DIY Knobs For A Dresser

These DIY knobs came about when I was in a group of bloggers who did monthly furniture makeovers based on a theme. This particular month’s theme was animals. Since it was my first project in this group, I really wanted to go beyond my “normal” makeovers and try something different.

Then, as I was cleaning out our toy room, inspiration struck.

We have many tubs of animals in our toy room. I pick them up when I see them at yard sales because they are a favorite with the kids.

When I saw these three elephants, I knew they would be perfect for my project.

Since we have so many animals, I knew three would not be missed from the giant herd we have. 😉

For my project, I needed to use toy animals that were solid throughout. They could not be the rubber toys. These elephants were solid and would make perfect knobs for this sad-looking dresser.

Yes, knobs!

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Supplies Used To Make These DIY Knobs:

Solid Toy Elephants

Modern Masters Metallic Paint in Bronze

Miter Saw

Paint Brush

Drill 

Screws

To make the elephants into knobs, I had to cut them in half with a miter saw.

Then I painted them with Modern Masters metallic paint in Bronze.

They look so much better bronze!

You can really see all of their features.

I painted the dresser in “Moon Dew” from Country Chic Paint.

It is a little more bold than I usually do, but I wanted a strong color behind these amazing knobs.

I attached the elephants to the drawers by pre-drilling a smaller hole in the center of them and then as I held them where I wanted them, Hubby drilled the screws through them from the inside of the drawer. It was very easy.

I LOVE THEM!

Once again, I had a lot of fun shopping my home for some pieces to stage this dresser.

These DIY knobs were fun to make and I can’t wait to see what the next makeover challenge it!

If you don’t have toys to turn into knobs, I found some great options online:

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