We think this might be Lone Fox's best IKEA hack yet – see how he transforms a bland bench into a beautiful transitional piece

It's official: furniture skirts are in. And what better way to incorporate this 2025 trend into your home than with a surprisingly easy DIY, courtesy of luxury IKEA hack guru, Drew Michael Scott?

The designer recently shared his rendition of the interior design trend to his Lone Fox Instagram page, using a staple gun and some IKEA drapes to totally transform a basic IKEA ottoman. The result is a gorgeous statement piece that would look fantastic at the foot of a bed, giving us some major bedroom ideas.

'Today I stopped by IKEA to pick up this set of curtains, along with this bench, we are turning it into a skirted little upholstered bench,' he states at the top of the clip. Want to recreate the look for yourself? We have broken down his instructions step by step below.

1. Remove the bench's buttons

First off, remove any buttons from your bench (Drew uses the IKEA Dalholen bench), as you will be reupholstering it with new fabric. 'You’re just going to cut the string on the backside and pull those out on the front, it’s actually satisfying how they all kind of pop out,' Drew explains in the video.

2. Cut and staple fabric

Next, Drew instructs us to cut the curtains (Drew uses IKEA HÄGGVECKMAL curtains) to fit the top of the bench. This piece will be stapled on top of the bench, so make sure to size your piece slightly larger than the bench itself (extra fabric can always be folded over).

'We are going to be cutting a piece of fabric to recover the top in, so I cut out a piece from one of the panels. You’re going to save the second panel for the skirt section,' he explains. 'I stapled down one side of the fabric, pulled it tight to the opposite side, and just made sure it was nice and tight, then stapled that down. You can also use the lines of the plaid as a guide for stapling. On the corners, I tucked that in, stapled on the underside, and cut off the extra fabric.'

3. Reattach buttons

Once you have stapled your fabric, you can go ahead and reattach buttons to the bench so that it stays in place.

'In order to reattach the buttons I got some embroidery floss and looped it through the button,' Drew states. 'I slipped a needle and just sewed it right through where the original button was added and stapled it the exact same way that they stapled on the original cord. It really tightens up any loose fabric on the front and just makes it look professionally upholstered in the end.'

4. Cut skirt fabric

Moving onto the skirt, the cutting and stapling process is much the same as the top panel.

'I laid out my second curtain panel and I laid down the legs from the bench and I just cut the fabric the same length as the legs,' Drew explains. 'I made sure to cut on either side of the fabric so I have a hem on the top and bottom so I don’t have to sew that.'

5. Gather skirt fabric and staple

Finally, to give the material a skirted look, use a needle and thread to gather the fabric before stapling it to the perimeter of the bench.

'On the cut edge, I went ahead and gathered the fabric using some embroidery floss and just a needle,' says Drew. 'That allowed me to place the gathered fabric on the bench and kind of place it out before I stapled it. Each of the cut panels that we created will cover a long edge and a short edge of the bench.'

Drew's IKEA hacks are always ingenious, and what we love about them is they take simple pieces of furniture and elevate them, usually on a budget. What he creates are pieces filled with character despite being really easy and affordable. If you want to bring the skirted furniture trend into your home but don't want to spend lots on a new piece, this would be the perfect weekend DIY project.