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A space-saving DIY ironing board!
Materials: NORBERG Wall-mounted drop-leaf table, white, Stapler Ribbon Ironing mat Instruction: 1. Fix Norberg to desired laundry room. 2. Cut ironing mat 2 inches larger than the table top, staple...
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Custom bamboo bathroom furniture with GODMORGON
My wife and me wanted a custom bamboo piece of furniture for our main bathroom. As we could not find anything, we decided to build one. It had to be large with drawers and two sinks on top. We picked...
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DIY Cat Tree with Hammock
Ikea items used: BEKVÄM 3-step stepladder, GURLI blanket, drill, flower pot, fabric scissors, mat. First you will need a cat, an IKEA BEKVÄM stepladder, some cheap fabric (I went with an IKEA GURLI...
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Fighting Frame – Picture Frame Arcade Stick
Due to the relatively high price and low quality of commercial arcade sticks available here, I decided to put together an affordable custom case which provides a high quality look without requiring...
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Complementary Small LACK Entertainment Centre from LACK Coffee Table
So: I live in a very small house. When I moved in I needed a small entertainment centre to fit between the heater in my lounge and a wall. All the ‘off the peg’ designs were too long for the space, so...
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Simple Weather Station Housed In An IKEA BORRBY lantern
Ikea Item Used: Black IKEA BORRBY Lantern, 28cm high (part number: 101.561.09) This hack describes the conversion of an IKEA BORRBY lantern into a Simple Weather Station with the following features: i....
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Hickory Trickery
IKEA items used: Besta TV Stand with lacquered drawers and mesh panels, wooden feet and stainless recessed door handles. Hickory faced 3/4 inch thick plywood was purchased and cut to size in a...
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Kids Expedit work table
IKEA items: 2 – 1×1 EXPEDIT cubes Our 3 kids needed a playroom. They also needed a space where they could draw, work, or just snack and at a square table, they just kept getting in each other’s space....
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Kids Loft KURA bed with NORDLI stairs
IKEA items used: 2 Kura beds + 2 Nordli units The Nordli units used as storage inside the stairs. The upper Kura is assembled now for my elder son. The mattress base is assembled on the lowest line of...
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METOD Laundry Room
So, last February we moved to a new home. We did a lot of work in our brand spanking new house over the past months, at last it was time to sort out our laundry room. It is quite a big room (4m by 4m),...
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Cat Cave Insert for Expedit/Kallax
I’d like to show you my cat cave insert for Expedit/Kallax. Materials needed for one cave: 6 mdf sheets each 2x Front/Back – 33,5×33,5cm 2x sides – 31,5×31,5cm 3x top/bottom – 33,5x 31,5cm wood glue or...
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OaKallax Display Unit
After turning my old Expedit units into full-time bookshelves, I ended up with a bunch of spare red inserts which needed a new home. I also had a lack of storage in my study, and nowhere to put my...
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Custom built-in fireplace surround with mantel
Ikea items used: LACK bookshelf, BESTÅ bookshelf, VIKA ANNEFORS desk leg, Pax door(s) I really needed to build a fireplace surround for an electric fireplace. I looked online for all kinds of...
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Radiator Springs house bunkbed
IKEA items used: Kura bed, Dioder ledlight and Trofast as stairs For our sons 3rd birthday we wanted to make a nice bed with enough space to play. He is crazy about Cars so we wanted a Radiator Springs...
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Rustic Industrial butcher block table with metal base
IKEA items used: Numerar butcherblock and Karpalund underframe I started off with a Numerar butcherblock table top which I purchased from IKEA about a year ago. It had been sitting in my garage ever...
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Decorative wall plate for NEST smart thermostat
I felt that the Nest thermostat looked kind of bare on the wall alone, and there is a trim plate that comes with it but I felt it had no visual style. So I was on a quest to find a wall plate for it...
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KALLAX Drawer Conversion
IKEA items used: KALLAX Drawer Insert 2 x KALLAX extra shelves 1 x pack UTRUSTA So I don’t know if this is a hack, maybe more of a modification… After sadly and reluctantly waving goodbye to our Bestä...
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A hanging rope shelf
IKEA items used: IVAR board You need four boards with the following measurements for your shelf: 7 cm X 80 cm. Since I still have a few IVAR shelves lying around, I sawed my smaller boards from a...
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Zhuzh my Ektorp!
Ikea items used: Ektorp armchair, Ektorp Abyn armchair cover (discontinued), Brattvag legs It was time to upgrade my beloved Ektorp sofa range. I decided on the Stocksund, which I’m really pleased...
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IKEA Bow (Diddley Bow)
IKEA item used IKEA Blanda Blank bowl Other items: Broom handle Tuning mechanism Two nuts & bolts One string Microphone from an 80′s guitar IKEA’s Blanda Blank bowl seemed like a good base for...
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