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Kitchen Peninsula

Materials: Akurum base & wall cabinets, high gloss Abstrakt doors & panels Description: IKEA HACK 1: Changing an underused bar area into a multi-functional peninsula: Now this place serves as...

6 h ago

Billy Built In with Windowseat

Materials: 2 Billy book shelves, plywood (1side finished), trim, crown molding, miter saw, jig saw, table saw, drill, screws, upholstery foam, fabric, thread and sewing machine Description: I knew Ik...

7 h ago

Yup, another Expedit Bar

Materials: Two EXPEDIT 2x2 Bookcases, two sets of CAPITA legs, 1 LOTS mirror set, 1 INREDA stemware rack, 1 DIODER light set Description: This hack was inspired by a lot of the other EXPEDIT bars on ...

13 h ago

Malm Captains Bed for tiny NYC Apartment

Materials: MALM 6-Drawer Dresser, EKBY TONY/ EKBY BJARNUM, NISSE Folding Chair, 2x4s, Plywood Scraps, Shelving Board Description: I have a tiny bedroom (about 6ft by 7ft) in a 3-bedroom apartment in ...

1 day ago

EKBY Book Gallery Display Shelf

Materials: EKBY Tryggve and EKBY Valter Description: For a recent photography exhibition I decided to showcase a book next to some framed work. While a RIBBA picture frame shelf would have sufficed, ...

1 day ago

Color-Backed Decor Bowls

Materials: Hultet Bamboo Bowls Description: I bought three Hultet decor bowls to hang on my wall but once I got home I realized they were really dull and boring. To remedy this I painted just the bac...

1 day ago

Expedit 19" rack

Materials: Expedit, MDF 18mm Description: I was planning to make a nice 19" rack with Expedit. But because the shelves are thin like paper, I had to reconfigure it. What weve done: Making a sort ...

2 days ago

Cool hacks for a Kool Kidz shop

Materials: Expedit, Lack, Vika Gruvan Description: How to make a low budget shop look cool: 1. - Glue old cartoons on the Expedit shelves - turn wheels on 2. -easy as pie: be creative with the Lack s...

2 days ago 2 people like this

Nice and quiet Rusch hour

Materials: Rusch wall clock Description: The Rusch wall clock is so cheap that its practically begging for creative modifications. In this case I spray-painted the body black and covered the face wit...

2 days ago

Building/repair tool on rooftops

Materials: BEKVÄM step stool Description: Renovating an old house, I should remove paint, sanding the wooden panels, put primer paint and paint, sanding in between. I am not a hero on the roof, stand...

3 days ago 1 person likes this

Sunburst Tajma Clock

Materials: Tajma clock & Clothes Pins,Glue gun Description: This was the very first item I bought for my daughter on her first year in University away from home as she wanted a wall clock. Red be...

3 days ago

Brada Laptop Cooler

Materials: Brada Laptop support, 2 PC Cooling fans, screwdriver, drill, hole-punching bit. Description: I love Brada laptop support. Its very cheap -9,95TL in Turkey- and comfortable. But in summer t...

3 days ago

Leksvik to Lets Fix for Bigger TV

Photo: IKEA.com Materials: Leksvik bookcase, 1X12s, 1X6s, 1/10 Description: We first rearranged some shelves on a Leksvik bookcase to hold our 27 in TV. Then we bought a larger TV. We retained the si...

4 days ago

2x2 + 2x4 + 4x4 = My re-structured Expedit

Materials: 3 Expedits (a 2x2, a 2x4 and a 4x4), wood drill with stopper, some extra 6mm-dowels, Japanese saw, wood glue, 4 metal brackets, 2 perforated metal plates, 2 clamps Description: I always li...

4 days ago 3 people like this

Antonius plant stand

Materials: Antonius laundry bag stand Description: I was contemplating to get another Socker plant stand when it occurred to me that the Antonius laundry bag stand is better looking, more stable (its...

4 days ago

VIKA ALEX in the PAX

Materials: VIKA ALEX, saw, and drill or glue Description: I was looking for a chest of drawers to put in my PAX. It should be about half of the body in width, with the appropriate height and nice loo...

5 days ago 1 person likes this

Standing desk with Utby legs

Materials: Vika Amon top, Utby base, Ekby Jarpen shelf, Capita legs Description: I too have joined the standing desk movement and my back has never felt better. My first attempt was to construct my o...

5 days ago

LACKed a 3 tier display

Materials: 5 Lack side tables, 2 sets Capita legs, 1 Ekby Jarpen shelf Description: Working for a small business means we dont have a lot of money to spend on fixtures, especially since most fixtures...

5 days ago

DIY bubble chandelier from JARA lampshade!

Materials: Lampshade, scissors, sisal rope, acrylic balls, gold leaf, grey paint. Description: At first I painted the lampshade with my favorite grey paint. Then I coat the inside of the lampshade wi...

6 days ago

Ancient lamp hack

Materials: Januari, Ancient beam Description: Ive been browsing through IKEA HACKERS a lot lately, because I moved into a new apartment. One idea caught my eye and I decided to try this for my own ap...

6 days ago

A long one for cat lovers

I know not everyone likes cat hacks, so if you fall into that category, please feel free to sit this one out. This post lists 4 hacks  - DIY cat shelves from Bjarnum shelves - A cat tree from Ex...

6 days ago 1 person likes this

Ironing time and light in tuna sauce

Materials: that light, that clock, a iron, a Campisi tuna fish can Description: Mom gave me a iron even though she knew I would never iron: I added that Ikea light on top of it, perfect for boring bo...

24 may 12

Window Shelf for Dog

Materials: Fabian Shelf, Irma throw, Irma cushion, a generic wood board, shelf bracket, paint Description: 1) I first cut the Irma cushion open and glued the filling onto the shelf, then wrapped the ...

24 may 12 1 person likes this

Cool speaker friendly Besta doors hack

Materials: Besta cabinets, wood framed doors with Home Depot Metal Screens Description: Ok, so my wife and I bought 2 Besta cabinets and glass panels to hang our TV and store our sound components. We...

24 may 12

EXPEDIT Half Shelf from Wine Rack

Photo: IKEA Materials: EXPEDIT Bookcase, HUTTEN 9-bottle wine rack Description: I have a 4x4 Expedit bookshelf which I also use for the storage of my cups and plates. Originally, each of the cups/din...

23 may 12 1 person likes this

Creative IKEA desk

Materials: Stolmen, Capita, Vika Amon Description: Use two Stolmen chests, with Capita legs, and four Capita bracket and one Vika Amon. ~ Pasquier Nicholas, Nantes - France

23 may 12 4 people like this

Lillangen end unit as coffee table with storage

Materials: Lillangen end unit Description: 4 Lillangen unit combined together ~ Pasquier Nicholas, Nantes - France

23 may 12 2 people like this

Built-in kitchen Ledberg

Materials: Ledberg (2 units) Description: I wanted to put LED lighting under my kitchen cabinets on the cheap, so I bought 2 Ledberg units. But once home I encountered 2 problems: - I wanted the swit...

22 may 12

Malm storage bed

Materials: Malm, Borken Description: I was Googling something (dont remember what) the other day and came across IKEA Hackers! Its wonderful to see how creative people can be, and Ive got a lot of ne...

22 may 12 2 people like this

Theres a leg in my wall

Materials: Vika Amon screw-able table leg Description: My son wouldnt sleep in his bed. Nothing helped. Every night he would crawl into our bed, and as charming as that may be, I would often find mys...

22 may 12 1 person likes this

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