Old Chest of Drawer Recreated Into a Secretary Desk

by T Vaughn

I really needed a better place to take care of bills than the tiny cluttered desk in my bedroom, so I decided to make a secretary desk.

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I started with this old chest of drawers. It has damage on the bottom and the drawers are all wishy washy.

Here I´ve cut the damage off the bottom and getting ready to cut it into the shape I want.

Here I´ve got it cut into the new shape and a new bottom is attached.

The top drawers depth has been cut down and the desk has been made and attached.

Here it is stained, new legs , new drawer guides (no more wishy washy drawers) and opened up into the desk.

It has itś problems, because I tend to not really have any plans other than a drawing of what I want , but it serves it´s purpose that I need it for.

The finished look, I couldn´t find any new drawer pulls for the size the holes it already had (without special ordering) so I just refinished the ones it came with.

So all you carpenters don´t laugh, but here was my ¨Plans¨ , so you know why it has it´s problems. lol

As you can see I went with the one on the right.

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Catherine on Jul 08, 2016
I like your style! Perfect isn't necessary..Functional and useful, for your need, is what counts...I love it!

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- T Vaughn on Jul 08, 2016
  Thank you Catherine.
  
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Cori Widen on Jul 10, 2016
Wow!!! Fabulous job!!!

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- T Vaughn on Jul 11, 2016
  Thank you so much Cori.
  
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