The IKEA EKET collection offers versatile storage options that can inspire your next DIY project, empowering you to customize your space. But if you can’t find exactly what you want, don’t worry, there’s a hack for that.
Actually, there’s a bunch.
These ideas can help you personalize the EKET series and make your space truly yours. Here are 13 interesting ways to reimagine the EKET in your home. Which one will you try first?
13 IKEA EKET Hacks To Inspire Your Next DIY
1. Luxe Chrome Nightstand
Home by Nicky @homebynicky turns the simple EKET into a sleek, mirrored bedside beauty. She started with two EKET cabinets and drawers, adding aluminium plates for the shiny finish. The new nightstand is right at home in a glam, sophisticated space, adding a dash of elegance and hidden storage.
2. TV Console With Built-In Lamp
Combining several EKET cubes in different ways, such as some open, some with doors, is a popular hack. The overall project makes a great TV console, loaded with storage, but how do you get yours to stand out from the rest? How about this version from Jules @japandi.styling, which adds a built-in lamp to the mix.
3. Beautiful Fluted Sideboard
These IKEA cabinets are unrecognizable after a makeover from Jen @crack_the_shutters. She gives the two joined units a brand-new look by adding rounded edges with plywood and covering the pieces with bamboo pole wrap. The result is a stunning sideboard for her entryway that makes an impressive statement.
4. Large Cube Bookcase
What would you do with 42 EKET cubes? Yep, that’s right, 42! Peter wanted a wall full of shelving for his books, but everything he found was too expensive. He decided to use his unique skills from modelling for Google Earth 3D buildings to design the ultimate cube wall. Admittedly, this one took a lot of patience and time, but the finished product looks fantastic.
5. EKET Play Fridge and Freezer
This play kitchen is the cutest thing, and the fridge and freezer are actually EKET shelves! HANNA RÖDIN @hannarodin joined the cabinets for the stacked effect, added paint, hardware, and some custom stickers from @kulform for the perfect finishing touch.
6. Cute LEGO-Inspired Shelves
LEGO lovers, get ready for your next project! How great are these LEGO-like cabinets from Cecilia Rosvall @designbycilla? The EKET bases and doors provide ample storage, and the addition of simple wooden coasters gives the DIY cabinets a distinct look reminiscent of the popular building bricks.
7. EKET Book Bins
These book bins from Christin Wilke @luedde.christin provide optimal storage for children’s books. They keep the covers easily viewable, so kids can flip through the books and identify them quickly. You could also use this hack to create cute toy bins.
8. Wall Shelving Unit
This retro-inspired shelving unit from Victoria Ma @queenvstable has a very mid-century modern vibe. It adds a streamlined, stylish storage solution and also a custom display space for decor and other accessories.
9. Sleek Vinyl Storage
Show off your vinyl collection and keep it ready to play with this EKET hack from DecoExpress @decoexpresspty. I love the variation between the open top and open front of the two storage units. It adds visual interest to the design while maximizing the number of records the shelves store.
10. Stylish EKET Cabinet
Kate Hewitt @our_bears_home gives her EKET cabinets an update with molding, legs, and paint. The upgraded credenza looks entirely different, as if she picked it up in a high-end furniture boutique.
11. Recessed Shelving Unit
The assorted EKET storage units get a whole new look when CasaInHagi @Casainhagi installs them inside a wall nook. The built-in effect of the recessed shelving elevates the piece, giving it a custom finish that makes it feel much more expensive and unique.
12. Designer Credenza
Amanda West @accordingtomandy overhauls these EKET frames completely and turns them into a single piece of furniture. The addition of ridged panels, a riser, and a new top transforms the simple, plain cabinets into a custom designer console.
13. Sophisticated Bunny House
If you’re the proud parent of cute little bunnies, then this is the hack you didn’t know you needed. It’s time to kiss the unsightly rabbit pen goodbye and create a stylish bunny house that blends into your existing design scheme. The DIYer Kjolen Welander @iamkjowel adds two circular cutouts and a flip-down door to create an accessible but hidden bunny apartment.
Feeling inspired? Which of these IKEA EKET hacks stands out to you the most? Does one of them hold the key to your current storage shortage or solve a style dilemma?
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