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Hack a lightweight, wooden washbasin cabinet
I wanted to hack a simple washbasin cabinet for my sink, which has an oval bottom. This hack uses the MOLGER cart and took about 6 hours. The cost for materials and the MOLGER cart came up to around...
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Balsa Turbine Shade for the REGOLIT floor lamp
I really wanted a floor lamp that would hang a nice looking shade + bulb over my IKEA dining table. I couldn’t find any that I liked, so I bought the REGOLIT floor lamp with the intention of getting...
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Full Length Vanity/ Selfie Mirror with Lights
I wanted a full length selfie mirror and hacking one off an IKEA mirror was less expensive and time-consuming. It would also be a better finish than purchasing a raw mirror and building a frame. There...
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How to go to the bathroom in a wedding dress: An IKEA blue bag hack
Well, I got married a few weeks ago (in a mermaid wedding dress) and I was really worried about going to the bathroom and not being able to … handle myself. Someone helping or watching me going to the...
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DIY Server Cabinet using IKEA parts
My hack is a DIY server cabinet using IKEA STUVA and BESTÅ frames. Obviously, the first thing I needed to do was to get an equipment rack but the more important consideration here is the WAF. IKEA...
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Stripped down these IKEA items and the results are fab
I started with two HEMNES pieces — a bedroom end table and the wooden TV stand in black. I picked the TV Console for the size and storage. It also fit my wall proportions perfectly and the drawers give...
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But Wifey Boss, I NEED a gaming table
I love DnD, card games, and quick board games. However, with a 2-year-old, space is at a premium. Selling this “set-up” as a storage place and part-time gaming table is a good win with the Partner. The...
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Cheap and Easy Cat Climber for fat and clumsy cat
When we just adopted our cat, he was a whopping 10.5kg, and as a result, big and clumsy. We could not find any cat trees on the market which could hold a cat of his weight. Since he is clumsy (for a...
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Board Game Table made from TV units. And it’s extendable!
We have a small apartment but wanted to host board game nights without a huge table taking up space. This hack took around 2 hours total, and cost around $180. This expanding board game table gives us...
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Slim pantry cabinet from CD racks
Here is my IKEA hack of a slim pull-out pantry cabinet. It uses 2 GNEDBY shelf units, which is a CD cabinet as part of a TV unit set-up. IKEA item used: GNEDBY shelf unit Other materials: Wood boards...
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TV Stand gets new look aka get rid of scratches on the bench top
LIATORP series is nice, but it has a problem with the finishing – the surface scratches easily etc, especially for the pieces, like the TV stand, with tabletops. Related: Affordable contemporary wooden...
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The Smallest Museum in the World. Stay in the (Pappis) box, think outside!
Here’s Jacopo Carli from Eutropia Architettura (see my previous IKEA STUVA room divider hack) with a fun didactic challenge: what about designing the World’s Smallest Museum in an Ikea PAPPIS Box? Not...
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Toddler bunk bed resized from KURA loft bed
Due to limited space in our girls’ bedroom, we wanted to get a toddler bunk bed. Only ones we could find were handmade and expensive! I always liked to make something, after seeing KURA hacks on...
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Behind the couch storage and charge station
This behind the couch storage and charge station was made from leftover IKEA parts after we moved to another place. The core components are obviously IKEA, what I did add on top were some wheels and...
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Toy Storage System for Messy Toy Room
Our family room is overrun with stuffed animals and books. I had purchased some bins a while ago and they were soon overflowing with toys. Even when the floor was cleared of toys, the room still looked...
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Shiplap Entertainment Center from IKEA kitchen cabinets
Here’s a little hack I made from IKEA GRIMSLÖV kitchen cabinets, turning them into a shiplap entertainment center. We initially wanted our favorite carpenter friend to build a custom wall unit for us,...
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Two-Way Modern Antique Writing Desk
I had this very old antique writing desk (which I had gotten for free) that I wanted to modernize and use as my current writing desk. It used to occupy my foyer, but I needed a desk that was...
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PAX built-in wardrobe for master bedroom
Our master bedroom contained a row of built-in wardrobe, rather crudely built from scratch by the previous owners a few decades ago. It was clear they had to go. The choice was either to remove the...
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Toddler sized bunk bed with slide and den
Using the IKEA KURA reversible bed as the base, I made a toddler sized bunk bed with slide and den. It cost me approximately £210 including screws. And the whole project took about 24 hours, spread...
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Upholster your headboard with woven canvas
After a year of waking up in the middle of the night because my 3-year-old had hit his head on his Fjellse headboard AGAIN, I decided to take matters into my own hands and fix the situation. Three...
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