Drawer Front Hook Rack |Fleur-de-Lis

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Making a drawer front hook rack is a fairly easy project. There was no need to saw anything. Dismantling a dresser drawer is easily done with a rubber mallet. I saved the drawer pieces for other small crafty projects. These drawer fronts were left over from this Repurposed Dresser Bench.

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Broken Drawer Front

After salvaging the front of the drawers, all that I needed to do was to patch the holes where the handles were with drywall mud. Then I was ready to paint. Of course I used my favorite technique using my own version of diy chalky paint primer made with latex paint and plaster of paris. I make a paste with the POP and a little water, then simply pour in a little latex paint. This is by far my favorite way to paint because it’s inexpensive and the colors of paint are endless. My favorite cheap chip brush was used, making it a quick paint job, and easy clean up.

DIY Chalky Paint

The back of the drawer front was painted first. Small painter’s pyramids allow me to flip the drawer front over without waiting for the paint to dry.

Glaze tones down color

After the red paint dried, I used another chip brush to apply smoked glaze to tone down the color. You can see more glazing projects here. I seriously love using this glaze on so many projects.

Add FLeur De Lis coat hooks

Adding the fleur de lis hooks I got from D. Lawless Hardware was easy once I measured the area. I had to drill holes for the hooks, then used a screwdriver to secure them.