Ugly dresser gets a modern modification
This dresser was about to get thrown away. It only had a little damage, but it was just a bit ugly. We saw that it was solid wood, so we thought we should save it and try to make it better looking. We did this entire makeover with cheap materials and cheap tools. We gave it a midcentury modern look. This involved some wood working to make the legs and drawer pulls. We did a bit of experimenting, but ultimately we like the way it came out.
We didn't have to go far for this dresser. One of my dad's former roommates was getting rid of it. So he just left it at my house. Usually when we find a dresser, we had to go get it. But this dresser came to me. It pretty much met all the criteria that we look for in a dresser to fix up. It was ugly, had all the drawers, made of solid wood, and was free.
We don't tend to get a lot of money for our furniture flips, so it was essential that we minimize costs. The dresser was free, the paint was $2, and will last for several other projects. The stain and polyurethane cost like $18 each, which is a little high, but they should last for several projects. Unfortunately, after this project, I didn't properly close the can of polyurethane, and rain got in it and messed it all up. The circular saw was a gift, the orbital sander was a gift. The belt sander was $5. The orbital sander sandpaper was in a 50 pack for $18. That will last for many projects. The belt sander sandpaper came in a three-pack, I think for $13. Those will last a long time. The paint brushes come in three-packs from the dollar store. Oil based polyurethane usually ruins those cheap brushes, so I tend to save that step for last, so that I can do that whole project with one brush. And the legs and drawer pulls were all made from salvaged scrap wood, which I got for free. The screws cost money, but I got them for my greenhouse project. Screws tend to cost about $10 a box. If I was only doing one or two projects, I would just get small amounts of all these products, instead of having all this extra material hanging around my house.
We named this channel "We Found These" because these are all projects that we found. We actually used to live in an apartment that had an alley in the back, and we used to find discarded furniture out there and I would just carry it home on a skateboard. We hope to inspire people to try these same kinds of projects. If we can find these, I'm sure anyone can. And if we can find ways to repair and update furniture on a budget, I'm pretty sure other people can, too.
You can find us on IG under the name wefoundthese, and TikToc under the name wefoundthese . We used to have a website by the same name, but we let it go.
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I really like the transformation. Love the legs but don’t love watching you work so dangerously. Please use something to push your wood on the saw instead of your fingers getting so close !
@katherineharper-sj4ys
23 күн бұрын
Also please use eye protection please!
@hoomee119
20 күн бұрын
Love the video I hate the background music
Excellent work. Would prefer to hear just your work sounds minus the music.
@rickhankey7321
19 күн бұрын
In case the @wefoundthese reads this. I like the music, nice touch!
Love your ingenuity, creativity and resourcefulness!! The dresser looks SO much better than before! Please please save your $$$ and buy yourself a safer table saw! Here’s the question, what’s more expensive, your fingers and a trip to the ER or a safer saw?? I would love to see you make more videos because I think not only are you talented at transforming furniture but you make entertaining videos. Please protect yourself so you can make more. ❤
Great ethic and vision. I enjoyed watching this but would echo what others have said; lose the music, use a push stick with the table saw (try not to stand with your body in-line with the wood you’re cutting) and get some eye, ear & lung protection. A more stable workbench will really help with accuracy, as will a combination square and more clamps. If you look up ‘taper jig’ you can see a way of making those legs more safely and easily. Looking forward to more videos. Subscribed 👍
What I loved about your project is the absolute honesty about your work area, your tools, and your ideas. The walnut stain really picked up the grain in the drawer fronts. One suggestion - invest in some more clamps and clamp down your boards that you're cutting for detail. Safer. I like how you admit all your errors, and just move forward. That's a really positive trait. The legs are awesome. Really pretty with that soft curve on the edges. And the handles. You did a great job on this project with a beautiful outcome. Glad I found your channel.
You are talented, very skilled, but you are not careful enough when you work. Your tools are dangerous, please remember. The final piece looks great!
This is one of the most innovative makeovers I've seen to date.
For the love of god, please invest in a couple of push sticks to feed and support the wood through the table saw. Watching you do that with unprotected hands put me on edge. Great job though bringing new life into a tired, old piece likd this 😁
I really loved the transformation. I volunteer at a thrift store and we often get solid furniture donated in desperate need of refinishing. I refinish the furniture for free for the store so instead of throwing it away or selling it for almost nothing they are able to sell it for much more. So we kind of have a similar theme with saving free furniture. I'm subscribing and looking forward to seeing more videos. My only issue is I dont care for the music, and I know thats a very personal thing. but for me if I want music I go to the radio, and I come here for wood working.
This was like watching me work, love the ah sure it'll be grand attitude!!! Please do a before and after side by side at the end, really shows the transformation more
I think you did a great job. Really changed the old look to a mid century 50s look that is trending strong right now.
You can't beat it! A free piece, your imagination and it looks great! Good job.
Absolutely gorgeous
I like it ,,great job ,,if you look at it just right it kinda looks like it has 2 happy faces,,so i think it is happy you fixed it instead of letting it be trash 😊
Creative and fun! Love it! Can't wait to see more
I'm a shop teacher, and safety is the most important aspect of my shop. Please be more safe. You will lose a finger and have really bad kickback if you keep using your table saw that way.
@bostonterriermomakasandy9722
20 күн бұрын
I totally agree. I know nothing about skill saws but the way he was handling it looked really dangerous.
You are an artiste' . Your skills aend chills thru my back.
Know your limitations, use what you got, and work to the best of your ability! Good job!
What!? Amazing work, friend! Love the base and the handles you made!! 👏
I love the idea of clamping the sander!
Love the legs. Looks better than what has now become the standard: two sides and a front apron with no support between the back legs. Love the design on the front with the angled legs.
Thanks for your video --I learned a lot --Great Dresser !
Wonderful work!
You did an awesome job! Now I am going to watch the rest of your videos. I can’t wait to see what you do next!! DDecker
What a spectacular restoration/new design! Incredible talent to be able to do what you did without the latest and greatest tools you see other refinishes using. This made me incredibly happy because I am starting out in refinishing but like you don’t have many “tools” so it helps to see what can be done with a circular saw, a brick and sanding by hand or with an old time orbital sander. I can’t wait to see what else you do you are a joy to watch!
Only extreme curiosity about the W’s got me through the background music.
Love the legs
Really fabulous transition! I would not of thought of the demi rounded bullnose. You nailed it!
Wo, very nice. This is definitely desirable now. Great transformation. Also, like everyone said, be careful using tools.
The stain is really pretty. It turned out very nice. Ditto on the saw safety. It only takes a second and it can change your life forever.
Well, Holy heck, you are crazy dangerous, but you did a truly impressive job! I really enjoyed this!
Great job. Beautiful
Gorgeous upcycle!!
I like this a lot. You are creative & orderly. The only thing I'd do differently is sand through the grits so you get a more even stain application. Love the legs / base you built, & the drawer handles. Good job !!
Awesome job keep doing what you're doing 👏
😮I immediately saw that you knew high-quality color combinations and beautiful style
Your work is amazing, I love your philosophy! Unfortunately I couldn't watch the entire video as the background music was driving me nuts. Nevertheless great job
Nice job.
beautiful transformation.
Beautiful!
Awesome work with what you had... should do flipping you have an eye for it... and nothing wasted.
You remind me that this is art at the end of the day
My husband was a wood craftsman .. he might have been turning over in his gray watching some of your techniques, but he would have admire your tenacity! I think your dresser turned out really well! Good job young man!!
Great video... but... the music was annoying and monotonous. Keep 'em coming.
Welcome to the tube! Really liked your humor and your flip! Look forward to seeing more content
Amazing job and I love the fact that it was free! Subscribed and look forward to more of your work
Would love a before/after shot next time!
great job on your project. But, please watch a couple of youtube videos on table saw safety. You will be a lot safer on your projects. You only have 10 fingers, please take a step back for safety.
Great transformation, but please cut the irritating background music, it adds nothing.
@wendyeyles3560
22 күн бұрын
I agree. I had to stop watching because of the awful music.
Great job ! Beautiful end result ! Great video
LOVE this!
If you'd become an oil-paint artists doing portraits and selling the occasional landscape at art fairs you'd need a second job. But using your talent to transform sad castaways into stunning furniture is taking you further than expected! Thanks for giving this poor, sad furniture a second life -- you've inspired me.
I enjoyed this, great looking piece! But the music is distracting. I liked your commentary and silence between the commentary can be very zen. At the final reveal, it's nice to have a before shot to highlight the transformation. I'm subscribing and will be watching. Oh, and enjoyed seeing your dog and please use some kind of safety with the saws.
@kerryclare3456
21 күн бұрын
I enjoyed watching you make this piece great! (However, the background music is a little repetitive and distracting. Just IMO😊)
You just turned my bedroom dressers that were abandoned by former tenants at my college apartment in the 80’s something amazing. I’m to old now to manage the change but I can dream
Awesome transformation! Love what you did with the base and drawer pulls.
I have rehabed some furniture for my own home, and am thinking of doing it now as a side hustle. Looking forward to learning more from your channel! Love free furniture!
I love the transformation. You did a lot with a few tools.
Wow, that turned out beautiful!
Super cool jesse!!! that's amazing.
I love all your transformations! Had to subscribe for your humor and the flips. Hope your channel grows by leaps and bounds!
Nice!! I really like it now.
Great job! Not sure if you know about toners, but you can find them at any Home Depot etc. and they can help you make the wood tones match a bit better.
Great job,WOW!😂
You sure can do a lot with very little! And you are saving those pieces from the landfill! I have to say a couple of your table saw cuts made me pucker. I thought the red tool box was going to be a first aid kit. But phenomenal job! Subscribed!
Love it, good job!!
I love the unique legs! BUT, you made me SO nervous watching you and the table saw! I've had wood kick back on me before. Please, be careful!
Pretty cool!!
very nice!
I love everything you did except for the gold pulls stand out in a weird way. I would have liked to see some smaller wood pulls to match the long ones you made. Or maybe paint the gold knobs with the gray paint?
Hey my brother, I dig the pink shorts, I believe I own the same pair! And just to give you a heads up the edge profile was an ogee pronounced “OG”. Great work!
It is entirely up to you, but using the tablesaw freehand like that, you'll eventually induce a kickback, and probably lose a finger or two when you do. You can make a sled for those angled cuts. This can be as simple as a sheet of ply or MDF running against the fence.
Wow!
Well i like it.
WOW!!!
Great redesign. Only thing I would have different is paint the wood handles you made the same color as the case. Butt it's a fantastic design.
Looks great!!
It looks great! Your good vision was perfect.
Hi, I'm new to your channel, and love the dresser you found, your ideas, your attitude, the fact you keep your tools neat and tidy, everything...except that music!, I can easily live without that!. I hope to see more of your work...without the music!
Jesse: "I just want to take something that was thrown out and turn it into something that people want." Me: Allow me to introduce you to... myself...
Neat 😉
Nice shorts.
Brilliant
Please make a push stick to keep your fingers away from the blade. And the blade could probably benefit from being cleaned with an old toothbrush and multipurpose cleaner or diluted laundry detergent.
Very nice work, creative! Drop the music...annoying and unnecessary.
Big up for sticking to the original idea of diy: reducing consumption. I wish all the idiotic furniture flippers understood this, who overconsume like there's no tomorrow
Very good transformation, next project u may not have any fingers or legs left, u need to be safer
it's smiling at us. in stereo.
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I like how he uses these old power tools that people have discarded or handed down. he's good but I'm scared for him loosing a finger! he takes some serious risks on that table saw. Even though the tools are old they can be serviced and made to be more safe to use. Please dude, in the least get a push stick or make a jig for cutting legs.
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Very good but I do not like grey paint. Green or blue paint might look better.
It’s your channel so do what you like, but in my opinion the music is not necessary, and the constant repetition is really annoying. I love everything else (except of course the dangerous techniques…)
Cool project. However please invest in better wood dust collector. Your neighbors and the environment will thank you.
First time watching , nice work but please no music, it takes away from the reason of the video. Would like to follow your work minus the music.
hahahahahah opps paint. I thought it was black. Got me laughing!
Awesome what price point did you sell it at
@wefoundthese
15 күн бұрын
It was pretty low. I was in a tight situation so I needed it to go quick. But then I got a ton of interest after I already committed to deliver it to someone. And then the person left me a mediocre review after I delivered it and literally set it in their bedroom. I lost on this one.
Minor item, but wear gloves when using wood stain.
Please use safety while sawing. I know people who have lost fingers.
Oops, 275
You have great talent and ideas! But do yourself a favor and spend some money on safety - like face masks for all that saw dust that is now going into your lungs and will bite you later. Also use something for of push stick so you don't lose a finger or two. Saving money on not buying safety products is false economy.