Dressers make great conversion pieces because they offer tons of drawer space.
Build your own kitchen dresser.
Rockler has a free kitchen island plan that uses pre built cabinet panels for the sides and a butcher block from the top.
There are quite a few free dresser plans here that range in the number of drawers different drawer sizes different widths and different heights.
Also visit my blog for the free printable pdf plans and photo tutorial.
The main step in converting a dresser to a diy kitchen island is to remove the top.
Use one of these free diy dresser plans to build a beautiful dresser or chest that will add a whole new layer of style to your room.
Using pre built materials will save you a lot of time in building your kitchen island.
Next you can add wooden corbel brackets to create a hang over.
Written instructions color photos and a pdf download of the blueprint and material list will make build this kitchen island a breeze.
Learn how to build a diy rustic dresser with this step by step video tutorial.
To attach i applied wood glue along the top of the dresser then placed the top on and made sure everything was centered with 1 on each side.
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Finally i cut the top for the dresser and the build was almost done.