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
