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Upcycled 1930’s dresser into a bedside table
Honouring the past. Designing for now.
This was originally a dresser which I cut in half and made into two bedsides this is the first of two. I’ve had it since childhood handed down to me from my grandmother. I painted and restained it several years ago. When I moved last year it didn’t fit into my room and I held onto it deciding if I’d sell or not. It still held sentimental value to me. So after seeing several videos on people turning dressers into two bedsides I thought I’d give it a go.
The drawers are original as is the drawer tower. The side shelves were constructed from the original base and the top shelf top was original from the cut middle drawer. I added ply panel to the side to give it a more art deco look along with painted black half circle flutes and also used ply for shelf two and three. I upcycled as much of the old wood as I could.
Materials
Feast Watson jarrah stain, British paints black chalk paint. 4mm marine ply monocel satin top coat, feast Watson wax, half circle wood flutes
Tools
Jigsaw, circular saw,
Steps
Step 1
Cut the dresser in half
Step 2
Take off base and cut into strips to make shelves. Construction shelves.
Step 3
Construct shelves and brace them
Step 4
Sand the whole unit and strip the old finish off completely.
Step 5
Painting and staining
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Step 6
Side panel and extra flute
detail
Step 7
Adding chrome strips by painting with silver paint on small wood
Step 8
Waxing and finishing.
Step 9
Styling
Welcome to the Bunnings Workshop community @trish-b. We are so pleased to have you join us and sharing your projects. We trust you'll get loads of help and inspiration in return from other members.
Great work on this project! Do you have a photo of the original dresser you could share so members can see what you were initially working with?
Thanks again for sharing, we look forward to seeing what you tackle next.
Jason
