When it comes to furnishing your living room, IKEA is a go-to destination for many. With its affordable prices and stylish designs, IKEA furniture is a popular choice for those looking to create a comfortable and functional living space.
But there's the risk of your living room looking like an IKEA showroom if you use mainly IKEA furniture. With a little creativity and a few DIY skills, you can take your IKEA furniture to the next level and perhaps even get a few people saying, "I can't believe it's IKEA!"
From easy IKEA hacks like adding new legs to your sofa to creating custom built-in storage solutions, there are so many fabulous ways to tweak your IKEA pieces into pieces that are uniquely you.
In this page, you'll find some of the best IKEA living room hacks to inspire your own DIY projects and help you create a space that's both stylish and functional.
Materials: LACK Tables, LACK wall shelfs & VIKA Curry legsDescription: Main Table: Cut the 8 LACK tables and 2 LACK wall shelves (shelves to white table edge on the pictures)…
Materials: Lack coffee tableDescription: I have attached four guides under a Lack table, cut the second top of a Lack table and created two wings when it is opened, which…
Materials: GROGGY Tray, stainless steel (Art #100.183.25), BRANAS Basket, rattan (Art #401.384.30), Mozaic ceramic/glass tile (etc. from Leroy Merlin), Bolts x4, Glue for ceramic Description: Rattan basket to detachable from…
Materials: Klubbo coffee tableDescription: I had this chocolate Klubbo coffee table for quite some time. It’s getting some chips and wear so I decided to give it a new layer…
Materials: Klubbo coffee tableDescription: When I first moved into my place, I purchased an inexpensive coffee table from IKEA. It was the right length and height for my sofa, although…
Materials: 2 Lack side tables, 1 small can of primer suitable for laminate surfaces, 1 can of textured spray paint, 7 packs of glass tiles, 1 box of tile setting…
Materials: KNUFF Magazine file X 4 sets, rotating artist stool, shelf insert, liquid nail. Description: I was looking for the perfect coffee table for my mini seating/TV area inside my room, and after weeks of analyzing every Ikea’s product, I finally came out with this hack. The size of this…
Materials: EXPEDIT TV storage unit, 2X4 lumber, circular saw, cordless drillDescription: Problem 1: Large “5X5” EXPEDIT TV storage unit that didn’t fit in the living room of our new house. Disassembled and stowed away in the basement. Problem 2: Funky attic room with low sloped ceilings and no storage. Solution:…
Materials: VITTSJO Nesting Tables, Miter Saw, Jigsaw, PaintDescription: The VITTSJO nesting tables seem perfect in concept, except what’s up with the child table being twice as long as its parent table? Not sure what IKEA is going for there. I would prefer that the smaller table nest fully within the…
Materials: 2 seater Karlstad, 3 seater Karlstad, 2 x brackets, drills and screwsDescription: We have a small space in our lounge and wanted to put a corner Karlstad sofa. The problem was that the corner sofa available at Ikea was too big. We decided to make a smaller version of…
Materials: Lack side table, high density foam (21 5/8″ x 21 5/8″ x 4″), upholstery fabric (72″ x 72″), craft glue, staple gun, jigsaw Description: I wanted a couple of custom made ottomans that could also double as a coffee table or even extra seating in a pinch. Using a…
Materials: Ramvik Coffee Table, acrylic craft paint (grey black white silver) painters tape, sea sponge. Description: This is a very inexpensive hack. Took me about 4 hours and 20 bucks to transform this second hand Ramvik Coffee table. I originally wanted to tile the service but it would have set…
Photo: IKEA.comMaterials: Josef (3x), wooden boardDescription: Varde and Stenstorp were to deep (+ no front). So we took 3 JOSEF Lockers and went straight to the carpenter for a wooden board. A few screws a holding the units together. So simple! Depth only 35cm, makes a perfect kitchen sideboard! ~…
Materials: Poang, timber, Fret G clamps, chisel, timber stainDescription: I’m too lazy to hold my iPad 🙂 It’s basically a simple extension of Poang. Handy for the iPad, drinks, writing, etc. And I reckon it’s simple enough for everyone to make. The most challenging part was to make the top…
Materials: 2 Lack coffee tableDescription: From 2 Lack coffee tables (401.042.94 or 000.950.36 or 101.042.95), one piece of chipboard and 2 gas cylinders for office chairs (non-IKEA). My total cost – 50€. First, I drilled 2 holes in one of the table tops to fit the gas cylinders. I added…
Materials: Björkudden, two foldable shelf brackets, hooks Description: Having my girlfriend move into my apartment we had a spare Björkudden table which we temporarily stored at our balcony. This balcony being only one meter wide wasn’t big enough to place the table as a whole. With the desire to be…
Materials: Akurum, Vika Byske, StickersDescription: We need a small sideboard for our home entrance. Most of plain sideboards that we like are very expensive. I have an old Ikea Vika Byske oak table top. I bought two Akurum wall cabinet with Applad doors from Ikea and tile pattern stickers from…
Materials: Ikea Marius stool, an old wooden plate swing, srews and spray paintDescription: Get a one of a kind industrial stool! 1. Spray the old wooden plate swing in your favourite color and let it dry. 2. Remove the old plastic seat and screw your new wooden seat on the…
Materials: Lack table top +18″ diam. wood reel + 3 screwsDescription: Rescued from a Brooklyn sidewalk, the life of a wood reel and a Lack table top continues together, in my bedroom. ~ Matteo Minchilli, Brooklyn
Materials: Ikea granas table, applaro patio, glue gun, skill sawDescription: I went to ikea as-is to find a computer chair and ended up stumbling upon 2 pieces from a patio chair, being only $1.90cad. I have an old Granas table in my living room, and the gel in between the…
Materials: 2x FJELLSE, SULTAN LADE, 1 shelf 200×30, 140 cm of 2×3 pine, outdoor heavy duty stain, SULTAN FAGERASDescription: Looking for quality outdoor furniture and not finding what I am looking for, I came up with this in the mean time. I only bought the 2 beds and the slatted…
Photo: IKEA.com Materials: Hack Shelves x2 , three 2’x1.5″x.75″ Wood Bars, Screws, 1 6’x.5″x1.5″ Wood Beam Description: For a fun little project…. Take some Ikea wall mount shelves (from the Lack series, you will need two of them), turn the brackets vertical, add three or four reinforcing bars, and leave…
Materials: Lack side tables, piece of Pragel, flower pot, glass topDescription: What I’ve tried with this hack is to copy a square coffee table that I’ve seen in shops but that is way too expensive for me (around 1.000 euro with the size and the glossy white finish I want).…
Materials: LACK sidetableDescription: With a couple years of college bottlecap collecting, some super glue, and resin, my boring black table turned into a high-gloss bottlecap decor. I followed this instructable. ~ Sara Kowatch, Cincinnati, OH
To friends and readers in the US, happy happy July 4th! ~ JulesMaterials: Fabian / Lack / Ekby / Assorted Screws / StainDescription: Underwhelmed by the selection of over sofa tables on the market, especially for the price. (Including Ikea’s Stockholm table.) Opted to hack my own! Two Fabian wall…
Materials: Dalfred stool, used dart board, 1″ hole saw (I think it ws 1″), screwdriverDescription: My friends and I play darts at least once a week…and after about 6-9 months of playing, the board needs replacing because of all the abuse they take. Instead of throwing them away, I’ve found…