Methods to create a excessive finish trying burl wooden furnishings end on a plain dresser by doing this IKEA dresser hack utilizing contact paper for simply $30.
Final week, we began one other Bless’er Home Takeover room makeover undertaking in a shared bed room for 3 pre-teen ladies at our neighbors’ home. (It’s turning out SO cute!)
The “imaginative and prescient” I’ve had for this room is beachy, classic, refined however somewhat bit rustic. After which, for some purpose, a burl wooden dresser popped into my head. So I figured why not take a stab at an IKEA dresser hack to tug off the search for about $2,000 lower than the true deal burl wooden dresser model.
Doesn’t it look classic?! It solely price about $30 in touch paper and 1 hour to tug off the look!
I used an IKEA Hemnes chest dresser for this hack however actually any dresser with flat drawer fronts may work. Furnishings items from the IKEA MALM line would work properly too.
When you wished to transcend dressers, you may even do that burl wooden contact paper hack on a flat entrance door for an IKEA PAX wardrobe, an IKEA LACK aspect desk, or an IKEA BESTA storage cupboard.
As a result of all of those types are glossy and easy with clear traces, they’re tremendous versatile for contact paper purposes. (See how I used marble contact paper on this IKEA espresso desk.)
There are such a lot of plain, low finances items on the market that you may do that burl wooden furnishings look on even secondhand on Fb Market.
DIY Burl Wooden IKEA Dresser Hack
Provides
You’d by no means guess this look occurred utilizing contact adhesive paper, would you?
Steps
Step 1 – Place Drawer Entrance on Contact Paper
Unroll the burl wooden contact paper and minimize a portion off of the roll to suit one drawer entrance with an inch or two of extra to spare.
Place the drawer entrance face down on the contact paper and mark about 1-2 inches exterior of the perimeter of the drawer entrance with a pencil.
Step 2 – Trim Contact Paper
Utilizing scissors, trim the contact paper the place you marked so you’ve got 1-2 inches of extra paper to wrap across the drawer’s sides.
Step 3 – Align and Place Burl Wooden Contact Paper on Dresser Drawer Entrance
Peel away 3-4 inches of the paper backing on the sticky contact paper. Fold down the paper backing. Then, flip it over, align the contact paper strip on the drawer entrance, and start peeling away the paper backing.
Step 4 – Press Out Air Bubbles
Proceed to slowly peel away the paper backing as you stick the contact paper to the drawer entrance, urgent in a scraping movement with the wallpaper smoothing device (I simply used an previous present card as a result of I forgot mine nevertheless it labored high quality).
Press out any air bubbles together with your smoothing device till the contact paper is totally adhered to the drawer entrance.
Step 5 – Lower Nook Slits
After smoothing the contact paper to the entrance, you’ll have about an inch or two of extra across the sides. At every nook of the drawer entrance, minimize a small slit (pictured under). This may create flaps.
Step 6 – Easy Down 1 Facet Flap
Easy down a flap on one aspect (nearly like present wrapping a gift).
Step 7 – Tuck the Lower Nook Across the Adjoining Facet
Take the little flap on the nook and tuck it beneath the flap on the adjoining aspect of the drawer entrance. (Repeat Steps 5 and 6 on the alternative aspect of the drawer.)
Step 8 – Easy Down Remaining Sides
Easy down the highest and backside flaps of the drawer entrance in order that they cowl the flaps from Steps 5-7.
Step 9 – Add Knobs or Pulls
If you wish to jazz up the dresser somewhat extra, add distinctive knobs or drill new holes for pulls. I really like these gold and glass knobs that added a barely female contact.
See extra nice locations to seek out furnishings {hardware} right here.
Challenge Price Breakdown
Voila!
Your entire IKEA dresser hack for the piece of furnishings, contact paper, and knobs all collectively got here to $405. Not too shabby contemplating my excessive finish dresser inspiration price $2,495!
I added this cute, barely beachy desk lamp, rattan mirror, image body, and plant to convey all of it to life on this bed room.
Now this plain dresser has a classic, artwork deco really feel to it.
If the burl wooden furnishings look isn’t your factor although, you may nonetheless attempt a bunch of different types of contact paper for furnishings.
Had been you right here for this white marble contact paper espresso desk hack years in the past?
Contact Paper for Furnishings
These are a few of my favourite contact paper types to make plain, cheap furnishings look customized and excessive finish.
Actually, I need to do that burl paper on a bit of furnishings in our home now. I can’t recover from how actual it seems! (You may see extra furnishings makeover concepts right here.)
This house is trying so stunning! I can’t wait to share the ultimate reveal quickly
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