IKEA Bed and Bedroom Storage Hacks

The need for a multi-functional room quickly arose in our small Copenhagen apartment. The outcome was an office/ guest room which turned out to work really well. With an old bed, a kitchen table in hand and some leftover IVAR sections the idea was born – a DIY Murphy Bed…

Item hacked: Tuffing bunk bed First assemble the bunk bed omitting one of the lower bunk long horizontal beams. For the upper bunk, there are 7 bed slats and netting. I inserted only the 1st, 3rd, 5th and 7th slat into the netting and attached it to the upper bunk…

I made this bed for my daughter after she had been begging me for bunk beds and I totally knew she would out grow them way too fast. She loved this bed and it was super easy to make! Materials: (2) KALLAX 8 cubby (1) KALLAX 4 cubby (1) Large…

Have a small bedroom but need lots of storage? Then this Hack is for you! Tons of drawer space plus lots of hidden under bed storage! Materials List Stuva Combination with drawers Rill wheels Malm 3 drawer Malm 6 drawer Bekvam step stool Fjellse bed Step 1: Cut the legs…

Items Used: Lappland TV Storage Unit Dioder Flexible LED Lighting Strip Kallax Insert with Door x 3 Kallax Insert with 2 Drawers White paint So the time had come to update the darling daughter’s bedroom. The problem being, it’s a fairly small room with not a lot of options in…

I needed a new headboard, and after having another project stopped for months, I really needed to do something about it. So I decided to try and have something done, the original idea it was to have something more temporary but after seeing the final result, I think I’ll keep…

IKEA items used: Leirvik Bed The IKEA Leirvik Bed Frame is top when it comes to stability and price. As my self-made bedside tables are quite small (intended) the night light need to be integrated in the bed directly. The following solution I’ve been thinking and successfully implemented: Materials: 12V battery…

IKEA items used: 16 1/2×57 7/8 ” Black brown Kallax x2 10″x10″ black Malma mirrors x 18 21 ¾ “x 4 3/4 ” Black Mosslanda picture Ledge x 3 Tjena boxes with lids Non Ikea Items: No More Nails Glue 10 Tap-Con concrete screws Hammer drill (because drilling in concrete…

We wanted a full-sized Murphy bed, but budget-friendly in a closet that did not take up too much space. There are many Murphy bed-kits in the market. They are quite expensive, so we chose to go for a cheaper version, which makes it slightly harder to pull up and down.…

This Platform bed DIY shows you how to turn seven standard SEKTION kitchen cabinets from IKEA into a platform bed with storage underneath. It’s a perfect solution for anyone with limited closet or attic space. The approximate cost of this project was $480, roughly broken down as follows: $355 –…

Beds with a lot of bulk storage is a classic Ikea hack. Our bed design is SO easy that anyone can do it. No alteration of the original Ikea furniture, virtually no work, it’s THAT easy! But when we made our bed, we would never have guessed that our hack…

Materials: Ikea Tarva queen bed The four legs were exchanged against four long legs of same width (42*42mm). The old legs were used to drill the holes in the new legs at exactly the same place (no new screws needed). Four top bits of 42*18mm added (attached with new screws…

Materials: 4 x Expedit shelving unit, BEKVAM stools, Sultan bed slats Space restraints led me to design and build this monster of a king size bed frame. I used the EXPEDIT shelves to dictate the size of the frame. With the gap on one side to allow for access below we…

I wanted a new look for my IKEA Brimnes bed. I bought a Perfekt Sofielund cover panel (217cm 86″) for 2 euros! You can do this with all kind of cover. I also bought a LED strip. I have also two Billy shelves from a Billy bookcases. And you need…

I really wanted to wake up and be able to look out my window from my bed every morning, but having a built-in wardrobe in the way made it impossible. I decided I would simply just remove the contents of my wardrobe and create a bed within it. I did…

I needed a new double bed but after searching around and unable to find a perfect bed that suited me and my budget, I decided to get creative and create my own version. I purchased the TARVA double bed frame for £105 and also purchased wood, hardboard, wadding, denim fabric and buttons.…

Materials: Lillehammer twin bed frame I’ve had this blah, but functional, bed frame for several years. We originally got it in the ‘As Is’ section to help us stage our former home for sale. It ended up in our new house as an afterthought, but it is a decent guest…

Materials: Hemnes and Applaro I used sandpaper to bring the natural wood ; I applied stain and glossy finish

Materials: SNIGLAR bed, STOLMEN pole & climbing ladder I always dreamed of having a castle bed as a kid and now since I have a little 4 year old that loves castles I decided to just make it! What we used from Ikea was; a SNIGLAR bed, STOLMEN pole &…

Materials: HOL side table; Observatör cross-braces Hol’s dignified and delicate design merits more than its fate as a mere “side table.” And I really needed a single guest bed and a lot of storage in a room that was less than 2 meters (7 feet) wide. I started by building a…