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Clips to secure face mask comfortably and quickly
My face masks never quite worked with my ears. Prior attempts were not snug or comfortable on my face. And I had limited elastic narrow enough. So the clips came in handy for a fitting face mask. The...
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7 ways to organise small items in IKEA drawers
Are small items getting lost in your IKEA drawers? The usual advice is to get a tray or dividers for drawers to organise smaller things into neat sections. However, not all IKEA drawers come with...
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See this guy’s striking IKEA makeover during lockdown
With nowhere else to go, 34-year old Fiq Said rolled up his sleeves during quarantine (Movement Control Order) and gave his bedroom an extreme IKEA makeover. While nothing is “hacked” as we’re used to...
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All you need to know about building a Death Star lamp
Converting an IKEA PS 2014 lamp to resemble the iconic Star Wars’ Death Star is hands down one of the most popular hacks on IKEAhackers. Star Wars fans can’t resist exploding the Death Star in their...
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How to remove the arms from your IKEA POÄNG armchair
Remove the arms on POÄNG in 2 steps. I liked to type on my laptop while sitting in my old POÄNG. While it was mostly very comfy, my elbows were constrained by the armrests. They had to go. Buy POÄNG...
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Q: How to reduce KOMPLEMENT Drawer Spacing?
When we renovated our bedroom last year we built in lots of PAX storage. We built a large wardrobe with grey gloss sliding doors. Photo: IKEA.com We then used the 35cm deep frames to create open...
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How to hack a renter-friendly room divider
It took me almost a year to figure it out. I sent a help request in 2019 but here is my attempt at a renter-friendly room divider. You can get this up by only drilling 4 holes, 2 in the wall and 2 on...
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IKEA bathroom vanity gets a luxurious live edge upgrade
I love the clean and simple lines of the IKEA GODMORGON sink and wall cabinets for the bathroom. However, they can sometimes look a little standard or low grade. In this IKEA hack, we upgraded the...
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From a simple IKEA STIG to a unique farmhouse stool
I’ve been transforming my house into a farmhouse style and I wanted to replace my IKEA STIG bar stools for more rustic ones. I even considered the INGOLF stools but I couldn’t find it in plain wood...
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Easy kitchen countertop from an unexpected storage unit
We had space in our kitchen for more counters, but to get the real thing easily cost double or triple this PLATSA hack! This was incredibly easy to assemble, and bonus we can move it around if we...
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Makeshift DIY daybed for lockdown napping
Spending more time inside, we needed a narrow, temporary DIY daybed to stretch out and nap on. However, we only had a little niche with a water view. Materials used: HYLLIS storage units | IKEA.com...
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Custom integrated closet to hide unsightly electricals
Custom closet integrated with PAX doors does the trick, beautifully. In order to hide the ventilation box and solar roof inverter in our son’s room in the attic, I built a framework and put IKEA PAX...
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How to extend the new IKEA KADRILJ motorized blinds
I got the idea to upgrade my old manual blinds in the apartment to the new IKEA motorized ones so I could control them using “Home Assistant”. There were some practical problems to solve because three...
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See these ideas before you customize the IVAR cabinet
We bought some IVAR cabinets to make a customized wall unit for our living room. Again, maybe not a very high-tech or impressive hack, but there might be some useful tips in here for someone looking...
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A metal shelf that’s perfect as a guitar pedalboard
Metal shelf with ready made holes for a pedalboard. So. I needed a pedalboard for my bass guitar pedals. Going through my garage I found an ALGOT metal shelf I wasn’t using. I think it fits its...
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Transforming the KALLAX to a movable magazine stand
We have a guest/library room with two BIRKELAND pieces and needed a matching magazine stand for our file holders. BIRKELAND chest of drawers (discontinued) | IKEA.com The plan was to hack the more...
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IKEA PAX wardrobe too tall, so we did this
The IKEA PAX wardrobe was too tall for our low ceiling. But we made it work. So I was moving into a my girlfriend’s house and we were remodeling a room and the garage into a new master suite. At the...
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Adjustable helper tower that grows with your child
CAUTION: If you are unsure of how to make this safely, please do not recreate this TROFAST helper tower. Get an original Learning Tower. When our son was about a year old, I wanted to find a way to...
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An IKEA DJ Booth completes this supercool hideaway
After completing the bar in my garage, I had planned on adding a DJ Booth using IKEA elements. Finally, it is finally complete. IKEA items used: 6 x KALLAX units 77x77cm (202.758.14)2 x packs of...
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Barcelona studio apartment so cosy after this 2-day hack
A lovely bed nook with the BILLY Bookcase as a room divider. I hated being able to see my bed from the “kitchen” and vice versa, so needed a cheap way to hide it! Here was how it looked when I first...
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