Upcycled bedside drawers

[JoeAzza]

I bought the bedside drawers for an op shop for $20, I already had another bedside drawer unit and a tall boy unit stripped and painted, clear top and satin black lower section, I just added this unit to complete the set.

Materials

12mm timber dowel to seal handle holes

Sawdust and glue to patch old handle holes

Wood filler

Paint prep, ESP, easy surface prep

Masking tape

Black satin paint for body and drawers

Clear varnish for top

Timber to re design base.

Brackets, screws.

Gold knobs

Tools

125mm diameter sander, 80, 120, 240 grit

Square Finishing sander, 240,400grit

Paint brush 

4mm pile roller

Rags

Mitre saw 

Steps

Step 1

Remove old drawer knobs.

Remove base legs

Remove top back timber support and patch  

 

 

Step 2

Cut pieces of timber dowels to fill old handle holes

Glue in place 

Mix up some sawdust and glue to fill area around handle holes

Allow to dry

Step 3

When all the glue has dried 

Sand the drawers around the old handle area, then patch with wood filler

When the fill has dried , lightly sand the shine off the drawers and body of the unit.

Sand the top of the not until all the varnish and stain is removed back to bare wood.

Step 4

The body and drawers can be coated with ESP product, this product makes paint stick to most surface, follow instructions on the container.

Step 5

Cut and fit the new base board, I router the length of the base with a radius to match as much as possible the other units, fit in place using brackets as required.j

Step 6

Sand and paint top with clear varnish

Paint body with satin black paint, no undercoat required, I applied two coats of paint, with paint brush and small 4mm pile roller

Drill and fit new knobs.

[EricL]

Hi @JoeAzza 

Thank you for sharing the steps and materials you've used for your upcycled bedside drawer cabinet. The modifications are impressive, the paint job is perfect, and the drawer handles are superb as they provide the perfect contrast to that black satin paint you've put on.

Again, thank you for sharing such a wonderful project.

Eric

[Dave-1]

Evening @JoeAzza 

Now that looks sharp! Def a modern look and quiet stylish. 

I had not heard of that product for painted surfaces It looks really interesting.

The draw set really came up nice.

Dave

[JoeAzza]

Thankyou @Dave-1 

I use the ESP product for things that are difficult to sand, also I hate sanding before painting, so to reduce sanding time I use the product, I have used it on my colourbond garage roller door colour changed, no sanding at all, also on an external door that was varnished, also not sanded, just applied ESP as per instruction, then two coats of water based paint, I’m not sure if you get the same results with oil based paints.