This is what they did to max out space in their small house

ContributorDecember 3, 2018

We were building a holiday small house, with emphasis on putting as much of the space as possible into the living areas, where we spend our time. We are happy h...

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4 years later: How I re-hacked this IKEA children’s bunk bed

ContributorNovember 30, 2018

Having successfully built a kid's loft bed based on "this hack" in 2014 for my two sons it was time to rebuild the children's bunk beds into something less bulk...

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Transform your TV dinners with this uplifting hack

ContributorNovember 29, 2018

When I started to live on my own I bought the MELLTORP square table. First it was a dining table. Later, when I could afford more space, I got another dining ta...

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See the beautiful transformation of this wardrobe space

ContributorNovember 26, 2018

My daughter’s bedroom had a built-in wardrobe with an airing cupboard next to it. We changed the boiler to a combi a while ago, so we no longer needed the airin...

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The best DIY dog raincoat. With reflectors and only $4.50!

ContributorNovember 19, 2018

My sister and I found an easy way to make a dog raincoat from an IKEA shopping bag. It only takes around two hours of work and costs 4 Euro in total. IKEA item...

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25 things on the “IKEA bring back” wish list. What’s on yours?

Jules YapNovember 13, 2018

For their 75th Anniversary, IKEA brought back some of their old favourites in the GRATULERA series. But wait, those are not the only discontinued IKEA prod...

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Triple POÄNG – The astonishing cat resistant sofa

Ian FishNovember 12, 2018

The missing link in IKEA’s range. Why? We inherited a cat that shredded our furniture, apart from a 20-year-old IKEA POÄNG armchair, with no cat resistant seati...

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Easiest fish tank stand ever and DIY room separator

ContributorNovember 9, 2018

I was wondering how to better separate the entrance (taking into account a fish tank stand with a large aquarium, 120L) from the other areas. Fish tank stand -...

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How to save by building your own custom built-in closet

ContributorNovember 6, 2018

I turned the IKEA PAX Wardrobe into a custom built-in closet. I purchased a 1980’s condo which hasn't been touched since it was built. Among a complete refreshe...

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A discreet subwoofer cabinet in a KALLAX unit

ContributorNovember 5, 2018

I used a black horizontal KALLAX shelving unit for hifi set-up with a subwoofer cabinet. I had to remove an interior floor to place the subwoofer while retainin...

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Kudos to the moody makeover of this popular IKEA TV cabinet

ContributorNovember 2, 2018

Our white IKEA TV cabinet, the BESTÅ, was the perfect size for holding our Sky box, sound bar, DVD player and hiding an assortment of junk in the drawers. It ha...

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Look at this mudroom! Here’s how to hack it in a day

ContributorNovember 1, 2018

Jessica recently took an under-utilized closet, added some IKEA pieces (BESTÅ and BILLY) for storage and made them into beautiful mudroom furniture for her home...

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Alert! You’ll want to hack IKEA drawers after this

ContributorOctober 26, 2018

Mike shows us how to make custom fronts for IKEA drawers, which in his case, is the 4-drawer NORDLI dresser. His plan was to use his NORDLI hack as a combinatio...

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Got 2 free Kallax units and here’s what happened

ContributorOctober 25, 2018

I wanted a challenge to see if I could make the KALLAX units unique after we received them for free. Plus they fit the bill perfectly as home office furniture....

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This is what happens when bobbin furniture meets IKEA

ContributorOctober 22, 2018

I transformed two dark IKEA MALM dressers owned for years into one stylish and unique bobbin furniture inspired dresser. All I needed were basic painting materials, wood glue and an unexpected craft item (wooden doll heads purchased in bulk)....

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The best under-eaves wardrobe hack yet

ContributorOctober 19, 2018

This IKEA hack is to create a built-in under-eaves wardrobe for our attic bedroom roof using IKEA’s METOD kitchen cabinet series. It began when we decided th...

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