Creative Mum Reveals How To Give £15 IKEA Highchairs A Designer Makeover
- A popular highchair is the £15 IKEA Antilop, but it’s plain white plastic
- Kim Pate, 37, gave hers a designer makeover on a budget
- She used Frenchic paint and accessories bought from Instagram
Any parent in the market for a highchair knows they can cost anything from £15 to £699.
But one mum has revealed how to turn the most basic IKEA Antilop £15 highchair into a gorgeous designer style chair on a budget.
Kim Pate, 37, a mum of seven and secondary school kitchen assistant from North East Lincolnshire, bought a set of IKEA Antilop highchairs for her five-month-old twin girls Rhonnie and Coco.
Using Frenchic paint and accessories bought from Instagram, she made the basic chairs look like they cost hundreds of pounds.
Kim told money-saving Facebook group DIY On A Budget UK: "I started following a page on Instagram a few months ago called AZEbabydream and I really liked the idea that you can buy the accessories to transform the IKEA Antilop highchair.
"You can pick all the accessories to mix and match to suit you.
"The highchairs are from IKEA and cost £15 each. The accessories were from AZEbabydream and I went for the dotty insert and cover for £22.50.
“The soft peach silicone placemat cost £22.50 and the oak footrest cost £24.
"I also ordered vinyl names to put on the footrests, which were £2.50 each from Heathershomevinyls on Instagram.
"I had a tin of Blackjack Frenchic paint left over from another project so I painted the legs with that.
"In the past I’ve gone for bigger bulkier highchairs that recline and have height adjustments and so on.
“However, I decided with us needing two for the twins these would fit better in our home being smaller and more compact, and easier to clean.
"I also like the fact I can change all the accessories when I fancy a change of colour.
"My twins haven’t started weaning yet we’ll be starting in the next month or so once they turn six months.
"One of my twins is currently in a spica cast due to hip dysplasia so it will be a little bit longer until she can use hers.
"I’m really happy with how they have turned out and have had lots of comments about them.
"I did a video on my TikTok page @mummytopatetwins as I thought other parents would also like to see how you can change a plain highchair into something a bit more stylish.
"I personally feel it is a better choice for us cost-wise as I was able to buy the highchairs and accessories separately over time instead of paying out a big amount in one go.
"We’ve managed to get two for around the same price as other more expensive highchairs which is a bonus with having twins because everything obviously costs double!"
Tom Church, co-founder of LatestDeals.co.uk, comments: “I have recently had a baby myself, and I know how expensive it can be to buy seemingly millions of products that only last a few months.
“Kim has shown you don’t need to compromise on style - she’s bought the cheapest highchair out there, but has made it look even better than some of the most expensive ones on the market, all on a budget!"
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