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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Living Room Storage
You not only create a storage system that's tailored to your living room and the items you need to store, but also seamlessly match your style and taste.
Coffee table and side table hacks
Mondrian coffee table
Lee had the idea for a long time but finally…
LACK coffee table gets a mosaic top
Julie spruces up an old LACK coffee table with mosaic.…
The Baseball Card Collage Table any fan will want
It’s a Saturday and perhaps you’ll like a round of…
Ceramic tiles to the rescue
JoBeth from Singapore has an old Ikea table (name long…
All our IKEA Living Room Hacks
Udden Stainless Steel Fireplace Wall
Materials: (5) Udden panels, Stainless Steel Screws, Wall Anchors, finishing nails, trim lumber (about 1/2″ thick) , saw, wood stain, laser level, wall fireplace unitDescription: I had originally purchased some Udden backsplash panels for our kitchen, before realizing they had to be attached to a specific Udden cabinet which I…
Turning new tables into vintage farmhouse finds
Materials: MARKOR sofa and side tables Description: To make my Ikea Markor sofa and side tables have a little more character I decided to distress paint them to take them from new to vintage farmhouse. 1. First lightly sand the tables. 2. Next, paint the table tops in Sherwin Williams…
Expedit-passage, room divider
Materials: Expedit 5×5 & 2×2 Description: The 4 edges of the 5×5 (horizontal and vertical became the posts and the top and bottom was constructed with the edges of the 2×2. It is the split / gate between 2 of our rooms. Before After! The second photo shows the gate with…
As-is speaker stand / Ektorp mash-up
Materials: Ektorp couch, Stolmen hooks, candle stands, and Laxvik table Description: I wanted to put my speakers right behind my couch, but I didn’t want to buy speaker stands, because I didn’t want another set of objects that I had to shuffle around while vacuuming my apartment. I thought about…
Klux4
Materials: Klubbo Nesting Table, 1″ wood screws, 2x4s, wood stain, polyurethane Description: Step 1: Remove top of Klubbo Nesting Table Step 2: Measure area where you want 2×4 surface. Step 3: Got to Home Depot or Lowes and purchase 2x4s, screws, and wood stain/ polyurethane of your choice. Step 4:…
EXPEDIT beach at home coffee table
Materials: EXPEDIT coffee table, silicone sealant, bird sand Description: I really love the EXPEDIT coffee table, but most of the time, the glass slips around or dirt and liquids gets under the glass and make EXPEDIT looks really aweful. So, I decided to seal the glass top and fill it…
How to make a low side table
Materials: Lerberg Description:Beate found this video on Youtube on making a low side table from the Lerberg CD/DVD wall shelf. ~ Jules
Stool with vinyl record seat
Materials: Marius stool, 33 rpm vinyl recordDescription: I do not remember seeing this hack in IkeaHackers so I post!If unlike me you have a drill and the right equipment, customization of the stool should take very little time. Start by removing entirely the stool (unless you bought it new), make…
From coffee table to side table and shelf
Materials: Svansbo table, bit of wood, 2 x raw plugs and screws, “liquid nails”, jigsaw, wall drill, paint. Description: What I love about Ikea is that their furniture is not so precious that you won’t touch it, and practical enough to be given a second chance, through reclaiming and reinvention.…
(un)Lack of height
Materials: Lack Table (2) + Alkov Basket + Superglue Description: The Lack series table; we’ve all seen it and most of us used it at some point in our first place. Afterall, they’re only $10! To me, however, they have two issues; they’re low to the ground and have no…
Ikea studio apartment by the beach
Materials: PAX BERGSBO,STOLMEN, Description:I divided this studio by using the PAX BERGSBO as panels and the Stolmen as supporting columns, to create a bedroom area, and give the unit some depth. Came out good and got alot of compliments. I also mounted the TV on a Pax wardrobe. Mounted the…
IKEA Ramvik Coffee table decorated with POGs
My girlfriend recently discovered a box full of POGs in her mother’s basement while looking for something totally unrelated. We were on the lookout for something to do with our Ramvik table a bit like the Ramvik Pebble Table that was featured on IkeaHackers some time ago and when we…
Eye Candy: Markus’ living room (LACK mal anderst)
Materials: LackDescription: My livingroom ( mein wohnzimmer) ~ ecker markus, AUSTRIA LINZ “Again, no response from Markus. 🙁 ” ~ Jules
Dining Table for Sofa
Materials: 1) Tabletop, already owned or from IKEA’s as-is 2) Rast bedside table 3) 4 L-brackets, 2 1/2 or 3 inches, 16 screws 4) (Optional) 4 small casters with screws 5) (Optional) one piece of plywood or shelf board cut to fit bottom of Rast – approx 30×52 cm. Description:…
Privacy Glass Wall for Studio Space (PAX)
Materials: Pax Description: This hack helped divide an upstairs loft from downstairs living room. It provides privacy, also it is somewhat temporary and not a huge install like that of putting in a full stud framed wall with drywall, plus this looks much more appealing and can be used for…
Stencilled side table
Materials: IKEA Frosta stool, PLAID Acrylic Paint, Stencil Brush, Plaid Simply Stencil set, PLAID extra thick glaze, Double Bracket Description: I saw this hack and was inspired to do up a side table for my living room. However, I wanted something more decorated and had really wanted to try stencilling.…
Sleek Console Table
Materials: 3 ECKBY JARPEN Shelves size 46 7/8″, 8 2″ coarse pocket screws, table saw Description: I had been looking for a console table to fit in a nook behind my sofa so I went to Ikea to see what might work. 1) Purchase 3 Ekby Jarpen Shelves at 46…
Lack and Lego side table
Materials: Lack shelf, Lego bricks Description: I used Lego bricks around a wooden leg which I attached to a Lack free standing shelf with very small mounting triangles. I then attached a white wooden shelf as a base, with nothing more than a long screw. I guess someone can use…
Shoe racks into stone coffee table
Materials: 2 Ikea Babord shoe racks, nails, zip ties, 6 slate tiles, plywood sheet, wood moulding, glue, grout, black paint Description: Having 2 unused $9.99 Ikea shoe racks (Babord) and no coffee table in my living room, I decided to make my own stone-topped table. I started by zip tying…
Chair with guest
Materials: Gilbert chair of Ikea Description: I propose a chair with our “guest” sitting on it. He is very worried that someone will sit him and exclaims: It’s occupied!! ” I have taken Ikea’s “Gilbert” chair, and I have drawn my image on it. I have used markers uniposca and…
