Sarah Doherty

Always thinking. Always dreaming.

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  2. IKEA Scale Hack

    I haven’t blogged about this much (or at all), but one of my huge hobbies in interior decorating.  This past weekend my fiancé and I just redid our bathroom textiles with more  earthy tones (brown, beige and blue).  Upon completing the redecoration I realized that out IKEA scale didn’t match the decor — time for an IKEA hack!

    Scale before picture:

    I found the pattern for my shower curtain on the Bed Bath and Beyond site and was able to blow it up using a Photoshop filter.  The IKEA scale is approximately 9" x 9" but due to only having letter size paper I split the image in half and printed it out on two sheets.

    Overall tools I needed to complete this project was:

    • scale
    • new pattern printed out
    • double stick tape
    • clear contact paper
    • pencil
    • scissors
    • 20 minutes of time

    Once printed I cut out the new design and used doublestick tape to secure it on the scale.  I then used clear contact paper (which can be purchased for cheap at Home Depot) to secure the new design in place.

    And voilá - a nice new scale to fit my new bathroom decor!

    Final bathroom shot.

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