Pinterest DIY IKEA DRESSER with a Modern Look

6 drawer dresser // 3 drawer dresser // hardware // olive tree // knot door stopper

DIY Ikea Dresser

It’s been quite a few years since I’ve gotten these ikea dressers. They were white, simple, had clean lines, not too tall, and the more modern look I was going for...and not to mention they were extremely inexpensive! My sister-in-law found a DIY on Pinterest to add hardware to ikea furniture which gave them a more custom and modern look ... and you know I’m no DIYer… but, this seemed easy enough for Bryce and I to try.

We started with two Ikea Malm dressers pushed together (one 3 drawer and one 6 drawer)! We actually had the dressers on 2 separate walls in our rental but when we bought this house, the only space for dressers was on one wall so pushing the two together worked out perfectly and basically added drawers (it actually just looks like one dresser now... you would never know it is two pushed together unless you looked closely)! We found the hardware on Amazon (linked above) and added it ourselves! It really did change the entire look of these dressers. Something comparable is easily hundreds/ if not.. thousands more than these dressers.

Below I am going to try and explain how we added the hardware as well as I can:

1. We cut a piece of cardboard the exact size of one of the drawers.

2. We then measured exact center on the cardboard drawer and from there we could mark exactly where each hole for the hardware should go. Marked those two spots with a pencil and then punched those spots through the cardboard.

3. Then we put the cardboard over each drawer and marked through the holes with a pencil onto the actual drawer.

4. After we measured each drawer one more time to make sure no errors were made on where we marked, we took a drill and drilled each pencil mark to make the two holes on each drawer.

5. Then add the hardware and you’re done! It was pretty easy to do!

The most time consuming part is measuring but this Ikea hack didn’t take as long as I thought and the drawer pulls are even, one of my worries was that they could be off center or crooked! These dressers have been so great for us! The durability has been good, especially with having 3 kids in the house. I’m just glad they were already white paint and we didn’t have to do a paint job!! Cuz.. ya know… painting isn’t for me. I do think these would be so cute in different colors too!! I also don’t think I would be able to find a dresser that fits THIS perfectly in our bedroom… so for now they’re here to stay!! They still have the 6 drawer in stock but not the 3 drawer. I did link both just in case though!!