Look at this great DIY transformation from Diane as seen on IkeaHacker. She found a discarded bench and painted on a beautiful Art Nouveau design. She found the design from a book and the transfered it on the bench using white colored pencil, then painted it in with acrylic paint.
Gosh, people throw away the strangest things. The bench is beautiful.
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very creative
view LaDonnaNichole's profile
I'm going to borrow this idea for a Ikea dresser....
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Y'know, I'd never made the connection between Art Nouveau and the past year's stylized silhouette florals, but on the bench, it jumps out at me (in a good way). Interesting... and very creative, attractive, and well done.
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Thank you for featuring me on Apartment Therapy! I am so excited and hope my little diy project helps to inspire others!
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I have that very same bench from IKEA... while the original picture makes it look like a beautiful piece of wood, it's really just a thin veneer. Nice paint job on it, though
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Bravo on a fabulous use of design and ingenuity!
And later, one could almost remove the wood and hang it as a lovely piece of art.
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Did you put a clear sealer on top of it to protect the acrylic? I'm thinking unsealed acrylic might scratch off if you actually sit on the bench...
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East16th- yes, i put a matte finish veneer on it, so it won't scratch off!
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