IKEA Card File Drawers Hack. Recycled leather & wood shelf. A hanging leather shelving project has been on my to-do list for a while; to be honest, the biggest delay was just finding the right belts.
Has anyone else discovered that thrift-shop leather belts are often unreasonably overpriced? Regardless, a little patience yielded some great finds: one super long thick black belt and a couple dark brown well-worn beauties, all for less than $10, which makes the cost of this shelf less than $15. What I love most about this project is that it is extremely unfussy: a mix of belts looks great; the more worn the wood, the better; and the whole structure is very easy to size up or down, customize (painted shelves, new or colored leather, etc.) and adjust as needed.
The only difficulty is that it starts to get a bit heavy if you use thick wood as I did, so I recommend getting a helping hand for the installation, especially if you size the project up to a larger shelving unit. Happy crafting! (P.S. Read the full how-to after the jump . . . Materials. Mailbox.
Leather Cabinet Pulls. Leather Pulls, reinterpreted. Photo: rikkianne van kirk Our post on artist Holton Rower‘s gorgeous d-i-y leather cabinet pulls has been one of our most popular in recent months, and continues to make its way around the internet.
But until yesterday, we hadn’t seen someone take the idea and make it their own. Rikkianne Van Kirk’s post on Re-Nest gives a step-by-step of the drawer pulls she made for an old desk, using an old leather belt that she cut into strips…the perfect material: strong, good-looking and recycled… We LOVE to see ideas reverberating and taking new forms. DIY Storage Cubby. So, I have had a giant empty space above my refrigerator that has been haunting me since we moved in. Why on earth the cabinets do not continue over the refrigerator is beyond me. Leather Strap Drawers. Rast Published on February 4th, 2012 | by Jules IKEAHacker Materials: Rast, paint, stain, leather belt*, hammer and nail, drill, scissors.
Shutter Wood Embellished Dresser. Woodworking is possibly my all-time favorite craft, and seeing new inventive techniques and creative re-uses only reinforces my love for the material.
Matt has taken a simple, old chest of drawers, some shutters and an old belt and turned them into a really rad piece of furniture. The dark and light woods, leather and crisp white paint work wonderfully together, and the herringbone pattern is just amazing and apparently quite simple to make. Using the shutter slats for the pattern, so that he already had consistently sized pieces, was also totally brilliant — gotta remember that one for the future. Pottery Barn Wannabe Dresser Reveal. I answered an ad on my local Freecycle website and agreed to pick up a dresser and nightstand "sight unseen".
Imagine how thrilled MyLove was when I begged and pleaded persuaded him to drive 20 miles across town to meet with a stranger to pick it up. #notthrilledatall. Pottery Barn For Kids DIY Dresser. Hey friends!
I am SO excited to share my latest build! DIY Pottery Barn Inspired Benchwright Coffee Table. DIY Restoration Hardware Nightstand. Hey guys!
I’m so excited to share my latest building project with you! I was stalking Restoration Hardware’s Baby and Kid site when I came across their Kenwood Nightstand. Cheap, chic and modular. As I mentioned before, this piece is very customizable and you need to design it for your desired space.
Find the place were you envision it, and measure the total width and height of it. Leave about 10 inches for spacing from each side because you need to add the thickness of the material to the total width. Now, it's up to you to decide how many modules you wish to have per row. For example: If my wall is 6 ft W and I want to have 3 modules maximum per row, I will divide 6ft by 5 = 14.4 inches.
The total size of each module will be 14,4 inch x 14,4 inch Note: Remember that the internal size of the module decreases depending on the thickness of the material you choose. Brainstorming A Bar Cabinet. Industrial Shelving Unit. The other side of the living room needed something large. A statement piece I think real designers would call it. White + Wood Chest. It’s a habit that can never be broken, and that is my constant need to visit to thrift stores in search of cool pieces.
Four out of five times I walk away empty handed after seeing a lot of junk, but last week was a gold mine at my local St. Vincent de Paul. On the floor were no less than five pieces I would have loved to buy, including a beautiful French buffet plus a few fab armoires. Industrial Appliance Cart. YES!
I’m finally back in the land of the living, also known as those with a reliable internet connection. Union Jack Dresser. Union Jack Trunk. Wardrobe on tension. Stenciled Wood Sideboard. You guys, I am so excited to share how my doors turned out.