Saturday, 18 April 2015

Upcycle project: IKEA chest of drawers

Steve had this chest of drawers when I met him. Finally at year 6 of our marriage he finally gave me permission to alter it


                                                

  I found this venetian cityscape wallpaper at B+Q. I knew I wanted to use it but was not sure how.



 So I let steve work on it in the shed. He painted it an almond white colour, wallpapered the fronts of the drawers, and changed the handles from wood to antique brass. He did a great job..but it still needed feet.

We decided on feet from B+Q that are round, brushed silver, and completely modern. It was a statement choice but why not go for it, right?




 This project wasnt very expensive. If your cheeky, some stores dont mind if you take a sample of wallpaper home. You dont need a lot to do the drawer fronts.

                                                                 
                                                                    BEFORE

                                                   


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    Im really happy with how it turned out. It looks completely different then when it started! So there ya go, a relatively cheap, easy, IKEA hack.x




                                                                        Thanks for stopping by!     -Kass

11 comments:

  1. Absolutely cool! Love that you just did the drawer fronts and left the rest of it clean and simple! Very nicely done!

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    1. Yes I thought that wallpaper was busy so the whole thing would be a bit much xThanks for Commenting.x

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  2. Looks brilliant! A complete transformation for very little cost, great job. Creative Blessing, Tracy x

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    1. thanks for your lovely comment. have a great day x

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  3. Ooh very smart indeed, love it :)

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  4. absolutely cool! awesome idea

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    1. I have to give my husband credit for the dirty work. lol we make a good team. thanks for stopping by sweets.x

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