This is quite a clever idea I found over on IKEA. They invited blogger Agnes Hammar of Hej Regina to join them in their idea lab and she shared her ideas to freshen up IKEA furniture using a bit of colorful paint. Instead of replacing furniture you tire of, Agnes gave pieces new life by painting background scenarios on the walls. We don’t necessarily need to fix the furniture – maybe we just need to freshen up what’s around it instead.
I love the shapes behind the shelving — it adds so much personality and dimension to a very ordinary space. Agnes says you “can skip the classic headboard and frame in your bed with some mountains instead. Tape makes it easy to get nice & straight lines!” Great and inexpensive ideas with just a little paint and ingenuity.
• Photography by IKEA.
Cuuute! I’m a big fan of painting behind a shelf – Jungalow does this really nicely too – but those pink triangles just take the biscuit. I’m in love.
Also, I need your help! So I love this kind of cute, graphic style and it fits really well with my home…but I also love the shabby chic, classic British style (I live in a Victorian flat in London) – do you have any good examples if these two styles coming together or any tips for me? x
What if you did a more ornate stencil of some kind. They sell them pre-cut online if you google wall stencils a bunch will come up. Like these patterns, but on the wall:
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/162411130281536022/
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/86975836524137566/
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/343681015286835222/
Hi, do you know the name of the wardrobe in the third picture? Thanks!
For some reason the website doesn’t state – sorry, Julia!
I was wondering about that, too, and after strolling through IKEA’s web page I am pretty certain it must be IVAR?!
I freaking LOVE this!!! the graphic details + geometric shapes are so rad! I would totally do this in my home + office :)
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I just did a bedroom makeover, but this post makes me want to do it again. Soooooo beautiful!!!!