Two Ikea Hacks
February 07, 2012Everyone loves an Ikea Hack right?!! So I put one to the test. The Rast dresser makeover. One that has been roaming the internet for a while. I saw it in Little Green Notebook here and in the Little House Blog here. I needed two cute but cheap night tables for my guest bedroom. But mostly I just wanted to have a 'go' at being handy. So I went from this:
to this:
I was very happy with the result, although it wasn't as cheap as I had anticipated. I had to buy several paint brushes, the knobs, paint, primer, wood stain, and polyurethane to seal the wood stain in. Maybe I should have gone to the thrift store to see what kind of night tables they had there! But they look cute and they are sturdier than what I had expected. And I was proud to have made them myself.
The second Ikea hack was mine, all mine! This Agen kids' chair makeover was simple. I just spray painted it with primer first, and then added some white spray paint coats in white! Add a cushion and voila!!
Have you ever tried an Ikea hack? are you thinking about it? Tell me. If you are looking for other Ikea Hack ideas checkout this blog.
7 comments
You are getting so handy! Great ideas and execution. Both look awesome.
ReplyDeleteThanks Karen!! xx
Deletei love these- soo cool
ReplyDeleteThanks Amy!
Deletewhere's the cushion from? I love it!
ReplyDeleteWhat cushion is that?
ReplyDeleteI actually made it. I put a piece of tissue paper in the seat and traced its shape and then made the cushion from that.
DeleteYou make my day with your comments! Thank you!!