DIY Drawer Art
Hello friends! How are you doing and how is your day? I got very good news that a new friend of mine will soon relocate from Paris to Berlin and so I’m very happy as I hope his move will result in us getting to see one another regularly! He is American like me so I am also curious to see how he settles in with learning all about German life & culture. Germany is the place to be more and more, so much is going on over here and the creative energy is amazing, contagious even… I’m so glad I moved here nearly 3 years ago because I really love it. It also makes me feel good when others move here to, it’s validating somehow. Do you feel that way about certain things, like your faith in something was worth it? That you felt something and followed your heart? I don’t want to rattle on and on so let me show you this DIY project that I made for you. I’ve been busy working but decided recently to create something for my wall since I wanted to add a little vignette of art to a lonely wall in my work studio. I thought I’d give you a step-by-step explanation as to how I did it because you may want to try something like it at home. I’m calling this Drawer Art. You’ll soon see why! :)
If you try this, please let me know – I’d love to see your project. It’s nice knowing when things inspire others and also encouraging because then I can show you more little ideas from my workshop. :)
(images: holly becker)
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May 16th, 2012 at 12:04am
great idea! how creative!
Tina @ Tinacious Me´s last [type] ..Dream Dress
May 16th, 2012 at 12:18am
So lovely, I made something similar a while ago with really small drawers, this inspires me to go big. Would love to visit Germany(my mother in law is German). Maybe some day.
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May 16th, 2012 at 12:20am
Thank you Angela and Tina!
May 16th, 2012 at 3:31am
Love it!!! I will give this a go.
May 16th, 2012 at 4:47am
Ooh, Holly! I love how you’ve transformed the mundane into something so pretty and simple. Bravo! Hmm, off to hunt down some old drawers and pretty wallpaper now. Oh, and where did you find your wallpaper? Was it a sample? I am intrigued. J x
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May 16th, 2012 at 5:23am
such a gorgeous idea – love this!!
May 16th, 2012 at 6:13am
Very Nice!!!!!
May 16th, 2012 at 6:43am
That’s a great drawer find. Flea-market? I Would also like more of those next to each other. Beautiful paper – really nice project!
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May 16th, 2012 at 6:56am
What a creative and an inexpensive way to add colour to a room. I am loving it.
May 16th, 2012 at 7:11am
I love this! Very sweet, Holly! Thank you for sharing your ideas with us.
Kate @ Songs Kate Sang´s last [type] ..A gentle and quiet spirit…
May 16th, 2012 at 9:28am
Jane – Hi! It was paper from an art store, quite thick like wallpaper but more for crafts.
May 16th, 2012 at 9:30am
Lebenslustiger – no from a table I had that I’m currently storing in my basement!
May 16th, 2012 at 9:43am
I love old drawers, and I have often thought of using them for books etc. (hanging on the wall), but this is very cute too.
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May 16th, 2012 at 9:50am
Ha, just did it! ;-) You can see it on my instagram!
xoxo Trine
May 16th, 2012 at 10:50am
oh so lovely!!!
I LOVEEEEEE it when you share your crafts with us!!! they are so special!!! thank you Holly for taking the time and effort! much love
Ishtar
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May 16th, 2012 at 10:50am
I love it! I really like the idea. I’ve made something similar quit drawers but never with wall paper like this. It really creates the right background for cards and suff. Thank you!! <3
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May 16th, 2012 at 10:51am
Have some drawers in my garage – been meaning to do this for months! You have just inspired me all over again. Thanks!
May 16th, 2012 at 12:04pm
Such a fun idea! It’s so exciting when someone comes and you feel like you have a new friend who really understands a side of you that most people cannot fathom. That is just icing on the cake of living out your own dreams!! I’m so excited for you!! Some of our favorite memories in Morocco were with our best friends (Americans) who convinced us to move in across the street. We tried to convince them to move to Denmark, but they said it was too cold for them. Such wimps! :-)
Traveling Mama´s last [type] ..a {million} little things
May 16th, 2012 at 1:33pm
Lovely idea – I’ve put it on my list of things to try once I’ve hit up the summer garage sales for drawers!
May 16th, 2012 at 2:16pm
Hi I am doing fine hope that you are fine to! Thanks for the tips! Have a great day!!
May 16th, 2012 at 3:22pm
Very cute Holly! I love it because it’s so easy to mix it up if you get board and it really completes a lonely space on a wall like you were saying.
Lindsey @ arkadian belle woods´s last [type] ..Words for Wednesday
May 16th, 2012 at 4:04pm
Very sweet. I find it hard to limit the number of pretties to display… of course you remind me that less is more.
Off to hunt down a draw!
(love Berlin, by the way, was there in the 80s as a child and again in 99 as an adult)
Helen´s last [type] ..Pretty
May 16th, 2012 at 5:02pm
I LOVE it! Such a great idea hunnie….can you guess what I will be doing now? That’s right…searching in my basement for extra drawers! :)
xo
Melis
May 16th, 2012 at 5:38pm
I love this idea! Your blog post looks great too -what font are you using?? I LOVE it!
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May 16th, 2012 at 8:15pm
Really nice job! as pretty and as simple as it is.
I think that instead of using favorite wallpaper you could paint the inside of this drawer into your most liked color, or even print a big photograph!
May 16th, 2012 at 9:12pm
This is such a lovely idea! So creative but simple! x
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May 16th, 2012 at 9:12pm
Thanks for the tutorial!!
May 16th, 2012 at 9:15pm
Yeah ! Very nice !!
Thank you !
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May 16th, 2012 at 9:36pm
I love this, and already have some vintage drawers just waiting to be turned into something wunderbar. Danke!
May 16th, 2012 at 11:41pm
Thank you for the tutorial! This is a nice idea. I wish I had more wall space. I got very inspired by this, though.
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May 17th, 2012 at 1:17am
Genius idea! And I’ve never noticed your signature before! Looks great!
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May 17th, 2012 at 1:28am
What a great idea! I love the paper you used for the background. :-) Thanks for sharing!
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May 17th, 2012 at 2:25am
That’s a great idea, good way to show unusual size art that you might not want to frame. Thanks!
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May 17th, 2012 at 2:50am
Holly! Love this idea so much, can’t wait to give it a try! A neighbor was throwing out an old dresser, I should go and see if it’s still there!
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May 17th, 2012 at 3:58am
I LOVE this idea! A good reason to buy an orphan drawer somewhere…..
Kristin Johnsen´s last [type] ..Stay In The Conversation
May 17th, 2012 at 9:45am
Great,paper art works looks so nice.I will try by myself
May 17th, 2012 at 10:50am
this is so cool! very creative!
May 17th, 2012 at 11:06am
Holly, creative as always, love your re-use ideas :)
Ive tried one with old doll house turned into little display case http://mesyme.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/diy-project-doll-house-on-wall.html
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May 17th, 2012 at 2:41pm
Great idea!!
May 17th, 2012 at 3:46pm
Ahh lovely! Yes – show us your cleverness as often as you like – i think we all know how much i love creative crafty projects! Xxx
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May 17th, 2012 at 5:27pm
I had to laugh when I saw what you used as a frame because I often come across discarded furniture placed outside houses on the pavements of London (and the most common item left behind happens to be drawers)! I’ve never even thought of up-cyling one to use as a vignette so I am so glad to have stumbled across this! I will definitely be giving it a go!
Meghan @ Wishful Thinking´s last [type] ..Making mornings bearable…
May 17th, 2012 at 7:02pm
Ohhh i like it so much!! It seems easy to do !! Thanks !
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May 17th, 2012 at 10:11pm
I love this idea! Thanks for sharing Holly :)
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May 17th, 2012 at 10:13pm
Hi, that is truly a great idea.I did something else with my old drawer.I made it into a little wall cabinet .I kept the old light green color and made two little planks in it .You now can display some little treasurs in it.To bad I can not send a picture with it to show you.
Thanks for your DIY and please.Keep on going.
Love, Carla
May 17th, 2012 at 11:17pm
What a great idea! I always seem to have a hard time finding decent looking drawer liners…instead of buying them next time I will just make myself!
May 18th, 2012 at 8:50am
Lovely ideea! I’ll give it a try this weekend.
Elena´s last [type] ..Pretty Lamp
May 18th, 2012 at 12:15pm
THIS IS AWESOME!
May 18th, 2012 at 5:03pm
Very creative! I’ve been seeing projects like this popping up all over the internet – it’s really growing on me!
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May 18th, 2012 at 7:23pm
I love this.
I have been desperate for a studio for some time as I work in a corner of my living room. I am moving soon and will have a room all of my own to work from. Can’t wait to try out some ideas like this one :-)
May 19th, 2012 at 12:44am
So nice that you all like the drawer. It was fun to do and super fast and easy. Now I want to paint some and group a few on a wall over a bed in the guest room I’m putting together. I wonder if some of you will try the drawer DIY too? If so, let me know and post a link so I can see your version. :)
May 19th, 2012 at 5:00am
Where do I find the story of how you ended up in Berlin in the first place?
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May 19th, 2012 at 10:06am
Thanx for the idea!!! It´s so cool!!!
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May 19th, 2012 at 1:22pm
Loved this DIY. Looks so lovely!
Would love to try, even for my room with some pictures from the family and some prints with my favorite motives.
Now, finding a drawer is not an easy task!
May 19th, 2012 at 2:13pm
A fun project. It reminds me a bit of the shadow boxes we made when I was in college in the early 70′s.
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May 19th, 2012 at 7:43pm
I love the idea.
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May 20th, 2012 at 2:23pm
Hello!
Got a few drawers in the house, haven’t found time jet to do something with them… Thanks for reminding me with this wonderful idea!
Have a fab day, ines
ines´s last [type] ..ColorSpritzer
May 20th, 2012 at 5:03pm
Wow! This is really cute and amazingly functional. I sure am going to try this one at home. I’m planning to give my drawer a vintage or classic rock or earth motif. I’m confused now. We’ll see, and probably post a finished product here. Thanks for the idea!
May 20th, 2012 at 5:10pm
Such a great idea! I love that you can use the edge as a mini-ledge. I know I need more places to store my washi tapes :)
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May 21st, 2012 at 1:45am
I love this! You’re so creative.
May 21st, 2012 at 9:46am
The ultimate bulletin board…so cute!
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September 9th, 2012 at 10:15pm
This is so cute… you have a brilliant idea. My daughter would surely love it!!
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