Ikea TRÄBY Hack - Wood White Modern Credenza
I recently put together a small credenza from the TRÄBY line. We put it in place under our window, right away we noticed that it just blended into our floor. I purchased some high gloss white paint and painted the perimeter with about 8 coats of paint. I think it looks much better. See the results after the jump.
Comments (7 comments)
Wow! You’ve made it on Apartment Therapy 3 times already, fun for you! Keep up the good work “8 coats guy”
GeeMod / April 8th, 2008, 1:03 pm
Love It! Did you change the legs? Can’t find this piece on the ikea site.
bicoastal / April 8th, 2008, 7:37 pm
BICOSTAL,
TRABY:
http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/S39847658
Legs:
http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/20049538
admin / April 8th, 2008, 7:55 pm
Wow! I love what you’ve done! Do you offer instructions anywhere on your website?
Anonymous / April 22nd, 2008, 4:29 pm
ANONYMOUS, the real trick is bolting the two boxes together. I used bolts with really large washers to provide more surface area. Then I used flat metal brackets on the bottom. Hope this helps a little.
admin / April 22nd, 2008, 4:43 pm
That does help indeed (although I don’t know why my name is coming up as anonymous–I’m Katy!)
Where did you get the wood for the doors?
Katy / April 22nd, 2008, 4:49 pm
Hi Katy the doors are found at Ikea as well
http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/60105061
The door pulls I got from Ebay
http://stores.ebay.com/professionalhardware
admin / April 22nd, 2008, 5:07 pm
What do you think?