IKEA hack for kids: Make a BOLMEN funny face

ContributorJune 3, 2021

I live in Sweden and if you live in Sweden and have kids you probably also have an IKEA BOLMEN step stool in your bathroom or somewhere in your house. So do I,...

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Device-free dinner made easy with these 4 ideas

Jules YapMay 31, 2021

A dinner sans phones, tablets and devices? It's possible. Hopefully, without a lot of kicking and screaming. We're spending more and more time on our devic...

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How to assemble the cheapest home studio desk ever!

ContributorMay 11, 2021

I had no room for any of my equipment in my small home / project studio. As you can see from the before picture, everything was just piled up on an old desk an...

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10 IKEA SKÅDIS pegboard accessories you wish IKEA made

Jules YapApril 16, 2021

The IKEA SKÅDIS pegboard system comes with a fantastic range of accessories. Photo: IKEA.com But ... There's always room for more. We found som...

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Using the LACK table as a canvas for art

ContributorApril 1, 2021

The IKEA LACK table is like an art canvas to me. And they are cheaper than canvas. It is also easy to transport between exhibitions or when sending to clients....

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Moppe got his stripes with infusible ink transfer sheets

ContributorMarch 31, 2021

This wooden thing -- the MOPPE mini chest of drawers -- had been sitting in my craft room for years begging for a makeover. But I didn't want to paint it becau...

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IKEA IVAR cabinet in 2 different paint styles

ContributorMarch 15, 2021

The IKEA IVAR cabinet is so easy to customise with paint. Give it a mono-colour or give it as many as you like. #1 Karoline's colorful IVAR cabinet paint h...

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Skådis pegboard stand as awesome craft room divider

ContributorJanuary 22, 2021

Can't drill into walls? Here's how to make a stand for the SKÅDIS pegboard. I bought some attachments to put the SKÅDIS pegboard at the end of my desk but m...

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Perfect aquarium stand from IKEA cabinet

ContributorJanuary 19, 2021

Been searching for an aquarium stand for my 60p aquarium (23x14x14). With some research and I came up with this perfect aquarium tank. I wanted something th...

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A touch of glass: SKARSTA standing desk upgrade

ContributorJanuary 7, 2021

My simple hack to improve and smarten a sitting/ standing desk with a glass top. A couple of years ago, I spotted IKEA had an affordable sit/stand desk in t...

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IKEA Snudda Lazy Susan Chalkboard Cheese Board

ContributorDecember 14, 2020

I love IKEA products and I am always looking for ways to upgrade them and make them better. SNUDDA is pretty in its simplicity, but I just felt it needed somet...

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Make a movable island for flexible use of kitchen space

ContributorNovember 17, 2020

130lbs kitchen island made movable with casters. We’ve just had kitchen fitters in, and we’re very pleased with our new kitchen. Part of the job was removin...

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One easy step to glam up the DRÖNA box

ContributorNovember 10, 2020

This is a very simple hack, but I thought maybe someone else will find this idea useful for their DRÖNA box. I bought a set of the plain white boxes since t...

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IKEA STOMMA too plain? 12 ideas to style it up

Jules YapNovember 6, 2020

The IKEA STOMMA clock was created for the minimalist. It's all white and so quiet in demeanour you won't even know it's there. Just ticking away, with no nois...

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BRIMNES goes glam as a dining room credenza

ContributorOctober 30, 2020

The three BRIMNES cabinets strung together filled a long dining room wall as a credenza. Furthermore, their 37-3/8" height filled vertical space in a room with...

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CPU stand that looks made for IKEA desks

ContributorOctober 22, 2020

Want a CPU stand next to your IKEA desk? Read on. This isn’t a hack in the sense that it hacks traditional IKEA products – rather it finds new uses for trad...

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Easy wine rack for METOD kitchen cabinet

ContributorOctober 20, 2020

We recently moved into an apartment with a great IKEA kitchen using the METOD cabinets ... the only thing missing was a wine rack. We solved that pronto, w...

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How to paint the IKEA STRANDMON wing armchair

ContributorOctober 15, 2020

I've bought a STRANDMON Wing Armchair on MarketPlace, but the color was too light for my living room, so I decided to paint it. These are the materials &...

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