Dresser to Half Bench Conversion

This is a the 2nd dresser makeover that we talked about in our previous blog post.  This is such a fun way to re-purpose an old dresser! This one has a bench on one side, drawers for storage on the other, and shoe storage on the bottom! This one is going in a kid's bedroom. He plans to sit on it while he plays video games;) Check out how we transformed this dresser below...

Here is the original dresser minus the drawers....

Hank had to completely take it apart because it was not stable. He was able to use a lot more of the original dresser than the first bench! 

Here he is adding wood for support. It's important that this is as sturdy as possible since this will get a lot of use!

Here's Hank framing out the drawers.

Adding more wood for support.

Next, he cut the top of the dresser into 2 pieces: one for the seat and for the top of the drawers. 

Coming together!

Now that the base is built, time to add wanes coating! 

We decided to add more wanes coating on the bottom of the shoe cubbies. Really cute look!

Here it is after the 3rd coat of paint. I LOVE it as is, but our customer has a more rustic style, so it's time to antique it! 

TA-DA! After distressing with sandpaper and applying glaze, here is the finished product! Contact us on Facebook at facebook.com/perkswerks for your re-purposed piece today!

Happy Sunday!

The Perks: Hank and Amanda Perkins

Dresser to Full Bench Conversion

Hey everyone! You've probably seen these awesome dresser to bench conversions floating around on Facebook and Pinterest... We recently received an order from one of our customers to make 2 benches from 2 of her old dressers. This blog post is about bench #1: a full seat version with drawers on the bottom for storage. Will be posting about bench #2 soon, so stay tuned! Check out it's transformation below! 

Here is the original dresser. Not in great condition and very wobbly, but has potential!

Hank decided to scrap most of the dresser due to it's condition and the fact that most of it was particle board, but we did keep the top to re-use as the seat, and 2 drawers. Here he is building the bones of the bench.

Here it is with the sides and the bottom support attached.

Here's Hank adding the framework for the drawers.

The original top of the dresser is now the seat!

The framework for the drawers is complete.

The drawers are in place now that the framework has been completed.

View of the back.

Now that the body of the bench is constructed, it's time to add the wanes coating!

The wanes coating adds so much character to the bench!

Now that the wanes coating is attached, we can add moulding to give it a finished look.

 Of course, having the right tools is the key!

Even the drawers got wanes coating and moulding!

Don't forget to add the backboard!

Here it is ready for sanding and paint! We also added a baseboard to give it a finished look.

 Here I am with one of my favorite tools, my orbital sander. I only had to sand the paint off of the seat, since everything else was bare bones and never painted.

Hank got into a rare mood to paint, so I took advantage;)

Go Hank go!

Here is the base coat - ready for glaze!

View of the drawers.

You can really see the magic that happens with glaze in this pic.

All it needs now is a couple of coats of poly-acrylic to protect the paint and drawer pulls and it's ready to go!

Here's Hank installing the drawer pulls.

And here is the finished product! Can't wait to see pics of it in it's new home... A one of a kind piece of furniture brought to you by Perks Werks! Contact us on our Facebook page for yours at Facebook.com/perkswerks 

Have a great day!

Hank and Amanda Perkins