I just really liked the little drawer and the baskets underneath, But as faith would have it, by the time I finally made up my mind to get it, the table was actually sold out. And the store had no idea when it would be back in stock, if ever.
It was time to get creative, because now the idea of getting a table was fixed in my mind. But what to get instead? I contemplated getting this from Jysk, but in the end decided that it was too much like a drawer and not fitting enough for a living room:
I've been going to IKEA several times over the summer looking at some of their smaller tables/nightstands. Particularly this Hemnes nightstand:
The only problem was.... it's just too IKEA. Probably a strange opinion coming from someone who pretty much only has IKEA in the house but this time I didn't want just some furniture you could find in every other home in this country. I wanted something a bit more special. And then I came across it: Decoupaging!
The inspiration I used for my project was this video here; https://youtu.be/8HrHrUmtqyk
After assembling the table, the first thing I did was to replace the knob with a fancy, crystal one from Kremmerhuset.
I got several different kinds of napkins which I showed you in my previous post and then I got to work.
I have to say, the method is really very very easy. All you have to bear in mind is that you lay out your pattern before you start applying glue, and you have to be careful when smoothing the napkins down so it doesn't rip. And voilà!
I have to say, I'm very pleased with the result. Like I said, it's a simple and affordable way to pimp ut an old and tired (or in my case a spanking new IKEA) furniture.
Now what to place on top of the masterpiece.... for now this will have to do.
I definitely see myself decoupaging more stuff in the future! Am corrently glancing at a pair of boring beige and brown flower pots as we speak...!
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