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DIY Wall Art (Ikea Hack)

March 16, 2015 By: Melanie

Ikea Hack Wall Art

 

Last weekend Steff and I got to teach a demo class at IKEA for their annual BYOF (bring your own friend) event.  It’s such a fun event Ikea hosts every year with lots of coupons and demo’s all day.  We were thrilled to be a part of it for the second year in a row!  Last year we showed 2 projects using Ikea goods:  Candle Dish turned picture frame and Chalkboard, and a Perpetual Birthday Calendar.  This year we showed some DIY Wall Art…..we turned some bathroom decking into some fun and unique pieces of art!  Re-purposing is one of our favorite ways to decorate.  (Check out THIS post where we re-purposed a crib spring.)

We picked up some of this MOLGER decking from Ikea and came up with 3 different ways to use it on the wall instead of on the floor.  Ikea hacking is so much fun!IKEA MOLGEN decking

The first Ikea hack idea we’re sharing is STENCILING:Ikea Hack Wall Art

Simply use vinyl or any stencil right on the decking piece.  (We cut our own stencil using the Silhouette, but we found some cute arrow stencils HERE too.)

Ikea Molgen decking hack

Vinyl Ikea decking hack

 

Be sure to dab the paint on rather than brush to keep nice clean lines when you peel off the vinyl.Vinyl Stencil wall artArrow Stencil Wall ArtArrow Wall Art

Next idea is using ART PRINTS:

We designed these in the Rhonna Designs app right from our phones if you can believe it!  Ikea Hack Wall Art

The decking is almost exactly square- about 14 x 14 inches –so a 12 x 12 inch print is perfect!  (Costco prints 12 x 12 photos, but you have to scroll to the bottom of their photo page and click on ‘scrapbooking’ to get to the 12 x 12 print selection.) Globe Art Ikea Hack

Then just cut the image into 1 inch strips and glue or tape the pieces onto each slat.  So easy!Globe Art Ikea Decking Hack Bike Art Ikea Hack Globe Art Ikea Hack

 

We want to mention, we did try using a photo of a person rather than art for this slat look and we didn’t like it.  It stretched the face a little too much and looked weird.  Just a heads up if you want to try it.  We didn’t try a group photo though, maybe it wouldn’t look as weird?  We cut up two 12 x 12 photos of my girls and we were done cutting and stretching faces at that point. 🙂 Maybe we’ll try a group photo one day, or maybe you’ll try it and like it!  Send us a pic if you do!  🙂

The last is a very simple PHOTO DISPLAY:

(That doesn’t stretch the face into alien heads…)Photo display Ikea Hack

Place some painters tape along the sides and paint each slat.  Acrylic paint works just fine!Ikea Hack wall art

Then hot glue a mini clothes pin to it and clip on a photo.  Cute!  Photo Display Ikea Hack

There it is!  A super easy Ikea hack for some unique and beautiful wall art.  What would you make?  The possibilities are seriously endless with these decking pieces!

Here’s a couple photos from the IKEA demo.  Seriously, we had blast-even though we look pretty serious in these pics. 🙂Ikea BYOF day demo

 

Linking up to some of these parties:

Monday:  Craft-o-maniac, Skip to my Lou, Keeping it Simple, Creatively Living, Your Home based Mom, Home Stories A-Z
Tuesday: Clean and Scentsible, Not Just a Housewife, Coastal Charm , Sugar Bee Crafts , Crafting in the Rain
Wednesday: Seven Thirty Three, Snap!Creativity,  Creations by Kara, Made to be a Momma, Oh my! Creative, Someday Crafts, Gingersnap Crafts, The Life of Jennifer Dawn, LovePasta and a Toolbelt 
Thursday: Artsy Fartsy Mama, Put a Bird on it, The Happy Scraps, A Glimpse Inside
Friday: Today’s Creative Blog, The Happy Scraps, Just us Four, Wait Til Your Father gets Home,
Design Dining and Diapers, Practically Functional, Chic on a Shoestring Decorating, Whipperberry, Remodelaholic, Classy Clutter

 

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Comments

  1. Melanie says

    March 23, 2015 at 6:37 pm

    Thanks Karen! We would love to stop by your link party. 🙂

  2. Karen says

    March 17, 2015 at 9:30 pm

    Y’all are so talanted! I would love for you to stop by my blog and join our Something to Talk About link party that is cohost end by 7 blogs!
    Have a great day!
    Karen

  3. Anjie Behunin says

    March 16, 2015 at 11:21 pm

    OK- seriously SO cute! And SO easy. I’m thinking I’m gonna use your tips to expand my initial wall. Thank you!

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