Design-It-Yourself: Chest of drawers... Again

I did a Design-It-Yourself: Chest of drawers almost a year ago but when I came across this little number I thought it was too pretty not to share. Plus, who doesn't have an old piece of furniture looking for a facelift? If you don't, pick one up at a flea market! This idea can be applied to any piece of furniture really.

This comes to us via Swedish newspaper UNT. As you can see they chose a very colorful and striking wallpaper - and you can too! This is your chance to use that wallpaper that you love but aren't ready to use in an entire room. Go with favorite colors and shapes, play with shades and even mix several colors. A feature I really liked about this example was the luxurious detail of giving the inside of the drawers their very own dramatic tone.

For this project you will need:
- sandpaper, tape measure, pencil, scissors, screwdriver
- putty/caulking
- primer, paint of choice and lacquer
- wallpaper paste and wallpaper of choice
- something to protect the floor
- a chest of drawers, of course

Here's how to do it:
Remove all fittings from the chest of drawers and roughen the surfaces to be painted with sandpaper to enable to paint to stick. Fill any imperfections or damage with putty. Once it has dried, sand it again for a smooth surface. Prime all surfaces to be painted not forgetting the insides of the drawers. Once dry, paint the sides of the chest as the rest will be papered. Then the insides of the drawers: choose a happy color, something matching yet contrasting the paper to create a bit of intrigue. Once the paint has dried apply a second coat.

Time to wallpaper: measure and mark with a pencil the pieces required to cover the drawers and sides of the bureau cutting them two or three millimeters smaller than the actual sizes to give it a stylish edge. Also keep in mind the pattern of the wallpaper, that any shapes are lined up on the drawers. Cut out the pieces of wallpaper, and brush the paste on the front of each drawer, one at a time.

Once all the drawers are papered lacquer them two to three times to protect the paper and finish off the look. And voila! A new set of drawers.

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