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Kid’s closet in the hallway: Perfect for little coats & shoes
I just put together a kid’s closet for my little one, which turned out great. In our hallway, I had a little spot and needed a place for my son’s coats, shoes and accessories. I could’t find anything...
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Apothecary cabinet from RAST chest of drawers
If you are wondering how to turn your RAST dresser into a handsome apothecary cabinet, I have just the hack for you. IKEA item used: RAST chest of drawers RAST | IKEA.com Other materials: Plywood (3mm...
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IKEA bookcases framed for the basement
I wanted a more robust and sturdy look for the IKEA bookcases to be installed in my basement. The final results look good and my family seems to like it. It took about 15-10 hours of work, with...
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A BESTÅ sideboard worthy of any record player!
After getting a record player for Christmas, it was clear it couldn’t be assigned to the floor of our living room forever. A solution, therefore, was to find a record player console – or similar – that...
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Kids kitchen with lots of storage just like a real kitchen
This is project I made for my daughter — a kids kitchen using mainly TROFAST furniture. IKEA items used: TROFAST wall storage unit TROFAST frame, white TROFAST containers and lids Hob and tap from the...
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A clever addition turns the KURA into a storage bunk bed
We have had the KURA bunk bed for almost 10 years now. My two boys (9 and 11) share a room, one of them sleeping in the top bunk, the other on a mattress on the floor beneath. We needed more space and...
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Change a JANSJÖ table lamp to a ceiling LED spotlight
The JANSJÖ is a nice design, energy efficient and cheap lamp, which I wanted to hack into a LED spotlight. It wasn’t very hard, if you know what you’re doing. It took about an hour’s work and about...
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Rolling TV stand for 55″ flat panel TV
My girlfriend wanted a rolling TV stand for her new 55 inch flat panel TV and Bose speakers. At IKEA, we located an affordable table the perfect size but without wheels. Materials: IKEA 403.492.63 LACK...
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Play fridge to match the DUKTIG play kitchen
My daughter loves her DUKTIG play kitchen, and was always asking for a fridge, which IKEA doesn’t sell. Figuring out how to hack a play fridge was the hard part, afterwards assembly was done in roughly...
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Small side table with storage from KALLAX cube
For this simple yet effective hack we used a single 1×1 KALLAX unit and transformed it into a combination bedside table and daytime small side table by adding BJORLI legs and a drawer insert. The unit...
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Trundle bed hack means more space for activities!
I have two of the IKEA FJELLSE beds. I made this video where I turned them into a trundle bed. We did it, so to create a lot more space for our kids to play. What you’ll need to hack a FJELLSE trundle...
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Wireless Charging Pad Hidden in IKEA bedside table
I had this idea to add wireless charging to my nightstand. This only cost me the price of the Nokia wireless charging pad as I had everything else, so less than £20/US$25. Total time taken approx 1.5-2...
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Daybed reading nook with IKEA bookshelves
Jessica shares her IKEA hack — a daybed reading nook — made from 4 BILLY bookcases. It’s amazing how it turned out. They used 1×4’s and 1×6’s to built bases for the shelves and the daybed portion....
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Toddler Learning Tower from Upcycled Material
We were approached by one of our customers to make a toddler learning tower for her kid who is still trying to walk on her two feet! So, here’s our take on the BEKVÄM Toddler Learning Tower. Hope you...
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Tree Shelf – FROSTA X goes green
I’m a French YouTuber who makes vlogs, each week a new topic. I hacked the IKEA FROSTA stool into a tree shelf and I made a video about it: The video is in French but you’ll find English subtitles for...
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Smart sewing table with sliding tray for sewing machine
This is my sewing table project. It’s smart because it has a sliding tray that makes it easy to store the sewing machine when I don’t need it. Makes it super easy to store and access the sewing...
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Fabric sliding doors gets dust away from BILLY
I have 2 BILLY bookcases for some years now. And I wanted to close them up but not with the classical doors (heavy, not nice and expensive) and more in line with my living room style. So I decided to...
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Faux fretwork panel as large scale wall décor
Bet you never thought IKEA picture frames — sans pictures — could be wall décor? Carol and Mel did just that. They arranged a bunch of the affordable FISKBO picture frames into a fretwork panel for...
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Barn doors to close up an entertainment center
I don’t like my TV as a focal point in my living space. So, I decided to take 2 IKEA BRIMNES bookshelves and make barn doors for them in order to hide the TV. I googled many, many “How-To’s” and...
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Full height built-in bookcase from IVAR units
I would like to share my hack of IKEA IVAR shelving system into a built-in bookcase. It all started with the wish to have a bookcase that could store all the books we still had in the moving boxes. I...
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