The Anne overlay for O’verlays’ IKEA’s Koppang kit. Images via O’verlays.

Injecting new life into old plain-looking furniture can be expensive, laborious and time consuming, if the restoration reins are handed to professionals or done by yourself. But an easy to facilitate, time-saving method to elevate the look of furniture and décor in home interiors and commercial spaces, with a uniquely custom finish, is O’verlays.

This is a plain Koppang chest from IKEA.

The company offers decorative solutions through its product line of lightweight fretwork panels featured in myriad sizes and patterns. Panels easily affix to surfaces including walls, glass, furniture and mirrors, and can be resized, painted and attached with plain craft glue. Should you have a change of heart about adhering a panel to a surface, no need to stress; panels are removable. And if, in the removal process, the glue lifts the paint, simply sand and repaint the affected areas. O’verlays are available in white, but can be spray painted or painted with chalk, latex or acrylic paints.

To elevate and customize your design even more without using the panels, O’verlays are available in pattern strips, pattern corners and frames. In addition to the company’s selection of pre-cut fretwork panels, O’verlays can be custom ordered.

The panels are made from lightweight composite material called white PVC sheeting substrate, which frees customers from worry about splintering and flexibility issues.

Along with transforming old, used furniture, O’verlays are ideal for transforming and customizing IKEA-brand furniture and accessories. The company features a number of kit selections that are pre-sized for popular IKEA pieces.

This design uses O’verlays’ Grace pattern for the IKEA Koppang three-drawer chest.

This IKEA Koppang three-drawer uses the Greek Key O’verlays kit.