My kitchen is lacking in size and I hated that my coffee pot was taking up valuable counter top space. I had a small corner in my dining room that I knew would be a perfect coffee bar nook. I lucked out and found a dresser in the basement that was the exact size I needed.
BEFORE
Nothing fancy…just an old ikea dresser. I needed some height and really liked the idea of a shelf so I could store some coffee mugs etc.
So I went and bought 1 inch square wooden dowels and added them to the top. I went ahead and took the top of the dresser off to make it easier to screw in the wooden dowels.
Next I went and found a small piece of plywood and had it cut down the exact size of the top of the dresser. While I had the top off I quickly traced around it on my plywood but you can also have the hardware store cut your piece down at the store.
When I screwed my top into the dowels I made sure to countersink the screws then just covered the holes with wood filler and painted everything white to match the dresser. (I got really lucky with the white paint I had matching the dresser)
Now that the top was finished I knew I wanted something different for the pulls. So I used some bell pipe hangers and 1/2 in round wooden dowels to create my pulls.
Next I measured a few inches in from each end of the dresser and made my holes for the pulls.
Now I have a cute place specially designated to coffee.
Close Enough DIY 