Fancy up your apartment for cheap.
These are done with this foil, which is just $10.65 for 10 feet. Get the tutorial here.
See how she did this to an Ikea Billy bookcase here.
Learn how to get the look in just an afternoon here.
If you're wanting to go even cheaper, you could skip the metallic seats on the chairs and paint them to match the rest of the wood (and use less expensive wrapping paper). Get the tutorial here.
Get the instructions here. The blogger sells buttons that match the Ikea sofa she owns, but you can also pick out fabric covered buttons that work for your own furniture (or grab an inexpensive kit and fabric to make your own).
You can use whatever combination of spray paint and contact paper your heart desires. See how to do it here.
They made this for only $32! Get the how-to here.
This tutorial calls for chalk paint, but you can use any outdoor safe paint that you'd like. Get the tutorial here.
You can do black for a ~classy~ redo, or go colorful in the kid's room. Get the tutorial here.
Find a thrift store chair and some affordable cotton fabric, and ta-da! Instant custom piece. Learn how to make it here.
This one takes some time and effort (and a staple gun), but is insanely gorgeous at the end. Get the how-to here.
The tutorial includes instructions for cutting the trim yourself, but you can also take careful measurements and ask your hardware store to cut it for you. See how to make it happen here.
Bonus tip: the Ikea Vittsjö laptop table and laptop stand make perfect nesting tables. From here.
The big brass drawer pulls that serve as the handles of this cart are a little pricey, but you can skip those if you prefer. Learn how to make this happen here.
(You'll have to top it with a circle of wood, of course). Get the tutorial here.
(These chairs were also painted, but the trim is the coolest part here). See the surprisingly simple step-by-step tutorial here.
Or any patterned paper you like. See how here.
See how to do this here. You can get crates like this at Ikea, Michael's, and Target (and of course many other places).
See how here. This tutorial uses Wallternatives reusable wallpaper, but here are ten other removable wallpaper shops to check out.
You could also apply the peel-and-stick wood strips to a sheet of MDF board, or (if you're not renting your place), directly to your wall. Get the tutorial here.
They also painted this desk, obviously. See how to make the handles happen here.
Using an Ikea table, of course. Read the tutorial here.
You can also stain the other half, if you like. See how she did it (plus several other Ikea hacks) here.
You can stain them, or not. See more of this beautiful home here.
You can also paint it, of course. (This is a recurring theme in furniture makeovers for very obvious reasons). Get the how-to here.
Or anything else, like vintage salt and pepper shakers. See the tutorial here.