I had two old LACK tables that were left over from a house remodelling. Both the IKEA LACK tables took a couple of hours to upcycle.
The comics were a fre...
Hidden storage in the kitchen island for, not one, but two foldable tables.
We built the house and used IKEA cabinets in the entire house -- kitchen, baths,...
I was restoring and repurposing some of our old furniture, specially IKEA furniture because I wanted more classic appearance in the home decor.
This time I...
I searched high and low for a TV unit as I wanted to put vinyl records and other stuff together in one media unit. After some research on the Internet and Pint...
I decided to make this change because I like to customize objects. Adding the cube shelf lighting to the KALLAX took me a couple of hours.
The total cost i...
We wanted an affordable closet solution -- under $2000 -- in our closet-less Victorian home.
However, we wanted something that would match the period archi...
Some of IKEA’s bedding items now come packaged in fabric offcuts from the manufacturing process instead of plastic.
I bought a pair of GRÖNAMARANT pillows a...
Shelves or the buckets falling from the TROFAST slots is an annoying issue. With this less than $15 fix I managed to put a stop to that.
This fix applies t...
I’m coming back with what I love the most, giving makeovers to old stuff and making them not just nicer but also giving them a new purpose.
I had an old IK...
I decided to do this hack because I needed a sewing / fabric cutting table which was easily moveable and a bit larger than my current one. So I came up with a ...
Scandi to shaker style chest of drawers.
We were looking for a pair of bedside drawers for our cottage but were struggling to find the right size. We wanted...
Two simple and inexpensive ways to turn IKEA shelf units into a standing desk. Very useful for the current WFH situations.
#1 GERSBY standing desk
I pre...
I wanted to create a rustic bar, but have it be functional. I also did not want to have to build the cabinets, doors, drawer fronts, etc. (Beyond my skill set!...
When we moved to a new house, I had some IKEA furniture for which I no longer had a specific use. The house was bigger, I didn’t have enough furniture for som...
IKEA's popular shelving unit modded into flat screen TV stand.
Our house was built in 1957, when TVs were pieces of furniture. We wanted to be able to watch...
Instead of putting the shade on it, I added a wireless charger onto the base of the SYMFONISK wifi speaker table lamp.
IKEA item used:
SYMFONISK lamp wit...
This is my latest PAX wardrobe build -- five 2.36m x 1m x 0.58m wardrobes in a 3.05 x 2.7m dressing room.
Some shots of the space before the build.
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