Desk Makeover with Contact Paper
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15 Comments
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Contact paper?! Get outta town! :) -
Really?! That looks great! -
I love it Melissa. I once covered a plastic parson's style book shelf with black marble contact paper. It's time consuming but fun all the same. Easy to clean too. -
How great is that? You get the look you love and even if you decide to change it later it's removable. Very good idea. -
......Don't you just love working with that paper?...I've used many of the styles (suedes too) on cabinet/drawer fronts, table tops to covering cardboard for various projects....one of my many crafty addictions...LOL -
Love this idea..so when you take it off does it leave a very sticky residue? I remember old contact paper in 70's did. Just wondering for a cabinet in a rental maybe? -
Great idea! I may have to use this one to make my formal dining room less formal! -
tammy @ circa-1929 There's no sticky residue at all-it peels off easily and completely! -
I've been doing this for a while, especially on furniture that my daughter has. its so easy to clean and can be updated easily and there are soooo many varieties of contact paper out there now. Once she's grown, then I'll work my magic on the "real" makeover. Thanks for sharing this! -
Looks great! My Mother-in-Law once covered two different bedroom suites in contact paper. They both looked fabulous. What a lot of work, however! Worth the effort. -
Melinda, years ago (more than I am willing to admit) I used contact paper to cover the shades in my kitchen. This was way before you could buy the kits. It worked great and was very inexpensive. Since then, I have used it many time for all kinds of things. Some products seem to have unlimited versatility. What a great idea for your furniture. I like the results and I, too, have found it leaves very little residue. -
Anybody got a great idea for top on a chest that's laminate cherry? It's too deep for the dresser scarf idea (about 3 ft. wide X 2.5 deep) and besides, the cats would destroy that. I can't do contact paper--I'm severely allergic to the backing adhesive. Thanks! -
Rhonda, you can always give it a bit of a sanding, the prime and paint it. Or easier yet, use one of the spray paints for plastic. You'd have to mask and cover the rest of the dresser, but it would work well.
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Thanks! I'm wondering if there's a way to tile it with some of that tile that mimics wood. It's an old RCA Victor cabinet.
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Rhonda S here are sticky back tiles that have the look of wood. They're not all very realistic looking, but some are not too bad.
