How to Refurbish IKEA Furniture: 8 Ideas from Projects

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They are easy and quick to replicate

Take a regular dresser, grab some paint and a brush, and add a bit of creativity — this is the recipe for a fast and budget-friendly interior update. Or perhaps you'd prefer to make a designer lamp or transform a chair? These ideas are also included in our selection!

Dresser in Wall Color

Natalia Anakhina painted her IKEA dresser in her bedroom to match the wall color — it instantly blended into the space, making the room appear larger.

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Design: Natalia Anakhina

Child's Shelf

Zhena Zhdanova often chooses IKEA furniture for her projects. In this example, the designer changed the configuration of the shelf, installed wooden round legs and handles, added sliding drawers and storage boxes.

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Design: Zhena Zhdanova

Universal PAX System

PAX shelves can be adapted almost to any need. For her apartment, designer Oksana Panteleeva painted them white, added sections, and deliberately omitted doors.

Design: Oksana Panteleeva

Designer Floor Lamp

Radio presenter Maxim Kovalyovskiy decorated his 2-room apartment himself, without a designer. This interior is full of experiments — for example, Maxim customized an IKEA floor lamp by adding a handmade shade.

Design: Maxim Kovalyovskiy

Dresser That Found a Second Life

This dresser was moved from the client's old apartment to this project — designer Julia Veselova painted it herself to fit into the new interior.

Design: Julia Veselova

Kitchen with Vintage Handles

Often, to give furniture a personal touch, it's enough to replace the hardware — that’s what Zhena Zhdanova did, installing vintage tin handles from America on her kitchen cabinet.

Design: Zhena Zhdanova

Another Great Dresser

Tatyana Timofeeva painted her hallway dresser in a trendy vibrant color and added animal-head handles — she searched for them for a long time, finding exactly these ones in online photos.

Design: Tatyana Timofeeva

Cabinet, Chair and Shelves in Designer's Apartment

When decorating her own interior, Inna Velichko painted the white Hemnes cabinet turquoise, completely reupholstered the living room chair, and transformed the Hemnes bookshelves in the living room into loft-style ones — with metal slats instead of back panels and wheels instead of legs.

Design: Inna Velichko

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