DIY Refurbished Dresser Ideas You’ll Have to Try

A mid-century chest of drawers gets a makeover with a stencil and some paint! I like the result so much more than the light wood they started with.

Learn how to make a beautiful DIY fluted dresser. This fun IKEA TARVA hack is easy, adds a ton of texture to a plain piece, and is something anyone can tackle!

This is one of the coolest refurbished dresser ideas I've ever seen! Turn a tall dresser into a VW bus with paint! I've been thinking, I wonder what other cars I can make from dressers?

Among the very popular home accents for decor pieces, bone inlay is quite coveted. It can also however be quite expensive. So what’s a person to do if they’d love the look in their home but can’t afford the price tag? Paint bone inlay on a budget with this easy tutorial.

Guess what the best thing is about most chalk paint? You don't have to prep! Learn how Claire made over a dresser with chalk paint and wallpaper. This is such a fun idea that can be completed in a day.

Learn how to make stripes on the sides of drawers - a nice surprise and perfectly painted. These are so pleasing every time you open them!

Make your own DIY scalloped dresser and give a plain dresser a cute and whimsical upgrade with paint! It’s simple to get a perfect scalloped design with this technique.

Use your kids’ artwork to re-do a furniture piece in this fun dresser makeover. You’ll love decoupaging as much as your children love the drawing!

David's dresser makeover was inspired by subway art! He painted the drawer fronts white, printed out the letters onto adhesive sheets, then attached them to the front. Then he painted over the entire dresser with black and peeled off the letters. You could do this with adhesive vinyl and a cutting machine as well!

Seeing this refurbished dresser will give you hope for any piece! The top was coming off, pieces of front were coming off . . Lindsay fixed it all. See how she did it, and turned it into a beautiful dresser worthy of any home.

Get the modern bohemian vibe with this unique dresser! I love the paintable wallpaper along with the pipe and leather straps.

Add paint, legs, and handles to a plain RAST dresser and turn it into something fabulous! This makeover looks great with a variety of decor.

Do you love watching the sunset on the beach or on top of a mountain with friends? Bring the gorgeous sunset view into your bedroom with this sunset-inspired DIY dresser makeover. 

This is another simple IKEA dresser, made more fabulous with the addition of overlays! It looks like a lot of woodworking was done for this project, but you'll be amazed at how easy it was to put together.

Do you have West Elm taste on a thrift store budget? See how Holly used wood shims to refurbish a dresser. The dresser she spotted was $1000 and this one only cost $40 to make!

Refurbish a dresser with chalkboard paint! This is particularly cute for a kids' room or nursery, where you can write what's inside on the front.

Remake a dresser with photos and Mod Podge! I think black and white look particularly stunning in this project, but you could use color photos too.

With just a little bit of paint and a stencil, you can refurbish a dresser in a day! This is a great makeover and adds a pretty touch to any room.

The original dresser that Amanda saw at West Elm was over $1,400 - but that price tag is a big no! Instead, she made this version by refurbishing a thrifted dresser.

It's really hard to turn a traditional piece of furniture into something modern, but Lilly was able to do a great job. You have to see how she refurbished an old dresser with a few simple supplies.

You'll have to do a bit of painting, but the white paint and stain look is well worth it. I love this DIY dresser and think it would go well with a variety of decor!

You get to use power tools for this refurbished dresser, but that's part of the fun! The added cane gives this DIY dresser a much softer feel.

Decoupage is a great way to add patterns to painted furniture makeovers. This floral dresser is a great example of this. Adding a floral pattern makes what would be an otherwise normal dresser into a statement piece!