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KALLAX units upcycled into cheap and easy clothes space
In a very small room, with a high ceiling, I created clothes space by reusing old KALLAX units and an old IKEA kitchen rail (BYGEL). This cost me only £15 for two new wardrobe rails. I only used basic...
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Glass shelving unit / bookcase… made out of shelves
I had old IKEA GRUNDTAL shelves lying around and I wanted a glass shelving unit for my modem and plants. It took me two evenings to complete and the cost came up to around $80. Looking back, I would...
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Weekend project: Make a Cozy Corner for your Cat
I decided to hack this item because I live in a small apartment and wanted to have a space for my cat. My cat corner is an easy way to store all of his things without taking up a lot of room. My...
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My new Writing Room / Sanctuary. Features a monster desk!
I’ve recently taken up writing again, but I needed a nice quiet place to do that – and a place that makes me feel peaceful and happy. We decided to fit out a spare junk room into a writing room, a...
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A full-sized bed built from KALLAX shelves + a DIY headboard
I had been thinking about buying a harder mattress and bought one spontaneously one day. But I made a mistake in thinking that I had a full-sized bed, when in fact, my bed frame was a queen! This...
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Create a cheap and huge gerbil cage from the IKEA DETOLF glass cabinet
We made a gerbil cage out of the IKEA DETOLF glass display cabinet. For $60 we got a huge cage (less if you get an old DETOLF off Craigslist or eBay) with a separator in the middle. IKEA item: DETOLF...
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IKEA TV stand + the LACK range extension that IKEA didn’t produce
I have a LACK TV unit, but I have also a lot of devices that cannot fit into it. And IKEA does not provide other LACK products that can suit with the TV unit (as the BESTÅ can.) This is my version of...
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There was a METOD to my madness
When I moved to Singapore around 5 years ago I created my first IKEA hack by combining two LACK TV Benches and the sides from a LACK TV Side Table to create a larger tv unit. Having recently moved into...
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ALGOT desk with extendable desktop and keyboard tray
I wanted a new desk using the full length of the space beneath my window. When working from home I would like to look at the view once a while. Because I also have a foldaway bed in the room I didn’t...
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Hackers Help: How to remove BILLY backing board?
I need help from the IKEAhackers community. I am building 7 tall narrow BILLY bookcases to cover a wall. On my very first one, I put the top shelf in backwards – but didn’t realize this until I turned...
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Amazing Open Kitchen with cabinets as space divider
To separate our open kitchen and living room, we made a steel structure that provides additional countertop space, kitchen storage as well as functions as a space divider. IKEA items used: METOD Base...
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HEKTAR wall lamp in Wood and Steel
When decorating the living room in our new house, my wife and I searched for a wood/steel combination wall lamp. We did not find an exactly what we wanted, or we declared it as was way too expensive,...
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Headboard with lights feat. LINNMON table top
Here is my latest hack: A headboard with lights (backlit) made out of an IKEA LINNMON table top. The wall behind my bed was starting to turn dirty and wanted a nice cheap headboard to match the rest of...
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Simple radiator shelf and cover for less than £30
I had been looking for a reasonably priced radiator shelf but as I wanted to cover a storage heater none were deep enough. I thought of hacking a BILLY but wandering around IKEA, I saw the HEJNE and...
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RFID Shelf for little kids to select their favourite music or stories
My “RFID Shelf”-project is a LACK shelf which is able to play music placing RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) tags on it. Essentially, you can say it’s an RFID controlled MP3 player. The reason for...
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Quick, easy hat and coat rack for the mudroom
I really loved making this hat and coat rack for the mudroom. It’s a very simple project you can tackle over a weekend very easily, for a stunning result. I’ve had only good comments about this. Be...
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Forget buying, you can absolutely make this stylish raffia bag
I decided to make the bag because this year raffia bags are in fashion and the first thing that came to mind were the IKEA placemats. It took me 3 days because I had to think about how to do each of...
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This hack really takes the cake — frosting — that is
My wife was making cake frosting and we didn’t have a hand mixer or power blender. And I thought using a whisk is too time-consuming. But I have an IKEA FIXA series cordless screwdriver/ drill, so, I...
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The best under-eaves wardrobe hack yet
This IKEA hack is to create a built-in under-eaves wardrobe for our attic bedroom roof using IKEA’s METOD kitchen cabinet series. It began when we decided that we wanted a built-in wardrobe under the...
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This is what happens when bobbin furniture meets IKEA
All I need were basic painting materials, wood glue and an unexpected craft item (wooden doll heads purchased in bulk), to transform two dark IKEA MALM dressers owned for years into one stylish and...
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