Before & After: A Childhood Dresser Turns into a Modern Media Stand

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Adrienne BreauxHouse Tour Director at AT Media
Adrienne BreauxHouse Tour Director at AT Media
For more than 10 years, I've led Apartment Therapy's real home content, producing thousands of house tours from around the world. Currently, I live in my maximalist dream home in New Orleans, Louisiana, with my partner, a perfect dog, and a cute cat.
published Sep 28, 2014
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(Image credit: Kala Vilches )

You know we’re big fans of furniture transformations that look totally different after getting a DIY makeover. This old dresser turned modern media stand is a great example of how a few small changes can make a big impact on the way a furniture piece looks!

(Image credit: Kala Vilches )

From Kala:

My parents bought me this dresser as part of a bedroom set when I was 15 and I’ve held onto it because of its solid make (its gone through eight+ moves with me!). Recently, I’ve been using it as a TV stand but it just didn’t go with the rest of my furniture so I decided to give it a little update. This project was a great learning experience (mostly that things usually take twice as long as I think they will!) and the whole thing was relatively inexpensive. Most of my money went to sandpaper, paint, stain and polyurethane, but I also spent $40 for a membership to my local Tool Library (such a great resource!), $10 for the tapered feet and $16 for the gold knobs (IKEA). I am super pleased with how it turned out!

Thank you Kala!

Re-edited from a post originally published 9.28.14-NT