How To Paint Ikea Besta Cabinets

I used the same process for painting an ikea besta cabinet.

How to paint ikea besta cabinets. Ikea cabinet doors are made from melamine foil which is durable and easy to clean but difficult to get paint to stick to. In fact years ago i tried painting a billy bookcase only to see the paint on it bead right up. I did some research and looked up the best ways to paint ikea cabinets. But recently i figured out the trick to painting ikea furniture that makes it totally doable.

Proper prep is key to painting a slick surface like melamine or laminate. Painting the ikea besta cabinet lets you be as simple or as creative as you d like. In this tutorial on how to paint ikea furniture i ll show you my best tricks to make ikea furniture look expensive and last longer. So i bought some paint and tried to apply the paint on the furniture.

So i wiped it off and gave up. We re big fans of ikea hacks and upgrades so we re completely in favor of adding a little personality with paint. The problem is went the paint is dry if i scratch it with my nail it comes off. Hi i want to paint a besta furniture because it s not in the colors i want.

The desire to take an inexpensive mass produced ikea item and put a personal spin on it is nothing new there are so many ikea hacks floating around the internet that it inspired the creation of the wildly popular website called ikea hackers back in 2006. But not all ikea furniture is alike and therefore not all requires the same paint treatment. How to paint ikea cabinets. This technique works for all ikea furniture.

Another way to hack by painting is to have different colored front panels. Not the look that i m going for with my built in desk. The right way to paint ikea furniture. Before i dive in this is a tutorial for painting laminate ikea furniture.

Peeling paint dried on drips and roller marks are not the hallmarks of a high end furniture piece. Even the best ikea hack can be ruined by a bad paint job. When we moved into our house in 2010 we installed an ikea kitchen see post here on the kitchen installation. We had always intended to paint the kitchen cabinets to a light greenish blue color sherwin williams sea salt as evidenced in that 2010 blog post.

With painting there are so many different design options and colors to choose from it s easy to find something that matches your room and your style. I found so many recommendations for a shellac based primer that promised to help paint stick to ikea cabinets. I m referring to ikea s popular material of choice. The site is a fabulous resource if you re looking for some hacky inspiration.

Particleboard covered in laminate.