The reasonable price tag paired with their super sleek design, modular options, and generous cubby size make them ideal for storing a wide variety of things.
Painting over the Ikea Rast will hide all of the wood grain. Nifty Tip: Staining your Ikea Rast will preserve the look of the wood grain (which will show through the stain). Often they are cheaper/marked down and come pre-assembled so you don't have to build it. Nifty Tip: Look in the Ikea "As is" section for the Ikea Rast. Build your Ikea Rast as per Ikea Instructions.
Thanks Overlays! Ikea Rast Dresser Hack Tutorial In the tutorial below, I’ll show you the steps I took to apply the Overlays to my stained Ikea Rast.ĪND it gets better…if you decide to buy any Overlay kit after reading this post, Overlays will give you a 10% discount by entering “ feelingnifty” (Overlays Coupon Code) at checkout. I’ve been slowly trying to add more farmhouse decor into our living space, it was the perfect choice! I ended up picking the the Xandra kit (which is one of their most popular kits for the Ikea Rast) because it reminded me of rustic barn doors. They have so many beautiful patterns and designs, it was honestly hard to pick just one. I reached out to the fantastic people at Overlays and they graciously let me pick from their wide selection of patterns. Many of my readers know that I am always hunting & searching for the newest and nifty-ist ways to hack Ikea furniture.ĪND I can tell you that Overlays is a product you want to look into, if you want to add some drama to your standard Ikea furniture. Overlay’s transforms your furniture into custom, unique and designer looking pieces- without paying designer prices. These lightweight and pretty panels, add decorative flair to Ikea furniture. Simply put: Overlays are lightweight decorative panels that come in several patterns and sizes, that can be directly applied to Ikea Furniture with some wood glue. I decided on the wood stain/Overlays route (read more about Overlays further down) and it came out better than I could have expected. The benefit of the Rast coming unfinished is that you can EASILY paint it, stain it, stencil it, or Overlay it- right out of the box (no sanding, prep work required). a nightstand (the most popular Ikea Rast hack).Not only can it be used as a small dresser for small spaces, but it can be transformed into other things too: The Ikea Rast’s seemingly small size and unfinished look, are actually it’s greatest features- in my opinion. Which makes me even more excited to show what this wonderful little piece of furniture can do! The Ikea Rast comes unfinished, so you might have even missed it in the Ikea Showroom altogether. It might be small for a dresser, but it’s BIG on creative possibilities- like the nightstand hack I will show you in the tutorial down below. At first glance it looks a bit underwhelming, simple and small. The Ikea Rast is like the little-engine-that-could in the Ikea furniture line up.