We've always been a bit wary of repainting Ikea's laminate furniture mainly because we're just not sure what kind of prepping or materials would work best (latex paint and Krylon have both been recommended). But if you're looking for an easier fix and have a lot of time to spare, take a look at this modified Ikea Expedit bookcase that has been striped in a pattern of different colored tape.
Look! Modifying an Ikea Expedit with Tape
[ Photo from NewYorkSocialDiary.com via MidCentury Jo's Flickr ]
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Looks cute from what I can tell, but the position from which the photo was taken doesn't exactly provide the clearest view.
view dpunjabi's profile
I would be concerned with the ageing of the tape? Wouldn't dust get accumulated around it, or wouldn't it end up by loking ugly over the years?
view Daniel Poitiers's profile
Agree with Daniel... Even the most adhesive of tape gets funky on the edges after awhile, no? And what if you ever wanted to change it? My favorite thing is certainly not scraping tape gunk from wood...
view mspants's profile
Contact paper might be good, but not for stripes, of course.
view Jean's profile
It looks like colored electrical tape, which comes up really clean. A friend (graphic designer) actually did murals with electrical tape in her old apartment. It had a great affect without painting.
view sweetchuck's profile
Not the best photo to showcase this...hard to see the details. Nice idea though.
view suzy8track's profile
My suggestion to someone who does want to paint an Ikea bookcase is to go poke around the as-is area and grab two or three random Expedit shelves. Test the primer/paint combos on them and see how they looks. Then you know what to do with the larger piece.
view lurker2209's profile
There are a lot of things you can do that look great in a picture but not so great in reality.
This seems like one of those.
view RichardinLA's profile
The coffee table is very interesting. I'd like to know more about it ...
view Kenneth's profile