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...
A dinner sans phones, tablets and devices? It's possible. Hopefully, without a lot of kicking and screaming.
We're spending more and more time on our devic...
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...
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...
We wanted an 80+ inch TV and looked at many commercial entertainment units and there were not many that would accept a TV this large. We wanted a 'built-in' lo...
From ALEX drawers to dual function drop leaf kitchen cart.
I live in a small studio apartment with no real kitchen.
Behind the butcher block, you may no...
IKEA's most affordable dresser goes MCM.
My daughter and her partner had just moved back from England to Vancouver, Canada and had already spent a fortune o...
DIY Murphy Bed using a Next Bed Murphy Bed Kit and IKEA PAX wardrobe cabinets.
While our daughter was away at university, we relied on her room as a guest r...
Hack a laundry pedestal so you don’t ever have to bend down to load or unload a machine.
We are addicted to Houszz. We’ve been collecting photos of things w...
One double loft bed coming up!
I felt like I had too little living space. I wanted a loft bed, but still loved my ‘old’ 160 x 200cm IKEA mattress.
There...
I wanted to make alternating shelves for our cats to climb in the corner of our bedroom.
They are placed next to our desk so they can walk from it and jump...
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,...
With online meetings now a regular part of work, you'll want to look your best on camera. One surefire solution is to prop your laptop up, so that the camera c...
We wanted an affordable closet solution -- under $2000 -- in our closet-less Victorian home.
However, we wanted something that would match the period archi...
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 ...
I wanted a large cabinet for my TV (it's 55") that wouldn't look too IKEA-ish, and I wanted it to have a real wood top.
First, I looked at BESTÅ units, but...
