DIY Faux Brass Drawer Fronts
Give any space a quick and shiny makeover with these DIY Faux Brass Drawer Fronts!
![Ikea Desk Hack with Gold Foil Fronts](https://sugarandcloth.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/MS4A5831-540x810.jpg)
We seriously want to gold foil ALL THE THINGS. It’s a problem. We hope that we don’t look back at these years and have the same feelings as we do when we look at old middle school photos of ourselves with our over-plucked eyebrows and massive braces.
You know, the kind of feeling when you wonder why no one stepped in to save you from yourself. In this instance it may be too late. Because now we’ve gone and created DIY Faux Brass Drawer Fronts on all of our desk drawers in our Sugar & Cloth studio.
We can’t help it, especially since we discovered this new metallic gold foil that’s only feeding our habit. A ) It’s only $10! B) You now get a giant roll of it that’s actually big enough to cover lots of things (which previously did not exist in our world)!
We hope you guys have prepared yourselves for gold madness around here with this quick and easy Ikea desk hack (that honestly, can apply to any drawer)!
![Ikea Alex Hack with Faux Brass Drawer Fronts](https://sugarandcloth.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/MS4A5807-540x810.jpg)
Materials and Tools Needed
READER NOTE! Just a fair warning that we’re not using transfer paper in it’s usual setting here. Some of you gold foiling pro’s may cringe. But this is what works for this particular project in a manner that’s easy for a wide variety of skill levels to do at home.
- Reactive gold foil — You can also just use metallic adhesive gold vinyl to be able to skip the glue step!
- Craft foil adhesive
- X-ACTO knife
- Craft squeegee
- Foam brushes
- Drawer — Ours is an IKEA Alex drawer unit. This DIY works with cabinet!
- Scissors
![DIY faux brass drawer fronts | sugar & cloth](https://sugarandcloth.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/MS4A5800.jpg)
How to Make Faux Brass Drawer Fronts
1 — Go ahead and cut a small piece of foil that’s just about 1-2 inches bigger than your drawer fronts on all sides so it’s easier to work with when adhering.
![DIY faux brass drawer fronts | sugar & cloth](https://sugarandcloth.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/MS4A5650.jpg)
2 — Next, use a foam brush to brush on a thin layer of the screen adhesive. But DON’T let it dry before applying the foil as the bottle states.
3 — Go ahead and immediately lay the gold foil (gold side up, obviously) on the adhesive and use the craft squeegee to push the bubbles out.
(THIS is what I meant by not using the foil as you usually would in order to make it easier for most people, if you’d like to attempt this the pro way, more power to you!)
NOTE: If you’re pressing too hard or if the glue is too tacky/dry before apply the foil, it will pull the foil away from the surface, so be gentle with it. Also don’t freak out if it’s not perfect, you actually won’t even notice most imperfections! Mine had lots from trial and error, and you don’t even notice them in real life.
![DIY faux brass drawer fronts | sugar & cloth](https://sugarandcloth.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/MS4A5653.jpg)
4 — Once it’s nice and smooth, flip the surface face down and use an X-ACTO knife to trim away the excess foil.
![DIY faux brass drawer fronts | sugar & cloth](https://sugarandcloth.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/MS4A5659.jpg)
5 — Now just install the drawer fronts and you’re ready to glimmer, er… something like that.
Now we’re just trying to decide on a cool DIY plant stand idea for in between the windows above our desks. What do you think? We really want a retro vibe to it. But we’re going to leave the touches of gold as-is, I’m officially cutting myself off from gold in this corner!
![Ikea Desk Hack with DIY faux brass drawer fronts](https://sugarandcloth.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/MS4A5826-540x810.jpg)
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