Here's how I did this chest - more photos in yesterday's post.
1. The naked unit came with simple wooden knobs that I removed, using a hammer, craft blade, and pliers.
2. The unit was sanded very lightly, and stained with Peeled Paint Distress Stain. Note I did not stain every inch of the unit - some parts will be covered with patterned paper, so I opted not to waste time nor stain on those areas; I stained the edges only on the sides, back and top. I utilized a paintbrush to get into the nooks and crannies underneath and on top.
3. I allowed the unit to dry 24 hours. Not sure if you need to wait that long, but it was when I had time to get back to it. Next, I cut October Afternoon Sidewalks 8x8 paper to fit the drawer fronts, the unit sides, back and top. The edges were lightly inked with Distress ink in Walnut Stain.
4. The drawers are 2" in height, so I used 2" wide Scor-Tape along the back of all cut and inked papers.
5. Peeled off the backing of the Scor-Tape and adhered to each drawer. Note the pearl headpin in the drawer - this view is looking down on top of the drawer back and inside the drawer - I used the pin to poke through the patterned paper on the drawer front to mark a visual center placement for the curio knob.
6. The screws that accompany the idea-ology curio knobs are too short - these knobs are meant for journal covers, not 'real' hardware...if I make another one I will visit Home Depot or Lowes and use real knobs so they can be screwed into place. I was tempted to run the drawers over to my handyman, Bob, and have him drill a hole on the inside of the drawer to sink the screw. Or one could source screws that are a bit longer. Ultimately I decided to adhere the curio knobs in place (discarding the screws) using an industrial adhesive - E-6000. I can always go back in insert longer screws if needed.
Note: I applied the adhesive to each knob and waited about two minutes, then applied a knob firmly to a drawer and repeated for the five drawers. Better results using this method - detailed verbaige regarding this is in the product listing in this link.
I allowed the E-6000 to dry 24 hours then inserted the drawers - such a fun project! Thanks for stopping by today! 
