Sunday, February 12, 2012

The Wallpapered Closet


We needed a wardrobe for more storage but I could find nothing below 100 Euro so I decided to start with a cheap Ikea wardrobe and wallpaper it. Unfortunately, I did not fully record this project with pictures but you should get the gist!
 ***Before:


Materials:
- Dombas Wardrobe from Ikea (on sale for 50 Euro)
- 1 roll of wallpaper (I got my black and white polka dot version for 21 Euro), the standard roll is approximately 15 feet by 27 inches.
- Wallpaper paste
- Rollers
- Paper smoother (optional)

Step 1: Unroll your wallpaper and cut the correct sized strips for your wardrobe. If you are using a pattern with a repeat cut in the same place on the repeat so patterns on adjacent sheets will line up.

Step 2: Lay a cut sheet on a flat surface. Using a paint roller, apply a thin film of clear premixed wallpaper paste on the back of the paper. Make sure to apply to all edges.

Step 3: Fold the pasted back of the paper onto itself, top and bottom ends meeting in the middle. Make sure the side edges line up perfectly. Let it sit according to the directions on your roll. (I forgot to take pictures so I pasted one from a DIY wallpaper online, feel free to click the link above for more details)
                              http://www.diynetwork.com/how-to/how-to-apply-wallpaper/index.html

Step 4: Paste the first sheet onto one of the doors and smooth out using a special wallpaper smoother or a clean roller, anything to make sure there are no bubbles on the surface. Repeat this step for all your surfaces and wait for everything to dry.
*Cut all the needed small strips for the details. I got lazy and just painted the bottom trim black.

Step 5: After the doors all dry attach them to the body of the wardrobe, attach any doorknobs you want and voila!







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