Adding Height To A Dresser

Add the footplates to the corners of the board base.

Adding height to a dresser.

Adding height to a couch can make this key piece of furniture more comfortable for people who have difficulty rising from a low surface due to muscle weakness injury age or disability. Tiffany blue and mint green. I made this as built in so i took into account that it will be sitting on a 2x4 and that added 3 1 2 inches to the overall height. Adding height to a dresser take out old dome light and ceiling to add at least a foot add character to basic architecture.

Screw on the new furniture feet. Here are some terrific examples. I also want to note that you need to plan for dresser feet if you are using them. Remove the board and mark areas to add plates for feet.

T nuts aka tee nuts rivet or blind nuts can be found in local hardware stores in the fastener section for usually less than 50 each. Ashley of sugar cloth added feet to an inexpensive expedit cube and made a nightstand for about 33. The simplest way to add furniture legs to a smaller piece of furniture is by using t nuts. February 2013 7 january 2013 4 2012 74 december 2012 7 november 2012 9 october 2012 9.

Adding height to dressers in 2 different ways. Mc dresser with 2 tone look. Once i had my plywood cut i drilled pocket holes on each side with my kreg k5 pocket hole jig. A quick and affordable trick for changing or upgrading the style of a piece of furniture is to swap in new legs or feet.

Adding legs to a dresser july 13 2014 by hearts sharts 68 comments a few months ago i went down to the washington wilkes area of georgia for their tour of homes so awesome btw and of course i had to stop into a few shops while i was there. With my mother s height as the inspiration for this furniture makeover i decided i wanted to add legs to this piece. I was in decision mode as to what kind of furniture legs to attach to this dresser when i passed by an aisle at our local home depot and happened to glance over at some fence post tops. I am thinking i either need to extend the legs somehow more permanently than stacks of books or take off the top which is easy as it is just screwed on and add to the height.

Doing so will add height and visually lighten the piece. Can t go wrong with white. Wall paneling a 17 best images about adding furniture legs on pinterest. Mark and drill holes on the base and brace pieces of wood for the bolts.