I love the blank slate presented by Ikea's Lack table — one simple design, endless possibilities. And I particularly love this creative hack from blogger Naomi Stein of Design Manifest, which reminded me of my childhood love for origami.
That's right — origami. Naomi took paper — specifically, some grasscloth wallpaper left over from another project — and used it to cover her Lack table and completely change its look. She wasn't super happy with the way the corner seams turned out, so she took smaller pieces of grasscloth and made folded pieces to cover the corners. For a finishing touch, she painted everything a pale pink.
See more pictures of the process and find the full instructions at Design Manifest.
(Images: Design Manifest)
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That's an interesting idea. I'm not sure I like the origami seams so much. And I actually now and wondering what the grasscloth facing out would have looked like.
I will say that as much as Lack gets Flack (heh) they are incredibly versatile and well sized tables that lend themselves nicely for re-dos.
I like the Origami Effect, but actual origami means no cutting and no gluing of the paper. (I know the designer did not say it was origami and I realize the AT post says "reminds" her of origami)
oh, okay...I think I'd like the grasscloth as it was.
@Lyonstill - You mean unused and rolled up in storage? :)
It looks like a LACK table covered in paper. Yep, that's pretty much what it is.
To be honest I think it looked better before - more 'honest'. However I admire people who think of and try new things and wish I was more like that myself.
It's...a little lacking.
Badum ching.
Haha
Before was better.
I think it would look a lot better if the grasscloth was applied as if it was going on a wall---as with wallpaper paste. I have hung grasscloth on walls and it gets a lot softer and easier to crease after soaking up moisture from the paste.
This application looks as if it was only glued on the very edges of the paper, not over the entire surface. I do like the thought behind it, though. I love grasscloth!
FROMAGE: Unpainted.
While I applaud the effort, this one is a miss for me. Lacks are a "Parson's table" variation, and as such really demand sharp, clean lines. The application of the paper undermines that. I think it would have looked better decoupaged with actual (thin) origami paper, since the thinner paper would have retained the edges.
However, if the owner is happy, that's what matters.
lol @ Jess13!
Knick Knack Wrapa Lack . . .guess I don't need to look at the 'how to'. And this was also painted?! Looks just grey to me.
why would they cover it in paper and then paint it ? why not just paint it pink if you wanted it pink? to be honest, not mean, just honest, it kind of makes it look cheap.... which is something to say about an ikea piece.
Um. I don't get it. Why paint the beautiful paper after you've applied it? Why not use a paper that had the color you wanted to begin with?
And the corners make it look like it have been covered with paper.
I think I'll pass on this idea.
Thanks though.
Good effort, but it looks like an Ikea table with fabric or something loosely wrapped around it.
Not terribly fond of the transformation on this one. The folds make it look messy and rob the piece of the clean lines that make it look nice.
This reminds me of the grass cloth covered parsons table from west elm. I do prefer the west elm version though, especially because the paper was left natural as opposed to painted. I like the idea but I thinking painting the table was a mistake, it takes away the beauty of grasscloth and makes me wonder why it was used to start with....
http://www.westelm.com/products/parsons-desk-natural-grass-cloth-g676/?pkey=e%7Cgrasscloth%7C2%7Cbest%7C0%7C1%7C24%7C%7C2&cm_src=PRODUCTSEARCH||NoFacet-_-NoFacet-_-NoMerchRules-_-
I think if the lines were sharper it would look better, and dont paint the wallpaper! I have lack tables in black-brown and i like their edgy edges. Its the way you use them.