Asked on Feb 09, 2017
How can I turn dresser drawers into doors?
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Maxie
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I bought a tall chest of drawers from the hospice store. The drawers have heavy fronts and want to fall forward - all the plastic things at the back are broken. Has anybody tried cutting down the middle of each drawer from and putting them together so they open like doors?
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That sounds really cool, can you share a pic?
If it is real wood it should work. If particle board not sure if screws will hold, but let's see a pic so we can figure it out! If you should us a pic of the inside and broken plastic we might be able to suggest a drawer repair.
Yes, I have!! We just cut them down the middle and put a 1 by 2 across the back and then added hinges.
This looks great. Thanks for sharing.
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As long as you make the cut perfectly straight it would probably not be difficult to do.
Thanks guys. In the summer, when I get to this, I will post pics.
If you cut them you will have a gap the width of your saw blade. You can very easily screw a small block of wood (2 to each drawer) to the back of each drawer so they can't fall out.