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You are here: Home / Furniture Rehab / How to Paint Ikea Laminate Furniture-TUTORIAL
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How to Paint Ikea Laminate Furniture-TUTORIAL

| Filed Under: Furniture Rehab, Home Decor, Tutorials

Oh yes, I did.  I painted laminate furniture.  Can I get at ‘Holla’ for a pretty furniture makeover!  Something old and ugly turned into something cute and keepable 🙂 And it really wasn’t that scary either, promise.

So here’s a peek at the old furniture look.  Yikes on the electric orange, yellow, and red!  We had originally bought this little child’s table and chair set at Ikea about 5 years ago for Noah and his bright green room (more on that make-over in another post!).  I still liked the bright colors of it but I wanted it to be more simple and well, white, so I could put it to use in the girls’ room (which we used to be Noah’s bright green room).  The look of their new room is soft and feminine…I love it…but that is for another time, today we talk laminate make-over!

Here is a backside view of the chairs.  Aren’t they cute?  I love the little squirrel cut outs.  I thought about just selling this set and buying an unfinished set but then thought, ‘what the heck, why not try to paint it and see what happens!‘  I’m glad I did, cause it turned out soooo awesome!  I couldn’t be happier.

The laminate was chipping on some of the edges due to normal wear and tear.  I thought this would be a plus in my make-over as it might give the new paint some character so I didn’t sand any of the chips and dings down at all.  This set was in our basement being unused for the past year so I just did a quick wipe away of dust and then a little scrub here and there of old kid goo that just comes with 5 years of toddlers living in my home.

I ended up going through four complete cans of this. Zinsser Cover Stain Oil-Base Primer.  This stuff rocks…big time. It allowed me to cover that dark yet oh-so-bright orange/red and do so WITHOUT sanding any of the surfaces!  Cut out a step?  Yup, I am all over that!  I need to work quickly during Oliver’s naps so I tend to choose spray paint over regular paint in a can.  I just can’t deal with brushes and drips when I’m on a time constraint, I’m waaaaay to impatient.  This stuff was the perfect thing for me.

 
After I wiped everything down, I sprayed all the furniture completely with the Zinsser Primer.  That means no orange showing through whatsoever.  I let everything cure for 2 days just in case I had some weird peeling issues, which I didn’t, yeehaw!

Then I used this stuff.  Rust-Oleum Paint Plus in Semi Gloss White.  I LOVE this spray paint.  It covers so dang well.  I feel like it’s an endless can of spray paint with how many projects one can covers.

I used one, that’s right ONE, can of paint to cover the entire set of furniture.  Awesome.  I gave it one coat as the coverage was so great.  You see, even those little nooks and crannies by the squirrel cut out were covered nicely.

Do you see that coverage?  Love it.  PS.  Please ignore my new-to-us white grass, Christmas has come early around these parts 😉  No really, I should probably use a drop cloth but the impatient in me just has no time to get it out.

I let everything dry in my garage for a day before bringing it all inside to get the ‘royal’ treatment for the kids, ie. crayons, markers, chairs being tipped over and stood upon.

And guess what?  The paint has stood up fine!

So if you happen to have some laminate furniture in your home that you are not loving, try a little painty-paint job on it and give it a new life.  I am so lovin’ this new piece in the girls’ room, it totally fits the feminine style and look of their room so much better than that bright orange and I didn’t have to buy another set and sell the old one to get it, yayyyy!

Thanks for stopping by today!
XOXO,

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    Comments

    1. Sherry says

      October 1, 2012 at 2:00 pm

      Cute! I’ll have to remember that paint for our next repurpose/makeover project.

    2. CBH says

      October 1, 2012 at 2:09 pm

      Thank you so much for this post. I want to let you know that I posted a link to your blog in Creative Busy Bee Craft Inspirations, under the Page 1 post on Oct. 01, 2012. Thanks again.

    3. Debi says

      October 1, 2012 at 2:55 pm

      Very nice!

    4. Hil says

      October 1, 2012 at 3:08 pm

      This is so perfect, I just found a freebie bookshelf that is perfect in size but needs paint!!! Going to buy paint today!!!! 🙂

    5. lej619 says

      October 1, 2012 at 3:55 pm

      love it ,but i have to laugh ’cause when i first looked at the chairs I thought the anmial was a cat! like in a scared black cat LOL and that thought sorta went with the orange and yellow and red, think halloween.
      Anyhoo.. i love it in white! so cute! cute too, would be to paint the squirrel/cat a differnt color. I know that would mean taking out the good old paint brush. !! hahaha
      thanks for the information
      :>)

    6. Emily says

      October 1, 2012 at 5:29 pm

      Seriously awesome make over. I will have to check out those products if I find some furniture to paint.

    7. annie dee says

      October 1, 2012 at 5:35 pm

      Nice! I have two pieces lined up to do almost the opposite – strip paint that matched the kids’ rooms off! I’m not sure what I’ll find when the paint is gone, but it will be an adventure. Really nice job!

    8. Maggie and Sheepie says

      October 2, 2012 at 12:21 am

      Wow!

    9. Melissa Neal says

      October 5, 2012 at 3:55 am

      Hey, don’t stress about the grass. It’ll grow, and you’ll eventually mow it. No harm at all.

      • Maggie says

        October 5, 2012 at 1:47 pm

        Haha! Yup, Mr. Smashed Peas will be so happy when he can mow it 🙂

    10. Cherise says

      December 27, 2012 at 6:59 pm

      So I was totally imagining doing this with an expedit shelf for my craft corner. My concern was that the paint would “rub off”…looks like that’s not a problem, huh?

    11. tara greer says

      January 8, 2013 at 6:02 am

      Holla!!!!!

    12. Anonymous says

      January 28, 2013 at 8:53 pm

      Thank you so much! Thanks to your tutorial and recommendations, I just transformed my daughters bed from Ikea. It was laminate white and red now it’s white and green apple. Perfect match to her room.

    13. Shelby says

      January 29, 2013 at 2:44 pm

      Thanks for this tutorial! I have Ikea stuff in my sewing room of varying shades of brown. Now I can have a clean & uniform look to make it beautiful.

    14. ally says

      March 11, 2013 at 2:44 am

      So happy I found this! I was hoping someone found spray paint that would work and you did. The spray painting is perfect and I know I’ll do it long before I’d bust out the rollers and brushes.
      Thanks!

    15. Stephanie says

      March 20, 2013 at 1:42 am

      so you didn’t sand after the primer?? I hate that part!!

      • Maggie says

        March 20, 2013 at 2:14 am

        Nope! Didn’t sand a thing! 🙂

    16. Stephanie says

      March 29, 2013 at 8:51 pm

      ok not sure what I did wrong! I bought the exact products you recommended. but it just turn out semi gloss…it’s rough! it doesn’t look bad until you touch it! any suggestions??

    17. Stephanie says

      March 30, 2013 at 12:17 am

      meant to say it DIDN’T turn out semi gloss!

      • Maggie says

        March 31, 2013 at 2:30 pm

        Hmmm, I’m not sure Stephanie! I’ve done this exact way on a few other pieces and it’s always come out the same!! Are you spraying in short strokes making sure to release the nozzle after each swipe across the furniture? I know you have to have a certain spray technique when you use spray paint, you can’t just have a continuous spray of paint flowing.

    18. Stephanie says

      March 31, 2013 at 6:15 pm

      I didn’t release the nozzle but did do short strokes. should I sand it and respray it??

      • Maggie says

        April 2, 2013 at 12:33 am

        Hi Stephanie!
        Yeah, I think your best bet now would be to lightly sand it and then make sure you really shake your spray paint well before starting…I forgot to ask that! If it’s cold outside or if you keep your spray paint in the garage where I live (Chicago) it definitely doesn’t spray as well! Good luck!!!!

    19. Stephanie says

      April 2, 2013 at 12:58 am

      that’s my project this week! we live in Florida so the can wasn’t cold but I’ll definitely shake it longer and use short sprays and RELEASE THE CRACKEN! I mean NOZZLE!

    20. Felie Hempfling says

      June 29, 2013 at 8:14 am

      Thank you for posting this! I recently decided it was time to do something about the Ikea Poang chair in my daughter’s room, it’s dark and black and her room is light and airy so something needs to be done. Now I know exactly what primer spray paint to look for when I go to the hardware store. I agree, I’d rather spray paint then paint with a roller any day, AND if I can skip a step like sanding I’m all for it!

      ~Felie

    21. Tania says

      June 30, 2013 at 11:59 pm

      Followed your directions to spruce up two pieces of furniture that didn’t really go with the rest of the room. They turned out great, and it was so easy and inexpensive. Thanks for the very helpful post!

    22. leslielovesmakeup says

      September 19, 2013 at 4:07 pm

      this might sound dumb but can the kids eat on the table?

      • Maggie says

        September 20, 2013 at 12:54 am

        Hmm, good question! Since this is a kids reading table we don’t eat off of it but I don’t see why you couldn’t. Maybe put some placemats down just in case though if you are worried about the paint!

    23. Anonymous says

      October 23, 2013 at 10:18 pm

      Great work! It looks wonderful. And the squirrel cut-out is so much more visible when the furniture is all white.

    24. Joyce Sulit says

      November 6, 2013 at 1:42 pm

      This is so helpful! I want to paint my Ikea chairs white and I’m gonna follow what you did! I can’t wait!

    25. Miriam says

      September 8, 2014 at 10:47 pm

      Thanks for sharing the valuable tutorial.
      My question is: I have at home some cans of primer and paint. Do you think the result will be the same like using paint in spray??? I am a complete beginner in DIY projects.
      Thanks!!!

      • Maggie says

        September 9, 2014 at 1:12 pm

        Hi Miriam!
        Yes, you can use either with really great results!!!

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