EKBACKEN Bathroom/Laundry Room Divider
We recently built a new combination powder room/laundry room and were looking for a way to (1) separate the two uses, (2) conceal the clutter behind the stacked washer/dryer, and (3) add some wood to...
View ArticleAn adjustable width Bekant desk
Materials: BEKANT desk underframe, non-standard size table top and rectangular 35x15mm hollow structural steel. Tools: Hacksaw, drill press and a cordless drill. I wanted a motorized Bekant...
View ArticleClaw to the top with the Osted Nedda Cat Climber
What you’ll are the OSTED flatwoven rug, 1 NEDDA chair pad, tie wraps and an old cat climber Here’s how to make your OSTED NEDDA cat climber The post Claw to the top with the Osted Nedda Cat Climber...
View ArticleTurn Expedit / Kallax into Organising Heaven with Custom Samla Drawers
Expedit + Samla = (semi)OCDs Dream Difficulty: Pretty easy Need: 5×5 EXPEDIT, SAMLA Boxes (as much as you like – 12 per row), 10x5mm Wood (depending on how many SAMLAs you put), Drill, Screwdriver For...
View ArticleRepurposed EXPEDIT-KALLAX-MALM hybrid for Remodeled Nursery
Ikea Items: MALM dresser drawers, EXPEDIT Shelving Unit, KALLAX Shelving Unit, CAPITA Legs, POANG Chair, Unidentified Floor Lamp, REGOLIT Shade, LINNMON tabletop, LANSA handles When we found out we...
View ArticleTRANSFORMERS! Bulk-Storage-Bed into a Lounge!
Beds with a lot of bulk storage is a classic Ikea hack. Our bed design is SO easy that anyone can do it. No alteration of the original Ikea furniture, virtually no work, it’s THAT easy! But when we...
View ArticleMalm Headboard + Vika Alex = Slim Desk
IKEA items used: MALM Headboard, VIKA ALEX office storage. 1. The back of the MALM headboard was cut down with a (Festool) table saw to the width of the VIKA ALEX Drawer unit to serve as the top of a...
View ArticleIKEA Expedit industrial hack
I upcycled the IKEA Expedit (now KALLAX) cube to match the industrial decor of my sons new room. I used the new ALDI chalk paint believe it or not! What do you think? Here’s how : 1. Sand with paper...
View ArticleRIBBA-MALA Writing Wall Hack
We were looking to replace our Mala kids easel and save some space at the same time. For this hack we used the Ribba shelf to mount the Mala paper roll to the wall. Completed the entire hack for US$65....
View ArticlePro Style Kid’s Kitchen Hack
When we had our first daughter we converted the office in our house to a playroom. Because there was no storage in the room, as toys were added they just kind of ended up everywhere. When we had our...
View ArticleBetter BÖJA pendant lamp
IKEA items used: Böja standing lamp Simply disassembled the original Böja standing lamp, removed the switch, lengthened the cable, and reassembled it to be used upside down. The fitting for the lamp...
View ArticleHEMNES Custom Built-in Storage Unit
IKEA items used: Two HEMNES glass door cabinets with drawers, Four HEMNES narrow (19 1/4”) bookcases, One HEMNES wide (35 3/8”) bookcase While giving my home office a makeover, I realized we badly...
View ArticleKRITTER kid chairs turns into a shelf
Funkynality found a set of KRITTER children furniture. When a friend who has a little boy wasn’t keen to take them on, she promptly went to work. She threw out save the table but transformed the...
View ArticleLACK TV unit into bookshelf bench
Materials: Used lack TV stand (90x26cm, £9), and 2 x Gurli vision covers in green (50x50cm, £2 each) and an Inner cushion pad (50×50, £1.50). Plus some ‘sew and stick’ Velcro and scrap fabric. Total...
View ArticleSAMLA Compact Kiddie Play Stove
IKEA items used: - Samla 11 litre black box & Lid x 1 - Small Losjon hanger x 3 - LÄMPLIG pot stand x 2 A very simple hack. Use a hot glue gun to secure the pot stands to the top of the SAMLA...
View ArticleKURA castle bunk bed
From a simple Kura to a castle bunk bed with a play nook adding some plywood and a plywood platform for the second bed. It even has a secret ball pit. All is completed by Ribba picture ledges hacked...
View ArticleIKEA TRYSIL Dresser Makeover inspired by One Kings Lane Campaign dresser
IKEA items used: TRYSIL Dresser What’s better than Ikea TRYSIL dresser when you are looking for a wide dresser? I was looking for a wide dresser to be used as a night stand in the guest bedroom. Fell...
View ArticleHemnes (Car) Stereo for my Kids
My wife and I had been wanting to get our kids a stereo for their room so that they could listen to CDs by themselves. Most of the cheap CD players on the market are of the top load variety. That would...
View ArticleIKEA TV wall module
IKEA items used: ILSENG LACK TINGSRYD BESTÅ BESTÅ Glass shelf UPPLEVA 60 inch HDTV And other from hardware store. Recently I moved to my own apartment and I decided to renew my study / entertainment...
View ArticleIKEA IVAR lounge hack
Correction: The IKEA item used is referred to as the IVAR. It should be the GORM (now HEJNE). So I’ve been an IKEA fan for a while however I haven’t really dug to deep into IKEA hacks until I created...
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