Materials: Billy bookcase, some shelves, hinges, …
Description: The cage of our rats became too small and we had problems with the old cage because of litter falling all the time. So I reused a Billy bookcase (because I bought a new bookcase) and I separate it into three parts: one part storage, one part for our young rats and a part for our adult rats.
I bought some shelves and put an edge of 5 cm attached with dowels to prevent the litter from falling. Finally I painted everything.
For the doors, I assembled boards with dowels and wood glue and I put the grate recovered from the old cage.
~ Laura V, Liège (Belgium)
Jules Yap started IKEAHackers.net in 2006 as a personal blog to showcase the most impressive IKEA hacks from all over the world. Since then, she has learned a lot more about power tools and DIY. Her site has helped thousands modify IKEA furniture with step-by-step tutorials, craft projects and home styling.
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Jules is the author of IKEAHackers.net: 25 Biggest and Best Projects".
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