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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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.
EXPEDIT sideboard
Materials: EXPEDIT TV storage unit, 2X4 lumber, circular saw, cordless…
JOSEF Sideboard
Photo: IKEA.com Materials: Josef (3x), wooden board Description: Varde and…
Tile sideboard
Materials: Akurum, Vika Byske, Stickers Description: We need a small…
Coffee table and side table hacks
Split Lack
Materials: Lack coffee table Description: I have attached four guides…
Geometric coffee table
Materials: GROGGY Tray, stainless steel (Art #100.183.25), BRANAS Basket, rattan…
Mosaic Coffee Table
Materials: Klubbo coffee table Description: I had this chocolate Klubbo…
Ikea hacked coffee table turned upholstered ottoman
Materials: Klubbo coffee table Description: When I first moved into…
Lack Tables Tiled
Materials: 2 Lack side tables, 1 small can of primer…
Stainless Steel coffee table
Materials: VIKA HYTTAN table top and LACK side table Description:…
All our IKEA Living Room Hacks
Besta Vara coffee table
Materials: 1 Lack Table, 1 Besta Vara Door 60 x 64 Any Colour, 4 wooden dowels, wood glue. Description: I wanted a coffee table to match the bookcases I’m planning on getting from the Besta range. So I started thinking of a hack for one. First take the Lack table…
Lack gets a LEGO Hack
Materials: 1 x LACK side table 3 large tubs of LEGO Hairpin table legs and screws Glass table top (custom cut to size 597mm x 567mm x 5mmm) Description: For the table: 1. Attach the hairpin legs to the Lack table top using screws. To build the LEGO top: You…
Entertainment center with fireplace
Materials: Tidaholm kitchen cabinets, Metrik handles, solid oak hardwood flooring, ethanol fireplace insert, metal studs, drywall, glass tile Description: First we built the toe kick for the cabinets out of 1×3 fir. We used 30x15x24 IKEA cabinets. We only wanted the finished cabinets to be about 18-20 inches deep, so…
Mirrored Mosaic Coffee Table
Materials: Don’t know Ikea model name, mirror, glass, putty knife, grout, mastic Description: I bought an Ikea coffee table at a garage sale for $25. At the same time, I purchased some glass ‘seconds’ for $1/ pound. These were free-form, poured glass with small copper wire hangers embedded. I snipped…
Reupholstered Ikea Strandmon chair and painted frame
Materials: UNG DRILL oval black Frame and STRANDMON wing chair & footrest Description: The IKEA chair was reupholstered in white leather with a silver studded trim. The footrest was reupholstered with chevron zigzag material I bought from Amazon. The IKEA frame was painted in white (3 coats) and then given…
EXPEDIT LACK Rolling Storage Coffee Table
Materials: LACK coffee table top, 2X2 EXPEDIT, square VIKA AMON(?) table top, EXPEDIT Wheels, Steel Wire, Gate Hinges Description: We are always in need of extra storage space in our tiny apartment. We had an existing LACK coffee table that we were going to trash when we found a replacement.…
Vika Amon, Hacked
Materials: Vika Amon and Capita Legs Description: Step 1: Search tirelessly over the internet for a coffee table that will be just right for your space. Step 2:Fail at step 1 Step 3:Browse Ikea countertops looking for a nice wood selection. Step 4: Browse legs and determine that straight legs…
Expedit Bench with backrest
Materials: 4×1 Expedit, foam material, wooden panel, pleather Description: We decided to build a bench from Expedit. Our dining table has leather chairs in beige. We didn’t find any compatible benches, so we have to do it on our own. We take an Expedit with white doors. We need some…
Gorm for a beach house
Materials: GORM Description: After putting a “champagne gate“, we decided to brighten up our “beach house” with the help of Gorm again. We made a bench (photo above) We replaced the doors of an old cupboard. We created shelves with the boards. And a headboard with a driftwood look. Quick,…
Closed Expedit wall
Materials: 2 4×4 and 2 2×4 Expedit and several custom made panels Description: My home office is actually a part of the living room and was divided by a 5×5 and 2×4 Expedit. It looked very messy and didn’t filter any noise from the kids while working. Inspired by a…
KNUFF Transformable Coffee Table
Materials: KNUFF Magazine file X 4 sets, rotating artist stool, shelf insert, liquid nail. Description: I was looking for the perfect coffee table for my mini seating/TV area inside my room, and after weeks of analyzing every Ikea’s product, I finally came out with this hack. The size of this…
EXPEDIT sideboard
Materials: EXPEDIT TV storage unit, 2X4 lumber, circular saw, cordless drill Description: Problem 1: Large “5X5” EXPEDIT TV storage unit that didn’t fit in the living room of our new house. Disassembled and stowed away in the basement. Problem 2: Funky attic room with low sloped ceilings and no storage.…
IKEA VITTSJO Nesting Tables
Materials: VITTSJO Nesting Tables, Miter Saw, Jigsaw, Paint Description: The VITTSJO nesting tables seem perfect in concept, except what’s up with the child table being twice as long as its parent table? Not sure what IKEA is going for there. I would prefer that the smaller table nest fully within…
Baby Karlstad corner sofa
Materials: 2 seater Karlstad, 3 seater Karlstad, 2 x brackets, drills and screws Description: We have a small space in our lounge and wanted to put a corner Karlstad sofa. The problem was that the corner sofa available at Ikea was too big. We decided to make a smaller version…
Lack Ottomans
Materials: Lack side table, high density foam (21 5/8″ x 21 5/8″ x 4″), upholstery fabric (72″ x 72″), craft glue, staple gun, jigsaw Description: I wanted a couple of custom made ottomans that could also double as a coffee table or even extra seating in a pinch. Using a…
Geometric Pebbles on the Ramvik
Materials: Ramvik Coffee Table, acrylic craft paint (grey black white silver) painters tape, sea sponge. Description: This is a very inexpensive hack. Took me about 4 hours and 20 bucks to transform this second hand Ramvik Coffee table. I originally wanted to tile the service but it would have set…
JOSEF Sideboard
Photo: IKEA.com Materials: Josef (3x), wooden board Description: Varde and Stenstorp were to deep (+ no front). So we took 3 JOSEF Lockers and went straight to the carpenter for a wooden board. A few screws a holding the units together. So simple! Depth only 35cm, makes a perfect kitchen…
Poang Armrest Extension
Materials: Poang, timber, Fret G clamps, chisel, timber stain Description: I’m too lazy to hold my iPad 🙂 It’s basically a simple extension of Poang. Handy for the iPad, drinks, writing, etc. And I reckon it’s simple enough for everyone to make. The most challenging part was to make the…
Lift top coffee table
Materials: 2 Lack coffee table Description: From 2 Lack coffee tables (401.042.94 or 000.950.36 or 101.042.95), one piece of chipboard and 2 gas cylinders for office chairs (non-IKEA). My total cost – 50€. First, I drilled 2 holes in one of the table tops to fit the gas cylinders. I…
Folding table + bench
Materials: Björkudden, two foldable shelf brackets, hooks Description: Having my girlfriend move into my apartment we had a spare Björkudden table which we temporarily stored at our balcony. This balcony being only one meter wide wasn’t big enough to place the table as a whole. With the desire to be…
