I just finished building this dresser and i am very very happy with it. I got the plans from the design confidential http://www.thedesignconfidential.com/2012/03/free-diy-furniture-plans-b… This dresser took me over a month to do from start to finish i mostly just worked on it during the weekends. I have a small work area so there was only so much i could do at once. This dresser is very sturdy and strong, I am willing to bet this will be in the family for many years to come. If I had a router I would have loved to have made the drawers out of solid pine (instead of plywood) and made dovetail joints. I used The kreg jig to build them and there still awesome either way.
Estimated Cost
$200
Estimated Time Investment
Week Long Project (20 Hours or More)
Finish Used
I distressed the wood using various tools and such to make it look old and aged. I then used the tea and vingar stain, but it didnt come out exactly what i had wanted. To fix this i rubbed chocolate coloured stain over top of this then used 2 coats of satin poly. It came out a litter darker than I had originally wanted but am still very pleased with the results!
Recommended Skill Level
Intermediate
Comments
dschmidt76
Wed, 09/18/2019 - 10:23
tall dresser
tall dresser