12 Budget Ways to Upgrade Your Old Dresser!
With just a bit of thrift and some unloved old furniture, you can transform anything into a beautiful statement piece.
Use it as a functional kitchen island
Transform your junky old dresser into a beautiful island to add more storage and counter space to your kitchen.
Glue neutral-colored paint sticks to it
Make over your IKEA dresser by simply gluing paint sticks to the drawers for a gorgeous, neutral-colored slatted design.
Attach faux drawer fronts to it
Turn a plain dresser into an apothecary chest with faux drawer fronts and library file drawer tags.
Add a pretty stencil design to it
Coat your dresser drawers in a calming shade of blue before adding a beautiful stencil design to it.
Paint it a bold color
Go bold with a fun color and a gorgeous floral transfer on your dresser to give it a stunning new look.
Give it a lovely ombre look
Blend paint colors on your dresser to give it a pretty ombre effect that’ll look good in any room of your house.
Decoupage it with pretty paper
Brush decoupage paper onto your freshly painted dresser, and then add fancy metallic trim for a beautiful makeover.
Turn it into a farmhouse-style nightstand
Remove the top drawer of your simple IKEA dresser, and then turn it into an industrial, farmhouse-style nightstand.
Stick patterned wallpaper to it
Cover your dresser drawers with peel and stick wallpaper to give your dresser an elegant, modern look.
Apply a vintage mural to it
Decoupage a vintage mural onto the center of your dresser, and then press fancy moldings around it to add lots of personality to your piece.
Dress it up with pink paint
Convert the top drawer of your dresser into an easy-access display shelf, and then decorate it with pretty pink paint.
Attach fancy moldings to it
Press some fancy moldings to your dresser before decorating it with various bold shades of pink paint and a pretty stencil design.