18 ideas how to redesign IKEA furniture: inspired by designers

Designers often use IKEA furniture in their projects and give it individuality. Check out how they modernized familiar items.

Repainted

To fit the old dresser HEMNES into the interior of a new apartment, Julia Veselova repainted it in light pink.

Julia Veselova

Oksana Panteleeva decided that the cabinets in her bedroom should be gray — to match the headboard.

Oksana Panteleeva

Another successful example — a bright red cabinet HEMNES in the apartment of designer Pavel Gerasimov.

Pavel Gerasimov

The dresser in Natalia Ananina's bedroom now practically blends with the walls, visually enlarging the space.

Natalia Ananina

The blue dresser fits perfectly into the dark hallway in Tatiana Timofeeva's apartment.

Tata Timofeeva

Inna Velychko chose turquoise for the bedside cabinet — it looks striking with white walls.

Inna Velychko

Irina Lavrentyeva decided to update the HEMNES sofa bed and paint it in a bright blue color, inspired by Gzhel.

Irina Lavrentyeva

Svetlana and Ivan Melnikovs toned down the IKEA dresser with white stain.

Svetlana and Ivan Melnikovs

Updated hardware

Designers TB.Design decorated the dresser with handles in all colors and sizes.

TB.Design

Zhenya Zhdanova decided to add individuality to the kitchen cabinet. Handles made of aged bronze were imported from America.

Zhenya Zhdanova

Hardware from Zara Home gave the dresser in Innna Velychko's project a new look.

Inna Velychko

Changed configuration

Zhenya Zhdanova altered the configuration of a child's shelf, added wooden round legs and handles, and included sliding drawers and storage boxes.

Zhenya Zhdanova

Oksana Panteleeva slightly modified the well-known PAX and placed a shelf in her office.

Oksana Panteleeva

Replaced upholstery

Inna Velychko reupholstered the popular STRANDMON chair to give it individuality.

Inna Velychko

She did the same in another project. See how the same chair looks differently with various upholstery.

Inna Velychko

IKEA chairs can also be enhanced with covers, as in Kati Gerdt's project.

Kati Gerdt

Added details

Julian Suetin modernized the IKEA cabinet: now it's mirrored on all sides.

Julian Suetin

The table lamp in Maxim Kovalyovskiy's living room transformed when adorned with a handmade shade.

Maxim Kovalyovskiy