Moppe goes Chanel
IKEA Moppe’s not a beautiful piece of furniture but a very good storage gadget. I found one in the garbage room and gave it a haute makeover. I killed my old leather coat for its skin and used a...
View ArticleGame Enthusiast Kallax Hack
IKEA items used: Kallax or Expedit Shelf Unit I used AutoCad to design a set of adjustable shelves, drawers, and a slide out spinning lazy susan storage unit to better utilize the storage space in my...
View ArticleRIBBA picture frame to Live mirror
I hacked a live mirror using the below items: RIBBA picture frame Old Android tablet 2 way mirror film Black MÅLA paint Steps: 1. Stick 2 way mirror film to the glass in the frame, and leave to dry 2....
View ArticleFrom STUVA kids storage to mini Kitchen
I needed a mini kitchen for my studio with a depth not more than 55cm. I was looking for a cheap solution and here below is my solution from IKEA: 3 STUVA cabinet with doors and shelfes 1 STUVA...
View ArticleIKEA Hack for gorgeous food photography lighting
IKEA items used: DIODER 601.165.40 SKUBB 302.903.62 We tried to help authors who share their recipes. In the easy DIY, we hacked a SKUBB box into a photography lightbox. FOOD PHOTOGRAPHY HACKHow to...
View ArticleIKEA KURA Castle Bed
I am a stay home mommy and it’s the first time I did something like this! I have to say I enjoyed it a lot. This IKEA KURA Castle Bed was so much fun and I love the idea of what we can build over this...
View ArticleHo! Ho! Ho! LACK christmas decorations
We made a bunch of traditional, pixelated, Scandinavian Christmas hearts from old, discarded IKEA LACK® tables for the REUSE centre today! REUSE is a centre dedicated to giving thrown stuff a new lease...
View ArticleHow to make a retro gaming cabinet from an Expedit/Kallax and some Gladsax
Materials: - Expedit (or Kallax); - 2 Expedit insert with 2 drawers (or Kallax); - 2 Expedit insert with door (or Kallax); - 4 Gladsax; - 4 shelf insert Variera; - Hinges, screws and lock nuts to fix...
View ArticleTurn BILLY bookcases into bold, large wall art
I was tired of looking at rows of DVDs, blu-rays, games etc. in my BILLY bookcases … so I decided to add doors to conceal everything. However, I wanted to make it more visually interesting. I decided...
View ArticleSoundRack: Vinyl doors for EXPEDIT
I made vinyl doors for EXPEDIT to house and display my collection. IKEA items used: Expedit Steps: Get 16 plywood plates cut 31×31,5 cm Check hinges (~3cmx1,5cm) and small screws Fix the hinges onto...
View ArticleIKEA RANARP Wood Industrial Desk Lamp
IKEA items used: IKEA Lamp Ranarp / Wall/clamp spotlight, off-white Steps: Step 1 : Build Lamp desk footer with grey mortar/cement from a used plastic box in the desired size/aspect. Make a hole in...
View ArticleSULTAN Lade DIY Coat-Rack
IKEA items used: Sultan Lade Photo: IKEA.com Step 1: Bought Sultan Lade at Ikea, ordered some Z-shaped hooks at miniinthebox.com, found two wooden slat in my storage. Step 2: Remove polyester band,...
View ArticleFrom Wine Rack to Table Lamp
Materials: IKEA VURM wine bottle rack The construction of this lamp is pretty simple just using two VURM bottle racks and putting them together using some screws. Just by adding a pretty lampshade you...
View ArticleBestå Media/ HiFi Storage Furniture
I made this Media/HiFi Storage Furniture using an IKEA Bestå and some furniture board. I wanted this furniture to have a natural and basic yet modern look. The furniture board was therefore kept...
View ArticleIKEA KURA Barnhouse Bed
I wanted to make the KURA bed a little safer for my three year old son, while still making it look cool and unique. It was very quickly done and super easy to make. All in all we needed about 1 hour...
View ArticlePretty Kitty Potty
IKEA items used: Billy bookcase/Olsbo doors (best guess, Craigslist find) We wanted to add more storage to our oddly huge master bath as well as figure out a solution for concealing the litter box and...
View ArticleSupersized Lack TV bench
I’m not sure if this has been done before, I came up with this idea myself out of necessity and it is so simple I am surprised IKEA have not made this themselves! Photos: IKEA.com The Lack TV bench is...
View ArticleIKEA BESTÅ media center is now a washer/dryer pedestal
I needed to raise the washer and dryer so I don’t have to bend over as much to load and unload. The original washer/dryer pedestals cost around $275 each. So why not IKEA hack it for the same price as...
View ArticleTV unit from IKEA METOD Kitchen Cabinets
Here is my IKEA-hack: A TV unit from IKEA METOD kitchen cabinets. Starting with a base of different sizes of kitchen wall cabinets METOD with high gloss white doors. Doors are open and close with...
View ArticleTurn a Vase into a copper bedside lamp
This is a simple IKEA Hack to turn a nice copper vase into a bedside lamp. All you need are these things: IKEA Vase KONSTFORM (Articel No. 003.229.44) lamp socket (E27) with an diameter of 3,5 cm (Link...
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