Ikea Hack: Latt Table And Chairs
2 Materials
$75
2 Hours
Easy
A few weeks ago when I was garage sale-ing, I came across an IKEA “LATT” table and chair (it was missing one chair from the set). The family was only asking a couple of dollars, and although we already have one table for Maya to draw/craft/play at, I figured it would be nice to have a second (one for her room, one for the main floor). The set was looking pretty worse for wear though, so I knew I would need to pull the old “IKEA hack” on this LATT table.
This month with Graham & Brown (the wallpaper company I’m working with) the inspiration is ‘Popsicle’. Aside from sunny summer days at the lake, the idea of popsicles conjures up bright rainbow colours, pattern, and fun. I fell head over heels in love with this floral wallpaper, which I thought embodied the trend pretty spot on.
It’s called “Isabelle Blue” and it’s part of the Monsoon collection over at Graham & Brown. So to make the Latt table way more fun, I figured an application of this wallpaper would be amazing.
I cleaned up the table, and then gave the wood part a coat of high-gloss white paint. Once that had dried, I got out my paper and a bunch of white glue. I didn’t have any actual Modge Podge on hand, but knew that regular white glue would do the trick.
I cut a piece of the wallpaper to be slightly larger than my table. Once placed on the table, I went over the creases with my finger to create a natural bend where the paper needed to be cut. Then I used an exacto knife to get a precise cut with the blade (cut the paper right in place). Another option if you didn’t have an exacto would be to trace where you need to cut with a pencil, and then trim along that line with scissors.
Once I had my piece ready, I gave the top of the table a coat of white glue. Make sure to put on enough that your paper is going to adhere well, but not so much that it might be overkill and you won’t be able to smooth out bubbles.
To see how I applied the wallpaper, got rid of all the bubbles, and then sealed it, head on over to read the full tutorial (which also includes the paint colour I chose for the chair!!).
Want more details about this and other DIY projects? Check out my blog post!
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Turned out very charming and sweet! I love that wallpaper too.
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I have the same table and 2 chairs and love what you have done. I have 3 little grandsons so will have to think of something for boys.
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@Roberta B boys are definitely not my specialty, but I am sure you will think of something great! Thanks!
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