Happy Monday everyone. It's finally a regular full week again and I'm feeling ready to make some serious moves. Remember when I posted my latest obsession with Ikea hacks. Well, after much research I sent out to Ikea to do one for myself. My new entryway was pretty boring, I found the large black & gold mirror and I knew I wanted to create a vignette around it. So, I thought console table for sure. I took this Ikea Kallax piece (formerly the expedit series), and decided to just use a few pieces of it and create a console table.
The other tables that I have seen hacks of like the malm but I wanted a totally simple piece, no drawers and I needed it very wide to fit the wall. I also needed something with enough space to throw mail, keys, bags, etc. Above you can it in all of its 'ikea white' glory but I wanted to give it some texture and some sweet luxury swagger. So, I checked out the temporary wallpaper collection at Target, and I went with a light gray weave one.
It was pretty easy to just peel and stick right on and then trim off the edges. There are a few bubbles and rough edges but for the most part the pattern camouflages those blemishes. Since my walls are stark white and I have a lot of gold and black, I really felt that this textured gray really added some dimension to the entryway, without competing too much with what was already going on.
Pardon the mess on my countertop but I wanted you guys to get the full photo so you could see I played around with lamp options. I love my crystal lamps with white shade, I felt that would be soft and light. I also love my golden greek style lamps with black leather shades and they would add a richness to the whole look. Thanks to all the awesome Instagram feedback, I went for the gold.
Now my entryway looks more fresh and finished and I just need the style the bottom. I love my gold oyster shell and Ill probably throw some books down there too. I'm feeling so accomplished now this morning. Off to attack the rest of my day!
images by ashlina
