But I digress
This is a quickie project I did last month or so. Did it in one afternoon so it's something anyone can do it.
Let's start with a before picture. My lovely little MDF, buy in a box, put together yourself with a screwdriver and a hex key, had since college dresser. Ignore the oddities in the knobs because I had removed some of them for a little dresser we had in the closet for hubby that I was selling online. Nothing fancy here.
Let's start with a before picture. My lovely little MDF, buy in a box, put together yourself with a screwdriver and a hex key, had since college dresser. Ignore the oddities in the knobs because I had removed some of them for a little dresser we had in the closet for hubby that I was selling online. Nothing fancy here.
Lovely huh? I also took this time of taking apart to tighten some screws, and apply some wood glue to anything else that was loose.
While I was taking pictures, and taking stuff apart, I left hubby to drill holes for the new handles. And since I was covering the fronts I didn't even have to worry about filling the old holes!
This was the trickiest part. However if you were to use a less strictly patterned paper if would be easier. I was using a roll of paper I had left over from another project (that blog yet to come) and I wanted this to be a cheap-o project. I used my cutting mat, ruler, and rotary cutter to cut the paper to exact size. On my drawers they did have a rounded edge so my measurements were just for the flat part of the drawer. I first cut the correct length of paper. From there I started at the bottom and cut the correct height.
MAKE SURE YOU LABEL THE STRIPS. I designated them right and left of the drawers, and then bottom middle top. So on the backs of the paper I wrote BL, ML, TL, to designate Bottom Left, Middle Left, etc.
And break out the Mod Podge!! Now you can see why I had to label them. That way my pattern lined up correctly. I put the Mod Podge on the drawer front, then applied the paper. Starting from the center, I used an old gift card to squeeze out and air bubbles and extra Mod Podge. I think applied one coat of Mod Podge on the top and around the edges to seal everything in. I happened to have a Matte finish on hand but that worked out anyways and I didn't really want a shiny finish. The while part of the paper was shiny already and I didn't want it to loose it's pizazz. I then used a skewer to poke out the holes when the handles would then go.
These handles I got at Hobby Lobby. Man I love that place. And it seems like they are always 50% off on their handles. So getting 6 of these were only $15. And that's all I had to buy for this project. They have a kind of white, marble like center, and then a silver/nickel finish.
And now for the BIG reveal. Ta Da!
It's nothing crazy, but it makes me happy and has a more classy, adult feel to it instead of the college furniture look.
A few tips:
1) make sure you label the paper you are using if it has a pattern like mine where you want it to line up.
2) This was pre-pasted wallpaper but I used the Mod Podge to adhere it because I didn't want to deal with all the extra glue. But you could do it that way too.
3) If you are changing the location of your hardware, I would suggest using a drill bit size larger than what the screws are. That way you have a little bit of wiggle room if the holes aren't quite straight.
So what do you think? Leave me a comment, let me know! Think you'd try this for yourself?
Thanks for stopping by! ~A
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