So today I've decided to tackle a cabinet that we've had for years and
it's kind of an Ikea Hack! Hi guys and welcome back to another episode of Hampton Your
House. I'm Belle and my channel is all about bringing the coastal Hamptons vibe
to your house. I would love for you to stick around and subscribe to my channel,
which by the way is completely free, and that way you won't miss out on anything
new. So we've got this little 'ode to Ikea' in the corner of our family room - an Ikea
Billy Bookcase, the CD towers and the Oxberg glass panel doors. I've decided to
update it in a Hampton style using some white paint, new door handles and
replacing the back of the Billy bookcase section. These glass panel doors weren't
originally designed to go over the CD towers, but we hacked them on ourselves
because at the time one of our kids was constantly pulling all the CDs and DVDs
out onto the floor, so those doors helped to stop that problem.
Well, we've got a lot of work to do so let's get straight into it! First I'm
just going to declutter the stuff we have in here. There are a few cookbooks
that I no longer use and a few CDs and DVDs that could probably go. I know many
people don't even use these anymore but hey I'm a bit old school and I like
having them. I think it's good for the kids to use them too. Because these
particular IKEA cabinets are wood veneer I can sand them and then paint them. If
you're trying to paint laminate, make sure you paint on a primer or
undercoat first or the paint won't stick. I used a little bit of spray on primer
in a few places, mostly in the corner of the cabinets where it was hard to sand
properly and it seemed to help. Try to keep all of your hardware in a ziplock
bag so it doesn't get lost. Now here's the part where we stand everything
really well! I did this by hand but in hindsight I would recommend using a
random orbital sander so you know that it's been done thoroughly and so you can
do it more quickly. Either way make sure you have a dust mask and safety glasses
on, or sunnies or your normal glasses are fine too just to protect you from all
that fine dust.
After you've sanded each piece, make sure you wipe all of the fine dust off really
well with a damp cloth. When it comes to the painting, you will need a small
roller, preferably with a spare head, a paint tray, a paint stirring stick, a
paintbrush and something to open your tin with. The paint I'm using today is
the Dulux low gloss aquanamel in the colour Vivid White. Now we start painting.
My tip? Do the boring bits first - that way you can practice your painting skills on
things that won't be as visible and when you get to the important bits you will
be a pro. Also it will help to keep you motivated to see the whole thing as a
finished product. When you're painting the shelves lay them on a plastic party
tablecloth or tarp that you don't need. If you put them on newspaper you'll end
up with little bits of newspaper stuck to the backs of your shelves. First paint
all of the edges and the underneath side of the shelves. You'll need to do at
least two coats on the top, bottom and the front edge of the shelves. I just
gave the chipboard edges one quick coat because they won't be visible anyway.
Also make sure you sand everything lightly with a fine grit sandpaper in
between coats of paint. You want a medium to coarse grit sandpaper for
sanding the surfaces before you start your painting.
A great painting tip is to cover your paint tray with a plastic bag because
when you've finished painting, you don't have to spend hours trying to scrub every
last bit of paint off the tray so that it won't flake off into your paint the
next time you use it. Remember to cut in around the edges with the paintbrush
first. If you like the look of painting with the paintbrush better I recommend
doing your first one or two coats with the roller and then do the final coat
with a paintbrush to give it that slightly streaky woodgrain look - just
make sure you only paint in the direction of the grain with the
paintbrush.
A few coats later it's starting to look nice and bright and white.
Next step - taking the back out of the Billy Bookcase. It had started breaking
off at the bottom, so I decided to replace it with some tongue and groove
board, which gives the v-j paneling look. I bought one six meter long tongue and
groove board and they cut it to size for me in the shop. If you need them to be
narrower and your hardware store can't cut it length ways for you, ask at your
local school tech room if they would be willing to help you out. Grab some wood
glue, put some in the joint of one board, slot the next one into place and make
sure all the ends line up perfectly. When you're painting this stuff make sure you
cut in with a paintbrush before you do the rest with a paint roller. You'll also
want to get the white paint down into knot holes in the wood because if you
don't it kind of looks like a black hole.
Time to attach the boards to the back of the bookcase. You're going to put some
glue on and then nail it on afterwards as well but before you glue or slot your
boards into place I highly recommend marking on the sides for thickness and
positioning of the middle shelf so that when you come to hammering everything
into place later, you know exactly where to put the nails along the middle. This
will save you from having to measure it in a weird way like I did because
unfortunately I put the glue down before I had done this!
Here I am measuring the position of the middle shelf afterwards - oops!
and no nails came thrrough - success! With the doors after you've given them a really
good sand you'll want to grab some blue painters tape and tape off your glass
right on the edge where the wood meets the glass.
The tricky thing with these doors is that on one side at least, there's kind
of a lip that overlaps the glass. If you can't get your tape to go in exactly the
right spot, you can grab an extra bit of tape and add it on afterwards to get it
in closer. Where you can, try to take your hardware off before painting and then
put it all back on when it's all dry.
And three coats of paint later it's so much fun taking the tape off to see that
nice neat painted edge underneath.
Now here's a couple of tips for when you're putting those tiny shelves back in.
First use a CD or DVD to double check the spaces between your shelves to save
you having to move them later, and second, if you find that some paint has collected
in the holes where you need to put those little pegs, just grab a screwdriver and
spin it a couple of times in the hole. This should clear the paint out. For the
cupboard doors, I got these awesome door knobs from Bunnings which I will link
for you in the description box below. The knob has a little burr on the underneath
side so when you screw it on just make sure that the knobs stay still and
doesn't spin around or you will end up with a little circle drawn in your new
paint. They also have the snap off screws so you just need to measure the length
that you need and then snap it off at the length you want with some pliers.
After attaching the doors it's time to put everything back in again.
And we are done! Here's the before, and after!
So I hope this project has inspired you to go and tackle an old piece of
furniture that you have and give it a whole new look. I'm so happy
with the way that mine has turned out. Don't forget to subscribe to Hampton
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if you enjoyed it, and I'll see you in my next video! Bye!