coke bottle lamp

Jules YapOctober 26, 2006

hi! am back from my break. which flew by just too quickly. don't holidays always feel that way? anyways, here's a new one from klaus. i like the retro/vintag...

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a basketful of light

Jules YapOctober 18, 2006

want a touch of tropicana in your home? these ikea basket lamps from riddim may just do the trick. riddim tells you how: "you take a basket, drill two holes,...

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freshly papered back for your ikea bookshelf

Jules YapOctober 17, 2006

kelly bought an ikea markor bookcase from craigslist but it came without a back. but never fear, craftiness to the cure. and kelly is spot on - adding color and...

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potholder makes good as pinhole camera

Jules YapOctober 16, 2006

this is quite a hack from david. a pinhole camera ingeniously crafted from an ikea bjuron plant pot holder and a coke can. besides being dirt cheap, the picture...

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how to paint plastic?

Jules YapOctober 12, 2006

"so i have the trones for shoe storage at my landing strip. i bought them in cream as they matched the wall and sort of disappeared. now i've gone and painted t...

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ted’s terrific sideboard

Jules YapOctober 11, 2006

i'm loving this sideboard sent in by ted. sleek, sexy, and if i may say so, almost un-ikea, if not for the giveaway capita legs."i 'hacked' the ikea akurum kitc...

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a touch of class for ikea mini chests

Jules YapOctober 10, 2006

another ikea mini chests hack and this one by trixi totally rocks. i'm loving the pattern, color combo and very smart idea. "first I painted it white," says ...

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ikea fira mini chests get hot new looks

Jules YapOctober 9, 2006

i've always loved these ikea fira mini chests. though i have no use for them - i find them too deep for jewelry, too small for stationery - but still i love the...

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an easy peasy ibook stand

Jules YapOctober 6, 2006

was browsing flickr i found this really cool ikea hack by suh-weet! it's an ibook stand made from an ikea cd stand (i can't locate the product on the ikea websi...

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woo! an ikea skirt

Jules YapOctober 4, 2006

thanks to erika, who spotted this wonderful hack, you can now not only live ikea, you can wear ikea too. ironically, this is from melissa of fehrtrade, who was ...

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hacking a two level lack media unit?

Jules YapOctober 3, 2006

i received this email from ehsan asking for hacking advice or suggestions. he has a pretty well thought out ikea media unit hack and has even photoshopped how ...

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ikea inspiration kicks off with monica’s makeovers

Jules YapSeptember 28, 2006

this is one of the things i'm including more and more on ikeahacker. as much as i would like to feature only ikea hacks, some times i do come across homes, apar...

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the fixchick’s ikea hacks

Jules YapSeptember 27, 2006

monica and michelle run fixchicks - the first online community for female diy’ers and the site's loads of fun. it features some pretty interesting finds like th...

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country quilt cover for klippan

Jules YapSeptember 26, 2006

it's refreshing to see a touch of country in this ikea hack, sent in by adline from malaysia. she used a patchwork quilt instead of the usual klippan slipcovers...

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no lack of creativity in matt’s media storage

Jules YapSeptember 25, 2006

matt's apartment was first a gem of a flickrfind on apartment therapy. i was immediately taken by the media unit - a lack shelving unit with sliding doors. wow!...

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make your kid a chalkboard table

ContributorSeptember 22, 2006

la apartment therapy recently featured a diy kid's chalkboard table which i thought was so practical yet so creative. i wished mom had thought of this while i w...

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effektiv on heels

Jules YapSeptember 20, 2006

i guess the ikea jerker desktop really does inspire hacks. ellen, proud owner of a jerker desktop, sent me her hack on the effektiv file cabinet, which accompan...

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wallpaper as wall art

Jules YapSeptember 19, 2006

while we're on the subject of art, chrille sent me an idea for the perennial "what to frame" question. he combined ikea ribba frames with the animal flowers wal...

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