The Kallax, a shelving unit of cube-shaped modules, is one of Ikea’s most popular products. Kallaxes are manufactured only in white or black, so many owners consider painting them to complement their decor. However, the Kallax is laminated with nonporous melamine, which is notoriously poor at handling paint. So, how do you paint your Ikea […]

I love IKEA …..LOVE!! I mean, who doesn’t right? Most of their popular on-budget furniture pieces like the LACK, KALLAX, MALM, BILLY (sorry nerd alert!) have su…

*This post contains affiliate links, which means that if you click on one of the product links, I’ll receive compensation at no added cost to you. Oh boy! It's been over a year since the last time that I updated here. A lot has happened throughout that year. We recently moved into a townhome style community and my husband and I both started new jobs. We aren't the only ones changing it seems though. IKEA seems to be spitting out new products, and almost identicals of older products. A few…

The IKEA Expedit (lately reborn as the Kallax) has, like a lot of classics, an incredibly simple design. And like a lot of IKEA pieces, it lends itself to all kinds of different uses—some of which you may have not even thought of. Here are 15 different ways to put your Kallax bookcase to work all over the house, in many storage solutions.

A new addition to our living room, we painted our IKEA Kallax in Cinder Rose by Farrow & Ball. Because there are a few steps you won’t want to miss, here’s a super-quick rundown on how we did it!

How I turned my Ikea Kallax into a fluted media console. This is fairly beginner DIY and one of my most recreated projects.

Painting IKEA furniture (or any laminate furniture) is a breeze if you know the secret. Lucky for you, we're in a sharing mood! :)