The easy way to make a ceramic tile coffee table

ContributorMarch 7, 2019

This is my ceramic tile coffee table, which I made from an IKEA LACK side table. To keep it simple, I did not grout the tiles so it's best for indoor use. IKEA...

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Karin Larsson’s famous lily lamp inspired this

ContributorFebruary 21, 2019

Visitors to Sundborn, the farmhouse decorated by artists Carl and Karin Larsson in the Arts-and-Crafts style, often admire the beautiful flower-shaped pendant l...

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Cheese Cloche that looks good in the fridge and out

ContributorFebruary 15, 2019

The 356+ glass food container with bamboo lid makes a great mini cheese cloche. Keeps your cheese fresh and protected with more style than plastic, and without ...

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Flower Chandelier for a sweet kid’s playroom

ContributorFebruary 1, 2019

I hacked the IKEA KRISTALLER into a flower chandelier for my oldest daughter, Kim, 8 years ago. I decided to make a similar one for my daughter Romy. The who...

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Hydroponic garden: Easy system to get you started

ContributorJanuary 29, 2019

I was looking for a cheap, beautiful, and readily available plant pot so that anyone could start their own hydroponic garden. And I found the IKEA MUSKOT to ...

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An unusual take on the popular IKEA shoe storage cabinet

ContributorJanuary 21, 2019

This is my IKEA hack of a HEMNES shoe storage cabinet. I needed a shoe cabinet, but couldn't find one that I liked, so I decided to use the IKEA HEMNES to cr...

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Computer desk from GULLIVER crib. Old IKEA cot gets new life.

ContributorJanuary 15, 2019

I made a computer desk from my son's old IKEA GULLIVER crib (with IKEA mattress for that crib). IKEA items used: GULLIVER crib LINNMON table top GU...

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Had enough? Get school bags organized with this easy IKEA hack

ContributorJanuary 8, 2019

School's in. And to make life easier, make a convenient catch-all space for school bag storage, keys, hangers for coats and hats. This even has little pigeonhol...

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How to: Cover up unsightly cam nuts on IKEA furniture

ContributorDecember 7, 2018

I’m surprised IKEA do not supply covers for their cam nuts. The Minifix cams look awful on bedroom furniture in my opinion. The cam nut covers improve the ap...

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How to make a super long bathroom towel bar for $12

ContributorNovember 27, 2018

I was looking for a solution to hang towels in my bathroom. A bathroom towel bar can be quite expensive and usually, not as long as I wanted it to be. I also wa...

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You complete me: The FULLÄNDAD meets EMPTYÄNDAD

ContributorNovember 23, 2018

We loved the shape of the FULLÄNDAD, as the tapered edge goes right into the corners of our pots. We looked around the kitchen department to see if there was a ...

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No more mess magnetic USB cable organizer

ContributorNovember 20, 2018

I use the magnetic knife holder FINTORP (202.020.83) a little different: It makes a perfect USB cable organizer. I put it high on the wall so my cables can hang...

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Never again let it all out. Make a discreet network cabinet.

ContributorNovember 16, 2018

I needed to hide the mess of cables to keep my lady happy! Cost wise for my DIY home network cabinet was $25 for the BISSA shoe cabinet. Then, $23 for a nice su...

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Make delightful mini Christmas trees in rainbow colors

ContributorNovember 15, 2018

I wanted wire mini Christmas trees that were in fabulous rainbow colors and didn’t want to pay top dollar. FEJKA mini Christmas trees | IKEA.com These to...

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2 easy ways to hang up the IKEA PS 2017 lamp

ContributorOctober 29, 2018

These are 2 different ways to hang up the IKEA PS 2017 Lamp. The original method was is to hang it like a lantern, but since I needed it to be used in a differe...

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Music Stand Organizer from bathroom shower shelf

ContributorOctober 4, 2018

I bought the IKEA BROGRUND Shower Shelf (8,99 euro) and used it as a music stand organizer. It's ideal for keeping guitar picks and capos.  Related: L...

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Upgrade freestanding kitchen island with a hot new rack

ContributorSeptember 21, 2018

I have had a STENSTORP freestanding kitchen island in black for years. And then ... ... when the 2019 IKEA catalog came out with the new VADHOLMA kitchen ...

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