Materials: 2 Fira mini chests, 12 knobs, paint, glue, wallpaper, pencil, ruler, scissors, drill and paintbrush
Description: I started out with two Fira mini chests. One plain and one had a makeover some years ago with blue paint and white plastic knobs. Now I wanted to make them fit together with identical makeovers.
I started with white painting both chests. (not the drawers) and removing the white plastic knobs from the blue chest.
Then I used the ruler and pencil to draw lines across each drawer in a cross, then it was easy to know where to drill the holes.
Holes were made, I had to redo the ones of the blue drawers as well because the screws of the new knobs were a bit bigger.
The knobs are simple wooden knobs also from IKEA. I painted them with gold paint.
Then I layed out the wallpaper (it is vintage) and placed all 12 drawers on it, and circled each drawer with pencil.
I was careful to put matching numbers from 1 to 12 on each wallpaper square and each matching drawer to make the puzzle easier.
Then I used a small brush to put glue on each drawer and pressed the wallpaper on, so I had to wait for it to dry.
Finally I attached the knobs. Be careful when pushing though the wallpaper so it doesn't rip.
And then I just had to replace the drawers. Quite happy with the result :)
See more of the double Fira makeover.
~ Mie (Theresa Marie Sperre), Bergen, Norway
This is very nice, great for jewelry storage.
ReplyDeleteThank you, and that is exactly what I use them for, Jewlery and make up :)
DeleteIt's so pretty! I want it!
ReplyDeleteThis is too cute, it never occurred to me to turn the drawers around and add knobs, I'll have to give this a try :)
ReplyDeleteIt's a shame they don't sell the MOPPE/FIRA cubbies in the US anymore. I just discovered them a few months ago and regret that I missed them by a year!
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