IKEA Living Room Hacks

I live in a tiny studio apartment in NYC and brought a large subwoofer with me. I was able to hide it well with my previous IKEA hack. However, its hard to get much use out of it due to the amount of bass it produces (aka neighbors don’t like…

Materials: 2 Alex Drawer Units and 1 Double and 1 Single BESTA shelf unit with Vassbo door IKEA came to the rescue for us recently when we were looking to add more storage to our son’s bedroom to store his toys and schoolwork. Rather than simply add a whole lot…

This hack used an Ikea KOLDBY rug to re-upholster a vintage mid-century modern chair. The old upholstered cushion served as a template, and the rug was simply cut to that shape with regular fabric shears/scissors. A pneumatic stapler was used to adhere the cowhide to the chair frame. The best…

Materials: 4 LACK tables with 2 different colors, 4 small metal plaques with holes, 9 wheels, 80 wood screws, 8 long screws (7 cm each) Step 1: cut the 8 legs (each 4 with different color) to 27 cm Step 2: built 2 LACK tables following IKEA instructions Step3: connect…

Materials: 1 Vittsjo bookcase 4 8′ lengths of 3/4″ screen molding Loctite Power Grab adhesive Bright orange spray paint/primer Rustoleum hammered gold spray paint You will need to have a saw or a friend with a chop saw to cut the molding Process: First, I assembled the book shelf, leaving…

Materials: FROSTA stool and BILLSTA table top I used two FROSTA stools and two BILLSTA table tops to make a nice set of sofa tables for the living room. 1. Take the legs off the stools. 2. Shorten the legs from one of the stools to make one of the…

Lots of LACK Side Tables in different colors. Glued them together with wood glue. 🙂

In November 2014 I started my search for a new Bookshelf. My first choice was the Besta-System but unfortunately I heard about the plans, that Ikea will change the whole system in 2015. So I had to reconsider… After some weeks of planning and searching the net, I found the…

Materials: Sultan Luröy, 6 slats for the seat, 4 slats for the construct Sultan Lade, several remaining pieces for the construct 2 Chairs Jokkmokk Screws Jig Saw Colour & Wax We had 2 old Jokkmokk chairs which were very unsteady in the meantime. So what to do with them? I…

I have always wanted built-in wall bookshelves. I had intended to do the typical BILLY built-in bookshelves, but decided I wanted some closed storage and a bit more detail. I got on the IKEA website and found the RAST 3-drawer chest. Just what I needed for the base of my…

Here are the basics for adding a seat to the BEKVÄM step stool: 1. Cut a board and piece of foam to the size of the top of the stool 2. Cut fabric large enough to fold around the cushion and board; staple along the bottom. 3. Attach a wooden…

I wanted a modern, space saving, unique, floating credenza. Scoured the internet for some cool ideas and decided on the floating Akurum IKEA fauxdenza hack, aka Akurum kitchen cabinets. This IKEA hack is an easy weekend project for home improvement enthusiasts. I am very happy about the way it turned…

Made of hundreds of IKEA Lack tables, this 32 meter long 3.2 meter high office space divider designed for a communication office. It represents an abstract view of the Rotterdam skyline the silhouette is also visible in the floor pattern.

We used 4 LIDINGÖ upper cabinets and simply built a base for them to sit on then added a countertop. Once it was in we added our own handles. A great way to hide kid’s toys plus we use it as a work station, etc. We always get lots of…

One post about two EKTORP getting custom dyed slipcovers. Love the bold bright colours! ~ Jules Tiffany’s indigo Materials: IKEA Ektorp 2+2 sofa with white slipcover I’ve always been a white slipcover girl, but now that life is full of the wonderfulness of kids, pups and husbands, I had to…

Materials: Two MOLGER bathroom floor decking tiles We needed a small, simple table to go next to our IKEA POANG chair. Not finding anything small enough. We landed on using two MOLGER wood floor decking tiles designed for bathrooms. We used one tile as the table top. The only modification needed…

Materials: KALLAX Insert with Door; AVSKILD Set of 4 Place Mats Tools used: Sharp pencil; Sharp modelling knife; Glue (I used PVA glue but, for a child’s room, something stronger like epoxy will provide more solid layering) Before KALLAX, there used to be a storage unit with an adaptable door.…

Materials: Minna fabricX Signe cotton rugs What I did was: – cut off the shorter, knotted edges of the rugs, and then zigzagged them to prevent fraying. – then I sewed two rugs together, pressed and steamed the seam and then strengthened the seams with topstitching. – I used IKEA’s…

I found a bin of VIKA OLEBY legs on clearance on for $2 a piece. The tall ones were desk height, and I didn’t like the lines that much, but the short ones… beautiful! 4 legs, into the giant ikea bag, and home to sit for 3 years. I took…

Materials: GRUNDTAL †owel rack A fabric sling bookcase can be made by using a 2 rail IKEA GRUNDTAL towel rail. Sew two pieces of fabric together (or use fabric glue) so you get a square shape, then at opposite ends create a pocket that is big enough to fit your…