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Instructions to create your Nautical Dresser   Before   After     What you’ll need:     3 drawer white dresser that will fit the Multiple Parts Anchor O’verlay (it is trim-to-fit so sizing should not be an issue unless the dresser is too big) The dresser we used measures 32″ high x 35.5″ wide. It works on the…

Make your Ikea Bygel utility cart into a one of a kind bar cart by adding O’verlays for an eye-catching element that will keep your party guests running back to the bar not only for the drinks. The Flair Exchange Blog shows us how it’s done without breaking the bank in their DIY Bar Cart…

  Easy DIY Bar Cart so you and your guests will be  sipping pretty this holiday season!          Here’s what you’ll need:      One Ikea Vittsjo Desk  One piece of board cut approximately 14.25″ w x 39.5″l x at least 1/2″ thick. To be used as the bottom shelf.  (2-3) cans spray…

  UK featuring Designer Insights with Cheryle Rhuda   

A step by step project to create a stylish look without the expensive price. Click below and visit Danika & Cheryle’s first O’verlays blog for instructions. https://danikacheryle.blogspot.com/2012/02/look-for-less.html CLick here to find the Grace Minis Square 19.88″ and the Harper 20″ square Here is the finished project done beautifully  by Amanda Smith.

    Overlays   Jasmine         Jasmine is available in panel size 8″ x 31.25″which fits the 3, 4 and 6 drawer MALM Dressers.        Jasmine painted silver with mirroron the 3 drawer MALM     Jasmine in gold on the white 3-drawer MALM     No need to cover every…

Classic and fun. Clean and colorful. We were so taken with this fabric from Calico Corners that we decided to recreate the look on a dresser using O’verlays. The makeover was done using the Malm dresser from Ikea and the Zia O’verlay. To create a neutral background for the Chevron accents we chose an off…

Remember the glow in the dark stars you stuck to your ceiling as a kid?  Well this do-it-yourself project will do one better.  The end result? A funky piece that is easy to make (and seriously cool looking.) The table itself is the Nordli nightstand from Ikea. The O’verlay  is the “Champagne” design.  For more…

“Hope begins at home.” Dwell with Dignity is a non profit group of interior designers and volunteers based out of Dallas Texas. They are helping families in need overcome poverty and homelessness through design. Partnered with social service agencies, they help these families achieve independence by providing and installing home interiors. Using donated materials they transform…

“Home Inspiration” That’s what redbook magazine feels O’verlays are!    Read in the July 2013 issue…. We love it when we make the creative world happy!!   Thanks for the great article redbook!   The O’verlaystm Team xox

      Did you know the name Linete means “idol”?   Well today Linete Diaz is our idol……Look what Linete whipped up!            I don’t know about you,  but I can’t get enough of  mirrored furniture        It’s so bright and fresh   Linete shared with us that…

Greek Key Corners   What we do with them?   Besides LACK tables of all colors……….   Spray painted Kelly green.   …painted navy blue.       Bought in Black and painted the corners black     ……we then added a touch of silver spray- paint and brushed it with a dry paint brush.  …

      Thanks everyone for sending your fabulous Photographs!    It’s fantastic to see the creativity out there!     Here is a sampling of the many awesome completed projects…………..     Senior Designer  Dafna Aviv from Classica Design in Houston,  Texas designed this beautiful room and used Greek Key 19″ squares as Art work…

We have a little update for you on the MirrorMate mirror we did for Cheryle’s bathroom. When we last left off on this project we had just added the fabulous Mirror Mate frames to Cheryle’s plain bathroom mirror… In case you missed it here was the “after” transformation.. Here was the before: We just loved how…

A few months a go I had the pleasure of meeting the very talented designer Katie Rosenfeld  and the owners of the gorgeous ‘tween boutique, K Girl.   Katie had contacted us this past summer looking to use O’verlays in this project.  Since it was located nearby in Chestnut Hill I jumped at the chance…

We just wanted to share another great custom before and after sent in from our customer Elizabeth Kapfer.  She is still on the hunt for the perfect knobs, but the transformation is beautiful! After:  Before: If you have a custom project in mind, please contact our Custom Department  and we can get a quote and…

First off, before we get into this How To, we have to announce the new addition to our O’verlays family… meet our new pattern… “Bubbles”…  and yes that is a mirrored Malm she is on…  How did we mirror it? Easy! We called up our local glass shop and ordered (3) 1/8″ thick mirror panels…

We have had a couple days jammed packed with surprises around here, and we just want to say thanks. First off, we have to thank you guys for supporting,  buying our product and making us look so damn good with the amazing transformations you do. Without you we’d be no where- just a heap of…

We are constantly testing things out around these parts, so we decided to start a new segment over here at the blog called “Hit or Miss”.   Sometimes we nail it, sometimes we fail it…  and the results are usually interesting or at least insightful, so we decided to share. When IKEA launched it’s Tarva…

Hey Cupcake! It is BIRTHDAY season around here!   Cheryle, Danika and Caci all have birthdays this upcoming week,  so to celebrate we are throwing a sale.   Use code BDAY15 from 10/17-10/30 for 15% off your order.  Enjoy!

We love easy upgrades that have a big impact!   This past summer we had the pleasure of meeting the owner of MirrorMate, Lisa Huntting and her PR    genius Amy Florek for lunch in Boston.  We had a great time exchanging stories about business and inspiration.  Lisa created her product back in 2003 when…

Cheryle has been busy updating an Expedit bookshelf in her office. She got to be the guinea pig to try out our 12″ Greek Key squares: She had picked up a pair of these mirrored doors on her last IKEA trip: and decided to add them to this Expedit: The mirrored doors are 13″ squares,…

This company started because of an IKEA hack and some fretwork panels found at a flea market. I had a client that owned two maple PAX wardrobes that became the perfect vehicle for fretwork.  With the help of a carpenter this high end look was created…  from these… …actually these exact ones (with a stripe…

We LOVE when you guys send in photos of your creations.   We get that proud parent feeling… “look at what our babies became!” Cheryle & I were just talking about doing a piece about mirrored furniture & O’verlays  and like magic this photo arrived in my inbox from a custom client: I think my…

We are always being asked about painting techniques and ways to make O’verlays look unique, so we decided to start a new series featuring tons of different painting techniques.   These will range in difficulty and finished from woodgraining to gilding, and we will be sure to rank them for you (easy, intermediate and advanced),  but…

We’re having a “Back to School” Sale!     Now that the kids are back at school it’s time to get those projects going that you’ve been thinking about all summer!       Pippa Kit applied to the wall using Pippa extensions         Greek Key Squares 19″ to dress up a…

  At Blogfest 2012 we had some fans ask, “Would you make an O’verlays that is a simple X?”  Well you fellow Blog friends hope you like her…   Introducing XANDRA     This is the Xandra 7″ x 30″ x 1/4″ for the Malm.  We added some extra thickness to give her more substance and grace.   …

FRIDAY, JUNE 29, 2012 And the Winner Is….! The Winners for the O’verlays First Birthday Best of Contest are…….. Third Place goes to Tracey!!!  Yay……… Second Place goes to Kelly!!!!!!! Yay….. And the Winner of this years “Best Of Contest” Goes to ….. drum roll please……..  First Place Luby!!!!!!  Yay..Yay…..! The above Winners  please contact us at danikacheryle@gmail.com to claim your prizes. Thanks so much…

TUESDAY, JUNE 26, 2012 Vote For Your Favorite O’verlays Project! Head over to our facebook page to vote for your favorite O’verlays project by ‘liking’ a photo! The winner will receive a gift card towards an O’verlays purchase in first, second or third place! Also ‘like’ our page when you vote! Thanks sooo much! xo Danika and Cheryle Posted…

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20, 2012 Birthday Contest Submission Extension! Thank you for all of your submissions so far! For those of you who are finishing up projects or need a little more time to submit, We are EXTENDING the deadline until JUNE 24 Can’t wait to see what you’ve come up with! Keep sending your O’verlays™ projects in! Posted…

MONDAY, JUNE 18, 2012 Our BIG Best Of the Year Contest is here! Hello O’verlays Fans! O’verlays is turning one this July, can you believe it!!! So we have decided to celebrate this milestone by inviting you to participate in the Best of O’verlays First Year Contest! Here is how it will work… 1. Email us…

FRIDAY, JUNE 15, 2012 New Double Greek Key! We have a new design spin on our popular Greek Key pattern. Presenting the Double Greek Key! Here is a gorgeous example of how the new Double Greek Key looks all done up! Thanks to Kelly of Jax Does Design for sharing her creation with us! View Kelly’s blog post on how she…

June 13, 2012 WE LOVE GLASSYBABY! We are going to veer off the o’verlays path for a moment to tell you about a product and company we just adore.  While at Blog Fest we met an inspiring woman named Lee Rhodes who is the founder of the company “glassybaby”.  Lee is a three time cancer…