How To Revamp Small Wooden Drawers With Velvet

Giving An IKEA Small Wooden Drawers A Modern Look With Velvet

IKEA have been selling their small wooden drawers for many years in various forms. I have had bought a few myself over the years.

There’s one full of shoe cleaning equipment and spare football boot studs in the downstairs closet. One in the DIY cupboard full of nails and screws and a beautifully map decorated one in the hallway for stamps and other postage related paraphernalia.

These particular small wooden drawers I revamped with velvet have been in the playroom undecorated for years. I used to use them to store all the odd pieces of Lego, bouncy balls and bits of toys

The drawers are handy for storing those tiny random bits of plastic you don’t know where they’re from but you know someone will be looking for them one day!

The great thing about the IKEA small wooden drawers is that they are designed to be stained, stamped, painted or decoupaged. They are perfect for crafting into your own unique piece.

Revamped, with velvet my small drawers have been promoted from a kids playroom into a living room with a small desk area. They are now full of office things like clips, pins, tacks and other small stationary “bits and bobs”

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What You Need To Revamp Small Wooden Drawers

• Wooden drawers – These particular drawers were from IKEA originally, but have since been discontinued. Don’t worry though, you can still get similar small wooden drawers from IKEA called Moppe. They are a different shape but can be revamped in exactly the same way. Lots of craft shops sell similar plain unfinished small wooden drawers ready to be revamped.
• Velvet – I had some velvet material left over from my curtains (Harlequin Amazilia velvet). You can often buy small off-cuts of velvet on eBay. As you only need small pieces, velvet fabric swatches would be good to use too. Pick these up from interior shops or order free swatches online.
• Gorilla Super Glue Precise Gel
• Small white tags for the labels
• Windsor and Newton inks
• Small jewelry cabinet knobs
• Spray paint
• Dark wood wax
• Rotary cutter and mat

How to revamp drawers with velvet

1. The first thing to do is to spray paint the drawers. Use a colour that matches the velvet that you will use. I sprayed my drawers orange. I also applied a coat of dark wood wax to the outside of the chest.

2. Using a ruler measure the center point of each drawer front and mark it with a ruler. Then drill a hole in this spot large enough for the knob screw. But don’t put the knobs on yet.

3. Next, carefully measure the face of a wooden drawer. Then using a rotary cutter and mat, cut the velvet fabric to this measurement.

4. Next, with the precise super glue apply a small strip of glue around the edge of the drawer front. Then stick the cut velvet to the drawer front.

5. Once the glue has dried, which will only take a couple of minutes. Pierce a hole in the center of the velvet where the drilled holes are. Then screw in the small knobs. Trim any loose threads with scissors.

6. Finally, once all the drawer fronts were covered in velvet, I made some labels. I used small white tags and painted them with watercoloured inks. I used inks of different shades to create an ombre effect similar to the velvet.

The velvet small wooden drawers go really well with the decor in my living room. Especially as they match the curtains. The labels are handy too reminding me what is in each little drawer.

If you liked this post you might want to check out these other velvet and small wooden drawer posts.

• Upcycled Planters With Velvet
• Velvet DIY Floor Pouf
• Best Moppe Hack

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