Get Your Coffee Right! Turn an Old Dresser Into a Coffee Station
The First Furniture Flip
What would you do if you find this old dresser on the side of the road?
This was a leftover from a garage sale. Feel free to imagine the condition: very old, yellowish paint, drawers in bad shape inside out.
I decided to just paint it white and use some crafting paper for the outside of the drawers. It was colorful and nice for a playroom. Usable, at least.
This was my first furniture makeover (I’m sorry you have to see that blurry picture, but it’s an emotional attachment)
A couple of years later I moved, and the new house had no space for a playroom, so this dresser ended up in my unfinished basement.
Well, it was time for it to be rescued. I saw an idea on Pinterest about coffee stations that was suitable -since I was looking to get rid of the drawers.
So actually, the ‘before‘ was an ‘after‘ previously. How many times can you redo the same thing?
The Outcome
Whoa, is that the same piece of furniture? It is. And also, I learned lettering.
What was needed
- Rust-Oleum Universal Paint & Primer in One MATTE ICED GRAY
- Two handles
- Sandpaper
- Minwax Stain ‘Special Walnut’
- Minwax Polycrylic ‘Clear Satin’
- Two brushes
- Plywood
- Masking tape
- Wood filler
- Wood glue / nails
Just a couple of steps
First step, measure the size needed for the inside shelves. You can cut this at home if you have the tools, or just get it cut at the store where you buy the plywood.
I sanded the top of the dresser and the front of the two smaller drawers. Discard the two bottom drawers.
Using wood filler, filled up the hole from the pull on each drawer.
Stained the plywood cuts and the top. Waited 24 hours and sealed it with polyacrylic.
Spray paint the drawer’s front and the body of the dresser (using masking tape to protect the border of the top).
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We’re almost there!
After drilling two holes on each drawer, I installed the handles.
Then, glued (or nail) the plywood panels to the wood frame.
Done!
Final note
Take a look at your home. I’m sure you’ll find something you can repurpose that is already there.
How many times can you redo the same thing? As many times as you can to make it work for your space.
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