DIY Gold Desks and Chair

Now that we've bought our own house, we finally have enough rooms for me to have a work space/ craft room. But given the big expenses that we've incurred (house, couches, rugs, bedroom set), I haven't had a lot of funds to do much with the room. That's when I decided to check out IKEA. Sure, the stuff is very minimalist and not always pretty, but I figured I could spice something up a little.


This turned out to be a really easy project! All it took was a can of gold spray paint to really transform two desks and a chair. The total cost was $82! The other desks I had been looking at were about $200 just for one!

Materials: 

For the Desks:

Ikea Linnmon Table Top (1 per table)

Ikea Adils Legs (4 per table)

Sandpaper

Rustoleum 7710- Metallic Gold

Acrylic Coating Spray

For the Chair:

Snille Swivel Chair

Sandpaper

Rustoleum 7710- Metallic Gold

Step 1: Lightly rub sandpaper up and down each of the table legs to give the spray paint something to cling to. Wipe off any resulting paint dust that's produced.

Step 2: Spray each of the table legs with gold spray paint in short up-and-down sweeping motions. Be careful not to apply too much at a time to prevent drips.

Step 3: Inspect your table legs. If necessary, apply a second coat within an hour of spraying your first coat.

Step 4: Lightly sand each of the metal pieces to the chair


Step 5: Spray all of the visible parts of each of the chair pieces with gold spray paint. Once again, be careful not to apply too much at a time. Wait a few minutes before reapplying to any areas.

Step 6: Wait for about 50 minutes and then flip your pieces over. Spray any areas that are unpainted.


Step 7: Wait for 48 hours and then spray everything with an acrylic spray to prevent the gold paint from getting chipped off. Allow to dry for at least 24 hours.

Step 7: Screw your legs onto your table tops


Step 8: Assemble the chair base

Step 9: Attach the curved metal piece to the bottom of the plastic chair . We found the best way was to use a flat-blade screwdriver to pry away the chair a little. Then put the chair onto the base.

And you're done!