Transforming IKEA furniture into a Home Bar is one of the most popular DIY you can do. On our site, we feature a wide variety of IKEA hacking projects that show you how to transform regular IKEA furniture into stylish and functional bar cabinets, carts, accessories and more.
From repurposing a bookshelf into a wine rack to turning a dresser into a bar cabinet, these IKEA hacks provide endless inspiration for those looking to create a unique and personalized bar area in their home.
If you’re not quite ready for a full-fledged IKEA hack, try your hand at an easy Bar Cart hack. When you need a larger cabinet for your drinks collection, this beautiful IKEA Liquor Cabinet hack will store and display your bottles and glassware.
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Duo takes a different approach to the IKEA bar cart hack. My roommate and I liked the idea of filling this corner of our kitchen with a bar cart. But we wanted it to match our furniture and very importantly,…
Are you ready to see how to change the life of an IKEA RAST Dresser Hack? I am not talking just painting the drawers and changing the hardware – but…
This Bar Cart will be made with 2 x VITTSJÖ laptop desks. They are relatively cheap so it will all be worth it in the end. A comparable bar cart…
Materials: Norden sideboard I built the piece leaving the top off and did not assemble one of the drawers. The one assembled drawer I centered in the top. Modified the…
I recently hacked an IKEA IVAR cabinet into a drinks and display cabinet. It features gold leaf on the back which creates a striking backdrop for bar accessories. I replaced the door with ‘hit and miss’ mouldings. “Hide” for behind…
Take 3! IVAR is the hack you can keep on hacking. Jo previously played around with the IVAR shelves like this, turning it into a pantry and drinks shelving: Then, she…
I recently made a chinoiserie cabinet out of the IKEA IVAR wooden cabinet. It’s an eye-catching storage sideboard which opens up into a home bar cabinet. Materials: 20″ deep IVAR…
Ikea item used: Gersby Bookcase for $29.00 Other Items used: Bed Bath & Beyond Under Counter Wine Bottle and Stemware Rack Wayfair Cooksey 40 Bottle Wall Mounted Wine Rack…
I wanted to create a rustic bar, but have it be functional. I also did not want to have to build the cabinets, doors, drawer fronts, etc. (Beyond my skill…
A full-service dining room bar for large or small gatherings. When we bought our “forever home” several years ago, it was a brand new build. While there are a lot…
I wanted to create a place to house all the wires and components of a home theatre. And I wanted to create a home bar cabinet to store wine glasses,…
I want to share my IKEA Home Bar Hack. This was done out in my man cave in my garage. IKEA items used: 1 x LINNMON Table Top – Black/Brown…
IKEA items used: KALLAX Shelving unit x2 LACK TV bench x1 LEDBERG LED spotlight x4 KALLAX Insert with 2 drawers x2 KALLAX Insert with door x2 Steps to this DIY…
A gorgeous DIY home bar from tall and short BILLY bookcases. It had been an aim of mine for some years now to build myself a bar at home for…
Zaga is a beginner home brewer. Besides her Carboy she needed a beer bottle drying rack to properly sanitize and dry the bottles. Most options she looked into were a bit expensive and also didn’t…
We recently moved into an apartment with a great IKEA kitchen using the METOD cabinets … the only thing missing was a wine rack. We solved that pronto, with a super-fast project that used up…
Want the best way to store your wine bottles on the IKEA KALLAX unit? Look no further than the IKEA KALLAX wine rack insert hack! With space for 9-12 bottles, this clever insert turns your…
Ikea items used: 2 x Kallax square shelves/ 1 x Kallax long shelf. Step 1. Remove one side from the…
Materials: Groland Kitchen Island, Hutton Wine rack I set out to make a custom bar for my apartment, and the…
The patio at my apartment does not have a lot of space so to maximize its usage I wanted to…
I used 12 BROGRUND towel rails to create a wall wine rack. IKEA items used: BROGRUND Towel Rail (article 303.285.34), Quantity: 12 Photo: IKEA.com The brackets (side pieces) for the towel rails come with a plastic cover and welded on…
I have very little space in my kitchen but really wanted a wine rack. I took two lengths of Ribba picture rail and attached these to the back of the…
Materials: AKURUM wall cabinet and sideboards Wine rack was designed from left over Akurum side board between an Akurum wall cabinet and Akurum pull out tall wall cabinet. We had…
I had an opening of about 6″ in width between my IKEA pantry cabinet and my wall. After brainstorming on what to do with the gap, including closing it up…
I recently hacked an IKEA IVAR cabinet into a drinks and display cabinet. It features gold leaf on the back which creates a striking backdrop for bar accessories. I replaced the door with ‘hit and miss’ mouldings. “Hide” for behind the door and “peek” through the display bars. IKEA items:…
Zaga is a beginner home brewer. Besides her Carboy she needed a beer bottle drying rack to properly sanitize and dry the bottles. Most options she looked into were a bit expensive and also didn’t offer a solution for storing the beer bottles before rinsing them. Enter the IKEA KUGGIS…
I wanted to create a rustic bar, but have it be functional. I also did not want to have to build the cabinets, doors, drawer fronts, etc. (Beyond my skill set!) I also really liked the look of the gray IKEA kitchen cabinets. Here are some before shots: Related: Jonny’s…
A full-service dining room bar for large or small gatherings. When we bought our “forever home” several years ago, it was a brand new build. While there are a lot of perks that come with a brand new home, one of the drawbacks is major lack of personality. We have put in…
Duo takes a different approach to the IKEA bar cart hack. My roommate and I liked the idea of filling this corner of our kitchen with a bar cart. But we wanted it to match our furniture and very importantly, not cost over $100. We found nothing that had the…
Take 3! IVAR is the hack you can keep on hacking. Jo previously played around with the IVAR shelves like this, turning it into a pantry and drinks shelving: Then, she added more doors and a wooden wine glass rack. (Tap the link for the tutorial on the wooden wine glass…
Are you ready to see how to change the life of an IKEA RAST Dresser Hack? I am not talking just painting the drawers and changing the hardware – but a true IKEA RAST dresser hack that converts into this beautiful new piece of furniture. Materials: IKEA RAST 3-drawer dresserDrawer…
I wanted to create a place to house all the wires and components of a home theatre. And I wanted to create a home bar cabinet to store wine glasses, etc. We already owned the BILLY bookcases and they looked great in the room they were in. It took about…
I used 12 BROGRUND towel rails to create a wall wine rack. IKEA items used: BROGRUND Towel Rail (article 303.285.34), Quantity: 12 Photo: IKEA.com The brackets (side pieces) for the towel rails come with a plastic cover and welded on metal mounting tabs. I first had to remove the plastic…
I recently made a chinoiserie cabinet out of the IKEA IVAR wooden cabinet. It’s an eye-catching storage sideboard which opens up into a home bar cabinet. Materials: 20″ deep IVAR cabinet Two 20″ x 49″ IVAR side units An extra 20″ deep shelf (in addition to the two that come…
Want the best way to store your wine bottles on the IKEA KALLAX unit? Look no further than the IKEA KALLAX wine rack insert hack! With space for 9-12 bottles, this clever insert turns your KALLAX shelving unit into a stylish IKEA KALLAX bar with functional wine storage. Make one…
I want to share my IKEA Home Bar Hack. This was done out in my man cave in my garage. IKEA items used: 1 x LINNMON Table Top – Black/Brown (802.513.58) 2 x BRIMNES wall cabinet – Black (903.006.50) 1 x LIMHAMN stainless steel shelf (401.777.18) 1 x DIODER colour…
IKEA items used: KALLAX Shelving unit x2 LACK TV bench x1 LEDBERG LED spotlight x4 KALLAX Insert with 2 drawers x2 KALLAX Insert with door x2 Steps to this DIY bar: 1. Removed the legs of the LACK TV bench 2. I attached one of the shelf units with the…
Ikea item used: Gersby Bookcase for $29.00 Other Items used: Bed Bath & Beyond Under Counter Wine Bottle and Stemware Rack Wayfair Cooksey 40 Bottle Wall Mounted Wine Rack Glossy Red and Black Spray Paint (or whatever colour you would like your wine rack to be) Clear Gloss Lacquer…
DIY an affordable IKEA bar table with storage using the popular KALLAX shelving unit. Some of the hacks use the old discontinued EXPEDIT, which you can easily switch out for the KALLAX. They are essentially similar. On its own the KALLAX storage unit isn’t quite tall enough as a bar…
Ikea items used: 2 x Kallax square shelves/ 1 x Kallax long shelf. Step 1. Remove one side from the Kallax ‘square’ 2×2 shelves to give adequate bar height (If you and your friends are giants you can leave these as square…) Step 2. Place Kallax ‘longer 1×4’ shelves on…
This Bar Cart will be made with 2 x VITTSJÖ laptop desks. They are relatively cheap so it will all be worth it in the end. A comparable bar cart can easily run from $300-$600 retail. So this will be a bargain when it’s all said and done. All-in-all it…
Materials: Norden sideboard I built the piece leaving the top off and did not assemble one of the drawers. The one assembled drawer I centered in the top. Modified the remaining pieces from the other drawer to construct the empty slots. I cut the top in 3 pieces keeping the…
Materials: Ikea Fyndig Wall Cabinet One day when browsing the web I came across some images for side tables that were also mini bars. It’s a great idea, but the prices were astronomical. A quick brainstorm and googling for regular cupboards brought me to the Ikea Fyndig wall cabinet. A…
I had an opening of about 6″ in width between my IKEA pantry cabinet and my wall. After brainstorming on what to do with the gap, including closing it up with panels, I landed on making a slim wine rack. Given the tiny kitchen that I have, it was the…