Bench Made From Old Dresser
Remove the drawers then add some thin plywood and you have a great bookshelf.
Bench made from old dresser. What you can only kind of see here is that before nailing the bench into place we did a couple things. Pulled out the crappy old drawer holder ledges from 100 years ago. He cut the top off the dresser leaving the edges atop what would be the bench arms.
A single length of pine was planed to the thickness of the panel and attached to the panel to form the strip along the back of the bench. The least expensive three drawer dresser at another furniture retailer is about 70. I bought the old dresser from a thrift store for 3 and the rest of the supplies added up to another 3.
This project takes a day or two complete. A top for the cabinet area. And the end cap arm rest from a single 2 ft.
Turn your old dresser into a cute bench that still provides storage while also offering a comfortable place to sit. Chest of drawers into bookshelf. Waste not want not.
The lego table above and this kid s storage bench were made from the same old dresser. Old chest of drawers turned small bench. Nov 6 2017 explore peacocks vintage anne kimb s board dresser bench followed by 377 people on pinterest.
See more ideas about redo furniture repurposed furniture dresser bench. The top of the dresser became the bench seat of course. Edge glue panel.