IKEA is a DIYers dream. There are so many IKEA hacks out there, from adding peel and stick wallpaper to creative assembly to fit your needs. But one thing’s clear: We love adding our own personality to IKEA furniture. One way to do that is with a splash of paint.
If you’re an avid IKEA shopper, you know IKEA sells untreated furniture you can paint and make your own. It even supplies paint, brushes and sample designs!
For this project, we’re focusing on treated laminate furniture. Laminate furniture comes with a shiny, non-absorbent surface. While great for cleaning up spills, it’s not so great for painting a different color unless you add primer and the right kind of paint. Read on to learn how it’s done, and in only five steps!
One thing before we start
Leave the furniture unassembled. It’s easier to paint individual IKEA furniture pieces, then put it together after it’s dry.
If it’s an already assembled piece of furniture, that’s OK, too. Just follow the steps for the parts you wish to paint, taking off shelves and unscrew doors if you can. No need to take it apart completely.
Pro tip: Do NOT open IKEA boxes with a box cutter. You might stab your furniture!
I used to just tear them apart like a wildebeest. Then recently I tried a putty knife, and it works like magic. Push the pointed end under the flap from beginning to end and watch it pop open. Amazing.
Now you’ve got the pieces out of the box. Here we go.
Article source here: How to Paint IKEA Furniture
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