Chop! Chop! Manual to motorized spice grinder

ContributorAugust 2, 2019

I recently finished a hack using an IKEA IHÄRDIG spice mill. The intention was to turn the manual IKEA IHÄRDIG spice mill into a motorized spice grin...

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Make your own pedalboard in 10 minutes

ContributorJuly 29, 2019

Not including meatball eating time, of course. Why spend time and money searching for one when you can make your own fantastic pedalboard from IKEA in less ...

Music & DJ0 Comments 6

Restyling IVAR into an open closet system

ContributorJuly 26, 2019

An alternative to the ELVARLI for an easily reconfigurable open closet system Earlier this year, I had a roof leak that completely trashed my master bedroom...

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Mom makes 3-in-1 cotbed for toddler from daybed

ContributorJuly 25, 2019

Brimnes daybed becomes a cotbed plus seating Our daughter had been using a compact cot since birth and was quickly outgrowing it. After rejigging the be...

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Ceiling lights for a small room? A classic to the rescue

ContributorJuly 23, 2019

I've seen quite a few very nice ceiling lights made from the TERTIAL work lamp, such as: This TERTIAL chandelier A Dear Ingo Modern Chandelier ...

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Antenna Holder hacked from IKEA curtain rod

ContributorJuly 19, 2019

It's the "ANTENNHÅLLARE" aka antenna holder I run an ADS-B receiver to track airplanes and feed data to sites such as Flightradar24. It’s nothing more than...

Miscellaneous2 Comments 5

IKEA SCHOTTIS hacks and quick fixes that make it better

Jules YapJuly 18, 2019

We just love the IKEA SCHOTTIS pleated shade. Best thing about it, it costs only $3.99. Besides, it looks good and does the job, whether as a permanent or ...

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Dog cage cover that looks good and works even better

ContributorJuly 16, 2019

Peppermint Patty is part of our family. With that, her cage needs to be convenient in our living space and she enjoys having her own den handy.  I lo...

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Popular IKEA coffee table takes on the world (map)

ContributorJuly 15, 2019

I had seen a glass-top table made on an advertising campaign (for a stationers) and thought a LACK coffee table was the perfect candidate. Plus I had seen a ba...

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Strainer Things: Surprisingly good looking colander lights

ContributorJuly 12, 2019

Shira and Alon made a set of pendant lights from the IKEA GEMAK colander. Pretty unusual in a whimsy way. And since they are for the kitchen, seems appropriate...

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Missed out on the Stockholm rattan cabinet? Make this!

ContributorJuly 9, 2019

My inspiration for this one, was the rattan cabinet from the IKEA Stockholm 2017 collection. I thought it would be ideal with a DIY project in the same style. ...

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Make a chic cane headboard in a matter of hours

ContributorJuly 2, 2019

I recently did a series of mini IKEA hacks. The first one is a cane headboard and it only takes a few hours to make. Below is a list of materials and ...

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3 unique IKEA sculptures knock it out of the park

ContributorJuly 1, 2019

I'm an artist in Chicago and have been making sculpture with IKEA materials for about 10 years. Usually the work has to do with early 20th century modernis...

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Your favorite shoe cabinet in a classy black texture: how-to

ContributorJune 28, 2019

This HEMNES shoe cabinet was originally white, and is made with particle board. It has that crappy vinyl surface. (Ok, I’m a snob. I don’t like vinyl). I p...

Shoe Storage2 Comments 10

Skinny rolling storage cart to fit between washer dryer

ContributorJune 24, 2019

I participated in the Spring One Room Challenge and decided to tackle remodeling my laundry room.  My laundry room is very small and I needed to ...

Laundry3 Comments 4

Cat walkway: How to make space for your furkids

ContributorJune 21, 2019

We made a simple cat walkway out of LACK tables. The view is meowellous from up here! IKEA LACK tables are strong enough to support cats, even if they a...

Cats3 Comments 9

Tall TV stand – small budget hack for big TV

ContributorJune 20, 2019

In one of the bedrooms we have an inexpensive IKEA RAST chest.  It also served as a rather tall TV stand. But the TV is big (old LG plasma), and it looked ... ...

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