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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Upholstered Lack coffee table
Materials: A lack table, a Vyssa Slummer kids mattress, some wheels, wood and a board from the hardware store, a little Velcro and some synthetic leather Description: This first step is optional: I shortened the legs of the table, inserted wood in the hole that it created and screwed some…
Billy Built-in with a top
Materials: Half Height Billy Bookcases Description: I love built-ins, I can’t afford built-ins so I made my own out of 5 Billy bookcases. Step 1) Assemble bookcases! Easier said then done. Step 2) Screw bookcases together, pulling the middle section out 3-4 inches. Creating some interest! Step 3) Cut MDF…
LaivaPax Coffee Table
Materials: Laiva TV Stand, Pax Wardrobe doorDescription: I picked up a Pax Fevik wardrobe panel in the as-is section for $5. A couple months later, I picked up the Laiva TV stand for $20. I used some 1×3 lumber to make a support frame to raise the Pax panel a…
Mirror, Mirror….
Materials: Ikea Lack Coffee Table, Mirrors, Measuring Tape, Permanant Mirror Glue Description: Here is a picture of my Ikea Lack coffee table. The color palette in my loft is black, grey and white since I have concrete floors and ceilings. I really wanted something that wouldn’t break the bank and…
Vacation Inspired Coffee Table
Materials: (2) x Billsta table tops, 1 pack of (4) 6″ Capita, 1 pack of (4) 8″ Capita NON-IKEA – (4) 2″x 1/4″ sunken machine screws, nuts, and washers Description:On a vacation to Sweden (yes, the motherland of IKEA) I ran across a coffee table that I’d been looking for.…
Pimp my Poang
Materials: Poang, fabric, walnut finish Description:I had an IKEA Poang chair that I hated. Normally the Poang doesn’t bother me, but this one originally had a red glossy wood finish with a dark green seat. yuck! I wish I had taken photos of it before changing it because it was…
Modern couch
Materials: LACK tv unit, KLUBBO coffee table leg, cushion material, fabric, screws, wood pieces, L shape brackets Description: 1. Arms: Use wood glue to secure two pieces of 4X6X21.5 and one 2X4X21.5 together for the creation of the arms. Sand edges then place thin layer of foam filler to soften…
Domo-Kun chair
Materials: Snille chair ( I used white ) Description: 1. Cut out eyes with black felt. Use Velcro strips to put it on the chair. 2. Make a pillow looks like a Domo-Kun (pic, right) mouth. 3. Put the pillow on the chair. There is a Domo-Kun chair!! ~ Micci…
Alex Credenza
Materials: Alex Drawer Unit (40196241) & AVSIKT Roll-front cabinet (#00158439) Description: I have for a long time wanted to have an old style credenza with modernist influences. I though the Alex file cabinets were very elegant and often overlooked so i wanted to utilize them for this hack. The Alex…
EXPEDIT board in IKEA sale corner to a nice coffee table in my home
Materials: 1PC – EXPEDIT Board AUS$19, 2 Pack of EKBY BJÄRNUM Bracket 9, 2 Pack of $15.00/2 pack, 8 Pcs screw nuts that suit the thickness of the board (Not included with bracket), 4 Pcs of metal nuts from EKBY BJÄRNUM Bracket Description: 1. Turn the board upside down. 2.…
Lack Torrone Table
Materials: Lack coffee table, wood glue, wrapping paper, shellac Description:1. Lack coffee table was built as per instructions. 2. A one inch border was measured out around the table and marked with graphite pencil. 3. A corresponding rectangle was cut from a super snazzy wrapping paper. 4. We used burlesque…
"Minibar" Ikea Style
Materials: Expedit, Dioder, Hutten, Rill Description: I wanted to have a small bar inside my living room. So I decided I take a 2×2 Expedit in white, sawed a “Hutten” down to only 6 bottles, they fit now perfectly inside the Expedit. Painted them white for a better match. Used…
Golden Gate Coffee Table
Materials: Lack coffee table Description: Decided to hack my Lack coffee table after seeing a cool jukebox table in an art gallery that was _way_ out of my price range. I used: Lack coffee table, contact paper from a local shop, and a wall decal of the Golden Gate bridge.…
Tray table
Materials: Ikea Stockholm tray, Hutten wine rack, paint, double adhesive tape Description: In Sweden it’s very popular with tray tables (= Brickbord). The price is about 100 EUR/140 USD or more. My tray table cost 25 EUR/34 USD. (I already had the paint and the tape) Instructions: Paint and assemble…
Turn your studio apartment into a 1 bedroom with IKEA PAX
My girlfriend and I bought and moved into our first apartment, with a tight budget we couldn’t afford anything bigger than a studio apartment. I can’t imagine anyone wanting to have their bed in their living room, so we brainstormed. We discussed every type of foldaway bed and room divider.…
Fireplace/media storage/shelving from IKEA Kitchen
Materials: Akurum cabinets, doors and wall panels; Ekby Järpen floating shelving, Description: My new loft was basically three blank walls and 15-foot floor to ceiling windows. It sorely needed a focal point, so I designed this combination fireplace/media storage/shelving unit to give it some excitement. I hired a contractor to…
Lack bench/lounger
Materials: Lack coffee tables Description: This is a bench made from the ubiquitous “Lack” coffee table. We had several kicking around and I found the rest for $4-6 a piece on Craigslist. Each one is cut in two, filled with expanding insulation foam and covered with latex paint (for waterproofing).…
Spring Back Banker’s Chair
Materials: 4 laminate bent Ikea legs and two seats from antique banker’s chairs Description: My friend Veronica gave me two Ikea chairs she had in her apartment in Hollywood. They were laminate bent leg living room chairs that had no arms. The cushions smelled like cat pee so I threw…
Lilliberg Futon
Futon ready! Sofa again! Materials: Lilliberg 3 person sofa Description: I bought a Lilliberg 3 seater sofa frame by itself because it was on sale. I had an old metal futon that was falling apart so I used the hinges on the futon to turn the Lilliberg sofa into a…
Henrikdal does a wheelie
Materials: Henriskdal bar stool, castors, Bemz slipcover, saw, drill, screws, screw driver Description: This is a short and sweet one. We liked the look, size and shape of the Henriksdal bar stool for the Bemz Inspiration Store but were finding it was impeding movement. Plus, its dimensions were not quite…
