IKEA TV and Entertainment Center Hacks

We wanted a big media console for our 50″ TV, but we didn’t want a standard IKEA stand or a $1000 console from West Elm. So we decided to make our own! Here’s the end result. Related: 5 easy ways to create a KALLAX TV stand We were able to…

I wanted a new MCM media console, but didn’t want to shell out $1400 for one.  This is my first time making anything like this. I came in with no skills, a little will and hours and hours of Youtube videos which helped me complete the project. I’m so happy…

Lights off, cinema on. Movie night right at home. See how you can easily set up a projector and screen for the perfect movie night with your favourite persons. Step 1: Set up the movie night projector Big screen — that’s the first thing that differentiates a cinema experience from…

I decided to create this audio rack because my old rack was very short and that made it very difficult for me to push buttons or change a CD. etc. The total cost was around 70£ (local currency equivalent). I worked at this project for 3 days (during the evening after…

I’ve been looking so long for the perfect wall mounted TV cabinet. It has to meet quite a few requirements: hanging for a spatial effect, lots of storage options (for all game devices, our stock of candles, etc.) It had to fit my interior and, of course, look nice! So…

My IKEA BRIMNES entertainment wall was inspired by another hack detailed here. They use the HEMNES, which are objectively nicer units, but also more expensive.  I tried to make up for it with my own trim and finishes.  The previous owner of this house had a large freestanding unit.  This…

A delightful smorgasbord of colours transforms this mobile KALLAX TV bench The KALLAX unit was a bit boring for my taste, so I went ahead and painted it with acrylic paint. IKEA items used: KALLAX shelving unit (1 x 4) Other materials and tools:  Acrylic paint Castor wheel x 4…

I wanted a TV media console with speaker cloth on the doors. And I love the IKEA kitchen bench tops. So a hack was the only option. Our friends love the look of this TV media console. It looks very premium and has some very good functionality. Related: Minimalist floating…

I decided to update my TV stand, I asked myself: … shall we buy a ready and durable combination or … shall we try a cheap but functional DIY version? I know our taste and needs can change, so I choose IKEA because it’s easy to customize, cheap and I…

I collect vinyl records and I use the IKEA KALLAX as a vinyl record storage cabinet. They are inexpensive, look and work great but they have a limitation. I like the way record stores display their records on top, covers facing forward, so you can quickly flip through the records…

I used a black horizontal KALLAX shelving unit for hifi set-up with a subwoofer cabinet. I had to remove an interior floor to place the subwoofer while retaining the original KALLAX design. With the small tweak, it perfectly integrates into the KALLAX compartments. IKEA items used for subwoofer cabinet: KALLAX…

A moody makeover of this popular IKEA TV furniture with chalk paint. Our white IKEA TV cabinet, the BESTÅ, was the perfect size for holding our Sky box, sound bar, DVD player and hiding an assortment of junk in the drawers. It had served us well for many years in our…

Mike shows us how to make custom fronts for IKEA drawers, which in his case, is the 4-drawer NORDLI dresser. His plan was to use his NORDLI hack as a combination dresser/ media center in his bedroom and wanted something that was not too obviously IKEA. This is before: And…

When I moved to Singapore around 5 years ago I created my first IKEA hack by combining two LACK TV Benches and the sides from a LACK TV Side Table to create a larger tv unit. Having recently moved into a new apartment it was time for a new TV…

I have a LACK TV unit, but I have also a lot of devices that cannot fit into it. And IKEA does not provide other LACK products that can suit with the TV unit (as the BESTÅ can.) This is my version of the IKEA TV stand and LACK range…

Here’s an entertainment center I made from IKEA kitchen cabinets with GRIMSLÖV doors and shiplap. We initially wanted our favorite contractor friend to build a custom media storage unit for us, but he was too busy at the time. We looked for prefab wall units at IKEA, Amazon, Wayfair, etc.,…

LIATORP series is nice, but it has a problem with the finishing – the surface scratches easily etc, especially for the pieces, like the TV stand, with tabletops. Related: Affordable contemporary wooden top TV bench So one day I decided to repair the original tabletop of my TV stand. I…

I started with two HEMNES pieces — a bedroom end table and the wooden TV stand in black. I picked the TV Console for the size and storage. It also fit my wall proportions perfectly and the drawers give me ample room to keep DVDs, games, controllers as well as…

I wanted an easy to make a solution that would conceal my hardware; surround receiver, DVD player, front center speaker consoles and paraphernalia. In case I would come to own a front-firing sub (my current one is down-firing), I opted for a BESTÅ TV unit with 3 sections, so I…

I don’t like my TV as a focal point in my living space. So, I decided to take 2 IKEA BRIMNES bookshelves and make barn doors for them in order to hide the TV. I googled many, many “How-To’s” and combined various ideas other people had. And here it is!!!…