Sometimes all it takes is a tiny shift of perspectiveto see something familiar in a totally new light.-Dan Brown
I’m always surprised by the things I see throw out and labeled a trash. Now don’t get me wrong somethings trash can be just that. But sometimes our creativity allows us to turn “trash” into something new and incredible. Take for instance, the person who decided to take old car tires and make it a fun swing. I love when these opportunities present themselves to me. For instance, take this beat up old dresser.
Picture This: It was a hot July day. I was riding in car with my sister enjoying the scenery. When boom, my eyes saw this beat up, run down dresser sitting on the side of road. In my seat I bounce up and down and begged my sister to pull over. Her reply was a simple, “hell to the naw.” So I watched my soon to be media console pass me by.
How To Turn A Dresser Into A TV Stand
When I got back to my truck, I called up my ride or die chick, also known as my mom, and asked her to help me load the thing in the car. And not only did she help me pick through trash on the side of the road, she helped me give this beat up old dresser a new life. I know I’m being over dramatic with this story but I’m bored and you only live once. #YOLO
Anywho… this was a fun project. I really needed a media console for the family room. And I went so over budget on the sofa and accent chair, so I just couldn’t pass up a free dresser even if it was covered in ugly brown paint and missing ever single drawer. Plus, I got to bring home a stripper.
After hours of stripping and sanding, the thing started to look more like a beauty and less like the beast. We took out the middle shelf to make room for baskets.
I painted the dresser using two coats of Sherwin Williams Herbal Wash. Then I painstakingly wrapped the top shelf in jute. It took forever and about 8 rolls of jute. Lastly, I popped in two big baskets, added the TV, and called it quits.
My Challenge To You
What do you think? Isn’t it lovely. It’s amazing what changes we can make with a little creativity and a different perspective. My challenge to you is to think of something in your life that needs to be repurposed and give it new life.
Wow…that is a beauty! Great job.
Thanks a million 🙂
That turned out so great! Awesome job 🙂
This looks incredible! Good work!
Thanks Sara.
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Thanks Sandra. You will be surprised what you can find just by riding around your neighborhood. Happy hunting.
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~Thyme
Thanks Thyme.
That turned out really really good. I like the color you picked
Thanks Suzzie.
That really looks FANTASTIC! I’m in desperate need of household staples like this. My budget is going to become less tight, so I’ll be hitting the garage sales soon! I only hope to score something like this. I’m actually pretty good at the “woodworking” thing, stripping, refinishing….Wish me luck!
Hey Melissa. Be sure to check out your local goodwill. They have awesome stuff too.
Holy JUTE, that’s AMMMMMAZING!! 🙂 Love every bit about it, from the beautiful curves, to your color, just fab! Great job!
Hi Dawn.
lol…holy jute might be an understatement. The lady at Hobby Lobby looked at me like I was crazy when I told her what I was doing. Thanks for stopping by.
It looks great after you finished! Really good DIY
Thanks Mica. I’m so glad its done but I really love how it turned out.
You did a great job girl. I love taking bringing items back to life! There is no point to throwing them away!
I agree Nicole. One man’s trash is another’s treasure.
Very neat! I love the jute wrapped shelves!
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Thanks Ameryn. The shelves were torture. It will be a long time before I wrap something else in jute. lol
That is nice! I like the baskets and the colour. very well done:) I found you through Crafty Texas Girls linky
Thanks. Can you believe I got that paint for 40% off? Love sherwin williams
Sweet find! That must have taken some serious patience to wrap the jute on there…wow!
OMG you have no idea. I will not be wrapping anything that large in jute again 🙂
That looks awesome! I redid a dresser for our entertainment center too, although I didnt have the brilliance of using jute! Nice work!
Thanks Bekah
Thanks so much for stopping by Tranae and for the sweet comment! I absolutely loooove this! You did a fabulous job refinishing it!!
Amazing! I love it when someone has a vision and thinks outside the box! Great job!
Love it! I showed it to my son, whose dresser is a roadside kill (loved that title, by the way) and told him we should paint his purple because his room is purple….he didn’t think it was a good idea…but when he is gone someday that I’m off, I’ll show him what a good idea it is!!!
yay for you, that looks great. moms, right? so good.
This is AWESOME!!!!!!!
WOAH!! This is amazing! I admire someone who can turn nothing into something! Looks great!
Thanks Merdith
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Love the jute wrapped shelf, really pulled the baskets in and made a very useful beauty out of a beast.
Your story was hilarious. I think it turned out great!
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Wow! You did an amazing job!
Love the makeover….it looks really great!!
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it looks so great! What an awesome find!
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This is an awesome post!
I looked at your ”fit and fabulous” section..your so inspiring I too try and communicate the same message and im glad at the top you have ”excerise to be fit not skinny”..I think thats such an important message and I see a lot of fitness blogs that advocate being stick thin and its terrible.
Your very real and I respect that.
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WOW! This piece really became fabulous! The jute is the icing on the cake.
Very nice job! I love the Jute idea, they look great!
I love it!! Looks great!! ~ Lori {Vintage Charm Restored}
wow… this is really impressing. most the furniture in my flat is second-hand, but i never managed to make any of the items look that beautiful. this is amazing…
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Great idea! I really like the look of it.
Great idea!! Im actually looking for a new media stand and never would have thought to use an old dresser 🙂 thanks!!
Great idea!! Im actually looking for a new media stand and never would have thought to use an old dresser 🙂 thanks!!
I found your blog through the Forever 21 giveaway and I’m so happy I did! This makeover is absolutely stunning. I didn’t expect it to come out so good with what it looked like at first! I loveeeeeee it.