Seeking a new way to finish wooden surfaces besides the typical varnish and paint, the Japanese design studio Nendo created the Fishline Chair. Using dyed fishing line, they wound it tightly around the wooden chair giving it a varnish-like shine. In the process, it made the wood grain pop while adding a subtle hint of color

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Fishline Chair by Nendo

Materials: Vajer drawer Description: Design and cut stencils, priming drawer fronts, bronze gold stencil, shading with acrylic paint, craquelé varnish and patina, complete with matching furniture knobs. See more of the Vajer drawer . ~ Karl Reischer, Austria

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Stencilling the VAJER

Materials: Lack table Description: I gessoed the table completely then applied torn bits of paper from magazines, ads, show tickets, bus tickets, letters, stamps, a few scraps of handmade papers I had lying around, junk mail, you name it, using a matt acrylic medium. After it was dry I applied a coat of satin varnish acrylic medium. See more of the gessoed Lack table . ~ Susan Avishai, Toronto

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Customise your Lack with Gesso

Materials: RAST, 4 meters of wood strips (13 feet), white varnish w. silk gloss, wood wax in cherry tree (Osmo Wood Wax), 3 golden handles, wood puddy Description: What's somehow right is that IKEA's famous budget dresser, known as RAST, looks like a piece from the usual furniture store around, hence pretty plain and like made for an 80s child's room. Fortunately, it is made of pure, solid pine wood, which makes it the perfect canvas for your creativity without further knowledge of carpentry. The RAST hack of Aubrey and Lindsey inspired me to finish my very own RAST

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Elegant RAST… or just another RAST you like