How can I upgrade Ikea furniture?
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Do you want to paint it?
What pieces , specifically , do you want to upgrade ? Some pictures would help us get inspired :-)
Search for Ikea hacks. Plenty of ideas from clever folks!
http://www.momtastic.com/diy/518049-ikea-hacks/#/slide/1
More ideas are on the net if you search for them.
Google Ikea hacks and you will find several ideas regarding several pieces of Ikea furniture that you can improve and upgrade with Trim & paint and other ideas to make them look higher-end or even to make basic bookcases look like built-ins across an entire wall. You will love it!
Pinterest also has tons of Ikea hacks. You can paint it in a million different ways, you can face it with wallpaper, contact paper, fabric, wood veneer.... your creativity. I've seen the upholstered pieces redone with slipcovers or totally recovered.