Showing posts with label ikea hack. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ikea hack. Show all posts

Thursday, May 2, 2013

Ikea Vittsjo Shelving Unit Hack (sort of)

Remember when I did this post about the Ikea Vittsjo coffee table?


Well it turned out so well (and gold spray paint is super addicting) that I decided to spray paint the Ikea Vittsjo Shelving Unit for my office. 






I'm not sure this is considered a "hack" since all I did was spray it but I love the way it looks in gold!  I'm not sure it's permanent home will be my office, I may move it into my living room, but for now I styled it with a few pretties that I had around the house.




My favorite little dish from C.Wonder that combines too of my obsessions- frenchies and chevron. (similar here)



Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Ikea Hack : Vittsjo Coffee Table

Pretty proud of my little ikea hack job on the Vittsjo coffee table today!  I got the idea when I saw the Vittsjo shelves that Tiffany at Meaningful Home gave a gold make over to!
via Meaningful Home
(I also bought the shelves and will be spraying them gold and putting them in my office) 

Anyways- I've been wanting a gold metal and glass coffee table for our living room for a while now but haven't found "the one".  I love the Clairemont from Crate and Barrel but it's too large for the small space.
Crate and Barrel - Clairemont Cofee Table

Then I found the Vittsjo coffee table from Ikea which is a perfect size for the space- 30" diameter.  So this weekend I got out the gold spray paint (actually, I don't think I ever put it away...)  It was super easy and for only $49.99 plus the cost of a can of spray paint it was a cheap fix!


Not too many pieces which is always a good sign- with Olive photobombing as usual.


I put together the table and then took it out to my spray paint lab garage.


I used Rust-oleum Pure Gold spray paint and primer in one.  I really liked the way it covered and the spray nozzle is so much easier to grip than the old school cans with the nozzle on top.  (again with the photobomb!)

I did 3 coats, waiting an hour or two between each one and then let it dry completely overnight.


I didn't use the bottom laminate base and instead just placed the glass back on top.


I am so happy with my new coffee table!  I'm thinking about using the mirror spray paint to spray the glass but I've never used it so I'm a little nervous.
Has anyone used it before and what did you think?



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