Building a New Wood Base | DIY Dresser Makeover

In this video, I utilize the Kreg Jig 720 Pro (find links below) and create my own custom wood base for this dresser! The ‪@diywife‬ inspired the idea for the addition of this custom wooden base for this dresser. I was so excited to finally try my hand at building the base and I love the way it turned out! It took some trial and error but in the end, it was worth it! I hope this video helps you realize that you CAN try new things to and that struggle is going to come but if we can push through it - there is beauty on the other side. Thanks for watching!
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[@vsand9798]

I’m so glad you spoke about the screws. Every tutorial I’ve seen has not gotten into the screws they use and it’s so important.

[@diywife]

Yay, you did it!! And it looks AMAZING! I actually really love the lack of hardware with the added wood base, totally looks like something you'd buy from a higher end store (except one of a kind!).

[@FurnitureFlippingTeacher]

Thanks Andrea! I finally worked up the courage to do it! 🤗 Thanks for the wonderful idea! I agree with the hardware (or lack of) 👍🏼

[@melendezrolando75]

DIY wife

[@CanteLizzie]

You've been going above and beyond lately with these impressive flips! Major props

[@FurnitureFlippingTeacher]

thanks! love trying new things!!

[@adrianstorm474]

The Andrea special! That base and the granny skirt ripping really brought a new wave to flipping. I love how the different refurb/flipping people glean from each other and have this awesome community.

[@DeanFurnitureArtist]

Looks GREAT!! The oak is a really dense wood so if you try to line the boards up flush to the outside of the 2x2 you have to pre drill your holes or it will pop everytime. If you notice DIY wife normal sets her 1x3 back about 1/4" centering it so the screws are going into the center of the 2x2. If you used select pine it more then likely would have been fine since pine is softer so more forgiving. I love select pine and oak is over $3.40 a ft for 1x3 here right now and no one has oak 2x2 in 100 miles. I recently did a video parking my muscle car on top of a 1x3 piece of select pine to demonstrate its strength. Keep up the amazing work and congratulations again on hitting over 100,000k subs 👏 👍🏻 ❤❤

[@kristen6572]

I am learning to use this type of pocket drill hole machine as well and I appreciate your honesty with the tiny mishap you made rather than just editing it out and pretending. It never happened. This is the only way we are going to learn and I appreciate that. You did an awesome job. I have a very similar dresser in my stash and you gave me a great idea to add a base to it.. I knew it needed something different and girl you delivered!!!

[@FurnitureFlippingTeacher]

awesome! although I hate making mistakes, I do like to include them to help others learn as well and know im far from perfect! thanks for watching!

[@kristen6572]

@@FurnitureFlippingTeacher I actually like seeing the mistakes. I am the same as you, hate making them, so hard on myself when I do. So it helps me tremendously to see it happens to everyone and it’s ok. Thank you so much.

[@deniseparker5692]

Fabulous! And thank you for the mistakes! I've been really wanting to try this base!!! DIY Wife makes it look too easy lol. So, thank you and it's beautiful! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@FurnitureFlippingTeacher]

try it! take it slow and know the first one might not turn out perfect! you got this!

[@annettehalliday8892]

Gee that kreg jig makes the process easier, great tool. The dresser base just definitely creates a classier look……amazing job 👏👏👏

[@atemaaddy9636]

Thank you so much for the detailed example! I’ve watched the diy wife tutorial like 20 times and I had a million questions… and you’ve answer so many of them ❤❤❤

[@kathrynkneeland7179]

Thank you for showing the whole process of learning how to do a base properly. You saved others from making mistakes.

[@shariking1749]

Thank you for sharing your difficulties with the Kreg jig. There certainly can be a learning curve with different aspects of the Kreg jig and your persistence and willingness to share your journey is a great encouragement to us all to keep going and persist. Kudos to you and thanks for the encouragement!!!!

[@elizabethlevy9496]

Practice and Perseverance. You Go Girl!!!

[@sherryware]

When I heard you say 4 legs at 8 inches is 28 I panicked until you said the length was 36...plenty of room for math error. Lol! Love watching you create. Keep 'em coming!

[@FurnitureFlippingTeacher]

ahahah math is hard some days 😅

[@robertawills7219]

I noticed that as well. Although I did remember the length of the board

[@TheNeeblez]

Beautiful! Thank you for showing your mistakes and how you figure out how to correct them. So many other people have the same problem but don't show how to fix them.

[@miriamtorres1001]

I love this idea. Thank you for sharing!

[@TransformedByJesus]

You really need a table for that saw!

[@analmendoza86]

Wow! I literally passed up a $25 dresser this week because it was too short, since it had no legs. I love this type of dresser because I looks modern for those who don't like the antique style.

[@hebpennington]

This is a gorgeous piece!

[@Michelle-wd2oy]

I am a HUGE fan of Andrea @DIY Wife. So glad you built your own base.

[@TateBugs]

Thank you for being so transparent as you learn!!! I love how real y’all are rather than acting like you know everything there is to know! Love learning along with y’all! That dresser may be one of my favorites! I feel like I need to upgrade my tiny kreg jig now!

[@lindeehopkins6439]

Wow! Leaving the recessed handles truly gives the whole piece a Danish Modern vibe!! That base TRULY sets it apart Lauren!! Amazing 👏

[@Anne-qf5ou]

Wow! Great job. ❤

[@andreasharp2135]

Lovely transformation 👍🏻

[@mandybewkes5300]

Wow the color is gorgeous, the base really did make such a difference. Your perseverance is amazing. Well done lauren!

[@gloriafields4328]

Lauren, this piece turned out amazing !! I love the base that you put on the bottom and that you left it natural, which I love better than it being painted. Other than adding height to this dresser, it made it look entirely different. Thanks for the instructions on creating the base. I think you did a fantastic job as well as giving great instructions for creating it. Can't wait to see what other great projects you'll be doing before the end of the year. Thanks for a great video !!

[@jenniferbuzel1622]

That base looks great! The whole piece does. Thanks for sharing your trials & tribulations with us on working with the Kreg jig & the wood splitting. I’ve been waffling about getting one because I love how the refurbished pieces look with the new base. It’s nice to see problem solving so it could possibly prevent anyone else from a similar issue.

[@UnboxGeniusFinds]

I'm really getting interested in flipping again. But also fixing up my house and building stuff. I'm so happy there is something to help make those holes. Thanks

[@marija411]

Love every minute of this video, the piece is beautiful, color and the base made this piece unique and styled. Also music in this video is so great. Every time that I am watching your videos I feel inspired and amazed of your work guys!

[@mariapilar2692]

Thank you for share this with us 😍😍

[@Alicia-ig7cv]

Thank you for sticking through the hard part. Neiman did awesome on his shots of the details of your work during and after too. I'm am alot more confident to try it now than I was, base wise I mean. Hopefully I can get a surf prep sander and jig like that to make work alot easier

[@mdre83]

Stunning piece of furniture Lauren and 5* for taking on the personal challenge in creating the @DIY Wife base, really does set the piece off! I do a lot of DIY, builds etc myself, just wish I had the courage to sit in front of a camera! Congrats on building your channel too and taking to where you have.

[@lorikegley3327]

Gorgeous!!!

[@pattio.656]

Turned out Great! I’m not brave enough, nor do I have the room to build a base. Good Job‼️👏🏼👏🏼 I wish I could send a picture of a nightstand I did with those built in handles.

[@FurnitureFlippingTeacher]

you can send via Instagram! thanks for watching!

[@kellyhorner6301]

This was such a great video, you give great detailed instructions (maybe because you are a teacher by college degree) I'm dyslexic, and learn by watching others. So thank you so much! I now feel that I can make a base for my furniture flips!

[@lyndapalecek8952]

Looks amazing. Love that you experienced challenges and problem solved through it....Would love to see a painted base to match the dresser. That too would set you apart from your furniture flipping colleagues. Great work!

[@rosaliefunk1629]

Great job! So sleek and lovely. The paint color is beautiful. You just get better and better. 👍

[@hnycreek]

So beautiful Lauren! Great job!

[@kellyy4525]

Thanks so much for this flip! I just recently bought a kreg jig in anticipation of using it but have been nervous. This really makes me excited about making a base for a small piece I have waiting.

[@ashleyosborne6239]

Congrats on your first base! It looks fantastic!! Love that color and will definitely give Lily Moon a try!

[@michellesutton202]

Love how this base turned out! You did such a great job, this piece looks amazing. ❤

[@rkeller8141]

Great new saw, hoping it moves onto a tabletop soon, avoiding some crazy mishap, speaking from my own clumsy mistakes. I’ve observed your safety tips, and suspect you already have plans to elevate it, but wanted to comment and say how much I enjoy the two of you, successfully self-employed.

[@peggymohr7899]

Love the dresser. Great job and real learning video. You are for sure a great Teacher.

[@Lia2222]

Turned out great. Nice job with the new machine! Love how it has a clamp and an attachment for sawdust!!!!

[@FurnitureFlippingTeacher]

thanks! so do I! 😀

[@cindybunker4918]

Lauren, thanks for keeping it real! One day I will try power tools - maybe 2022? Beautiful piece and color! 🤩

[@lizhoward9754]

You did a great job painting and adding those legs. It really makes a huge difference in the look of the dresser

[@maryanncolson8042]

If you pre-drill with a smaller b i t your wood won't split

[@marnelleleonard9204]

Thanks for the mistake!!! Loved watching you work through it! I always learn so much from you 😊

[@laurahatcher6719]

Loved the look. Keep up the great work. Love that you tried something new.

[@JessiPerez1234]

It’s beautiful 🤩

[@catykearney1887]

Glad you kept the handles! This turned out nicely! To me it looks like it may need another top coat application. Surface seemed uneven.

[@portaamber]

Ahhhh!!! It looks great! ❤

[@lynnetimmermann3878]

You are amazing!! You are so capable. Be proud of yourself.

[@miriamgutierrez3656]

Wow! It turned out super nice!

[@phyllishume5854]

I love the dresser colour too.

[@robertawills7219]

Lauren, can’t really see, but you might want t adjust your angle on the leg so you have more of a foot than a point ? Was thinking a point might wear down? Especially on such a large piece. Great job as always and looks beautiful. Great colour choice!

[@mialove-ec7fi]

Wow turn out Beautiful love it GREAT JOB 👍

[@GS-st9ns]

That is such a beautiful color end great platform. I wish I could do that to something in my house, very nice job nice job Lauren

[@FurnitureFlippingTeacher]

thank you! give it a try!

[@jrbaskind]

That looks fabulous!

[@jewels7291]

I love what you did with this piece and showed the mistakes that can be made and how to overcome them. Is there a reason you didnt keep the drawer fronts natural/wood? I think matched with the new base that would have been an awesome look too :-)

[@arlettedumais5776]

Looks beautiful as is, but would be great to see a piece with the top drawers stained to match the base. Love this high end look! ❤

[@PlateAndProgress]

Hi Lauren! If you pre-drill holes with a drill bit, the screws won’t split the wood. ☺️ Hey, was wondering if you were going to be putting out any “What I earned” (“this month” or “this year”) videos?

[@savardmike]

Exactly. Hard wood fibers are denser than pine or other soft woods. When that screw goes in, if there's no room and/or the wood is not thick enough, you have a high probability that it will split. Pre-drilling will ensure there is no splitting. You could have started to drill in with your screw just to make the spot and then remove it. Unclamp, drill in an inch with a smaller drill bit size than your screw. This leaves enough room for the threads on your screw to bite into the wood. Takes a bit more time, but you're sure its not going to split that way.

[@janebradfield2373]

Lauren you do such a beautiful job 💕

[@debrahighfill9061]

totally love this piece..wish i lived near to you so i could buy it..keep up the creativity guys

[@suzsnide03]

Absolutely beautiful

[@maryjames7193]

Beautiful as always.

[@eilakenslow6273]

Keep going you two. Love watching you create

[@FurnitureFlippingTeacher]

Thanks, Eila! We sure will!

[@dot2dal]

Great perseverance with the kreig jig. I find it frustrating at times as well! But it’s an amazing tool!

[@alentrevor]

Well done you stuck with it

[@Ladyg2]

Love it… sell me two of those swivel chairs.

[@allied6515]

You did an amazing job! I love it!

[@FurnitureFlippingTeacher]

thank you!

[@gailcullinan349]

Hello Lauren. Love your work. And your videos are so delightful to watch.

[@andruandu7632]

Looks good have not used it yet

[@nancyholmes1140]

Love this dresser!

[@FurnitureFlippingTeacher]

thank you! 🤗

[@felizz07]

It looks gorgeous 😍 Great Job! I need tips for painting in the winter time.

[@christinefeucht8668]

Great job

[@maryowens9179]

Beautiful dresser.love it 😍 .awesome color.❤.thank you.

[@FurnitureFlippingTeacher]

thanks, Mary!!

[@357QueenBee]

I envisioned some rectangular plate handles. It turned out gorgeous

[@patriciavavra7375]

This piece turned out beautifully. Thanks for mentioning the kind of brush you were using. That was going to be my question.

[@erikacorkern9617]

The same happen to me and I think like you the screw was to big, I have not tried yet with the smaller screw, I am sorry that that happen to you, but I am glad you figure out and that was what was wrong. I will try tgat next too.

[@lisaeldred2299]

Love it, and love DIY Wife too! You are talented women. I have the older style Kreg, just put the new one on my list!

[@lisaeldred2299]

so check out Anna White and her plans, you will be building furniture in your future with your Kreg Pro!

[@carolgutierrez7961]

Thanks! for being so forthright about you've had "oopsies"!! I appreciate your honesty!

[@FurnitureFlippingTeacher]

of course! those mistakes are important to share too!

[@mehrit1648]

Thanks for sharing.

[@415oakland]

Looks amazing

[@FurnitureFlippingTeacher]

thanks!!

[@rutgerw.]

I am sure it would tell on the bottle but just because a chemical is odorless doesn’t mean it can’t be harmfull😉

[@charlottewilson4680]

I love this. I really like the piece. I like the no hardware on it.

[@FurnitureFlippingTeacher]

Thanks, Charlotte! I appreciate you watching!

[@deborahd4310]

I love what you do and I hope one day to be able to make bases for some of the dressers I paint. Maybe it's just me, but on this piece it looks like an add on, it doesn't flow with the dresser. Maybe because this time you painted the top as well instead of leaving it natural wood like the base. Anyway for this one it just feels like you should paint the base and then it seems like it'll flow with the dresser.

[@breevick1956]

love it! i think it would have been cool with the inside of the drawer pulls left wood for accent too though! you always do great work!

[@noelenedutton4744]

4x8 are 28 😂😂 so glad you had 36” 👏👏 loving your work Lauren 💞

[@gayleleier8115]

I wouldn't touch that big saw. I trip going up stairs. I have a little 6 inch blade and no bigger. If I need anything cut it is relagated to my husband or son. Absolutely love this style of base.

[@lindacarden9698]

It would have been kool to sand the inter handles so they are wood…but you nailed it on this beauty.

[@cathyknapp9360]

This turned out absolutely gorgeous I am so proud of you making your first piece to lift it and you're staying colour is beautiful what's the colour of paint thank you so much for sharing have a great evening and Merry Christmas

[@FurnitureFlippingTeacher]

Its called Night Sky from Lilly Moon Paint!

[@calgal8915]

Hi Lauren, another great learning project. I don’t think you’ve mentioned in your videos where you sell your furniture?

[@jellybeanparis584]

Very Nice Dresser!

[@FurnitureFlippingTeacher]

thanks!!

[@tatianavonegrous3971]

Looks good as always but I think it would look better with the draws wood color.

[@kountrygardner5893]

What brushes do you use when painting? I have used purdy brand but trying not to leave any streaks. Thank you. Love what you do.

[@anthonyavila9945]

You need the fine thread screws for going into a hardwood like your oak legs.

[@edmuboro4582]

Upon unboxing, I was immediately upset at how the rails were very noticeably bent. But I kept going, all tools needed to assemble were included kzbin.infoUgkxqtX4Dxs6aecAZEuz6GY5-d81YecKCshn and I had it set up in about 30 minutes. Honestly I love this thing, make sure to read the measurements and measure your space so you know if it'll work for you. I bought this to put inside my closet, underneath where I hang my clothes and it is absolutely perfect! It is VERY sturdy and all drawers glide easily and mine are stuffed, and they are still flush when closed.

[@johnwolfe2616]

Sue Wolfe- What a great idea to add a base to a low dresser. Did you apply any wood glue to the piece as well?

[@NightTurtle-mt2xt]

If She hasn’t attempted to Already I can definitely see her Making Furniture in the near future.

[@SongsbyCharleneApril]

Hi! Loved this tutorial! If I were to outsource and have someone build and install a base for me (for a dresser) what do you think that would cost? Materials plus labor….what would be a fair price to pay? Just a ball park figure for a dresser roughly the size of the one in this video. Thank you!

[@camillelnaylor]

Thanx for the tutorial. I find it odd that the base is only 3 sides even though ypu cant see the back. Does it still give it enough strength for moving ?