Adding Height To A Dresser

My problem is that it is too short by 6.

Adding height to a dresser.

The simplest way to add furniture legs to a smaller piece of furniture is by using t nuts. I have found the perfect dresser soon to be island to extend our storage challenged kitchen. T nuts aka tee nuts rivet or blind nuts can be found in local hardware stores in the fastener section for usually less than 50 each. I also want to note that you need to plan for dresser feet if you are using them.

Mark and drill holes on the base and brace pieces of wood for the bolts. Mc dresser with 2 tone look. Add the footplates to the corners of the board base. Can t go wrong with white.

Chevron dresser and my love of frog tape. Adding height to dressers in 2 different ways. Remove the board and mark areas to add plates for feet. Screw on the new furniture feet.

With my mother s height as the inspiration for this furniture makeover i decided i wanted to add legs to this piece. Adding height to a couch can make this key piece of furniture more comfortable for people who have difficulty rising from a low surface due to muscle weakness injury age or disability. Here are some terrific examples. A quick and affordable trick for changing or upgrading the style of a piece of furniture is to swap in new legs or feet.

Adding legs to a dresser july 13 2014 by hearts sharts 68 comments a few months ago i went down to the washington wilkes area of georgia for their tour of homes so awesome btw and of course i had to stop into a few shops while i was there. Adding height to a dresser take out old dome light and ceiling to add at least a foot add character to basic architecture. Doing so will add height and visually lighten the piece. Ashley of sugar cloth added feet to an inexpensive expedit cube and made a nightstand for about 33.

I made this as built in so i took into account that it will be sitting on a 2x4 and that added 3 1 2 inches to the overall height. Once i had my plywood cut i drilled pocket holes on each side with my kreg k5 pocket hole jig. Tiffany blue and mint green. I am thinking i either need to extend the legs somehow more permanently than stacks of books or take off the top which is easy as it is just screwed on and add to the height.