Sometimes I have lightbulb DIY moments and other times I just have to give a round of applause to some other DIY geniuses, like I did with this leather dresser pull idea that I got from Improvised Life. 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! Add a few extra tidbits like cookies (these are from The Cravory), your favorite candle, and a few refreshments and they should be set.
To make this version of pulls, I just folded two inch wide strips of leather from the craft store and nailed two gold nails to top portion of the drawers.
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!
Rebecca
11.22.13
Loved this post! That dresser is so pretty!
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Jessica
11.22.13
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.
Diana
11.22.13
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!!
Ayesha AK (@RudeandChic)
11.22.13
It looks so beautiful. I think I have some pink leather lying around somewhere. Would love to try it.
Kimberly FitzSimons
11.22.13
Love the leather pull. I would be careful where you leave the camera…you may end up with shots you weren’t expecting! ;)
amyrutter
11.23.13
The leather straps are very cute, and cookies are such a lovely welcome!
Cathy Cortes
11.23.13
So cute! What a great idea!
Sujatha
11.24.13
Very simple and elegant idea. Also love your glitter cake stand.
DELEITE DESIGN
11.24.13
an easy way to get a really big change
Anne-Marie
01.28.14
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 :)
Rikke
04.27.14
Fantastiske tips og herlig blogg:))
Anna K. Ash
06.20.14
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?
Ellen de Vries said:
I’d love to know too!
Linda said:
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 :)
Sugar & Cloth said:
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
Beatrice
06.24.15
lovely ideas
Melissa Yap
06.29.15
This is a great idea. Simple, interesting and most of all it looks so good!
I will try this, thank you!
FontsDownloadFree
07.28.15
Prepping for the in-laws just got a whole lot cooler with this simple DIY ikea dresser hack and clever guest room ideas.
Sandra Maria
02.22.16
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!
Joanna
07.18.17
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!
Sugar & Cloth said:
Thanks so much, Joanna! We made ours about 2.5 inches. Would love to hear how it turns out! :)