Upcycled bedroom furniture

[Dons-Glenno]

A bed frame, chest of drawers and beside table with dark stains were sanded back and given a new modern look. 

• The project
• Steps
• Tools and materials
• How to upcycle a chest of drawers
• More inspiration for your furniture upcycle project

The project

As we are renovating our home on a pretty strict budget, replacing our bedroom furniture was out of the question so instead, we have put some life back into it by stripping back the dark stain and using a clear matte polyurethane to the areas we kept raw and painting the rest in black - trendy! Adding the leather handles has modernised these pieces nicely. 

Steps

Step 1

Here is what the furniture looked like before we upcycled it.

  

Firstly, we sanded back the areas we wanted to keep raw using a multitool sander and an orbital sander. We then painted an undercoat (Taubmans 3-in-1 prep) on the areas we painted. I forgot to take pics with the undercoat.

Sanding the areas we wanted to keep raw

Step 2

Starting to take shape, we have worked on the areas we wanted painted and then finished the raw timber off with a clear matt Cabots polyurethane.

painted but not yet clear coated

finished, just need to make it pop with the new handles

Step 3

All finished and revamped! Very happy with this very quick and cost effective upcycle. Adding the leather handles has modernised these pieces very nicely.

Step 4

Putting our room back together. Funky fresh! We have also painted our bedroom wall in a stunning green called Pond Moss.

Putting our bedroom back together. Looking funky fresh!

Pippa our little "grand" pooch seems to like it too

Tools and materials

Materials used in the project:

• Orbital sand paper
• Multi tool sand paper
• Primer undercoat sealer
• Matt water based clear varnish
• Polyurethane varnish
• Taubmans low sheen - trendy.

Tools used in the project:

• Multi tool
• Orbital sander.

How to upcycle a chest of drawers

Upcycling your chest of drawers can be a simple and cost-effective way to make it more stylish and functional. Experienced community member Claire shows you how in her step-by-step guide How to upcycle a chest of drawers. 

More inspiration for your furniture upcycle project

Regular contributor Tara made these bedroom drawers using recycled pallet timber.

Bunnings Workshop community member Athena transformed these upcycled bedside drawers.

Get more inspiration for your home from our collection of Upcycled bedside drawers and tables.