KALLAX desk ideas: Two ways to set up a workstation

ContributorMarch 26, 2020

Two great ideas for a KALLAX desk. #1 KALLAX standing desk I choose to stand at work because it makes me feel infinitely more productive. Our department ...

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Q: Where to get leveling feet for GALANT A-leg?

ContributorMarch 25, 2020

I am desperately trying to find plastic leveling feet for my IKEA GALANT table leg ... Any idea where I can find one? As you know, it is all plastic, with ...

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IVAR expands into a Nintendo arcade cabinet

ContributorMarch 24, 2020

Discreet arcade games cabinet built into the IVAR system. I recall the loud humming sound. The base resonating from numerous heavy wooden cabinets. Plastic ...

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How to build a Keyboard Stand that looks like a piano

ContributorMarch 23, 2020

With just a few IKEA materials, Neil made a keyboard stand that looks like a piano. It looks miles better than the double X foldable stand. Materials: LI...

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10 things to hack while you stay at home

Jules YapMarch 20, 2020

Staying at home for an extended period is challenging, even for the truest homebody. For me, making something beautiful or useful helps me. I can't control...

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Another thing to use your IKEA bag for – Swan Rescue!

Jules YapMarch 19, 2020

FRAKTA is Swedish for Swan Rescue Bag. Is there anything the blue bag can't do? I'm in the second day of our nation's Movement Control Order. I know all acr...

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Q: Help me keep my desk in place on ALEX drawer units

Jules YapMarch 18, 2020

Over at our IH FB Group, Ritu asks "People who have done this, how do you keep the wood plank from moving on the ALEX drawer units? Mine keeps moving with ...

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Make a tall and deep laundry drawer in no time

ContributorMarch 17, 2020

We wanted a drawer that could take two laundry bins to separate our white and colour loads. But IKEA does not have a deep drawer that would work. So we ...

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10 unexpected ways to use the cheap IKEA SIGNE rug

Jules YapMarch 16, 2020

I was quite sad to see the IKEA SIGNE rug hit the "last chance list". But if you're like me you may have stockpiled on this super cheap rug, waiting to spring ...

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Sloped ceiling storage for my daughter’s bedroom

ContributorMarch 12, 2020

I took the empty space under a sloped ceiling in my daughter's bedroom and turned them into built-in storage. Before After! The main structur...

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Q: Can I disassemble & move my IKEA kitchen cabinets?

ContributorMarch 11, 2020

Take your IKEA kitchen along with your move? It's possible. An interesting question popped up on the IH FB Group, which you may like to chime in. Leslie...

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Did you know IKEA has a secret Spring 2020 catalog?

Jules YapMarch 10, 2020

Well, maybe not a big secret, but it's a big and delightful surprise for me -- an IKEA Spring 2020 catalog. Two IKEA catalogs in a year? What a treat! ...

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Hack a set of small nesting tables from IKEA stools

ContributorMarch 9, 2020

Using 2 IKEA KYRRE stools I made a compact, corner-friendly set of nesting tables in record time. I had wanted nesting tables due to space restriction in th...

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7 ways to personalise the IKEA HEMNES shoe cabinet

Jules YapMarch 6, 2020

While the TRONES shoe cabinet is seen as the multi-functional versatile one, the IKEA HEMNES shoe cabinet is the cream of IKEA shoe storage. The HEMNES fea...

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Minimalist height-adjustable rotating coffee table

ContributorMarch 5, 2020

A custom height adjustable rotating coffee table perfect for TV dinners. After searching for a new coffee table for a long time and not finding what I was l...

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7 ideas to repurpose or hack the TROFAST step unit

Jules YapMarch 4, 2020

Help! We have this TROFAST step unit and we need ideas. While redoing our son’s bedroom we see we no longer need the unit in there. TROFAST storage comb...

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Get this to warm up your next grocery shopping trip

ContributorMarch 3, 2020

Brilliant $0.99 shopping cart cup holder! I came up with this IKEA hack and I get a ton of comments every time I pull it out. It’s pretty simple but effecti...

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Floating coffee table for a tiny apartment

ContributorMarch 2, 2020

Old laundry hamper repurposed into a stylish floating coffee table. This is a movable, small coffee table ideal for a small apartment. The idea struck me wh...

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