{"id":1461,"date":"2016-03-30T20:08:07","date_gmt":"2016-03-30T20:08:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/?p=1461"},"modified":"2017-05-18T20:46:41","modified_gmt":"2017-05-18T20:46:41","slug":"awesome-ikea-hack-of-the-week-sexy-metallic-floating-shelves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/awesome-ikea-hack-of-the-week-sexy-metallic-floating-shelves","title":{"rendered":"Awesome Ikea Hack of the Week: Sexy metallic floating shelves"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hurting for storage space in your <b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/toronto\/\">Toronto apartment<\/a><\/b>? <\/p>\n<p>Yeah, join the club. Luckily, there are Ikea Hack to save the day and help renters across the city implement cheap, chic and practical storage solutions.<\/p>\n<p>Today&#8217;s Ikea Hack? Sexy metallic floating shelves that are as cheap as they are easy to create. Here&#8217;s how.<\/p>\n<p><H4>The parts. You&#8217;ll need:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ikea.com\/us\/en\/catalog\/products\/60103750\/\" target=\"_blank\">Lack shelves<\/a><\/b> (the number to buy depends how much space you have)\u2013 $19.99 each<\/li>\n<li>Metallic spray paint. Either gold, silver or copper<\/li>\n<li>Clear varnish or lacquer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Do it.<\/h4>\n<p>It\u2019s almost too easy to explain, but we\u2019ll do it anyway! Spray paint the lack shelves on all sides with the metallic spray paint. Give them several coats of paint, but let the paint dry between each coat. When the paint is even, finish the shelves with a coat of varnish or lacquer.<\/p>\n<p>Now install the shelves on your wall according to the Ikea instructions, and add your display-worthy goodies!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/alex-robert-133575-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"alex-robert-133575\" width=\"4896\" height=\"3264\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-4044\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/alex-robert-133575-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/alex-robert-133575-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/alex-robert-133575-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/alex-robert-133575-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4896px) 100vw, 4896px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/livethemma.ikea.se\/\" target=\"_blank\">Livet Hemma<\/a> (if you love Ikea Hacks, check out their whole site. Amazing design inspo!)<br \/>\n<b><br \/>\nCheck out some more related Ikea Hacks here:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/awesome-ikea-hack-of-the-week-wall-shelf-made-from-stools\">Awesome Ikea Hack of the Week: Wall shelf made from stools<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/vittsjo-ikea-hack-a-fabulous-space-saving-gold-bookshelf\">Ikea Hack of The Week: A Fabulous Space-Saving Gold Bookshelf<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/awesome-ikea-hack-of-the-week-gorgeous-display-worthy-bookcases\">Awesome Ikea Hack of the Week: Gorgeous, display-worthy bookcases<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hurting for storage space in your Toronto apartment? Yeah, join the club. 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