Thainie DIY: Bedside Table to Child's Dressing Table

I love all my IKEA hacks but I think this one has to be one of my all time favorite.  Was looking for an affordable little dressing table for my daughter and did not want something too girly or painted with bunches of cartoons.  Then I found these at IKEA and had an idea!

Forgot that there was also the IKEA children's chair that we had already too.

And put together, it was the perfect height for a little girl's dressing table with plenty of room for all her jewelry, hair accessories and even toys!

I used my Silhouette to cut out a stencil to paint a top border to dress it up a little and I loved how it turned out!

Thainie DIY: Washi Your Nyttja

I had searched the web on how to paint IKEA Nyttja frames, I tried sanding before spray painting and painting with acrylics but it just did not turn out right.  The spray paint sorta worked but once sanded it had a rough feel/look once it was sprayed over.  When I tried painting it with acrylic, after it dried it peeled really easily.  So I thought, how about washi tape?  It turned out actually pretty nice!  

 About spray painting or painting, maybe a primer would have worked but I couldn't be bothered now, I love the washi look!

Thainie DIY: IKEA Draggan to Dragon and Dinosaur Keeper

More to share on IKEA hacks, this is not really a hack but more of a re-use.  Check out this cute bathroom trolley IKEA Draggan (how can this not be used to store dragons?) turned Dragon and Dinosaur keeper.  Now my son can both store and use his little cart to pick up his dragons and dinosaurs around the room with fun and ease!

Thainie DIY: IKEA Besta turned Toy Playhouse

I've been working on a project and it involves IKEA hacks, will be showing the reveal soon but for now I wanted to share this hack that uses the Besta shelf to create a custom toy playhouse for your kids.  It can be easily customized for your girl or boy, who says playhouses/dollhouses are for girls only!!!

 So here's how you do it:

• You'll need
• Shelf
• Double sided tape
• Scrapbook paper
• Paper cutter
• Pencil 

• Get yourself a Besta shelf or any shelf that you want to repurpose
• If there is a back panel, mark the lines that you'll cover with wallpaper/scrapbook paper
• Cut your wallpaper and use the double sided tape to stick to the panel, if your shelf doesn't have a back panel then you can stick to the back of the shelf (hope that makes sense!?)
• Add toys and kids and enjoy!

*** I thought to make one for my son but with jungle themed wallpaper for his dinosaurs but lets see how this one goes.

Thainie Tees: Costumes from T-shirts

Remember my post about t-shirt costumes, well here are some past projects I had promised to share.

From top left to bottom right.

• Nutcraker Soldiers Costume
• Nutcraker Mice Costume
• Crocodile Tee
• Pirate Costume
• Cheerleader Dresses
• Father's Day tee

Thainie Art: Paint Watercolor with Acrylics

Did you know you can paint watercolors with acrylics?  I needed to make a costume for my daughter's international day and she was representing France, so I searched the web and found a cute idea of drawing and coloring on a white tee.  I decided to draw the Eiffel Tower and trees (easy enough right?) but when it came to painting with acrylics I thought it would be too heavy but since it was acrylics, I tried watering it down to create watercolor effect.  So if you would like to try this, I recommend:

• Start with a little dab of acrylic and work the water into it and you can create an ombre effect by watering it down more.
• Do little by little, let some parts dry and layer darker or lighter colors in.
• When done, iron the tee to set the paint so that it won't bleed in the wash.

Loved how it turned out and can't wait to try it again, maybe dinosaurs???

Pans Stand (IKEA Hack)

A simple solution for storing your pans.  I used the IKEA INREDA DVD Rack and just placed it into my kitchen cabinet.  It worked out perfectly and stored the pans quite neatly.