"D" is for Dresser

A tall five drawer dresser overhaul.

Here's the before:

And for $6 here's the after:

I acquired this dresser via Freecycle (thanks Barbara!) but I knew it needed some fixing.

One drawer front was missing the side but thankfully Barbara saved the broken piece.

And I think Fido had his way with the base moulding on both front corners.

I removed the front moulding piece and made a completely new piece.

I bought six feet of primed MDF baseboard moulding, total cost $6.

I layered two pieces in a staggered step formation to try to get the same top edge profile.  Applied some wood glue and screwed them together from the back.

Once dry I traced the bottom curve using the original piece and cut out with my jig saw.

Attached it back onto the dresser using the same hardware and screw holes on the existing crossbar.

Filled in the gaps with wood putty and used a coping saw and sandpaper to try to get the side profile to match up.  It's not perfect by any means but who's looking this close?

Left front corner:

Right front corner:

Primed and painted (Behr Elegant White satin finish) and one coat clear satin poly to seal it up.

Close up of new base moulding:

Can you spot which one was the broken drawer front?

This dresser is much more functional for my kids, the shallow drawers are light weight and make for less lost clothing.

Here's the top detail:

And I know the style doesn't scream 'kid's dresser' but the ORB hardware does match the bolts on the beds which by the way were already painted solid white therefore I went with the same solid white paint job on the dresser.

One last side by side:

Worth the work:

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