ikea hack...faux ostrich covered rast

You all know I love Ikea and diy, so this was inevitable... :)

You're going to love how super easy (PROMISE!) this Rast hack is.

If you've been following along with the One Room Challenge, the brainchild of

Linda @ Calling it Home, you know I'll be using two of these Ikea Rast chests as

nightstands in the makeover of my bedroom. If you'd like to see the progress before the

 big reveal next week you can check it out Week 1, Week 2, Week 3, Week 4, Week 5.
and the Bedroom Reveal 

Btw, the bedroom has a totally different vibe, I just styled up a little corner for you.  

My inspiration was this amazing piece owned by designer Ryan Korban.

Here's how it went down:

The popular Ikea Rast 3 drawer chest for $34.99,

1 yard Vinyl Ostrich (Color - Ice) from Fabric Empire $19.99  

3 Brass Pulls from Re-Store $1.50 each 

Measure and drill for your hardware. 

Cut 3 pieces of fabric the exact size of the drawer fronts.

I used Spray Adhesive to adhere the vinyl per manufacturer's instructions. I'd highly suggest

 doing it outside, it's strong! I found it easiest to roll the piece up and begin at one end.

Press down and smooth out as you unroll the vinyl. This is quick and easy, and forgiving

if you need to lift it up and re-work it. When I finished it had stretched about a 1/4 of an inch

 beyond the edge of the drawer, I placed the drawer on a cutting mat and removed the extra

 using an X-acto knife.

When I got to this point and put my drawers in you could clearly see the edges of the pine

 showing between the drawers. I carefully peeled back a bit of the vinyl and went back

 and painted the edge of the drawers the same color as the vinyl then re-secured the edges of

the vinyl with my hot glue gun. 

DON"T DO WHAT I DID!!!

*** You should paint the edge BEFORE spraying the adhesive and attaching the vinyl*** 

I taped off the edges and used Martha Stewart's Liquid Gilding in Brass ($3.50 with coupon at Michaels, 1 container will cover 2 chests) on all the edges and the base at the bottom in front.

 Since you'll be covering the top you only need to apply it about an inch around the edge. 

While the liquid gilding is drying I attached the hardware. I used an oversize needle as a guide

and pushed it through the drilled hole from the back to the front of the drawer. Using an X-acto

 knife I cut a small circle from the vinyl for the screw to go through.

I had a piece of glass cut for the top 23" x 11 1/2" ($15) and used the glass as a template for

the piece of vinyl for the top. I didn't secure the vinyl, just placed it under the glass. 

I added 1 1/4" casters to the bottom, it took about 10 minutes! The pine is soft and I was

 able to screw them on without drilling. The wood at the base of the chest is about 1/2" wide

 and the base of caster about an inch, I only secured one side, it's not visible and very sturdy.

The casters were $7 for four, and already gold.   

The total cost per chest is $75.00.

You could easily use any thrifted piece of furniture to keep the cost down,

I chose the Ikea Rast because I wanted a narrow piece and it is 11 1/2".

  

If you'd like to check out another REALLY SUPER EASY hack I did: 

 Ikea Hack Vittsjo Nesting Tables

If you're not familiar with the One Room Challenge stop by the links above,

where you can find 20 bloggers making over their rooms in 6 weeks!

Crazy talent, you're in for a treat!
My final Bedroom Reveal here.