Particleboard covered in laminate.
Can you paint ikea malm furniture. Heavy particle board that is covered in laminate. Use chalk paint you don t need a primer dead easy to do i did veneer ikea wardrobes and you don t need to distress just paint them and leave works brilliantly. Before we dive into the tutorial for painting ikea furniture let me show you something. I m talking about their lovely material of choice for most of their products.
If you aren t in a place where you can buy new furniture then painting your ikea furniture can be a relatively fast and very cost effective way to upgrade your space and inject new style into your home. You may have seen this ikea malm hack a lot on pinterest for good reason. We re big fans of ikea hacks and upgrades so we re completely in favor of adding a little personality with paint. There are lots of different ways to achieve a hack but the simplest method of all and my favourite is just to paint ikea furniture.
Painting ikea furniture can transform a generic mass produced product into a personalised item unique to you. A touch of gold always adds an element of elegance and this is such an easy way to transform the malm. And say what you will about ikea furniture but in general their furniture is pretty robust. Also you don t need to wax after i never have because if uou do thenyou need to sand the buggers if you ever fancy painting them again.
It can last you many years. The one on the right has 1 coat of primer 1 coat of paint. Ikea furniture lends itself exceptionally well to repainting because most of it is made from particle board or softwood both of which are eminently paintable. 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.
A lot of people are keen to customise their ikea furniture for this reason but many find themselves put off by horror stories of people trying to paint their ikea furniture and it all peeling off a few days later. I m referring to ikea s popular material of choice. But not all ikea furniture is alike and therefore not all requires the same paint treatment. Preciously me have created a gorgeous bedside dresser with just the addition of gold vinyl to the gaps between drawers.
Let me preface this post by saying not all ikea furniture can be painted the same way but probably 95 of it.