Look! Colorful Ikea Expedite

Talk about a color makeover! We have an Ikea Expedit bookcase in our home, too, but it doesn't look nearly this good. At first we thought this was a paint job, but it's actually easier than that...

The project is a creation of Flickr user Super*Junk (see more photos of her cool space here.) All she did was cover the insides of each Expedite cubby with colored paper and add some lights to show it off. We can imagine using a few different decorative papers or wrapping paper to give the project even more pizazz.

(Via Craftzine)

(Re-Edited from 2007-9-21- CB)

Comments (8)

Ooh, great idea! There's an Expedit in my toddler's room that's always bothered me because it's so blocky and boring looking. I'm totally doing this!

posted by TammyE on September 21st 2007 at 12:58pm
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What a great idea - we have an Expedit shelf, and this is what I have to do with it to make it look more fun! Please pay me a visit and read about the extraordinary designer exhibition Casa Cor that is taking place in Stockholm right now. Please also spread the word about it - I need all the marketing help I can get :-)!
Take care, Annica

posted by Annica on September 22nd 2007 at 10:29am
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What a great idea - this is what I have to do with my Expedit shelf to make it look more fun! Please pay me a visit and read about the extraordinary designer exhibition Casa Cor that is taking place in Stockholm right now. Please also spread the word about it - I need all the marketing help I can get :-)!
Take care, Annica at http://adesign-adesign.blogspot.com

posted by Annica on September 22nd 2007 at 10:31am
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Oh cool! I love it!

posted by SeaBird on September 22nd 2007 at 1:13pm
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so attractive yet so easy

posted by LaDonnaNichole on September 24th 2007 at 2:48pm
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Happy! and easy to change later.

posted by DahliaCactus on July 29th 2008 at 8:37am
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Isn't the Expedit thicker? Those shelves seem so nice and thin. I think of Expedit as made of chunky Lack shelves.

posted by jenzoe on July 29th 2008 at 5:39pm
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Jenzoe, only the outside edges of the Expedit are chunky like that...the inside are quite thin. I like this design!

posted by moiety on July 30th 2008 at 4:29am
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