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Wednesday, August 5, 2015

French Dresser Turned Bench

I was at a garage sale, {I feel like I say that a lot these days} and a lady was selling this dresser, the only catch was it didn't have any drawers.  EEK but I couldn't pass up these french legs, they get me every time!


After I got it home it just sat in my garage until I could figure out what to do with it.  And then it came to me....A BENCH!!  I wanted the bench to have extra storage so I only took out 4 of the 9 drawers.  



Once I had the drawers out I made the seat and back for the bench, and since there are no drawers I lined them all with bead board to finish it off!


And here is the after!  Isn't it so stunning and unique?  Wouldn't this bench be so cute in a mud room and it could house all your shoes, or in a little girls room as her read/writing bench and it could hold all her books, or just like this and show off all your treasures!






I used Sculpting Clay by Valspar for the bottom gray part, and I stained the top with General Finishes Antique Walnut Gel Stain.  To make the details really pop I used a white latex paint to accent them.


Here are a few shots of my treasure.  One of my favorite things is to stage a piece of furniture for pictures.  It is so much fun to combine different pieces from around the house and see how they all come together.  The only down side is then I have to put them all back...







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Brooke

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24 comments:

  1. Amazing, what a clever idea. Coming from Ivy and Elephants. Pinning!.

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  2. Oh too clever. French legs - they get me every time too. What a beautiful result - I love the colour and your styling of it. Visiting from Treasure Hunt Thursday Link Up.

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  3. Ah-maze-ing! I think my mind is officially blown. What an incredible transformation! We're sharing this Sunday at our Weekend Features post with a link and credit back to you. We tweet and pin all of our features and I can send you the link if you'd like to share on social media once the post is live as well! Great project!

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  4. How creative Brooke - it's a beautiful dresser repurpose. Love the color and the stained tops. Very Nice!

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  5. Very creative and impressive-love it!

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  6. this is the most genius and beautiful thing i have seen all day. wow. i hope this gets featured so many people can see this amazing transformation!
    b

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  7. This repurposing is genius! Love it!

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  8. Very ingenious! Very talented! You did a great job! Diane

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  9. I love the transformation of this piece - so creative and the color you chose is perfect. Love the stained tops. Found you at Be Inspired. Cathy

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  10. What a brilliant idea. Love it and Pinned it!

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  11. Your dresser sofa is so creative! Thanks so much for sharing it with us. You are featured this week at Ivy and Elephants!
    Feel free to grab a featured button.
    Hugs,
    Patti

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  12. Brooke, Just wanted to let you know that I will be featuring your gorgeous repurpose tonight at 9PM EST on Friday's Fruniture Fix! http://www.patinaparadise.com/2015/08/fridays-furniture-fix-2.html

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  13. Just wanted to let you know that I will be featuring your dresser turned bench tonight at 9PM EST on Friday's Furniture Fix. http://www.patinaparadise.com/2015/08/fridays-furniture-fix-3.html

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  14. This is such a great idea. Love it Brooke, Its gorgeous.

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  15. What a magnificent transformation! I absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE it!!

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  16. This is just so clever, cute and functional! Featured at Be Inspired this morning. Thanks for sharing Brooke!

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  17. I think you came up with a brilliant idea and seeing it finished it is stunning. This is going to be on my to do list. Garage sales are fabulous places to get items. Thank you for sharing and have a wonderful creative day!

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  18. No doubt you created a beautiful piece of furniture. I especially like how you used the cut off top to create the seat. And filling the empty drawers with bead board really finishes it off nicely. I will certainly use that idea when I complete my bureau missing a drawer. One thing I was hoping to see on your blog was if you installed any support under the seat. If so, please share! Thank you :-)

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  19. I just love love love that bench!! What you did with it is stunning, and the color is just perfect!
    I would love to invite you to share it with us at http://sweethings.net/two-uses-tuesday-54/
    Hugs,

    Pili

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  20. Here from Better After.... that is sooooo cute!! :)

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  21. Brooke, this is amazing!! I would love to feature it on my 2nd blog, DIY Furniture Makeovers - just let me know if that's ok. :) (http://diyfurnituremakeovers.com) Thank you!

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  22. Hi, Brooke! I am sooooo in love with this - what a genius way to rescue that piece.

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