You'll need the following supplies:
- Drawer(s) you want to upcycle
- Contact paper of your choice
- Regular paper/butcher
- paper
- pencil
- sissors
- Ruler
- Electrical Tape
- Razor blade
Upcycle Storage Containers
9 Materials
$2
25 Minutes
Easy
I have these 3 drawer storage containers several places in our home. Sometimes I like that I can see what's in the drawer, and other times I do not. I came up with an easy and inexpensive way to upcycle the drawers - hiding what's inside and giving it a face lift at the same time.
I used butcher paper to trace the front of my drawer to make a pattern.
I measured the top down to the handle, and it was about 2 1/2". The indent portion of the bottom half of the drawer would take more contact paper than the upper portion. I needed to cut my pattern in 1/2 to accommodate this.
I cut my pattern out.
I then traced my pattern onto the back of the contact paper and cut the contact paper.
I pulled off the backing and put both 1/2 on the front of the drawer.
I used the white electrical tape to cover the lines of the two sections. I trimmed off the extra contact paper using a razor blade/Xacto knife.
Here it is all finished, and I love the way it turned out!
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Ellen Loveon Nov 25, 2018I have done something similar. I placed the paper on the inside of the drawer, to protect from grandkid smudges. I used some cool scrapbook paper.
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Chas' Crazy Creationson Nov 25, 2018Thanks for sharing
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Elizabethon Mar 16, 2019I love it!
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Awesome idea! Wonder if fabric will work?
Liquid starch does work better just FYI 😊
I haven’t used contact paper for decades. Is it still as hard to work with? I have several plastic drawers and would love to try this. Great idea.
I think it's much easier to work with now. I don't have an opinion on dampening it simply because I've never tried it. To me today's contact paper has more "give". Seems to have more of a slight stretch, so more vinyl than paper. You'll be pleased if you're comparing to the old product 😊 (by the way I am not paid by or associated with contact paper LOL)
Do you wrap the sides and back also or just the drawer faces?
You can do it all if you like, I just did the front. Probably depends on where you are keeping it and what people will see.