DIY Ikea Hack Dresser And Prepping For Guests — Elevate your knowledge by learning the how-to for a DIY Ikea Dresser Hack and guest prep that will save you time!
Sometimes I have lightbulb DIY moments and other times I just have to give a round of applause to some other DIY geniuses.
One of this moments is this leather dresser pull idea that I got from Improvised Life. A DIY Ikea Dresser Hack and guest prep to save you tons of time (and a headache)!
Let’s be real. Is this not the perfect $10 Ikea hack solution to make inexpensive furniture perfectly impressive for holiday guests? I think so!
Also, some guest prep tips: Just add a few extra tidbits like cookies (these are from The Cravory), your favorite candle and a few refreshments. And they should be set!
Materials Needed For A DIY Ikea Dresser Hack
How To Hack A DIY Ikea Dresser
To make this version of pulls, I just folded two inch wide strips of leather from the craft store. Then, I nailed two gold nails to top portion of the drawers.
Easy Guest Prep
In case you don’t have the space for guests to have their own dresser, you can always opt for this stand alone floor length mirror with room for guests to hang their clothes on the back.
I like to keep pretty patterns on mine for everyday. But if you’re into sharing, you can give them a rack and a few clothes hangers for their own.
Another cute idea for making guests feel welcome is by leaving a polaroid mini camera for them to snap their favorite memories!
loved this piece on ikea dressers. Considering getting one and this helped. I found some other info at happycozyhouse.com for other DIY projects you may want to check out too. Thanks for this piece!
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Love this idea! Im just wondering how long the pulls are? I want to do this to my Ikea malm dresser too and am wondering how much leather I will need. Thanks!
Thanks so much, Joanna! We made ours about 2.5 inches. Would love to hear how it turns out! :)
Agreed – this is so beautiful! Would a 12 x 12 in piece of leather be large enough to make pulls for six drawers?
We would recommend 2 pieces. We used 12×12 for our 3-drawer dresser. There were scraps but it was ideal to give us room for any mistakes and to cut correctly. You could always try one first, especially since Amazon delivers so quickly!
Hi!
I recently published a blogpost with 5 simple DIY-projects for my readers to try out. This DIY was one of the projects I mentioned. I hope you don’t mind that I borrowed one of the pictures in this post for my post? Ofcourse I gave you credits and a link to this post.
http://sandramarias.com/2016/february/enkla-diy-tips-till-ditt-hem.html
Thank you for an inspiring IKEA-hack!
Have a nice one!
Prepping for the in-laws just got a whole lot cooler with this simple DIY ikea dresser hack and clever guest room ideas.
This is a great idea. Simple, interesting and most of all it looks so good!
I will try this, thank you!
lovely ideas
I love your leather pulls. Now that it has been 9 months, how are they holding up to wear and tear? I am considering doing those on a little bigger dresser and make two per drawer. I am only concerned that the nails might give out from pulling. How’s your experience?
I’d love to know too!
I would love to know too! I’m worried that the wood would crack if I nailed or drilled it, but I’ve seen so many hacks of other people doing similar things so maybe not! Also I’m worried the wear and tear might crack the wood as well. Please provide us updates if you can! Don’t want to ruin a new dresser for no reason :)
It depends on what type of leather you use. If you use something sturdy instead of a soft leather, it will hold up just as well as any pair of nice leather shoes do. Hope this helps! xo
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So beautiful! Thank you very much for sharing this, I have featured it on my blog and linked back here, hope that is okay!! I may be doing this in my own home shortly :)
an easy way to get a really big change
Very simple and elegant idea. Also love your glitter cake stand.
So cute! What a great idea!
The leather straps are very cute, and cookies are such a lovely welcome!
Love the leather pull. I would be careful where you leave the camera…you may end up with shots you weren’t expecting! ;)
It looks so beautiful. I think I have some pink leather lying around somewhere. Would love to try it.
The leather looks great against the white unit. We have a couple of these drawers for the kids bedrooms – I may look at doing something similar in their rooms with webbing or strong fabric tape to coordinate with their colour schemes.
Your room looks very inviting….I would be worried guests never want to leave!!
Such a good idea. :) It would definitely come in handy for absent-minded *read: ditzy* people like myself. I’d go crazy trying to figure out how to open a drawer without visible handles.
Loved this post! That dresser is so pretty!
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