We were kinda bored with our IKEA Malm dresser (and I kept breaking my nails opening the drawers!) but getting a new one wasn’t in the budget. We needed a quick and afforable way to update it and brighten it up (the solid black block look wasn’t doing it for me), so enter these super easy suede/leather drawer pulls! They cost us a total of a little over $20 to make, and I just love how they turned out. It’s been over a year now and I’m happy to report they’ve held up beautifully!
You’ll Need:
MALM dresser, or any piece of furniture with drawer fronts that aren’t inset. If yours are, simply skip the wrapping around and neatly cut the suede.
Craft Suede Strip, 1.5″ x 42″ This is what we used and it was the perfect amount for 4 pulls with some extra. You could also use leather or vegan leather instead!
Gold Finishing Nails You can find these at the hardware store. I think ours came in a picture hanging kit.
I love this dresser! The drawers are so deep. And what a cool way to stack your jeans- like a file cabinet! I know you say you don’t love the bureau, it pairs nicely with the bed, and the new drawer pulls let it blend with all of the softness in your room.
Your sense of color, style and texture is impeccable, not surprising. I love that your artistic side,(and Arno’s diy saavy), has created such a lovely and happy space. ❤️
Thank you for such a lovely comment!! <3 And yes, I agree the drawer pulls really help soften the look; I was actually pleasantly surprised at what a difference they made. I learned that way of folding from Marie Kondo's book "The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up", it's so nice to be able to see everything you have and take a pair out without disturbing a whole stack!
Hi Nayla,
I love the small makeup area to the right. Could you share any of the products specifically the desk? My daughter would love a small area to do her makeup at like yours.
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I love this dresser! The drawers are so deep. And what a cool way to stack your jeans- like a file cabinet! I know you say you don’t love the bureau, it pairs nicely with the bed, and the new drawer pulls let it blend with all of the softness in your room.
Your sense of color, style and texture is impeccable, not surprising. I love that your artistic side,(and Arno’s diy saavy), has created such a lovely and happy space. ❤️
Thank you for such a lovely comment!! <3 And yes, I agree the drawer pulls really help soften the look; I was actually pleasantly surprised at what a difference they made. I learned that way of folding from Marie Kondo's book "The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up", it's so nice to be able to see everything you have and take a pair out without disturbing a whole stack!
My boyfriend has this dresser and I’d really like to do this exact glow-up since we’ll be moving in together!
Where did you get the glass white top on top? I love it and would want to implement as well!
Thanks for SUCH great inspiration!
Thanks Melissa! I’m so glad you found this inspiring! The glass top is actually from Ikea as well, it’s this one
I’d love to see a photo of your take on this DIY too!
Hi Nayla,
I love the small makeup area to the right. Could you share any of the products specifically the desk? My daughter would love a small area to do her makeup at like yours.
It’s actually an IKEA Alex shelf cut in half! I used these brackets for it!
Can you please provide detail about the other products(from where you purchased it) in this picture like chair, dresser and wall decoration
Hi Harpreet!
The dresser is this one from IKEA https://www.ikea.com/ca/en/p/malm-4-drawer-chest-black-brown-70473152/
The chair is actually from Homesense Canada (which is Homegoods in the US) and the decor is either from Homesense or thrift stores. Hope that helps!
I would love to know where you got the white mounted drawer/desk/vanity!!!
It’s actually an IKEA Ekby Alex shelf that my husband cut in half (the dresser hides the cut edge)!
Shelf: https://www.ikea.com/ca/en/p/ekby-alex-shelf-with-drawers-white-20192828/
Brackets: https://www.ikea.com/ca/en/p/sandshult-bracket-aspen-60399902/