Painting Ikea Laminate

Choosing the right primer for your laminate furniture project in order to choose the right primer for your furniture painting project it s important to also keep in the mind the kind of paint you ll be.

Painting ikea laminate. But not all ikea furniture is alike and therefore not all requires the same paint treatment. Particleboard covered in laminate. We re big fans of ikea hacks and upgrades so we re completely in favor of adding a little personality with paint. To learn how to correctly paint ikea laminate furniture without sanding keep reading.

Lightly sand and paint the ikea furniture. If you have purchased a solid wood piece the extra step of priming with the right primer shouldn t be necessary. The good news is that painting over ikea laminate furniture or any laminate furniture is as simple as a coat of right primer. But if you have a billy bookcase or any of the other super popular ikea pieces that are laminate read on.

Wood furniture is made of solid lumber but laminated furniture is constructed of inexpensive composite such as fiberboard. As a matter of fact i ve tried a few different methods and i ve decided that there is a right and a wrong way to paint laminate surfaces which is basically what ikea furniture is made of. How to paint ikea furniture with chalk paint if you are considering painting ikea furniture with chalk paint you can still use the same tutorial above. Lightly scuff the primed surfaces with medium grit sandpaper wipe away the sanding dust then apply the first coat of paint in the color of your.

To improve the furniture s. We first considered building a tiny wall to block off that area and bring some normalcy to that wackadoodle room but that would have been a big nasty job. If you are sanding a solid wood piece a good orbital sander will get the job done quickly. Today i am sharing how i paint ikea furniture in 5 easy to do steps.

You can see my comprehensive post about the right way to paint laminate. I m no stranger to painting laminate. Painting ikea furniture or any laminate furniture okay so barish has this weird sloping ceiling behind his bed that creates an unusable triangular void. Before i dive in this is a tutorial for painting laminate ikea furniture.

Still be sure to sand and primer as laminate furniture is super slick and you need that extra gripping power to make sure your final coat of chalk paint adheres well. Ikea furniture can be tricky to paint at times especially the laminate coated pieces but when done the right way can make such a huge difference you can see for yourself by viewing some of my ikea projects here.