Old projects

Well Dennis is back at it and I felt I should join him.  This will be a simple little post but its about the possibilities.   We are often asked about custom colours and we have to respond that not many are available and if they are available we need to sell a full sheet.  They also don't come in a huge range of colours (you can find a lot of designer colours online but they are typically custom runs requiring the purchase of thousands of pounds). 

What I often mention is that you can paint acrylic to get a really nice looking custom finish.  We used to do full sheets for Holt Refrew in their displays from time to time but I only have photos of my home project.   

​In our previous house we had a front door that opened directly into the living room.  While a common style it was not what we wanted so we came up with an inexpensive way to add a pony wall without actually adding anything.  We took a standard Ikea Kallax shelf (4x4) like this:

We then cut a piece of acrylic to match on the back side and painted it to match the walls.  We did what I describe as back painting it.  Which is just regular painting and then flipped around so that the paint is on the back when in place.  What you are left with is a very nice glossy, deep look with the colour chosen.  The actual paint is not that smooth - like walls aren't smooth - but because the acrylic sheet is very smooth that is what you see when you flip it around.  The actual paint is then at the back of the shelves where is is protected from scratches etc.  It works great!  This can also be used for backsplashes (though in a kitchen you would need to worry about the heat a bit).