Frankendresser

 Some time ago, I rescued this abused dresser from a Goodwill: 

I plopped him in the dining room where he served as a depressing buffet for more than a year.  I knew right away that I would paint him, but there was the issue of the broken corner on the top (You can't see it in the photo, but the front, left corner of the top was barely hanging on.) What to do with that? Cut it off? Repair it? Replace the whole top? I couldn't decide. I was perusing Pinterest one day and found this Dresser to Bench project from chicstaginganddesign.blogspot.com.  Genius, right? This solved all of my problems from the chipped trim to the busted top; I could just hack it all off !  Here are a few progress shots:

I had an absolute blast ripping my dresser down to a bench. I didn't begin this project with a plan. Knowing what I wanted to achieve but not how to reach my goal, I basically  had to remove the drawers and unscrew some layers to see what I was working with. From there, I winged it. Experimenting and figuring things out is my idea of a good time. Add power tools to the mix and I'm in heaven. Here's the finished product:

 

I think he's looking quite dapper these days, sitting at the foot of our bed and holding our excess of pillows. I painted him white and gave him these knobs from Hobby Lobby. 

Do you have any unfinished projects lying around your home? Have you ever "just winged it" and hoped for the best?