Diva Ikea

Everybody knows IKEA is a great place to shop for inexpensive home furnishings and meatballs, but do you ever think GLAM when you think IKEA? You should. You should yell “GLAM! IKEA!” whenever you walk through their doors and do a little shuffle-ball-change-karate-kick with jazz hands.  I did that the last time I walked in, and the employee at the door said I’d find the GLAMIKEA by the curtain rods. I think she missed my point.

But you feel me, don’t you? IKEA has a lot to offer if you look beyond the basic assemble-it-yourself offerings and jump in there with your own flair.  Like the ubiquitous RAST dresser.  I’ve seen so many RAST hacks, I’m convinced there’s nothing you can’t do to one of these. Cover it in snakeskin, turn it into a hot-dog cart, or add antiqued mirrors like Sara at Sincerely Sara D did. Wise choice.

Does this look like a $39.99 dresser? No it does not!

 

And while there are plenty of TV console choices at IKEA, Sabrina designed one herself using a set of their kitchen cabinets instead. These specific cabinets are the 35x15x20″ size, aka the cabinets that go above the fridge.

 

She and her husband wrapped the cabinets in fiberboard, hung pre-finished doors and built the legs themselves out of pine. But my favorite touch, of course, are the brass pulls hung vertically! Say it with me now, “SO GLAM!”

Get the how-to over on her blog Pink Little Notebook.