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Double-Decker Guinea Pig Enclosure from IKEA TV stand
I made a Guinea Pig Enclosure using a TV stand from IKEA. The project is a pretty quick and easy one. It took a couple of hours after I bought all the materials. The most difficult part was screwing...
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Frosted Glass Pendant Light that Costs only $7
When we went looking for lighting for our off-grid cabin we couldn’t find an affordable solution that fit out style. After much searching, we ended up with the DROPPAR Glass Pendant Light! The total...
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One charging station to rule them all
Even though our household is just two-person-and-one-cat big, our kitchen desk was often messed up with USB-cables and chargers for our phones, tablets and camera batteries. So I decided to do my first...
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Twin boys’ custom closet — an IKEA KALLAX hack
Katherine is an Architect turned SAHM and blogs at twinpickle.com about parenting and kid’s décor. She put together an IKEA KALLAX hack for her twin boys’ custom closet, and it looks amazing. Materials...
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FROSTA G: Hack a Garden Bar Cart for outdoor entertaining
Hello IKEAhackers! I’d like to introduce you to a garden bar cart that I made from IKEA FROSTA stools that we all love so much. What I used for my garden bar cart: FROSTA stool x 2 LAMPLIG cutting...
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How to hack speaker fabric doors for BESTÅ TV unit
I wanted an easy to make a solution that would conceal my hardware; surround receiver, DVD player, front center speaker consoles and paraphernalia. In case I would come to own a front-firing sub (my...
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Narrow hallway bench made from two TV units
I turned two LACK TV unit into a narrow hallway bench. Beneath the bench, we have space to store shoes. On top, is a foam cushion for a comfy seat to put on our shoes. Materials: IKEA LACK TV bench...
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Playhouse bed for two: IKEA MYDAL hack
I hacked an IKEA kids’ bed into playhouse bed for my two children. The bunk bed I started with the IKEA MYDAL. MYDAL | IKEA.com Materials: IKEA MYDAL bunk bed Wood planks Wood glue Screws Primer Enamel...
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Mirror Barn Door to separate ensuite from bedroom
I converted a MONGSTAD wall mirror into a ceiling mounted mirror barn door, with the aid of the back panel from an ASKVOLL wardrobe. IKEA items used: MONGSTAD mirror ASKVOLL wardrobe back panel Other...
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Industrial-style desk from kitchen cabinets
I wanted a custom-made workstation, at the same time large enough to work comfortably, preferably with a lot of room for storage. The desk needs to be in custom dimensions because I had a very narrow...
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Chic bedroom storage from two $35 RAST dressers
We got the RAST chest of drawers for our tiny bedroom because nothing else could fit. Before I even knew how I was going to hack the bedroom storage, I fell in love with these beautiful brass handles...
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Kitchen Pantry: Get organized with STUVA units
Thought I’d share this kitchen pantry as I was so pleased that my partner was able to accomplish it. Not much hacking involved, rather a repurposing of the STUVA system. The STUVA was destined for a...
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Loft beds using IKEA KRITTER kid’s beds
I just wanted to share an idea that can help people with limited space and want to re-use KRITTER type of kid’s beds for making loft beds. The messy BEFORE. Space was tight Materials for our KRITTER...
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BBQ grill table for my mini-kamado
This mini-kamado BBQ grill table hack is not my original idea. I saw a few examples on Facebook, but didn’t like the way they were done. So I decided to find out how to properly do it. I’m 100%...
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Dog crate system housed in desks
We made this dog crate system for our 2 beagles, constructed entirely from IKEA items. We scored 2 IKEA Malm desks that were marked down (minor blemishes) at IKEA As-Is. MALM desk | IKEA.com One of...
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Dining chairs to a lovely outdoor bench
When my husband (my fiancé at the time) and I got our first jobs in Germany, we were young, handsome, in love and broke. For our first apartment, we had to buy cheap, easy-to-move and practical...
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Storage bed that’s roomy enough for your entire wardrobe
This is one heck of an IKEA hack. Stefan made a storage bed. Correction: It’s a bed with massive amounts of storage out of 2 MALM bed, 4 MALM chest of drawers, 2 nightstands and 1 headboard. First, he...
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Converting an unused desk into a shoe rack
I came up with this shoe rack hack when I first discovered IKEA hacking. As a student, I’d habitually drop my (sports) equipment on this extra desk and I wanted to efficiently utilize the space below....
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KALLAX twin headboard for narrow space
We have 2 children sharing a room. My youngest had a twin captain’s bed without a headboard. Her pillows kept falling off the bed at night. Because of the way the room is laid out, a traditional twin...
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RAST gets an Anthropologie twist with furniture stencils
Furniture stencils can turn any old, boring, hand-me-down and create a modern bedroom dresser. Furniture stencils are one of the easiest DIY tricks that can transform an IKEA piece and give it a second...
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