Ikea Tarva Dresser Makeover with Fabric Lined Drawers
I’m excited the announce that I am returning this year as part of the BEHR DIY Expert program which means I will have plenty of motivation to experiment with BEHR paint to create some fun and colourful creations. You can meet the 2015 BEHR DIY Experts on BEHR’s Blog: Colorfully BEHR.
I picked up the Ikea Tarva dresser with 5 drawers awhile back as I wanted more storage in my office space. It is a fairly cheap piece of furniture but solid (pine) wood and very simple in design. I wanted to brighten up my space and knew this would be a great job for Behr paint to take care of.
I chose to go with two Behr colours from the Marquee line – Cameo White (MQ3-32) and Breezeway (MQ3-21). I used the Cameo White on the sides and top of the dresser and Breezeway on the front of the drawers.
Ikea Tarva Dresser Makeover with Fabric Lined Drawers
Materials:
Ikea Tarva Dresser
Behr Marquee Cameo White
Behr Marquee Breezeway
Paintbrush
Dresser Knobs
Modge Podge
Foam Brush
Fabric of your choice
Measuring Tape
Fabric Scissors
Directions:
Start by assembling your dresser.
I didn’t use a primer, and painted the Behr paint right onto the bare wood, requiring only two good coats.
The Tarva dresser comes with these kind of ugly drawer knobs so those definitely had to go. I don’t think even paint could have fixed them. I choose some gorgeous glass and gold drawer knobs that really complemented the paint and attached those.
Once assembled I felt it was quite pretty but needed a little something so I decided to line the drawers with some gorgeous fabric I found.
This is a super easy project, simply measure the inside of the drawers – the Tarva drawers are approx 10.5 x 13.5 inches. Then measure out and cut your fabric to fit. I used modge podge to coat the bottom of the drawers with a foam brush. Start lining the drawers with fabric by placing down one edge and carefully placing down the rest and smoothing it out as you go.
Once the fabric is smoothed out, go over the fabric again with more modge podge on the top of the fabric. This will help to really harden the fabric down onto the inside of the drawer.
Allow to completely dry before using.
Enjoy!
Isn’t it gorgeous? I am a little sad that my office is in the basement, I think this is a piece worthy of showing off!
I just love those knobs
This is really beautiful now. I love the fabric lined drawers, what a great idea especially with the extra modge podge to harden the fabric which makes it so much more durable.
i like how it goes well with your floors
Beautiful! It will be so handy for storage, and I really like the fabric lining in the drawers. I hadn’t thought to use fabric as drawer liners.
wow,you really dressed this piece up,i love it
I absolutely love Ikea! That furniture looks lovely.
Ikea was super busy with lots of back to school shopping – the desk area was crowded!
You are brave to go check it out at this time of year! lol
I love what you did with that dresser! What a great idea – you are now tempting me to go to Ikea 🙂
happily Ikea has a sale on right now!
That turned out really cute. I love it.
that’s a cool project!
I love the colors you picked! It turned out really gorgeous!
wow, that is so pretty and sheik! i bet it would cost hundreds at the furniture store. i love ikea because of the endless possibilities on how you can customize pieces to make your own.
wow you did an amazing job. i lovee the knobs. great share.
You turned a plain Ikea item into a very classy dresser! Nice work!
Great job! I love the way it came out!
Now this is super-cute. I love the drawers. Would be perfect for my guest room. Thanks so much for sharing.
I saw this on pinterest the other day and instantly fell in love! I adore the way you lined the drawers too! It completely takes it to the next level!
This came out beautifully! I love the lining especially that you picked.
This looks so nice. It is a great makeover. I will have to try this with a few pieces i have. The knobs are so pretty.
I love how great this turned out. I really like the knobs you chose. This would be perfect for my bathroom.
Aww that is the cutest dresser! I really like how you redid the drawers.
I love that you chose two complimentary colors for the dresser and the drawers. The bright floral print fabric is perfect!
What very transformation! I love the color and the crustal knobs!
You did an amazing job! I love the handles, and the fabric lining is a nice touch!
I love the transformation! This is the perfect piece for office storage and would be useful around my house.
Never been to an ikea before! I think the closest one is 20 mins away… I need to go check it out.
This looks wonderful! I would so want that in my house, you did an amazing job.
What a great transformation! I honestly never thought of doing something like this to furniture! What a great idea! It looks wonderful!
Wow, this looks amazing! I would have never guessed it wasn’t bought just like this.
It looked good as it was naturally. Your makeover made it look great!
Wow! What a transformation- I love those knobs and that paint color is so posh and chic. I like to give old furniture a new life and purpose, I think I will borrow your fabric lined drawers idea.
Very pretty transformation! I am so drawn to the pale and muted colors lately.
The dresser is FABULOUS Elizabeth!! Love the colors you picked as well as the cute fabric! Pinned!!
Thanks Christine! I’m just so sad it’s living in my basement office! 🙂