You just need to know how to paint ikea furniture the right way.
Ikea laminated furniture.
The best primer for laminate furniture.
Let me preface this post by saying not all ikea furniture can be painted the same way but probably 95 of it.
If you are sanding a solid wood piece a good orbital sander will get the job done quickly.
How to paint ikea laminate furniture in two easy steps.
We re big fans of ikea hacks and upgrades so we re completely in favor of adding a little personality with paint.
I m referring to ikea s popular material of choice.
Ikea offers everything from living room furniture to mattresses and bedroom furniture so that you can design your life at home.
I m talking about their lovely material of choice for most of their products.
Painting laminate furniture can be a bit tricky because laminate is known for its durability or how easy it is to clean aka its non adhesive.
Particleboard covered in laminate.
But not all ikea furniture is alike and therefore not all requires the same paint treatment.
It provided the best combination of good adhesion quick dry time and the ability to paint latex over it with no sanding needed.
Ikea has a lot of unfinished wood furniture and i have a full tutorial on how to paint those.
To learn how to correctly paint ikea laminate furniture without sanding keep reading.
Some orbital sanders like this one even come with a little vacuum microfilter system so that the dust gets sucked up as you go and prevents you from breathing it in.
But they also have a wide range of laminate furniture and it would be really fun to be able to paint it.