Vittsjo hack

Materials: VITTSJÖ Shelving Units

Giving this IKEA VITTSJÖ bookshelf a makeover featuring an updated gold frame and white + glass shelving. I love how this one turned out!

I've been loving and I mean LOVING brass etagere shelves for about a year now. It was about that time that I saw some really great pins on how to get the same look by using the IKEA Vittsjo Shelving Unit and trusty ole spray paint. These two Vittsjo Hacks from Pencil Shavings Studio and Little Green Notebook were really getting my attention. So, this week I finally HACKED THE VITTSJO , YO! -One Large IKEA Vittsjo Shelving Unit, $79 -2 Cans of Spray paint $24 (One coat of Liquitex Antique…

How to Secure Ikea Vttsjo (VITTSJÖ) to a Wall: I ordered 3 units of the display case Ikea calls VITTSJÖ and, to prevent tip-overs, I had to find a way to secure it to the wall. Nothing simple comes up on a web search so I had to devise my own solution, especially that on forums there were no sat…

This Gold Bar Cart will be made with 2 x VITTSJÖ laptop desks. They are relatively cheap so it will all be worth it in the end.

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For years IKEA’s EXPEDIT has been a ubiquitous storage solution for homes everywhere. But recently the Swedish furnishing giant’s VITTSJÖ has been showing up more and more on my design radar. It doesn’t scream IKEA, and you’d never guess the system starts as low as under $50. The black metal and glass shelving system has a nice industrial quality on its own, but it seems to really shine when it’s given a bright coat of paint.

I think etagere is just a fancy french word for shelf, but it’s so much lovelier to say :) Whatever you want to call them, I’ve been...

Pretty proud of my little ikea hack job on the Vittsjo coffee table today! I got the idea when I saw the Vittsjo shelves that Tiffany at Meaningful Home gave a gold make over to! via Meaningful Home (I also bought the shelves and will be spraying them gold and putting them in my office) Anyways- I've been wanting a gold metal and glass coffee table for our living room for a while now but haven't found "the one". I love the Clairemont from Crate and Barrel but it's too large for the small…

I think etagere is just a fancy french word for shelf, but it’s so much lovelier to say :) Whatever you want to call them, I’ve been...