Map TablesMap ChairsTables FitSofa TablesBedside TablesDiy Map TableSide Table DiyMap WrappingWrapping PapersForwardIkea Hack Map Table - It is so easy to upcycle and transform a plain Ikea side table with some map wrapping paper and make this gorgeous map table.I must confess: IKEA Poang chair is among my favorite pieces by this brand because it’s modern and stylish, its layer-glued bent birch frame gives comfortable resilience. Soft, durable and easy care leather is practical for families with children. A variety of seat cushion designs makes it easy to change the look of your chair. The high back provides good support for your neck. To sit even more comfortably and relaxed, you can use the armchair together with a Poang ottoman. There are so many advantages, aren’t there? Besides, you may this chair in various spaces and for various purposes as it’s an IKEA piece and such furniture can always be hacked.Where You Can Use IKEA Poang ChairPoang chair may be used in living rooms, nurseries, reading nooks, home offices, dining rooms and of course, terraces and patios.
It’s a great relaxing piece that can easily match almost any décor and style due to its versatility.IKEA Poang Chair Hacks To TryPoang chair can be renovated in lots of interesting ways. The easiest idea is repaint the frame in the color you like to refresh the look of the chair or in case it has some scratches. If you are good at sewing, make a new slipcover for your Poang depending on the interior and décor style you have. You may also add some foam inside to make it a bit softer. Make it nautical, blush, bold, patterned, color blocked (that’s very trendy) or any other you want. Make the frame and the cover contrasting for a cooler look. Add a couple of cushions, faux fur, a sheepskin and you’ll get nearly a new Poang!If you are up for some more profound changes, turn your Poang chair into a rocker! It’ll become even more relaxing this way. An armrest attached to the Poang chair will give you some space for placing your tablet, cup or glasses. Change it completely turning into a hammock-style seating with some faux leather.
I simply sanded them down and applied the stain with a brush and a rag, in several thin coats. My initial idea regarding the slipcover was to make a new one out of a fun patterned fabric. I don’t really know how to sew, so I’d either have to learn, or ask someone for help. My next idea was to dye it. That posed another issue: there aren’t many dyes here and it wouldn’t be patterned, something I think is severely lacking in the living room. So I decided to try my hand at stenciling the slipcover with paint. I had already done something similar with a rug and I loved the results, plus I figured if it didn’t turn out okay this time I could sew a new cover eventually. After checking out other armchairs out there I settled on a hexagonal design in a greeny-yellow cover. When I stenciled the Ikea rug I traced around the moroccan design, but this time I did it a bit differently. My idea was to tape off all the areas I wanted to leave as-is (the lines between the hexagons) and leave the hexagons bare so that I could paint them.
The first step was to create the hexagon on the computer. I printed it out on a thick piece of paper (not cardboard, just thicker than normal paper, what I had at home) and cut it carefully. Then I added tape to the back so that I could tape it to the arm chair slipcover. I started in the middle of the armchair, and with painter’s tape, I taped around the hexagon. I moved it around and continued to tape, tape, tape. This was the longest step. When it came to the seams, I imagined how it would look if it were a real patterned fabric. I cut off the hexagons at the seams, but then I imagined a good seamstress would try to continue the pattern when possible. So that’s what I did: at the top seam, the pattern continues seamlessly (ha!) but at the sides it doesn’t. At least hat’s how I figured a real fabric would look. Once all the lines between hexagons were taped off, I started painting. The best thing about using the painter’s tape method is that you can use a roller for the painting step if you taped off everything properly.
I used normal latex paint mixed with fabric medium. Unfortunately one coat of paint wasn’t enough in most places so I had to do two. Once it was dry I sprayed it with Scotchgard to protect it a bit. After all these explanations you deserve some after pics, so here they are! (Note: I can’t show you a full room view right now because we’re in the middle of rewiring for the pass-through and everything’s a mess).Well, to be honest, I’m not sure. I really like the design, but I fear it’s too much for the living room (maybe it doesn’t really go with the rest of the room?). Also, the paint has more texture than I expected, and that kind of bothers me a bit. But it’s much better than the Poang, and I think if I add the proper pillow to it I can integrate it better into the living room. Plus, I only spent 10€ on this – and I have half a can of paint leftover. So, maybe eventually I will decide to reupholster it properly, but in the meantime, I can totally live with this, and I didn’t go broke over it.