Ikea Hack: DIY Furniture You Can Paint - Remodelista
One of our favorite design hacks is painting furniture. To cover up the pine knots, pair paint with a primer and top it with two coats.)
Ikea’s Rast Nightstand is perennially on sale; $14.99.
The Fjellse Bed is one of three beds in untreated wood at Ikea.
I’ve had the same Ingo Table for five years and it’s seen a few different paint colors in its lifetime; $69.
TheIvar Chair in untreated pine is incredibly affordable, $25, but its screws need to be retightened every few months, I’ve found.
The Tarva 5-Drawer Chest in pine is one style we hacked with Farrow & Ball paint.
The modular Hejne Shelving Unit, shown here in two sections, is made of untreated solid pine (“or spruce,” as the site says); $70.97 for the two-section size.
The Knagglig Box is $9.99 for the large size.
The Moppe Mini Storage Chest is made in untreated birch; $16.99.
The Ivar Cabinet mounts to the wall and can be painted in an alternating color or for a monochrome look, the same color as the wall; $70.