Ikea Bench Hack
This month I decided I wanted to refresh my dining room. It’s the first room I decorated when I moved into this rented house four years ago, but recently I felt it was time for a change. I had outgrown it’s industrial style (more on the actual makeover coming soon) .The first order of business was to build a new DIY seating ..
I had some old ikea units and decided to use them to make a seating
Here is how I did it
MATERIALS USED :
- 3 X KALLAX single units (or the 4 shelf unit )
- 6 x Timber wood planks 18 x 144mm cut tot the length of the bench (
- Wood filler
- Sanding machine
- Primer –
- Saw tooth picture hooks –
- Headboard (double size)
- Paint – I used left over paint from my
- Nails and hammer
- Foam roller
- Paint brush
- Painters tape
- Wood Glue
HOW TO:
Heres my video:
The first thing I did was give these KALLAX units a good dusting and clean. I then brought them outside into my garden to assess the damage.
To secure the KALLAX units together and create a more sturdy seating surface (whilst also covering up some of the damage to the tops of the units), I used wood planks.
To secure the KALLAX units together and create a more sturdy seating surface (whilst also covering up some of the damage to the tops of the units), I used wood planks.
There were lots of holes and areas where the laminate veneer had pulled off. To fix this I applied wood filler to these areas and the gaps using a spatula
Once the filler was dry, i sanded it all down, then started to pant. Here is my 5 step process for painting IKEA furniture
For choice of paint, I started with primer and then finished with Vaslpar Matt Emulsion Char Latte for the top, and Brilliant White for the bottom.
And finally I added a headboard - see blog link below to see how i turned a headboard made for a bed into a backrest for this bench
What do you think? Let me know what you think of this hack
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Suggested materials:
- Wood filler
- Sander
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Very nice!
Great job!