As one other weekend in lockdown comes round once more, there is no such thing as a higher time to get inventive with a few of your drained IKEA furnishings, however the place do you start?
Thankfully for us, Instagram is stuffed with ingenious IKEA hacks that can breathe new life into previous furnishings—so you possibly can spend your weekend doing one thing sustainable, inventive, and (perhaps even) enjoyable, relying in your DIY soundtrack.
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If you are in search of a super place to start out, we suggest taking inspiration from a Texas-based artist, @lizzmakesthings who determined to let her creativeness run wild and remodeled her IKEA drawers within the course of.
(Image credit score: Elizabeth Midock / @lizzmakesthings)
If anyone epitomizes spontaneous design and DIY, it’s Lizzy. The San Antonio-based artist shared her IKEA hack on her Instagram, and we truthfully simply want that IKEA would reproduce her design as a result of we wish it in each room in our home, other than the lavatory (perhaps).
However, although we won’t purchase this cabinet for ourselves, we will strive nonetheless our hand at creating one in every of our personal, as Lizzy shared:
‘My inventive course of is ever-changing, however I’ve realized that I create a few of my greatest work when I’m having enjoyable. Giving ourselves license to experiment and make errors lifts us from the strain of perfection and creates room to develop.’
(Image credit score: Elizabeth Midock/ @lizzmakesthings)
‘I painted this design utterly on a whim. I wished one thing putting however impartial sufficient to play a supporting function once I staged my paintings. I mixed these objectives with a little bit of painter’s tape and got here up with simply the correct match, however I definitely made errors within the course of.
About a 3rd of the way in which via, I noticed I ought to have achieved a coat of primer and debated beginning over. In my fervor, I hadn’t thought of that IKEA laminate was vastly completely different from my traditional paint floor. However, the venture was [created] on a whim for private use, so I made a decision I used to be there for a great time – not a very long time – and compensated with a number of coats of sealant.
(Image credit score: Elizabeth Midock / @lizzmakesthings)
So far, all the pieces is standing as much as the take a look at, however I’d encourage another DIY-ers to analysis one of the best ways to prep their paint surfaces first. After that, let free and do one thing spontaneous. The outcomes may simply shock you.’
Why not let this be the weekend you unleash your internal artist? As Lizzy shared, you may simply be shocked on the remaining end result.
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