DIY Ikea Shoe Cabinet Makeover

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  Step 1

  Get your materials together.

  1. Cabinet (of course)

  2. llustrations or images (whatever you want to cover the surface with). I found myself this book of anatomical illustrations (with zero educational value because this was a design piece) and it magically had enough pages to cover the whole cabinet.

  3. Modge podge

  4. Brush

  5. Sealant

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  Step 2

  Set up your cabinet. Preferably in a location where you can make a mess.

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  Step 3

  Find whatever illustrations you want on your piece.

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  Step 4

  Rip them out. You could cut them out neatly too but this was easier and faster. And the ripped edges when pasted together added more character to the eventual piece.

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  Step 5

  Get yourself some modge podge and start pasting them together. I did this in no particular order. Just tried to keep the illustrations I liked best towards the front. Modge podge can be just slathered on so this step is beyond easy.

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  Step 6

  Keep going.

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  Step 7

  If you have spaces of wood showing in between, just cut out a piece of white paper and modge podge it up. No worries.Also, you could choose to paint the cabinet white before doing this step, but the way I did it was faster, easier and cheaper.

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  Step 8

  Once you've covered it completely, you need to seal it so that the paper doesn't come off with time. Put on two coats of a water-based poly (oil-based will yellow the paper). Let it dry between coats which it does super fast. Once done, I let mine dry overnight just to be sure.

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  Step 9

  You're done!

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