Friday, 5 December 2008

Get a gripp(iks) of this!


No messy wallpaper paste! Dress up the back of a bookshelf and sides of magazine files...

Like a good quarter or so of the world's population, you have an Ikea Expedit cubed storage system, a Lack coffee table, a Billy bookcase or a Malm chest of drawers. Right? Now, while Ikea Hacker blog has some fabulous customisable ideas, you just don't have the time, energy or creative ability to personalise your own. Correct? But you'd like to give it a teeny tiny bit of pattern or colour or both. Yes? Well then, if you can peel and stick, you can give your Ikea pieces a new look. Independent Australian company Grippiks Surface Accents (not related to the Ikea group, by the way, just huge fans!) sell patterned films pre-cut to fit a range of Ikea's most popular pieces (such as the above). Unlike decals, these stick to a surface through suction, not glue, so there are no bubbles, but they can still be repositioned and removed easily. And if you likey, they're available to buy online only and ship worldwide. Here are some more ideas...


...or the front of a dresser...


...or your bedside table drawers...


...or the storage boxes in your Expedit...


...or the tops of your tables. All images from Grippiks

4 comments:

Sheila O'Meara said...

great idea - I had wondered what I would do with my expedit post plastic bins full of lego ...

Anonymous said...

ooh how wonderful, have ordered my samples! :)

la la Lovely said...

What a fab idea!!!

Crafty Cardigan Club said...

Oh wow. I absolutely love the top picture with the green paper, and the bedside drawers (also green!)

Only thing is, my bookshelf is SO crammed full of stuff you wouldn't even see the back! :P