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.
Besta Based Credenza
The base is made of BESTÅ cabinets: 2 * BESTÅ…
Elevated long bookcase
Materials: 1 x 5 Expedit x 2 We have a…
Bestå goes Arabesque
I was trying to find a TV stand that would…
Mid Century Style Credenza
Materials: FAKTUM I made this vintage style credenza using three…
Coffee table and side table hacks
Lack goes Vintage
Materials: Lack Coffee table (birch effect), stain, paint in different…
Lack Table Face Lift
Materials: 2 Lack side tables, tools to assemble table, PL…
Customise your Lack with Gesso
Materials: Lack tableDescription: I gessoed the table completely then applied…
Romantic Lack
Materials: Lack (EUR 4,99), Stromby frame (51×51 — EUR 8,99),…
Lack Side Table Beautification
Materials: Ikea Lack Side Table Description: Supplies Ikea Lack side…
3-Pointer! Recycled timber vs basketball vs Ikea Klubbo
Materials: Klubbo (Nest of 3) Tables Description: We’d bought an…
IKEA Bookshelf Hacks
EXPEDIT LEDs with style
Materials: EXPEDIT 4×2, LEDBERG, 19mm Anti-Vandal switch button. Description: Here’s…
Spotted in Switzerland: Expedit with wine styled drawers
During a trip in Switzerland I visited the Castle of…
A library on wheels
Materials: Expedit, Linnmon Description: I live in a duplex in…
George ‘ikea’ Nelson shelving
Materials: STOLMEN SHELF W110XD50, STOLMEN W55XD50,STOLMEN Cabinet w/2 doors W11xD45,…
Expedit homemade tops
Materials: expedit 4×4, plywood, beam, magnets, double face strong tape,…
Fake old library
Materials: Billy, Benno, Lack Description: We wanted to create an old style…
All our IKEA Living Room Hacks
IKEA Hack Built-In Cabinets for Family Room TV & Books
This is our second IKEA Hack. We had previously built a shelf/closet system for our living room out of PAX and BESTÅ units. Pictured below. We wanted to do something similar built-in cabinets for our family room which would also hold the TV and have some lower cabinets for storage…
Expedit Room Divider
Materials: Expedit Desk and Shelves Description: Our office is right next to our front door and there is no door to the room so it is completely open. In order to get a modicum of privacy, we decided to use the Expedit desk system and face the bookshelves towards the…
New life for Old Poang!
Materials: Poang Chair, Fence boards, drywall screws Description: Poang… That iconic chair from IKEA, what do I do when I see one on the side of the road that obviously has seen better days? I throw it in the truck!!! I was looking at the frame and thought… I bet…
Simple Lack Ottoman
Materials: Lack coffee table, Capita legs Description: I love the new SODERHAMN ottoman, but right now is out of my budget (250 dollars for an ottoman? what?!) so I came up with this, which is basically another approach to a LACK/OTTOMAN hack you would find here, the only difference is…
Cat cubby window seat with Ikea Akurum Kitchen Cabinets
Materials: Akurum Abstrakt kitchen cabinets and Ikea red pillows Description: Akurum Abstrakt 36″ wide x 24″ deep x 15″ high cabinets, which would normally be used above a refrigerator, were placed on the floor on a 1-1/2″ high base covered with a matching Akurum base kick ripped down to size.…
Hacker Help: Sofa with built-in storage shelves?
Materials: unknown Description: I’m looking to hack or build a sofa sectional with built in storage shelves on the side arms all the way to the back of the sofa. I think this has extremely hacker potential, anyone have suggestions? ~ Gus
Riveting Ply PELLO Recliner
Materials: IKEA PELLO Armchair, Sheet of Marine ply, Pop rivets, Enamel spraypak (optional) Description: My neighbour was throwing out a very worn and torn up Ikea recliner, but the bones were good and I just wanted to try and revive it. With a bit of thought, patience and a good…
Klubbo + Fjellse Slats = Vintage Industrial Table
Materials: Klubbo side table, Fjellse bed slats, stain, polyacrylic, screws, spray paint Description: I found a Klubbo side table in the garbage and the same evening I stumbled across the wooden bed slats from a Fjellse. I started by measuring my wood so I have about a 3/4″ overhang and…
From dining table to kitchen bench
Materials: BJURSTA extendable dining table Description: when I restyled my kitchen, I converted my BJURSTA table into a kitchen bench. But you can also make this for the hallway near to your wardrobe, easy to sit on while putting on your shoes. In that case the storage under can be…
DIY Fauxdenza from Ikea Kitchen Cabinets
Materials: Akurum Wall Cabinets, Applad Doors, Birch Plywood, Walnut Stain Description: I wanted a streamlined, and narrow solution for my media center. I have seen fake, floating credenzas on the web (dubbed a “fauxdenza”) and decided to give it a try! The 13″ depth of the kitchen cabinets was perfect…
Coffee table from old Nenne computer desk
Materials: 4 dowels, 2 x 6cm screws, 2 pieces of wood 44cm x 5cm x 2cm, 6 pieces of wood 72cm x 3,5cm x 1cm; 1 pieces of wood 44cm x 3,5cm x 1cm; old champagne box(optional) Description: I decided to turn my old computer table in to a coffee…
Mandal room divider
Materials: Mandal Description: For my single room flat, I was looking for a nice and beautiful way to part my room into a living area and a sleeping area. Having guests, sitting for a chat at the sofa, without seeing my bed was very important. Now I have the perfect…
Lack Coffee Table with footrest
Materials: $29.99 Lack coffee table, 1×2 wood, foam, upholstery fabric, staple gun, screws Description: I wanted a coffee table that I can rest my feet and still be able to use the table for drinks. The $29.99 lack coffee table was the perfect dimension for my u-shape sectional. Started framing…
From a Lack table to a sweet little stenciled one
Materials: Lack side table cedar wood strips, stencil, wood stain, paint Description: I picked up this lack table with an idea to re-purpose it but I had no idea how. Then I remembered this technique of gluing wood strips to make a new top. I got cedar wood strips, cut…
Vittsjo Laptop Table to Upscale Side Table
Materials: Vittsjo Laptop Table Description: Inspired by the stylish “C” shaped side tables from stores such as West Elm and Crate & Barrel, we turned the Ikea Vittsjo laptop table into a beautiful wood topped side table. We removed the glass top that came with the Vittsjo, and replaced it…
Billy walk-in room divider (psst… it’s a secret room)
Door to room opened, taken from inside the room Door closed, taken from outside the room (living room) Materials: 3 40cm-wide Billy bookshelves with doors, IKEA cloth Description: We needed to create a room for our child, and decided to build it with Billys, rather than create an actual wall.…
A Better Bench featuring Malm and Lack coffee table
Materials: MALM storage cabinet and LACK coffee table Description: We combined a MALM storage unit and a LACK coffee table to make a bench with storage. To make this work we had to widen the coffee table by a few millimeters and flip the storage unit so that the lid…
Collector Display Case – Granas Coffee Table Hack
Materials: Granas coffee table Description: Maanzzon found this on Youtube and tipped me. It’s really cool way to display your wares. I didn’t know there was a whole world of Granas coffee table hacked into display cases for Star Wars figurines to the Godfather. Check out this link to the…
Hova goes Honeycomb
Materials: Hova armchair (1993, discontinued), painters tape, paint, fabric medium Description: My aunt gave us an old accent chair she no longer had room for. It was 20 years old and from Ikea. My initial idea was to make a new cover out of a fun patterned fabric. The problem?…
Hemnes Beautified Barnboard Coffee Table
Materials: Hemnes Square Grey Brown Coffee Table Description: I loved the size and shape of my Hemnes Coffee Table but thought it needed to be beautified just a bit. I began by painting the base of this coffee table in Anne Sloans Chalkpaint in French Linen and then sanding with…
