Repurposed Desk into Chest

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  This picture shows the before, during and after.
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  My daughter used this desk as a teen, but it had been stored in the basement for years until I dissected it.
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  I built up the top, and added some crown molding.
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  Stacked one side onto the other side to make it tall, then added a new MDF bottom and feet.
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  After spraying it with primer and black paint, I felt it needed a little something special, so I stenciled a flowering vine all the way up the front of the drawers.
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  I added some glass knobs to finish it off. Because this piece has two deep drawers that were formally file drawers, and 4 smaller drawers, it is very versatil...