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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All our IKEA Living Room Hacks
vilan recliner goes deeper
simon bought a vilan recliner (can’t find the link on ikea’s website) but it didn’t lean as far back as he wished for him to kick back and relax. he says, “it’s a comfortable chair but it doesn’t recline nearly far enough to let me relax, so i hacked it.…
a rocking sink seat
i had to laugh out loud when i saw wouter’s hack. a sink seat! i have no idea which model it is though. if you don’t care for the sink, have fun figuring out the bottom picture instead. wouter tells me, “as an industrial design student i’m short on cash.…
it’s a wrap for the oddvar
simon has a small ikea hack, as he terms it, to share with us. “last month, we bought an oddvar chair (can’t find the link on ikea’s website). to improve the look, we bought an asian newspaper and wrapped it around the pieces of the chair using paste before assembling…
a norrebo window seat
chris tore up a norrebo shelving unit to create a bookcase and a window seat to fit his space perfectly! here’s what he did: 1. build up a two-shelf high norrebo bookcase unit against the wall with the taller window. 2. use the remaining third shelf of our norrebo…
projects page update
checking in on the projects page. (it’s a hack collection via the instructables ikea hacks group). two new instructables up. one is a malm bed with underbed lighting by dpocius. and the other james’ ingolf ikea chair stretched into a bench. loving this! go to the projects page to view…
diy a room divider from ivar units
shirley sent me her room divider hack using the ivar side unit. she says: “i needed a portable screen to a) give visiting guests sleeping on the sofa bed some privacy and b) screen my somewhat messy work area from both my and my roommate’s visiting clients. (i’m a graphic…
sofa table from salvaged ikea table legs
erika chapin, editor of cribcandy and popgloss sends me this gorgeous sofa table made from bamboo plywood and salvaged imfors legs. love love love the simple sleek lines. “my husband and i found 2 imfors tables at a yard sale last month for $15.00 each. he took a 3/4 inch…
shelf and brackets make a cool coffee table
if you’ve been reading this blog for a while, you’ll may have noticed that i shiny stuff. so i’m loving the look of this stainless steel coffee table. adriano tells me that it’s his first attempt at hacking ikea too. not bad at all. “i made a coffee table out…
a touch of glass for the humble lack side table
it was a nice surprise to see better homes and gardens hacking ikea too. michelle was the one who spotted this pretty mosaic table featured on their site. i’m loving the geometric design. the skinny: paint the lack side table a handsome charcoal background colour. then, stick on black and…
inspiration: moritz’s red and white studio
while i sort out the next batch of hacks to post, i thought i’ll just quickly share some fresh eye candy. this is from moritz of germany who shares my love for ikea and mitch albom. the dunker light cum room divider (i can no longer find it on ikea’s…
a cheap temporary ‘sofa’
kevin from toronto gives us this foldable temporary sofa solution. “just got into my first condo and bought a new sofa. did not realize it was going to be a 6 to 8 week wait for it. so i asked myself what would be the cheapest way to have a…
turn cheap boards into a coffee table
here’s an idea from kane for converting cheap ikea panels into a coffee table. “so you found a nice board from the as-is room with all 4 edges finished (ie. a cabinet door) for a price you can’t pass up and want to turn it into a coffee or side…
pronomen set of 3 coffee tables
marc, aka roamingstudio, [via the ikeafans forum] sent me his set of coffee table and side tables, bjorna style. “the image is from our lounge area… and shows three coffee tables i created a few years ago. the surfaces are birch from the ikea pronomen range – 2 x 65cm…
lilybee’s bug side table
update! see ben’s version of lilybee’s side table hack below. do you have a version too? send it in and share in the bug love. i love lilybee’s bug side table inspired by a vivavi credenza she spotted in domino magazine. using wood effect contact paper and a steady hand,…
billy doors room divider
hack no. 2 from megan – a room divider salvaged from her billy doors. “when my billy ydre bookcase doors got scratched i was going to take them to the dump. instead with some help from friends, we used the door brackets to connect the doors to each other and…
DIY Mirrored Coffee Table: Get the Vintage Look for Less
Aprica had enough of eyeballing way-too-expensive vintage mirrored tables and took things into her own hands. “After coveting numerous vintage mirrored tables ranging from $450 to $2500 on eBay and other online sites, I decided to make my own using a 35″ long IKEA LACK coffee table. While the cost…
news: bemz’s serendipity slipcovers
if you have ikea sofas but don’t want to be stuck with the limited selection of slipcovers, then bemz is the place to go. Bemz is a Swedish company that designs slipcovers for Ikea sofas and chairs. They recently released a new collection – Serendipity, inspired by Sweden’s 18th century…
bookcase sliding door hides secret passageway
ooh … this is cool. nicole‘s bookcase sliding door that hides an entryway to the bathroom. love the disappearing doorway act. “my husband and i are installing all sliding doors in our modern remodel. in the den area we have very little wall space for any display area, so we…
anatomic factory’s nata vintage chair
presenting the first “designer” hack. AnAtomicFactory sent me this ikea stefan chair hack, which they call nata vintage. the italian on the site reads: “nata vintage stems from a reflection on the eternal return of the ‘old’ as a recurrent tendency of the market. new objects are created, not…
hack a sectional sleeper
what do you do when you can’t fit a conventional sofa through the door? beverly merz’s solution is this 5 seater sectional cum sofa bed made from ikea mattresses and footstools. i like how the solsta pallbo footstools are smartly disguised and made into storage. “when i moved into a…
