IKEA Living Room Hacks
When it comes to furnishing your living room, IKEA is a go-to destination for many. With its affordable prices and stylish designs, IKEA furniture is a popular choice for those looking to create a comfortable and functional living space.
But there's the risk of your living room looking like an IKEA showroom if you use mainly IKEA furniture. With a little creativity and a few DIY skills, you can take your IKEA furniture to the next level and perhaps even get a few people saying, "I can't believe it's IKEA!"
From easy IKEA hacks like adding new legs to your sofa to creating custom built-in storage solutions, there are so many fabulous ways to tweak your IKEA pieces into pieces that are uniquely you.
In this page, you'll find some of the best IKEA living room hacks to inspire your own DIY projects and help you create a space that's both stylish and functional.
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Whether you're looking to add some personality to your space or simply want to make the most of your IKEA furniture, these living room hacks are sure to inspire. So why not take a closer look and see how you can create a space that's stylish and functional?
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JOSEF Sideboard
Photo: IKEA.com Materials: Josef (3x), wooden board Description: Varde and…
Tile sideboard
Materials: Akurum, Vika Byske, Stickers Description: We need a small…
Coffee table and side table hacks
Ikea hacked coffee table turned upholstered ottoman
Materials: Klubbo coffee table Description: When I first moved into…
Lack Tables Tiled
Materials: 2 Lack side tables, 1 small can of primer…
Stainless Steel coffee table
Materials: VIKA HYTTAN table top and LACK side table Description:…
Desktop with rugged wheels as coffee table
Materials: VIKA VEINE table top, wheels from hardware store Description:…
Clayton Grey Inspired Nailhead Side Table
Materials: Lack Side Table Description: I bought two Lack tables.…
Rope Ain’t just for Jumpin’: Nautical Rope Table
Materials: NORESUND Table black-brown, rope, drill, tacky glue and hot…
All our IKEA Living Room Hacks
JOSEF Sideboard
Photo: IKEA.com Materials: Josef (3x), wooden board Description: Varde and Stenstorp were to deep (+ no front). So we took 3 JOSEF Lockers and went straight to the carpenter for a wooden board. A few screws a holding the units together. So simple! Depth only 35cm, makes a perfect kitchen…
Poang Armrest Extension
Materials: Poang, timber, Fret G clamps, chisel, timber stain Description: I’m too lazy to hold my iPad 🙂 It’s basically a simple extension of Poang. Handy for the iPad, drinks, writing, etc. And I reckon it’s simple enough for everyone to make. The most challenging part was to make the…
Lift top coffee table
Materials: 2 Lack coffee table Description: From 2 Lack coffee tables (401.042.94 or 000.950.36 or 101.042.95), one piece of chipboard and 2 gas cylinders for office chairs (non-IKEA). My total cost – 50€. First, I drilled 2 holes in one of the table tops to fit the gas cylinders. I…
Folding table + bench
Materials: Björkudden, two foldable shelf brackets, hooks Description: Having my girlfriend move into my apartment we had a spare Björkudden table which we temporarily stored at our balcony. This balcony being only one meter wide wasn’t big enough to place the table as a whole. With the desire to be…
Tile sideboard
Materials: Akurum, Vika Byske, Stickers Description: We need a small sideboard for our home entrance. Most of plain sideboards that we like are very expensive. I have an old Ikea Vika Byske oak table top. I bought two Akurum wall cabinet with Applad doors from Ikea and tile pattern stickers…
Marius Industrial Stool
Materials: Ikea Marius stool, an old wooden plate swing, srews and spray paint Description: Get a one of a kind industrial stool! 1. Spray the old wooden plate swing in your favourite color and let it dry. 2. Remove the old plastic seat and screw your new wooden seat on…
One Leg Lack
Materials: Lack table top +18″ diam. wood reel + 3 screws Description: Rescued from a Brooklyn sidewalk, the life of a wood reel and a Lack table top continues together, in my bedroom. ~ Matteo Minchilli, Brooklyn
Granas gone rustic
Materials: Ikea granas table, applaro patio, glue gun, skill saw Description: I went to ikea as-is to find a computer chair and ended up stumbling upon 2 pieces from a patio chair, being only $1.90cad. I have an old Granas table in my living room, and the gel in between…
Outdoor sofa from Fjellse bed
Materials: 2x FJELLSE, SULTAN LADE, 1 shelf 200×30, 140 cm of 2×3 pine, outdoor heavy duty stain, SULTAN FAGERAS Description: Looking for quality outdoor furniture and not finding what I am looking for, I came up with this in the mean time. I only bought the 2 beds and the…
Lack doesn’t lack!
Photo: IKEA.com Materials: Hack Shelves x2 , three 2’x1.5″x.75″ Wood Bars, Screws, 1 6’x.5″x1.5″ Wood Beam Description: For a fun little project…. Take some Ikea wall mount shelves (from the Lack series, you will need two of them), turn the brackets vertical, add three or four reinforcing bars, and leave…
Four Lack table base coffee table
Materials: Lack side tables, piece of Pragel, flower pot, glass top Description: What I’ve tried with this hack is to copy a square coffee table that I’ve seen in shops but that is way too expensive for me (around 1.000 euro with the size and the glossy white finish I…
Lack Bottlecap Table
Materials: LACK sidetable Description: With a couple years of college bottlecap collecting, some super glue, and resin, my boring black table turned into a high-gloss bottlecap decor. I followed this instructable. ~ Sara Kowatch, Cincinnati, OH
Over Sofa Table
To friends and readers in the US, happy happy July 4th! ~ Jules Materials: Fabian / Lack / Ekby / Assorted Screws / Stain Description: Underwhelmed by the selection of over sofa tables on the market, especially for the price. (Including Ikea’s Stockholm table.) Opted to hack my own! Two…
Man Cave Table Hack
Materials: Dalfred stool, used dart board, 1″ hole saw (I think it ws 1″), screwdriver Description: My friends and I play darts at least once a week…and after about 6-9 months of playing, the board needs replacing because of all the abuse they take. Instead of throwing them away, I’ve…
FROSTA X – how to hack this amazing little stool
This is one of three hacks I made with the FROSTA stool. In this project, I took 3 stools and turned them into a series of wall shelves. IKEA item used: 3 FROSTA Stools Tools: Handsaw or jigsaw Screwdriver Cordless drill Pencil FROSTA-X instructions, IKEA style See the whole plan…
EXPEDIT sofa table/bar/computer desk
Materials: EXPEDIT 2×2 bookshelves, extra EXPEDIT panel, HUTTEN wine bottle rack, INREDA stemware rack, LEDBERG 3-piece light strip set Description: It’s a pretty straight-forward hack that was made to hide the back of my sectional, provide more storage, a bar and a seating area where I can use my laptops.…
Henriksdal’s New Skirt
Materials: Henriksdal Chair and Slip Cover Description: While I love love love Ikea prices, sometimes the super clean lines and modern style doesn’t mesh with my traditional home. So, in about an hour and with less than $10, I outfitted the Henriksdal with a new, frou frou skirt! Here’s how:…
Ektorp chaise made slim and modern
Photo: IKEA.com Materials: Ektorp chaise (no side arms), canvas painter’s dropcloth (or 3 yards of another fabric), heavy duty staple gun & staples, 3 packets idye natural in “gunmetal grey”, 1 cup non-iodized salt, 4 6” taper round wooden table legs (mine were from the Waddell company), 4 sets leg…
Lack coffeee table & lace
Materials: Lack coffee table & Alvine curtains Description: 1- Clean the surface 2- Use transparent wood glue which is white until it dries 3- Stick the curtains 4- Wait until dry 5- Use varnishing spray for finishing touches 🙂 ~ Bahar Gursoy, Turkey
Lillangen end unit as coffee table with storage
Materials: Lillangen end unit Description: 4 Lillangen unit combined together ~ Pasquier Nicholas, Nantes – France
