Adding Legs To A Dresser

How to add the legs.

Adding legs to a dresser.

I ve been putting off the job as it looks so well 60 ish. The simplest way to add furniture legs to a smaller piece of furniture is by using t nuts. Depending on the piece of furniture you are working with the legs or base currently on it will need to be removed. If the bottom isn t flat you will need to make it so.

You will need to add legs to a flat surface on the bottom of the dresser. Adding the legs sure made the bookcase look so much better and suited for the space. T nuts aka tee nuts rivet or blind nuts can be found in local hardware stores in the fastener section for usually less than 50 each. Jennifer marx is a designer an enthusiastic crafter a lifelong teacher and a proud overcomer of a variety of life s challenges.

Attach furniture leg plates. Your measurements might be different. I have an old 1960 s dresser sitting out in the shop to repaint. I added wood glue and clamped em down and let them sit for 24 hours.

The legs were boxy and a bit cheap looking on this dresser but changing out the dresser feet is an easy way to completely change the look of any dresser. In her spare time she loves to play d d and video games garden sew 16th c. It was held on with a few screws which made it quite easy. Costumes and go to disney.

To create supports for the legs to attach to we cut and added 4 x 4 blocks of wood and secured them into place through the outside of the dresser by insetting the screws. The legs are 16 round taper legs by waddell from home depot. You can do this by adding a new plywood base. To add new legs turn the dresser upside down protecting the newly painted top with a drop cloth or foam board.

With those pieces i just used a hammer to pry the base off. Add a block of wood to make a place for the. Modify the base for new legs. Each time i look at it i think it needs legs for added height and also to bring it the 2000 era.

Instructions remove the old base or legs by unscrewing and prying off glued parts. In order to hide the wood supports that the brackets were attached to i added a couple of 1 2 s around the edge as trim. We chose 4 blocks because that measurement made the block flush with the bottom of our dresser. Learn how to add furniture legs to ikea shelves and drawers.

For the dresser i have the base needed to be removed. I have added legs to other pieces where the base was nailed on. You may need to use a multi functional tool to cut. I added a couple of 1 4 s to the dresser and attached the leg brackets to the wood.