Old dressers are great for repurposing but have you thought of repurposing any of these 80 items.
Build your own kitchen dresser.
Using pre built materials will save you a lot of time in building your kitchen island.
Written instructions color photos and a pdf download of the blueprint and material list will make build this kitchen island a breeze.
Next you can add wooden corbel brackets to create a hang over.
There are quite a few free dresser plans here that range in the number of drawers different drawer sizes different widths and different heights.
To attach i applied wood glue along the top of the dresser then placed the top on and made sure everything was centered with 1 on each side.
I cut the top 20 x 56 to allow for a one inch overhang on both sides and a one inch overhang on the front.
Finally i cut the top for the dresser and the build was almost done.
Rockler has a free kitchen island plan that uses pre built cabinet panels for the sides and a butcher block from the top.
Here s a diy kitchen island made from an old dresser with wheels for easy mobility.
The main step in converting a dresser to a diy kitchen island is to remove the top.
Dressers make great conversion pieces because they offer tons of drawer space.
Learn how to build a diy rustic dresser with this step by step video tutorial.