This is the second of two posts on furniture hacks where I share transformations of simple items from Ikea using just paper and glue.
Last time, in the first of my furniture hacks, I showed you how I upcycled a Hemnes bedside table; this time it’s different versions of the same chair.
As I mentioned before, even though Ikea furniture is very affordable I prefer to buy second-hand as that means I can avoid the dreaded flat-pack assembly! Plus, when I source items for furniture hacks on Gumtree, which is one of my favourite hunting grounds, I can specify a radius of 5-10 miles from my home which means the trip is much quicker and far less painful than a visit to my nearest superstore. As long as the chair is structurally sound I’m not concerned about superficial damage as that will be covered first with paint and then with paper. The chair you see here is no longer available from Ikea but it used to cost £40 new; I bought six for £50 from a local house clearance.
This simple piece of furniture was transformed into something unique through decoupage, at a cost of under £10 in materials. It would take a couple of days to complete a project such as this one assuming you are already proficient in the technique.
Below you can see two other Ikea chairs I upcycled in the same way but using my own specially printed papers:
Next time I’ll show you how to transform a plain glass vase bought from my local pound shop into a stylish tealight holder.
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