9 Easy Ways to Transform Your Furniture with Washi Tape

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published May 18, 2016

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Want to add a little pizazz to your furniture without the trouble of painting? Washi tape is a fun (and inexpensive!) way to dress up boring furniture — and if you ever get tired of your new look, you can just peel it off and start again.

Above: Washi tape makes for a colorful (and super quick) chair makeover, as seen on Lonny.

(Image credit: Brit + Co.)

The folks at Brit + Co. used washi tape to add kicky stripes to a plain white dresser.

Credit: Apartment Therapy

(Image credit: HGTV)

Use washi tape to add a little color to a side table or nightstand, as seen on HGTV.

(Image credit: Brit + Co.)

This dresser by Brit + Co. got a graphic update with a little tape.

(Image credit: Fellow Fellow)

If you’re commitment shy and prefer not to paint, you can even use washi tape to change the color of an entire piece, like this IKEA Bekvam stool spotted on Fellow Fellow.

(Image credit: Audrey Sjl)

DIY washi tape headboard from Audrey Sjl

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Washi tape stripes dress up the legs of an IKEA table spotted on The Life Creative.

(Image credit: The Homes I Have Made)

Megan from The Homes I Have Made used extra-wide washi tape to add stripes to a dresser.

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And finally there’s this chest of drawers by Zoe Murphy, spotted on House to Home. Zoe used paint for this project — you can check out her website, which has many more colorful designs — but I can see this being fairly easy to replicate with patterned washi tape. Happy crafting!

This updated post was originally published 5.18.16.

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