When it comes to furnishing your living room, IKEA is a go-to destination for many. With its affordable prices and stylish designs, IKEA furniture is a popular choice for those looking to create a comfortable and functional living space.
But there's the risk of your living room looking like an IKEA showroom if you use mainly IKEA furniture. With a little creativity and a few DIY skills, you can take your IKEA furniture to the next level and perhaps even get a few people saying, "I can't believe it's IKEA!"
From easy IKEA hacks like adding new legs to your sofa to creating custom built-in storage solutions, there are so many fabulous ways to tweak your IKEA pieces into pieces that are uniquely you.
In this page, you'll find some of the best IKEA living room hacks to inspire your own DIY projects and help you create a space that's both stylish and functional.
diane turned this bench (the name, anyone?), salvaged from the trash, into a little piece of art. she first transferred the design, taken from an Art Nouveau book that she had and drew it on the bench with white colored pencil. then, she coloured it in with acrylics. see more…
when you want a fancy slipcover but can’t afford a bemz, why not try stenciling it yourself? villain did just that. villain writes, “i just moved into a loft in boston and refurbished my old klippan sofa along with a tullsta chair. inspired by bemz slipcovers (way too expensive for…
Marie of m2jl studio sent me this lovely hack of the Regolit paper lampshade. Turning it into a lookalike of the famous (and very expensive) MOOOI Random Light. She says, “For lighting, we used the inexpensive Regolit lampshade from IKEA, some wool, and some glue to create lamps inspired by…
i grew up with dandy and beano. which is why i am so lovin this hack. carole says, “i bought alleby (can’t find the link on ikea site) plain pine stools and personalized them with comics. i stuck the comics on with PVA glue before assembling the five parts. then…
i’m loving this ikea terje folding chair from paul. paul says, “i cut out the cross pieces on the seat and the back and replaced them with hockey sticks. i also have done it with bike tires and tennis balls/hockey pucks/golf balls but i don’t have any photos of those.”
hey, hey, the first hack from tel aviv. alessis hacks a coffee table from a galant table top and sultan legs. the leg joints are reinforced for stability. visit alessis’ blog.
simon bought a vilan recliner (can’t find the link on ikea’s website) but it didn’t lean as far back as he wished for him to kick back and relax. he says, “it’s a comfortable chair but it doesn’t recline nearly far enough to let me relax, so i hacked it.…
i had to laugh out loud when i saw wouter’s hack. a sink seat! i have no idea which model it is though. if you don’t care for the sink, have fun figuring out the bottom picture instead. wouter tells me, “as an industrial design student i’m short on cash.…
simon has a small ikea hack, as he terms it, to share with us. “last month, we bought an oddvar chair (can’t find the link on ikea’s website). to improve the look, we bought an asian newspaper and wrapped it around the pieces of the chair using paste before assembling…
chris tore up a norrebo shelving unit to create a bookcase and a window seat to fit his space perfectly! here’s what he did: 1. build up a two-shelf high norrebo bookcase unit against the wall with the taller window. 2. use the remaining third shelf of our norrebo…
checking in on the projects page. (it’s a hack collection via the instructables ikea hacks group). two new instructables up. one is a malm bed with underbed lighting by dpocius. and the other james’ ingolf ikea chair stretched into a bench. loving this! go to the projects page to view…
shirley sent me her room divider hack using the ivar side unit. she says: “i needed a portable screen to a) give visiting guests sleeping on the sofa bed some privacy and b) screen my somewhat messy work area from both my and my roommate’s visiting clients. (i’m a graphic…
erika chapin, editor of cribcandy and popgloss sends me this gorgeous sofa table made from bamboo plywood and salvaged imfors legs. love love love the simple sleek lines. “my husband and i found 2 imfors tables at a yard sale last month for $15.00 each. he took a 3/4 inch…
if you’ve been reading this blog for a while, you’ll may have noticed that i shiny stuff. so i’m loving the look of this stainless steel coffee table. adriano tells me that it’s his first attempt at hacking ikea too. not bad at all. “i made a coffee table out…
it was a nice surprise to see better homes and gardens hacking ikea too. michelle was the one who spotted this pretty mosaic table featured on their site. i’m loving the geometric design. the skinny: paint the lack side table a handsome charcoal background colour. then, stick on black and…
while i sort out the next batch of hacks to post, i thought i’ll just quickly share some fresh eye candy. this is from moritz of germany who shares my love for ikea and mitch albom. the dunker light cum room divider (i can no longer find it on ikea’s…
kevin from toronto gives us this foldable temporary sofa solution. “just got into my first condo and bought a new sofa. did not realize it was going to be a 6 to 8 week wait for it. so i asked myself what would be the cheapest way to have a…
here’s an idea from kane for converting cheap ikea panels into a coffee table. “so you found a nice board from the as-is room with all 4 edges finished (ie. a cabinet door) for a price you can’t pass up and want to turn it into a coffee or side…
marc, aka roamingstudio, [via the ikeafans forum] sent me his set of coffee table and side tables, bjorna style. “the image is from our lounge area… and shows three coffee tables i created a few years ago. the surfaces are birch from the ikea pronomen range – 2 x 65cm…
update! see ben’s version of lilybee’s side table hack below. do you have a version too? send it in and share in the bug love. i love lilybee’s bug side table inspired by a vivavi credenza she spotted in domino magazine. using wood effect contact paper and a steady hand,…