 upgrades furniture Credit: TikTok / theflippedpiece 6 She said her flip of this Ikea shelf unit was her best yet Credit: TikTok / theflippedpiece The finished piece had echoes of art deco design and was unrecognizable from the original unit. There was no doubting Shayna's ( @thelippedpiece ) reaction. She was totally delighted with the finished piece: 'This is hands down the best Ikea hack I've ever done," she said. Shayna is no stranger to furniture flips. It's how she makes her living and her numerous makeovers have seen her secure a huge TikTok following. At the last count, she had over 847,000 plus a whopping 13 million likes. On the platform, she describes her remit as: 'Furniture flips and DIYs and daily life.' In this post , she outlined her project: 'I was challenged to flip an Ikea unit and this is what I did." The shelving block was plain and non-descript, but that was about to change. Her DIY skills became very apparent. 'I went to B&Q and got some woodcuts done. Then I cleaned it, primed it, and painted it in a gorgeous neutral color." After painting the cabinet doors, the tricky part of her upscale started. Using her miter box and saw, she prepared many pieces of wood that were going to give her piece some styling. Then she nailed some MDF to the back of the unit to give it some security. 'I screwed on some new legs that I painted, hinges for my doors, holes for new hardware and this is the final look," she said unveiling the result of her efforts. It was an amazing transformation of a piece of furniture. 'I actually cannot believe this is an Ikea Galaxy unit. I'm still in shock. I love it," she said, thrilled to bits. Her post has ca){kind=link}
A TALENTED furniture upgrader has performed a radical transformation on an Ikea shelf unit describing it as the best flip she has ever done.
This is what she does for a living, but even she was shocked at the stunning results of her efforts.
The finished piece had echoes of art deco design and was unrecognizable from the original unit.
There was no doubting Shayna’s (@thelippedpiece) reaction.
She was totally delighted with the finished piece: “This is hands down the best Ikea hack I’ve ever done,” she said.