Turning A Dresser Into A Vanity

Select a dresser buffet or sideboard that s made of solid wood.

Turning a dresser into a vanity.

Scour secondhand stores and estate sales to find an old dresser or sideboard that will fit your bathroom. Tack the brace to the frame and drill a pilot hole through the brace and into the face of the drawer. Sand dresser and wipe clean. How to do it prep the dresser.

Anyone can turn a dresser into a bathroom vanity materials matter. The deeper the drawers the better. The best dressers for this are ones that are water resistant and have enough counter space for basins. We tiled the top of our dresser.

Purchase the sink first fit to the dresser top measurements. Steps to make a dresser into a vanity 1. Remove the top the doors drawers and hardware sand all the wood carefully. Make a template of the countertop with cardboard.

Using a straightedge mark the center of the vanity. How to turn a dresser into a bathroom vanity step 1. Position the sink upside down on top of the dresser and use the tape measure to center it. Chris suggests cutting the bottoms of the drawers partially and removing the backs.

Secure the face with 1 inch wood screws. Screw the brace to the dresser frame and install the remaining braces. Remove the top drawer lay the template that came with the sink on the dresser top and trace. Trace the sink hole.

Remove all the drawers doors and hardware. Hold the face of the upper drawer in place on the dresser and position a brace in the corner where it meets the dresser frame. Cut out the. Cut along the.