Ikea Blanda Matt Birdhouse Repurposeful Instructions

BLANDA MATT
BIRDHOUSE
Repurposeful
Instructions

Give your old IKEA items new life.
DIFFICULTY LEVEL: ADVANCED
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ORIGINAL PRODUCT: BLANDA MATT – 602.143.43

1. USE HOLE SAW TO DRILL OPENING IN ONE OF THE BOWL’S BASES
   
   
2. SAND EDGES OF THE OPENING UNTIL THEY’RE SMOOTH
   
   
3. DRILL HOLE FOR ALLEN KEY PERCH 1” BELOW OPENING. DRILL ON SLIGHT ANGLE AS SHOWN
   
   
4. ROUGHLY SAND THE RIM OF EACH BOWL TO REMOVE FINISH
   
5. ON THE RIM OF ONE BOWL, PLACE A GENEROUS LINE OF GLUE
   
6. PRESS THE BOWLS TOGETHER, MAKING SURE THEY ARE ALIGNED
   
   
7. PLACE MULTIPLE LONG PIECES OF PAINTERS TAPE TIGHTLY ALONG THE GLUED SEAM WAIT 30 MINUTES.
   REMOVE ALL TAPE
   
8. USE ⅛” BIT TO DRILL HOLE JUST BEYOND THE SEAM, DIRECTLY ABOVE THE OPENING
   PLACE A DAB OF GLUE IN HOLE FOR THE ALLEN KEY PERCH
   
9. INSERT I-HOOK INTO DRILLED HOLE
   

   INSERT ALLEN KEY PERCH
   

10. HANG BIRDHOUSE USING I-HOOK