Chest of drawers

Instagram is packed with DIY hacks that can be used when upcycling furniture. Using IKEA armrest RODEBY to create ridges on the front of the drawer is one of those mind blowing hacks.
That's what I did on the top drawer of this chest. The process required cutting the armrest to the right shape (I used my magic Japanese cut saw), attaching it to the fronts (Titebond III Ultimate Wood Glue) and sanding the edges so they were perfectly aligned and are not sharp. Then I follow up with priming and painting.

Another interesting bit on this piece: I like contrasting elements. That is why the ridges on the top drawers are horizontal but the lines on the bottom drawers are vertical. To paint this piece I used to colors from Fusion Mineral Paint (I like "block" painting - combining contrasting colors): Everett and Champlain. To add the vertical stripes I used Pearl - I like the effect of the stripes which are reappearing and disappearing depending on the light.