Ikea Alex Makeup Storage Drawers Design Hack

If you are a beauty enthusiast with a big collection of products, the Ikea Alex drawers are tough to beat for their functionality and storage capabilities.

However, every time I filmed, the gaps in the drawer front bothered me. I wanted my Alex drawers to look more like a nice piece of furniture vs. a storage drawer.

For this Ikea hack, you’ll only need a sharp box cutter. I used a $5 package cutter to transform these Alex drawers.

Everything you’ll need for the Ikea Alex Revamp:

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- wood filler + spatula - sand paper - acrylic drawer pulls/handles - furniture legs - handheld drill - paint primer - paint - paint detail brush and roller set

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Line your stick up with the drawer front so that it’s covering the gap in the front of the drawer. Clamp the basswood stick in place.

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Then with a pencil, draw a 90 degree angle from the top corners of the drawer, going in and down towards the center of the drawer front. Repeat for bottom piece.

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On thick cardboard or cutting board, start tracing over the pencil lines we just drew with your box cutter. Basswood cuts fairly easily.

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