Hey babes!
Ever since I moved into my apartment, I’ve been dying to take on some furniture DIYs. There are so many ways to turn plain furniture into gorgeous, one-of-a-kind pieces.
For instance, lately I’ve been seeing a lot of people take Ikea furniture and turn it into something amazing.
Some examples?
This white Ikea dresser gets a chic update with {O’verlays}, an easy way to add patterns to plain furniture:
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And this one blows my mind. Take an {ikea vittsjo shelf} and turn it into a gorgeous gold masterpiece with a little spray paint.
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I also love the idea of taking the {hemnes bookshelf} and adding wallpaper to the back wall. How chic is this?
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Sometimes my favorite pieces of furniture are the pieces that were once old… and made into new. Take a look at this ancient wooden dresser that’s transformed with a fresh coat of peacock blue paint:
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Simply gorgeous, right?
You can bet that I’ll be scouring the local thrift shops this weekend for some furniture in need of a good makeover!
What are your plans for the weekend?
Love, Cait
love the dresser
These are so great!!! We are building our first house and I've been frantically pinning ideas for a home office. Love these looks!
xo, Jenna
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love love love. omg love.
I have a metal end table in my living room that I rescued from the curb, sanded it, and spray painted it. My bf bought me a glass top and its PERFECT now! A coat of paint can do wonders…and save you lots of money!
-AJ
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Wow, great pictures! All of those pieces turned out great, and very glam~
=)
Brooke
The bookshelfs are my favorite! Can't wait to see what you do.
all the ikea transformations are stunning, especially since i have some of the boring pieces in my own home! — my best friend kelly does a ton of furniture revamping http://www.helloboudreau.blogspot.com — totally inspiring!
good luck!
xoxo
I love your sense of style.
I loved using the Overlays, I cannot wait to see what you do. I have a white ikea desk and I sprayed the legs gold. I have been meaning to post it, but I haven't yet. I need to!
I love your finds. There is an entire website for Ikea re-dos. I know that in early summer I will be making an ikea trip so I will just have to wait until then to make my apartment perfect.
Wow, gorgeous transformations! That vittsjo shelf looks so beautiful!
Such talent. Love it. That dresser in the first picture went from boring to wow!!
These are absolutely perfect! Definitely my inspiration when I begin to design my own apartment 🙂
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This is one of those things I am realllllly looking forward to in a new place! I cant wait to see what you find and what you do with it! Do you follow Kelly @ HelloBoudreau? She is amazing at this!
I love those shelves with wallpaper!
When we move I was planning on doing the wallpaper to the back of a bookshelf. Love that look and how easy it is.
After finishing my dresser and night stand re-do I think I may be obsessed with re-doing furniture!! Someone may have to stop me from doing a ton more!!
Love these ideas- especially the bookshelf with the wallpaper on the back wall- so fun! I'll have to remember them for next year in my apartment!
I love what you did to your furniture! It is such an inspiration for re-doing old or even new furniture. I am in the process of moving to a new city and I am so lost in figuring out what I want to do for my house! But I loved all your pieces, they look too cute!
such great inspiration! i bought the ikea hemnes bookshelves – love the wallpaper idea!!
xox
This is gorgeous. I love these inspirations. Where do you find this stuff?
You have an eye for designs. Do you have some design ideas on office furniture too? If so, you might want to share some DIY project as well. Thanks
I've been dying to re-do a Vittsjo shelving system in gold, like you showed!
Thanks so much for sharing your honest reviews! Some of those items I didn't even know were from Ikea! I just wish there was one closer to me!! I know I'd be there more often! Have a wonderful weekend! cuddly home…