We love IKEA for making home decor items that can be hacked, DIY'd and molded to fit our homes individual personality. Take for instance their
UNG DRILL ornate frame. We've got 5 different ways you can change it up and be sure to let us know how you would customize your own after the jump!
- Spray paint it to match your decor. We love seeing it in white--it feels fresh and crisp.
- Decorative paper is the fastest way to drastically change the look of this fun frame.
- A brightly painted wall makes the frame pop even more.
- Use cork board in your empty frame for functionality which will translate in the entryway or office.
- This home owner decided to add a mirror so the frame can be used over the sink in the bathroom.
Apartment Therapy readers, how would you change this empty frame to make it your own?
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I have this frame at home. I've been planning to use some fabric and netting to create a jewelry organizer with enough cross sections to hang earrings off of.
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I spray painted mine silver not long after I got (over a year ago) and then... never found the right thing to put in it. I moved about three months ago and it's sitting on the floor in my bedroom, waiting for me to decide what to do with it.
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Another reason why paint is your friend. I would probably douse the frame in glue and mask it with tons of glitter!
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I found this old gold frame at the Mission Thrift Shop in San Francisco, took it home and spray-painted it black, removed the backing and hung it up on my living room wall. I used this to frame a teardrop vase - came out pretty cool.
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e358/jessica5308/Photoon2009-09-26at11372.jpg
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i bought this mirror and used it in my old apartment. spray painted it gold and had a mirror cut for it. everyone loved it in my vintage powder room inspired bathroom. I used salmon colored walls and i used the same metallic spray paint on a lacey curtain which i used as a shower curtain (over shower doors)... it looked nice.
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Very cool frame, and I was surprised when I looked it up on the IKEA site to see just how large it is. At first I was disappointed to see that it's made of plastic, but then thought that makes it very appropriate for the bathroom, as shown in #5. And I like the idea of putting a mirror in it. Putting it on the list for my next IKEA excursion.
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I had a mirror cut to fit in the IKEA-frame. Cheap and easy! :) Picture here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/marenb/2626918515/
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I spray painted it with Rustoleum Universal Hammered Black spray paint. The frame looks just like cast iron now. I went on the cheap and got a sheet of mirrored plexiglass and cut it to fit myself and inserted it. It looks great.
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was thinking of doing exactly what mirandabee suggested. spray painting it (yellow in my case), and using it over my bathroom vanity as a mirror. i really wish it came in a rectangle though
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I love the idea of a mirror. Where would you go to get a mirror cut to fit? Thanks in advance!
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Lexo, most glass replacement and repair shops can do it for you, like national chain Glass Doctor - http://www.glassdoctor.com/zipsearch.asp. I didn't have one nearby so I did it myself...I got a piece of mirrored plexiglass (from eBay) and cut it with my dremel rotary tool using the protective cardboard insert that comes with the frame as a template. The edges don't have to be perfect because the frame covers up enough of it so no one will know.
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