Painting an Expedit?

[ssmjlm]

I have an IKEA Expedit in the light birch.



I'm toying with using it on its side on one wall in my office/craft room, but the birch color doesn't work.

Anyone painted one? Is it worth the work to prime and paint it?

FWIW I don't live near an Ikea, but my parents do, so there is the option of selling this one on CL and then buying a white one.

[sawyerthedestroyer]

A can or two of white spray paint would be sufficient, IMO.

[lolzlala]

Never done it, but according to my learnings from www.ikeahackers.net/ just sand the shine off the laminate first... also don't sand too rough or deep, those things have a cardboard core in all the border pieces.