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Ikea Tarva Dresser Makeover for Kids Room

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It’s so simple to give a basic and boring Ikea Tarva Dresser a good old makeover to give you kids room that “wow factor!

Love how this boring Ikea Tarva dresser turned into a beautiful, bright and whimsey kids dresser!
Hello Pastels and Macarons readers! I am Anika and I blog at Little Free Monkeys where I share fun DIY’s to create a home for my little kids (or monkeys as I call them lovingly). I am so excited to be sharing this fun Ikea Tarva dresser makeover I did for my kids room on Maria’s amazing blog today! I am a big fan of Maria’s creative inspirations and I am honored to be able to share my project with you all.

My kids share a room and we are always looking for gender neutral decor. However, it is for the kids after all and I love to have a lot of fun and whimsy in there as well. Nothing is better than lots of fun colors! I built them a bedside table with book storage a little while ago which has been such a life saver to keep all the bedtime books organized. Next, we needed a dresser. I wanted clean simple lines and a little splash of color. I have built my fair share of furniture like this X-base nightstand but I opted for an Ikea Tarva dresser because, lets face it – why build a whole dresser when you can buy this simple dresser from Ikea. To go with the fun, whimsical and colorful theme we wanted for the room, I came up with this simple design that adds a ton of fun to the room!

 

This started off as the plain wood Ikea Tarva dresser from the my local Ikea store…Love how this boring Ikea Tarva dresser turned into a beautiful, bright and whimsey kids dresser!

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Just a little bit of paint turned it into a fun and whimsical dresser perfect for the kids room.

Love how this boring Ikea Tarva dresser turned into a beautiful, bright and whimsey kids dresser!

Materials needed for the Ikea Tarva Dresser makeover

  1. 180 Grit Sand paper (and optional orbital sander)
  2. Shellac based primer
  3. White oil based primer
  4. Painter’s tape
  5. Various colors of latex paints
  6. Disposable brushes for the shellac and oil based primers
  7. Good quality bristle brush for the paints.
  8. Yard stick and pencil

How to create your own Ikea Tarva dresser makeover

  1. Unfinished wood from Ikea is not perfectly smooth. A quick sand with the 180 grit sandpaper was all that was needed to get a smooth finish.
  2. In order to seal all the knots and keep them from bleeding through the paint, I gave applied a shellac based primer locally to the knots.Love how this boring Ikea Tarva dresser turned into a beautiful, bright and whimsey kids dresser!
  3. Next I added 2 coats of an oil based primer followed by 3 coats of white paint.
    Love how this boring Ikea Tarva dresser turned into a beautiful, bright and whimsey kids dresser!
  4. After waiting impatiently for the paint to dry, I put the drawers back on the dresser and marked lines where I wanted them using a yard stick. To add to the whimsy, I also wrapped a few lines on to the top as well. Then I took the drawers apart and taped off all the lines that I had marked.Love how this boring Ikea Tarva dresser turned into a beautiful, bright and whimsey kids dresser!
  5. I painted all the colors I wanted along the taped lines. On some of the overlapping lines, I had to paint one color, wait for it to dry and then tape the other line and paint.Love how this boring Ikea Tarva dresser turned into a beautiful, bright and whimsey kids dresser!
  6. For the knobs, I used the knobs that came with the dresser and painted them white.

    Thats it! A super fun and colorful Ikea Tarva Dresser makeover!Love how this boring Ikea Tarva dresser turned into a beautiful, bright and whimsey kids dresser!

Love how this boring Ikea Tarva dresser turned into a beautiful, bright and whimsey kids dresser!

Thank you for reading! If you enjoyed this post, please do pin it and share with your friends! It makes me smile 🙂

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Love how this boring Ikea Tarva dresser turned into a beautiful, bright and whimsey kids dresser!

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  1. Jen @ Fresh Crush says

    May 12, 2016 at 8:19 pm

    This is brilliant! What a fun way to upgrade a basic dresser!

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    • Pastels & Macarons says

      May 13, 2016 at 11:40 am

      Thanks Jen. Anika did an amazing job didn’t she?!

      Reply
  2. Tamara says

    May 13, 2016 at 11:55 pm

    I love this. Such a great way to add a pop of color.

    Reply
  3. Neelam says

    May 14, 2016 at 5:36 am

    Love this! So easy to coordinate to any theme or colour scheme. Thanks for sharing!
    xx
    Neelam
    http://patternsandprosecco.com/

    Reply
  4. Jenny @ Refresh Living says

    May 14, 2016 at 1:29 pm

    Oh, I love the update to this IKEA dresser – perfect for a kids room!

    Reply
  5. simple nature decor says

    May 24, 2016 at 4:39 pm

    Maria! it look so pretty! I an in total love, you continue to amaze me with all your creative ideas.Hugs
    Maria

    Reply
  6. Corinna - ADesignerAtHome says

    May 26, 2016 at 4:37 am

    This is ridiculously awesome! Love, love, loving the dresser makeover, too!

    Reply
  7. Michelle - Jarrah Jungle says

    June 3, 2016 at 3:26 am

    What a great project, the dresser looks amazing. The power of paint strikes again!

    Reply
    • Pastels & Macarons says

      August 29, 2016 at 1:04 pm

      Definitely does Michelle! Love painting pretty much everything! haha. Anika did a fabulous job indeed. Sp playful 🙂

      Reply

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