IKEA Living Room Hacks

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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.

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Take ordinary IKEA furniture and transform them into something extraordinary. From custom built-ins to clever hidden work spaces, these living rooms showcase the creativity and ingenuity of IKEA hackers.

Whether you're looking to add some personality to your space or simply want to make the most of your IKEA furniture, these living room hacks are sure to inspire. So why not take a closer look and see how you can create a space that's stylish and functional?

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Living Room Storage

The wonder of IKEA hacking! Take IKEA furniture and modify them to fit your specific needs and space requirements.

You not only create a storage system that's tailored to your living room and the items you need to store, but also seamlessly match your style and taste.

Coffee table and side table hacks

IKEA coffee table hacks are very popular on IKEA hackers. They are smaller DIY projects and a great starting point if you're beginning your DIY journey. But they are no less amazing. Here are some popular IKEA coffee table hacks.
EXPEDIT beach at home coffee table

EXPEDIT beach at home coffee table

Materials: EXPEDIT coffee table, silicone sealant, bird sandDescription: I really love the EXPEDIT coffee table, but most of the time, the glass slips around or dirt and liquids gets under…

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How to make a low side table

Materials: LerbergDescription:Beate found this video on Youtube on making a low side table from the Lerberg CD/DVD wall shelf.~ Jules

Ramvik table decorated with POGs

Ramvik table decorated with POGs

Materials: Ramvik table, A bunch of POGsDescription: My girlfriend recently discovered a box full of POGs in her mother’s basement while looking for something totally unrelated. We were on the…

Stencilled side table

Stencilled side table

Materials: IKEA Frosta stool, PLAID Acrylic Paint, Stencil Brush, Plaid Simply Stencil set, PLAID extra thick glaze, Double BracketDescription: I saw this hack and was inspired to do up a…

Sleek Console Table

Sleek Console Table

Materials: 3 ECKBY JARPEN Shelves size 46 7/8″, 8 2″ coarse pocket screws, table saw Description: I had been looking for a console table to fit in a nook behind…

Lack and Lego side table

Lack and Lego side table

Materials: Lack shelf, Lego bricksDescription: I used Lego bricks around a wooden leg which I attached to a Lack free standing shelf with very small mounting triangles. I then attached…

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Lack and stripes

Lack and stripes

Materials: Lack coffee tableDescription: I have cut various stripes of paper from newspaper, giftwrap and other recycling items and I have pasted, with glue mixing with some drops of water, on the top of my LACK coffee table, like a decoupage. For easier cleaning of the surface I have brushed…

FrankenIKEA Fireplace Surround

FrankenIKEA Fireplace Surround

Materials: Lack Shelf, Lack Flooring, Akirum Cabinet, Rubrik Panel, Nexus Door, Ikea Wall SconceDescription: When we bought this condo, it had a builder installed fireplace in a simple drywall box with niche opening on the left side. The only trim was the slate surround. It was bare and ugly. So,…

Ektorp storage using Trofast

Ektorp storage using Trofast

Materials: Ektorp sofa (2seater) and 4 Trofast containersDescription: Requirements: 1x Ektorp Sofa 4x Trofast containers (42*30*10) (if needed) 4x Trofast lid 5x 63 cm pieces of plastic or metal H-profile, width of H-profile must be > 10mm to allow the rim of the Trofast to slide trough. a lot of…

Frosted Ramvik

Frosted Ramvik

Materials: Ramvik Coffee Table, Frosted Privacy Window FilmDescription: I was about ready to replace my Ramvik coffee table today. When it’s clean, it’s an awesome looking piece and I love having such large drawers. My problem is that it only stays clean for about an hour. Dog hair and dust…

The ‘Bertil’ Bench

The ‘Bertil’ Bench

Materials: Bertil Chair and Ikea supplied fixings/hardware 1200mm x 400mm x 22 mm plywood sheet 1200mm x 45mm x 20mm pine 1200mm x 20 x 20 pine Scrap bits of pine PVA wood glue Wood screws Paint Tools: Jig Saw Cordless drill Tape measure Screwdriver ‘F’ Clamps Description:Matt halved a…

Akurum Pantry and Base into Window Seat

Akurum Pantry and Base into Window Seat

Materials: Akurum Pantry and Base CabinetDescription: I made a plinth out of 2 x 4 lumber 3.5 inches shorter then the 2 feet width pantry. I faced the 2 x 4 s with Ikea Akurum toe kick. Next I screwed the base cabinet and pantry together and placed it on…

Belt Seat

Belt Seat

Materials: EMMABO frame, Seat Belt WebbingDescription: Seat belt turned belt seat. This EMMABO Rocking Chair utilizes automotive safety strap webbing in a re-creation of its seat. Transforming this salvaged Ikea frame into a luxury piece of furniture. see more of the Belt Seat. ~ Erika Cross, Ann Arbor, United States

Computer desk into livingroom coffee table in a Moment?

Computer desk into livingroom coffee table in a Moment?

Materials: IKEA Moment table (not available anymore), silver coating spray, new threaded rods Description: Never buy new sofas and and new PC at the same time. Never. This will only create problems. Except you’re an IKEA-hacker. Last year, my girlfriend bought her first own PC together with the whole equipment…

Turning a Chair into a Swivel Rocker

Turning a Chair into a Swivel Rocker

Materials: Ektorp Jennylund Chair, swivel rocker base and hardware, a 2×4, a 1×2, a piece of 3/4″ plywood, scissors, wood screwsDescription: We had searched tirelessly for a rocker or glider to put in our baby’s room. First of all, they are expensive. Secondly, they are almost always HUGE. Even if…

Lovely Lack Bench

Lovely Lack Bench

Materials: LACK shelf, CAPITA legs (4), IKEA STOKHOLM BLAD fabric, cellular material (for ex. VYSSNA SLAPPNA mattress), self-adhesive hook-and-loop tape, spray glueDescription: My LACK shelf was for a long time in our cellar, then I decided to give it a chance for a life in our apartment. 🙂 I had…

Dalfred stool with Brooks saddle

Dalfred stool with Brooks saddle

Materials: Dalfred stool, Brooks B135 triple-rail bicycle saddleDescription: We replaced the nondescript seat of the Dalfred stool with a beautiful, broad, bouncy Brooks B135 leather bicycle saddle. This required grinding away some plastic at the top of the mounting post to expose metal of the right diameter to fix the…

Built-in with Bench

Built-in with Bench

Materials: Hemnes Wardrobe and Hemnes TV Unit Description: I put together the wardrobes and TV unit and then attached the wardrobes to wall studs. I used a mix of 1×6 & 1×8 pine boards over the top of the TV unit to fill in the gaps between it and the…

Split Lack

Split Lack

Materials: Lack coffee tableDescription: I have attached four guides under a Lack table, cut the second top of a Lack table and created two wings when it is opened, which when closed form a bottom shelf for magazines.~ Sammy

Geometric coffee table

Geometric coffee table

Materials: GROGGY Tray, stainless steel (Art #100.183.25), BRANAS Basket, rattan (Art #401.384.30), Mozaic ceramic/glass tile (etc. from Leroy Merlin), Bolts x4, Glue for ceramic Description: Rattan basket to detachable from the bottom. Drill 4 holes in the tray at the base – the basket. At the edges of the bottom…

Mosaic Coffee Table

Mosaic Coffee Table

Materials: Klubbo coffee tableDescription: I had this chocolate Klubbo coffee table for quite some time. It’s getting some chips and wear so I decided to give it a new layer so a new look. I got some turquoise, magenta and ceramic mosaic tiles. Some of the tiles were nipped into…

Making space under the Klobo sofa

Making space under the Klobo sofa

Materials: Klobo couch, some wood Description: The Klobo couch has plenty of space under itself, so I decided to take advantage of it. I cut away a portion of the front side, set the fabric as it was ahead around the cut to create a slot. Under the Klobo, between…

Skruvsta upholstery

Skruvsta upholstery

Materials: 1 Skruvsta Swivel chair, 3m Kajsastina Fabric, stapler,staples, staple remover, sewing machine, scissors and a wrench n°10Description: Time to change my white Skruvsta swivel chair. Step 1: Get all your tools. Step 2: Remove the four bolts underneath the chair with a wrench n° 10. If you have separated…

Jim Morrison table

Jim Morrison table

Materials: Muddus table, Jim Morrison scarf, glue, gray paintDescription: The yellow color of the table didn’t suit to my living room so I decided to change it. I wanted something special and also I wanted to save the table as foldable. First I painted the table white to cover the…

Poang tuning

Poang tuning

Materials: Poang chair & footstoolDescription: We all love Poang chairs. Unfortunately, their design can make you have a position so low that elderly people may have some difficulties to sit up and down. We need the seat to be horizontal and the back less angled. Just mount the lower structure…

VIKA GRUVAN Coffee Table

VIKA GRUVAN Coffee Table

Materials: VIKA GRUVAN and VIKA AMONDescription: Materials: – 1 IKEA VIKA GRUVAN Table Top 140*70cm – 1 IKEA VIKA AMON Table Top 120*60cm – 1 IKEA VIKA AMON Table Top any-length*60cm – black paint (Optional) – 4 long wood screws – 6 pairs of cam lock and screw + 4…

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