mom Mae, Jamie’s grandmother. Just to refresh your memory, here is the before: I wanted to paint it, Jamie ask that I refinish it. Here it is all stripped down. I bought some new stain for this dresser. I…
In the Spring of 2010 my cousin’s wife Marybeth visited me from Michigan. We worked for a couple of days making a headboard bench for her. Marybeth hand delivered this dresser to me that had belonged to my mom. I didn’t know what I was going to do with it, but I figured it should…
Here is the “before” of my $5.00 vanity. See how low the middle part is? That’s what I didn’t like about this piece. I felt like no one would want it unless they could get their legs under it. So I had three choices. 1) I could separate it and use it as two nightstands….
Today I am featuring a fabric decoupage dresser done by my friend Rose. Rose wrote me an e-mail describing this re-do. Below is how Rose described to me how she went about it all. “This is the dresser I was telling you about that I re-did for my daughter in law. ” “I found it…
This dresser was a curb find, I liked the “bones” of this beaut! However she was a little rough around the edges. You can see the veneer was peeling off the front of the drawers. Someone had also given her some “tattoos.” Another drawer with peeling veneer. The top of this dresser was that laminate…
My friend Cathy and I had a yard sale. Cathy had this dresser at the sale, it didn’t sell. While we were cleaning up, I asked her “garage or shed”. Which means where were we going to store it. She said “curb”. I was like “huh”. She said I’m tired of messing with it. I…
Sometimes when I curb shop, I just get so excited, that I will pick up almost anything! I liked the looks of this old chest of drawers. However after getting it home and looking at it, I had to ask myself “what was I thinking”? I think it’s pretty legs is what drew my eye…
My friend Cathy and I had a yard sale. Cathy had this dresser at the sale, it didn’t sell. While we were cleaning up, I asked her “garage or shed”. Which means where were we going to store it. She said “curb”. I was like “huh”. She said I’m tired of messing with it….
How to turn an old dresser into bench useful for the end of the bed, entryway or mudroom. I found this old dresser by the curb. It had one drawer, and 2 drawer fronts. The top of the dresser had already been removed and was used for a window seat for the kittos. I cut…
