Dresser Into Bathroom Vanity

We tiled the top of our dresser.

Dresser into bathroom vanity. In my opinion you cannot prevent water damage to the top of a dresser vanity. We ve done the whole upcycle a dresser into a bathroom vanity routine in our master bathroom and love the look. Widen the plumbing fixture holes.

I needed a stable vanity having four kids in one bathroom and a solid dresser fit the bill. Wipe away any excess wood glue with a damp cloth. How to do it prep the dresser.

Make a template of the countertop with cardboard. Once sink is centered trace outline with a pencil directly on top surface of dresser. Cut out the.

A standard vanity is around 34 inches tall and my dresser was closer to 37 inches high. Most are made from mdf or pressed wood without dove tail joints. Scour secondhand stores and estate sales to find an old dresser or sideboard that will fit your bathroom.

Step one find a dresser that is the right size. How to make a dresser into a bathroom vanity. A dresser buffet or sideboard look for a model that s close to the height of a store bought vanity typically 34 inches with the countertop drop in sink s a faucet.

Remove the top the doors drawers and hardware sand all the wood carefully. Little by little home. Prime and paint your desired color allowing dresser to dry completely.

One at a time remove them and run a bead of wood glue along the edges where they attach. Using a straightedge mark the center of the vanity. What i don t love is how warped the top of the dresser becomes.

Before adding the sink i needed to make sure the top of the dresser was. Piece should be very sturdy. Turn a vintage dresser into a bathroom vanity select dresser and sink.

That s why we decided to add a marble. Select a dresser or buffet suited to space available in bathroom. Attach the internal sides dry fit the newly cut pieces.

How to turn a dresser into a bathroom vanity step 1. Sand dresser and wipe clean. The nitty gritty adjusting the dresser height.

Table saw or circular saw. If your bathroom doesn t have walls on both end of the vanity than this will be fairly easy if it does like mine this may take a while. You can read our disclosure here i need to start by giving all the credit for this diy dresser vanity to mr.

Mark cut line for sink. I hunted for weeks before i realized that the dresser in my boy s room which we had been using as a changing table fit perfectly.