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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Coffee table and side table hacks
Lack and Vika Amon Sideboard
Materials: 4 LACK side tables, 1 VIKA AMON table top…
IKEA Lack-console table
Materials: Lack table, shower curtain, contact glueDescription: Old and in…
Cupboard + brackets = table
Materials: Lottorp bracket, Ikea bargain section cupboard door Description: This…
Lack Lazy Susan Coffee Table
Materials: Lack Side Table Legs and Lazy Susan Table Tops…
Re-Purposed BRATTBY Kitchen Cart
Materials: BRATTBY Kitchen Cart, Primer and Paint in One, Drawer…
That’s a wrap – coffee table
Materials: Lack coffee table, Mod Podge, gift wrap, 1-2″ foam…
All our IKEA Living Room Hacks
Stainless Steel coffee table
Materials: VIKA HYTTAN table top and LACK side table Description: 1. Assemble Lack side table with casters. 2. Lay Vika Hyttan table face down. 3. Using a pencil and measuring tape, identify the area where the Lack side table is to be mounted with L brackets. 4. Place the L…
Desktop with rugged wheels as coffee table
Materials: VIKA VEINE table top, wheels from hardware store Description: Inspired by a table seen in a commercial with big wheels as “feet” for a coffee table I searched through IKEA’s table top selection. VIKA VEINE fit my needs for size and storage. Because of built in storage the table…
Clayton Grey Inspired Nailhead Side Table
Materials: Lack Side Table Description: I bought two Lack tables. I assembled one fully and used the top of the second glued it and used it as a base which created the form I needed to replicate the nail head side table from Clayton Grey. I used strip nail heads…
Rope Ain’t just for Jumpin’: Nautical Rope Table
Materials: NORESUND Table black-brown, rope, drill, tacky glue and hot glue Description: Take the rickety design and turn it into a gorgeous new table. Who could resist? Here is how to make your own rope table: What you will need: table drill rope tacky glue glue gun scissors gloves as…
Ulsberg Updated
Materials: Ulsberg Nightstand, decorative paper, foam core board, x-acto knife Description: This is a really quick and easy hack that makes this simple Ulsberg nightstand into a custom piece that can fit the look of any room. HOW TO! 1. We went to a paper store and chose our favorite…
Design Frosta
Materials: Frosta, paint, felt, yarn Description: Before assembling, paint legs and seat. Using the seat as a template, cut three circles out of felt in various thicknesses. Cut inner circles of various sizes. Design an embroidery to fix the layered felt cover to the seat. Mark required points on the…
Solsta Pallbo Beach Footstool
Materials: Solsta Pallbo Footstool in white, bambus beach mat, hot glue, scissors, stapler, 4x angle joints, screws, maybe a saw Description: I’ve made the EXPEDIT Beach Table you can find here. After finishing it I thought of making a suitable chair or stool for that. So I took a Solsta…
Lack Table Upgrade
Materials: Ikea Lack Table, two straight hinges with screws, fabric, teddy bear stuffing, staple gun. Description: Using the two straight hinges connect the two tables together. You can place the hinges on the bottoms of the tables, but for a stronger support-place them on the sides of the table. Because…
Modern to Traditional Chairs
Materials: Stefan ChairDescription: What does one do when they love Ikea prices but have a very traditional home? Why whip up a slip cover to turn a $19 Ikea-modernish chair into something perfect in a very traditional home! Here’s how: 1) Cut my standard 54″ wide decorator fabric in half…
Bastis Krona Hack – it’s an ottoman!
Materials: Bastis Krona Pet Bed, 1 yd of material, heavy duty stapler, and that’s it! Description: I found BK pet bed in the As Is section at Ikea for $5.00. I’ve wanted an ottoman for the longest time and thought the dimensions looked good. There is a piece that comes…
Revived Lack TV table
Materials: 1/4″ poplar planks and pine lattice, miter box, saw, liquid nails, finishing nails, onyx stain, tung oil finish Description: My TV dug a huge gouge in my Lack TV table. Rather than throw it away or replace the top slab, I opted to cover it with poplar. Since I…
Lack and Irma Footstool
Materials: 1 Lack side table, 4 Irma pillows, Fabric, stapler, saw Description: Pick a Lack side table and 4 Irma pillows. Staple the pillows to the table so that it creates a fluffy pillow look. Take a piece of fabric and put it over the pillows. Stretch it really well…
Godmorgon sink cabinet to bench
Materials: Godmorgon 2 drawer sink cabinet, ply wood, finish Description: We have found this Godmorgon Wash stand at the “as-is-corner” (in german fundgrube). Paint the front with the finish you want. Mount a ply wood on the top. Diameter 125 x 55 cm. Thickness more than 21 mm. Mount a…
A sign of the times…
Materials: DALOM Pedestal table, Newspaper cuttings, PVA glue, paint brush and clear varnish. Description: I had just discovered decoupage and rather than have a tester go at it, I launched straight in and decoupaged an IKEA table. For those of you who don’t know, decoupage is basically covering an object…
LACK tables lack creativity
Materials: LACK tables x2, denim fabric, thumb tacks, staple gun. scissors and double sided tape Description: Initially, I had the wooden LACK table painted and transformed into a BLACK LACK table. But as you can see in the picture, it has started to create big, ugly bubbles and the RED…
The table clock
Materials: Ikea Bravur wall clock, small old round table, black lacquer, adhesive, saw, brush Description: I became fascinated with the “DIY” madness. For a long time I wasn’t interested in the Do It Yourself attitude, I never thought something could be done using old furniture or knick-knacks. I was only…
Lack on wheels
Materials: Ikea Lack table and Ikea textile, 4 litle wheels, Powertex, paint, varnish Description: Put textile on table with Powertex (4 layers). Let dry for a few days. Then put a finishing coat of varnish. Paint the table legs first with primer, then choose colors and let dry. Put a…
DIY painted "driftwood" table
Materials: Hemnes coffee table, Milkpaint, brushes, electric sander Description: I bought a long time ago this HEMNES coffee table from IKEA. I sanded them a little and got the paint to create a driftwood look. I had some Milkpaint left from an other project, and started to paint. I didn’t…
It’s Black It’s White – Pimping Up Ikea Basic Stools
Materials: 2 Marius black Ikea Stools , 2 Ikea Cilla Cushions , 1 Meter Sara Lisa Black and White Ikea Fabric, Hot Glue Gun Description: We have 2 basic Ikea stools in our home and they are at the entrance. We use them to sit on and put on shoes…
Upholstered Hack-a-Lack With Nailhead Trim
Materials: Lack side tableDescription: I needed an upholstered ottoman for my den and hacking a LACK side table was the way to go. It was inexpensive and easy and took about an hour. I bought some foam and batting at a local mega-store, and I purchased about a yard of…
