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A movable workbench for the workshop or craft room
I decided to hack a movable workbench when I moved from an apartment with a small room as a workshop. Now I have a bigger room and I can move the bench around when I clean and when I do a bigger...
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Guitar stand that’s affordable and easy to hack
For a Father’s Day gift, a friend wanted to give her husband a guitar stand without spending hundreds of dollars. This took 2 hours to design and build. It cost only the price of the IVAR shelving...
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Small dog? DIY these dog steps from IKEA crates
I decided to hack the dog steps after watching my puppy struggle to get onto the couch. The options online didn’t suit our decor and we needed an option quite quickly. The project only took me an hour...
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Portable shower tent for our long RV trips
Living in a 300 sq.ft. tiny home feels capacious after long trips in our 19 ft. long RV. To make the 100 sq.ft. home on wheels feel bigger, we shower outside using the RV’s external hot water faucet,...
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Rose Gold Dressing Table
We decided to hack the KULLEN chest of drawers to add a unique aesthetic to a common item. The total cost of our rose gold dressing tabel came under £100. What we love most is the contrast of the rose...
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How to disguise your Bike Trailer as a end table
I created this hack for two reasons. It saves space by not having to store my bike trailer and I really thought it would look interesting to use the trailer as an end table. To use the bike trailer all...
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Show off your shoes in this gorgeous gold rack
As part of my ongoing hunt for more storage I was looking for a creative way to store my shoes on display but without forking out tonnes of money for it. I knew I wanted some kind of bookcase or...
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Video Games Table for less than 100 euros
I love to play ’80’s arcade games, so I wanted a video games table — something cool and compact for my living room to play in my spare time using my TV. So I got the idea to create something to be used...
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Light up with a cute table lamp made from serving bowls
I created this table lamp and its name is BLANDA BLANDA. It’s shaped like a turtle. I used the BLANDA BLANK steel serving bowls. Blanda Blank | IKEA.com The biggest bowl I used as the lamp base, the...
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Rattan doors for the EXPEDIT / KALLAX cubbies
This is an old hack of mine. I had an EXPEDIT TV shelving unit and wanted some BRANÄS drawers for it. However, for some of the cubbies a door was better suited, so I had to do a small hack. I hacked...
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IKEA LACK Stencilled Accent Table for succulents
Hi, my name is Elyse and here’s an IKEA hack inspired by Nifty, on how to upcycle an IKEA LACK side table into a beautiful stenciled accent table complete with succulents. Materials: IKEA LACK Side...
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Single ODDVALD keyboard stand (or side table)
I bought two Oddvald trestles as I was inspired by the piano stand hack but both would have been overkill for my little keyboard. I then worked out this way to use a single trestle as the keyboard...
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The IKEA Billy Project: A BILLY library like no other
Benjamin sent in his massive IKEA BILLY project — a BILLY library to be exact. He wanted “a large bookcase in the style of a small library.” And he got exactly what he envisioned. The library spans...
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GALANT tool cabinet with roll down shades
I wanted to find a tool cabinet to house my tools and other items. It needed to maximize space and hide all the clutter as well. Materials: 3 white GALANT Add-On units (80 x 80 x 40) 1 white shelf (I...
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How to Pinch Pleat Curtains aka IKEA RITVA luxe version
I wanted a custom and high end looking curtains, but didn’t want to spend a fortune on custom drapery. So with these beautiful IKEA RITVA woven cotton curtains, I have the same custom high-end look of...
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Stylish and affordable built-in headboard with IKEA RAST drawers
From the very beginning of our master bedroom renovation, we wanted to create a built-in headboard at the back of our bed to provide more storage. The project had to be affordable and creative too! As...
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Sound system console table from $69 IKEA dining table
This is not the easiest project but I hope it will be useful to some. This is a sound system console table made out of an affordable IKEA dining table. IKEA item: INGO table Tools required: Saw Steel...
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Indoor plant needs light? Try this Plant Tray / Display with Light
Both my husband and I love plants, but there are a few places in the house that really don’t get enough light for them to thrive – so there was a bit of a brainwave. After picking up some cheap Fuku...
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I cut up my twin bed and turned it into a pull-out bed
I needed to hack a trundle/ pull-out bed to allow for more space in this room. Currently, all three of my sons share a room, and while IKEA is great for accommodating smaller spaces, we needed to bring...
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30-minute hack: LEGO tables or kids play tables
We turned on old GULLIVER changing table into LEGO/ kids play tables. This was actually an extremely simple hack that only took about 30 minutes total to complete from disassembly to reassembly. IKEA...
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