I recently hacked an IKEA IVAR cabinet into a drinks and display cabinet. It features gold leaf on the back which creates a striking backdrop for bar accessori...
I wanted a small, portable table that I could use to put my food and drinks on when sitting in my garden. As I would use it only occasionally, I didn’t want to...
My name is Melissa and I'm based in Canada, where the KURA reversible bed is now discontinued, to my chagrin!
I wanted to use the KURA for a twin bed for a ...
A freestanding rack for clothes and a bike, or two.
After searching for a bike rack jack that would be cheap, simple, not make holes in the wall or ceiling,...
I live in Sweden and if you live in Sweden and have kids you probably also have an IKEA BOLMEN step stool in your bathroom or somewhere in your house. So do I,...
I made a movable shelf for an IKEA floor lamp.
The support can both turn and slide freely along the lamp post. However, when you take your hand off the she...
I’ve always wanted to have a kitchen island and when moving into a new apartment, our small kitchen and limited countertop surfaces gave me the opportunity to ...
Our cats had basically destroyed this poor couch (see photo of side arm) and we'd already decided that it was time to change it out. I had even posted it free ...
I found this bar desk on Pinterest but haven’t been able to find the original instructions. Any ideas how to make this?
Photo: Pinterest via Gizmodo
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I wanted my DIY worm farm to be stylish, integrated and cheap.
And it is. This system cost me about $20, not including the cart.
People love the integra...
I hacked a $59.99 IKEA kitchen cart into an open shelving, freestanding bathroom vanity. Did this way back in 2019 and it's still holding up well.
Here's a ...
Move over HEMNES, IKEA HAVSTA is taking over.
The quote for a bespoke bookcase was over £3K. We rolled up our shelves and hacked ourselves an IKEA HAVSTA b...
I had no room for any of my equipment in my small home / project studio. As you can see from the before picture, everything was just piled up on an old desk an...
When my dog was diagnosed with acid reflux, I wanted to feed him from an elevated pet bowl. But I couldn't find one that was affordable, at the right height an...
Hey there! I'm Rivkie.
I have ambitious (well, ambitious for me :)) plans to turn a few 24" depth IKEA SEKTION cabinet bases into a "fauxdenza" (a la Chris ...
We wanted something different for our son's dinosaur themed room. And as Darren is very creative (he’s not a tradesman at all) he wanted to design and make som...
I really like the idea of having a RetroPie arcade machine, but it would take up too much space. This approach -- of adding a lift top -- gives me the chance b...
This hack is for our soon-to-be teenagers room. It consists of a KARLBY worktop turned into a desk/bed headboard, ESPEVÄR Slatted mattress bases that double as...
