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.
you’ll love this one. when i first saw this i almost squealed in delight. such a lovely idea and executed with such painstaking love too. thanks to zieak, who tipped me on this mosaic table by keyoung posted on craftster. “i just finished mosaicing a cheap ikea end-table (a lack…
i’m loving this sideboard sent in by ted. sleek, sexy, and if i may say so, almost un-ikea, if not for the giveaway capita legs.”i ‘hacked’ the ikea akurum kitchen wall cabinets to create a sideboard. originally the sideboard was wall mounted 8″ off the floor, which was a nice…
it’s refreshing to see a touch of country in this ikea hack, sent in by adline from malaysia. she used a patchwork quilt instead of the usual klippan slipcovers, with surprising results.adline writes: “my second hand klippan came with a blue slipcover and unfortunately, i’m not the biggest fan of…
one of the things i love about ikea is its flexibility. in my apartment, some of my furniture and spaces has to do double (or triple) duty.cheryl faced a similar predicament. her living room has multiple personalities as a sofa and telly lounge, dining space and also work area. she…
ah … i digress. and what a sweet one it is.was over at apartment therapy this morn and i spotted ikea all over this cute west village studio. i confess that ikea-spotting is one of my bad habits. when i visit friends’ homes or flip decor mags, i do the…
how does a doodlebug solve the problematic combo of 2 black cats and white slipcovers?”the klappsta armchair is a halfway-respectable looking chair, and very comfortable. you can buy heavy cotton slipcovers for it, which I highly recommend, since the upholstery only comes in unwashable off-white. unfortunately, the only color choices…
while browsing flickr i came across this snazzy chair by claire of poopscape. she not only does good with this hack, her site is chock-a-block with crafty stuff and cheeky inspiration. go check it out. and here’s how claire’s chair got some chic. “for the past two years i’ve been…
nothing like new colour to bring an old piece of furniture back to life. but when you have non-removable fabric covers … bummer? maybe not.greg of ecoroofs everywhere shows us on his ikea skruvsta how you can paint the fabric and even make it look like vinyl.this is greg’s skruvsta.…
Okay, this isn’t exactly a hack, it’s a business. Still, I love the idea of providing IKEA customers with options. Bemz does beautiful slipcovers made to IKEA armchairs, sofas and cushion specifications. The site is a virtual changing room for sexy sofas. click on the swatches and before you can…
i should have paid better attention at home economics class in my schooling days. alas. ragnheiður osp sigurðardóttir stitches up a first prize in the d*s/fred flare spring spruce up contest. it’s almost a pity to have to sit on the lovely motif. but if i do, i’m sure my…
Hats off to Vince’s entry in Apartment Therapy’s Smallest Coolest Apartment 2006 contest. It’s ingenious, using IKEA’s sliding wardrobe doors as an ultra cool room divider. Very chic. And so livable that I almost want to move in. Vince writes, “The room divider was created by utilizing aluminum and glass…