Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! Hi Wally, Oh dear! Sorry about that! Best of luck with it! Do you use oil based primer or water? Loved this post thank you so much for sharing your tips! Wondering if painting this would require a different method or whether I stick to your method above?
Hi Veronica, so pleased you found it helpful! So I had a look at that particular table and you might actually need to use a couple different methods on it! So only on those areas will my method should work for you! Hi Thanks for a fantastic post. Please, can you clarify if you lightly sand Ikea laminate before applying adhesives promotor or just spray the adhesive onto the furniture as it came from the shop floor?
Thanks so much for your time. Hi Oli, no, as I state at the start, you can not sand laminate. This is what the adhesive promotor does, create something for the paint to stick to. Hi Kimberly, handy tips! I like your style. The IKEA employee who helped me suggested using a primer and acrylic paint. Thanks :. Hi Maria, Thanks so much! I was wondering if a paint for plastic would work?
I have an extremely small area to paint, I got scorch marks from a candle on my furniture and just need to cover it. So what to do? Kate on February 1, at pm. Great idea! Meera on February 1, at pm. Claire on February 1, at pm. Daniel on February 1, at pm. Please release a book with all these tips in! Will on February 1, at pm.
This is genius! Thanks for sharing this nugget of DIY wisdom with us all! Camille on February 2, at am. How do you paint your pieces? Roller, brush, spray? Thanks for all the tips! Kimberly Duran on February 2, at am. Camille on February 2, at pm. Kimberly Duran on February 2, at pm. No problem — Best of luck with it!
Love on September 22, at am. Camille on September 22, at pm. Christina - Ladybug Home on February 2, at am. Pauline on February 2, at pm. Shelagh on February 2, at pm. Thank you — this is great information! Norma The House that Will on February 2, at pm. Andrea on February 5, at am. Lesley on February 5, at pm. Tom on February 7, at am. Julia Cuckoo4Design on February 10, at am.
Dionne on April 18, at pm. Kimberly Duran on April 19, at pm. Annette on April 19, at pm. This is a great! Advice Ikea Hacks Renovation. By Lydia Geisel. Photography by Rebecca Plumb. Not up for a DIY? Learn to love your inbox again. I read the privacy statement and accept all cookies. I agree to be contacted by email. This will give your Billy bookcase a new look using free wallpaper samples or leftover wallpaper from other projects.
Vinyl wrap, also known under the brand name of D-C-Fix, is a plastic-coated roll of paper with a sticky backing. These are available in a wide variety of patterns and involve peeling off the backing paper to reveal the sticky surface and then pressing this evenly across your furniture.
If you have painted wooden furniture before, then you will likely know that the first step in painting furniture is to prep the surfaces by sanding them.
This removes the sheen on furniture and creates a rough surface that the paint will better adhere to. However, the Billy bookcase is not made from solid wood and instead is finished in a laminate veneer. This is a surface that should not be sanded, so you can skip out this step. Before you do anything else, you should disassemble your Billy bookcase and lay out the parts on a drop cloth so that any accidental drips or spills will not damage your flooring.
You should paint each component of the bookcase separately to achieve the most professional finish. Otherwise, you can expect the paint to marble on the bookcase and result in an utter mess. Use a sealing primer to completely cover the laminate and create a new surface to paint on.
If you have primed your Billy bookcase, then you can use almost any paint you like to finish it with. Chalk paint is a popular choice, though be warned that chalk paint advises a primer is not needed- this is NOT the case on laminate veneer, and you will still need to prime to ensure your chalk paint sticks.
Remember as well that chalk paint will need to be sealed with a wax or varnish.
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