Q: IKEA BILLY bookshelves with library ladder?

ContributorMay 27, 2020

I recently purchased a lovely old Cotterman library ladder with a long track. Track feels heavy. Credit: Stairwayshop.com I’d like to attach the ladd...

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Adjustable helper tower that grows with your child

ContributorMay 26, 2020

CAUTION: If you are unsure of how to make this safely, please do not recreate this TROFAST helper tower. Get an original Learning Tower. When our son was ab...

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IKEA PAX wardrobe too tall, so we did this

ContributorMay 25, 2020

The IKEA PAX wardrobe was too tall for our low ceiling. But we made it work. So I was moving into a my girlfriend’s house and we were remodeling a room and ...

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IKEA wants you to build these tiny homes for bees

Jules YapMay 22, 2020

Bee awesome and make this tiny home. Two days ago was World Bee Day -- May 20 -- and it's easy to overlook these tiny creatures so essential to life on this...

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Transforming the KALLAX to a movable magazine stand

ContributorMay 21, 2020

We have a guest/library room with two BIRKELAND pieces and needed a matching magazine stand for our file holders. BIRKELAND chest of drawers (discontinu...

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Q: Can I paint the IKEA PS cabinets?

ContributorMay 20, 2020

How to paint IKEA PS cabinets to look like the FJÄLLBO. We will move this summer and I plan on making the new place look a little more put together and "gro...

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A metal shelf that’s perfect as a guitar pedalboard

ContributorMay 19, 2020

Metal shelf with ready made holes for a pedalboard. So. I needed a pedalboard for my bass guitar pedals. Going through my garage I found an ALGOT metal shel...

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See these ideas before you customize the IVAR cabinet

ContributorMay 18, 2020

We bought some IVAR cabinets to make a customized wall unit for our living room. Again, maybe not a very high-tech or impressive hack, but there might be s...

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How to extend the new IKEA KADRILJ motorized blinds

ContributorMay 15, 2020

I got the idea to upgrade my old manual blinds in the apartment to the new IKEA motorized ones so I could control them using “Home Assistant”. There were s...

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IKEA shows us 6 creative ways to build a blanket fort

Jules YapMay 14, 2020

Ahhh ... the good old days of blanket fort building and makeshift tents. Seems like as #stayhome days continue on, we're cranking up on creative ways to play. ...

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Q: 4 instead of 2 tiered corner cabinet carousel?

ContributorMay 13, 2020

Is it possible to ask a question about the UTRUSTA corner base cabinet carousel? UTRUSTA carousel | IKEA.com I was wondering if anyone has bought two...

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Custom integrated closet to hide unsightly electricals

ContributorMay 12, 2020

Custom closet integrated with PAX doors does the trick, beautifully. In order to hide the ventilation box and solar roof inverter in our son's room in the a...

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Makeshift DIY daybed for lockdown napping

ContributorMay 11, 2020

Spending more time inside, we needed a narrow, temporary DIY daybed to stretch out and nap on. However, we only had a little niche with a water view. Materi...

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Easy kitchen countertop from an unexpected storage unit

ContributorMay 8, 2020

We had space in our kitchen for more counters, but to get the real thing easily cost double or triple this PLATSA hack!  This was incredibly easy to assembl...

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IKEA free backgrounds for more stylish zoom calls

Jules YapMay 7, 2020

Give your "home office" a virtual makeover with these free zoom backgrounds from IKEA. Just a few months ago, few of us imagined having a home office, let a...

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Q: How to hack a behind the sofa storage?

ContributorMay 6, 2020

So I want to copy this behind the sofa storage unit, similar to this image: Source: Yellow Brick Home I had the thought of using the VADHOLMA open st...

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From a simple IKEA STIG to a unique farmhouse stool

ContributorMay 5, 2020

I've been transforming my house into a farmhouse style and I wanted to replace my IKEA STIG bar stools for more rustic ones. I even considered the INGO...

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IKEA bathroom vanity gets a luxurious live edge upgrade

ContributorMay 4, 2020

I love the clean and simple lines of the IKEA GODMORGON sink and wall cabinets for the bathroom. However, they can sometimes look a little standard or low grad...

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