get pottery barn pieces at ikea prices. this is 34 cheap and easy ways to make your ikea stuff look expensive by peggy wang.1. with a little wood stain and a miter saw, you can make a $19.99 lack shelf look like floating reclaimed wood. get the product and diy link inside info area. 2. swap out the legs of any ikea sofa. it makes a huge difference. 3. attach crown molding to the top of your $79.99 billy bookcases.
this takes a little bit more work, but it will make your bookcases look built in. 4. spraypaint your $22.99 ekby shelf brackets a metallic gold or copper. 5. add legs to an expedit shelving unit cost:$19. these legs cost only $3.49 a piece! a smart idea from sugarandcloth.com. 6. these brass corners only cost $5 for a set of eight items from amazon. a perfect sets of item that will jazz up a $10 lack table. and,you can use the same hack for the lack coffee table as well
ikea sells it $39.99 7. cover a $49.99 klubbo coffee table with marble contact paper get the directions for a similar project at poppytalk.com. 8. a genius idea for those of you who own ikea kitchen cabinets: fill the holes for a more seamless and custom look. ikea makes these little hole fillers mere $0.99 for a pack of 100 items. we already pasted the diy link inside info box. 9. replace cheap plastic casters with nice brass ones.
if you interested following this tip, a set of four casters will cost you $20. 10. paint a $79.99 norden sideboard to look dip dyed. learn how to get the job done at the sweetbeastblog.com. 11. floating kitchen cabinets are low-profile enough to be used as a hallway or dining room console. the trick here is to add painted wooden planks on top and use non-ikea knobs. these brass knobs are from myknobs.com. get more info under this video. 12. turn cheap $12.99 norrlida frames
into cork boards. 13. with a little gold spray paint and faux marble finishing, a $59.99 vittsjo nesting coffee table will looks like $800 nice furniture. 14. paint and add a decorative drawer pull to a $14.99 rast nightstand. 15. sew two rens sheepskin rugs together to create one giant one. to be honest, the rens is kind of a bizarre shape. it looks much better doubled up.
16. lay an ikea kitchen cabinet frame on its side and add a wooden plank for a low bench or media console.you can get the wood planks cut to size in your local hardware store and easily paint them. 17. turn a hemnes dresser into a campaign dresser. 18. nail some leather pulls to a boring $79.99 malm dresser. or to a set of bestas. 19. use a vintage belt to hang the bondis wall clock cost $19.99. ..
there's no tutorial,but you can read more about it from link we already pasted under this video. 20. create a built-in bookshelf wall in your living room by mixing together billy and besta. get the diy above comment area. 21. add tufting to your sofa cushions. and, make your karlstad look like an expensive mid-century modern sofa. 22. wrap the cord of a $29.99 foto pendant with three-ply jute twine.
23. silver-leaf the inside of an oversize $29.99 shade. 24. turn a $129.99 hemnes shoe cabinet into a faux library catalog. 25. make a $14.99 bekvam foot stool less generic by staining it walnut and dip-painting the top. 26. turn a sideways expedit (now the kallax) into a mid-century console. the kallax will cost you $59.99. 27. or cover it with zero cost paint sticks.
the paint sticks are painted with different stains to get this reclaimed wood look. learn how to do it right from link we provided inside info area. 28. make a fã¶rhã¶ja cart look like a custom piece for your kitchen. 29. remove the wrinkles from your ikea slipcovers. no ironing involved, just a spray bottle filled with hot water. intrigued?. you know where to go. 30. transform a $149 tarva dresser into a kitchen sideboard. it can beautifully hold tons of dishware and all of the bits
and bobs to entertain a big dinner party. 31. turn a $9.99 antonius laundry hamper frame into a nightstand you would never guess that nightstand used to hold your dirty underwear. 32. these storage boxes look like you paid 10 times as much for them at kate spade. 33. cover a $79.99 malm dresser with o'verlays. fell not super crafty?. just buy o'verlays and call it a day. and,34. turn a $34.99
grundtal mirror into a restoration hardware-worthy piece. done.scroll this video and check info area if you want to detail these ideas. before you go, comment it, like or share this video with your awesome friends. please don't leave subcribe button unchecked.and thanks for watching.