Amped up KURA bed with drawers and safety rail

ContributorJune 30, 2020

We saw other KURA beds with storage drawers underneath on this site. So, we also wanted the same -- to make space for LEGOs and wooden trains under the bed. ...

Beds1 Comment 0

This IKEA PS 2014 Secretary holds a few secrets

ContributorJune 29, 2020

IKEA PS 2014 secretary with clever bells and whistles. As the global pandemic around COVID-19 started to take hold across the world, working from home full ...

Desks5 Comments 1

Glam HEMNES Dresser Hack. No power tools needed.

ContributorJune 26, 2020

I wanted the HEMNES dresser to have some fun texture and give off a retro glam feel in my Retro Palm Beach style guest room makeover.  I painted it the same co...

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Modern DIY wall clock for less than $10

ContributorJune 22, 2020

A DIY sunburst wall clock made from IKEA skewers. A nice wall clock need not be expensive. (I only spent $9.24). I made this wall clock with IKEA bamboo...

Clocks1 Comment 4

A switch around made this into a cat bed scratch post

ContributorJune 15, 2020

I wanted to avoid buying a cat bed scratch post made out of cardboard and rug material. Furthermore I could not find one that suited my style, so I decided to ...

Cats0 Comments 0

Good hair days start with these 4 little hacks

ContributorJune 12, 2020

Keep your hair tools and products in hand and organized with these simple hacks. #1 Hair tools holder I hacked a simple hair tools holder using the disco...

Dressing Table0 Comments 0

Sheet pan storage rack that’s just right for this slim spot

ContributorJune 9, 2020

After years of using various sheet pan storage solutions, including the expandable pot lid rack, I came up with this idea to use up the dead space between my f...

Cabinets2 Comments 7

First timer hacker turns HEMNES into MCM Media Console

ContributorJune 5, 2020

I wanted a new MCM media console, but didn't want to shell out $1400 for one.  This is my first time making anything like this. I came in with no skills, a ...

FeaturedTV & Media Furniture7 Comments 5

Make this stylish wooden coat stand for under $10

ContributorJune 1, 2020

After my last hack, the ÖRTFYLLD accent lamp, I went on to make this wooden coat stand from IKEA clothes hangers. IKEA items used: HOPA clothes hanger ...

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Barcelona studio apartment so cosy after this 2-day hack

ContributorMay 29, 2020

A lovely bed nook with the BILLY Bookcase as a room divider. I hated being able to see my bed from the "kitchen" and vice versa, so needed a cheap way to hi...

BedroomRoom Divider2 Comments 5

An IKEA DJ Booth completes this supercool hideaway

ContributorMay 28, 2020

After completing the bar in my garage, I had planned on adding a DJ Booth using IKEA elements. Finally, it is finally complete. IKEA items used: 6 x KALL...

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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...

Toys & Play0 Comments 1

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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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...

Bookcases & ShelvingDesks1 Comment 0

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...

Music & DJ0 Comments 1

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...

Cabinets & Sideboards3 Comments 2

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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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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