Foil Dresser

Yep, foil - you read that right.  Not "foil leaf" or something fancy - just regular ole foil I keep in my kitchen.  Makes for an awesome dresser, right?!

I saw this idea over at DeJa Renew and knew it was for me! My son's dresser was a little on the small side so I moved it to my craft room - here it was before:

Obviously fine for a baby's room, but definitely needs some sprucing up if it's going to live in a fabulous craft room.  First cut a really long piece of foil from the roll and wadded it up - don't squeeze the ball too tight or it will be a beast to undo.

Undo the ball - now it will have those nice wrinkles.  Smooth it out flat.  Then spray the drawer fronts with glue.

Next press the foil sheet onto the drawer - be sure to press and press everywhere.

 I had overlap all around - I just cut in the crack and pulled off the excess.

 When I had all the foil attached, I painted over it all with Mod Podge so the foil would be more protected over time.  So far it's held up great for me - I'm not sure how it would do somewhere in daily use (like a kids' room) but for a craft room it's perfect.  Love the pizazz!!

 And I love that I redid a dresser with stuff I had around the house, so total cost was nothing (well, I did end up buying new handles, on clearance for $0.50 each - not quite what I was looking for but it was too good of deal.  It took me a week or two to realize one of the handles doesn't match the others - it must have been in the wrong bin - whoops!)