The drawers are complete! Here’s the big reveal and a few more details for you :) After a few pics, there is also a super simple recipe to create your own!
OK, here’s what we did for the drawers and the linings
THE DRAWERS – start with my last post here
– Find old chest of drawers from a charity store
– Remove old drawer knobs, fill the holes with pollyfiller/spacking and give it a quick clean
– Give it 2-3 coats of grey chalk paint (recipe and instructions in my last post here). Some people also give the furniture a coat of wax but we decided we liked the chalky texture
– Measure and drill new holes. Screw in new drawer handles. We chose these from Lowes
THE LINING
– The first part is simple. I found some old map wrapping paper at PaperChase and on E-bay, then cut and glued it into the base of the drawer
– For the drawer dividers, I cut some plywood wine bottle separators to size (available for free from any good wine store!), stuck some cardboard on either side to make a smooth surface, then wrapped them as though they were presents in a world map. Really pleased with them!
and voila! Completed drawers :) Much better than IKEA!
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This came out really awesome! http://trend-mixblog.com/
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Thanks! We were surprised how easy it was – all we needed was some sand paper, some cheap paint, plaster of paris powder and wrapping paper!
PS love your blog :)
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