Media Storage - IKEA Hackers

Built-in hack turns BILLY bookcase into a bespoke display cabinet

We wanted to create the perfect playroom/snug for our growing boys, where they could easily find all of their toys and books,...

IKEA Bookshelf Hacks IKEA TV and Entertainment Center Hacks: Built-In Looks For Less

·7 mins read

IKEA BESTÅ TV unit ideas that are practical and useful

The IKEA BESTÅ TV units are among the best choice when it comes to media furniture from IKEA....

Media Storage

·13 mins read

Clever hack for a Home Office in the Living Room

I moved recently and needed a new furniture set for the living room. High on the list was...

Cabinets & Sideboards IKEA Desk Hacks IKEA TV and Entertainment Center Hacks: Built-In Looks For Less

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We made a Built-In Media Cabinet from stock BESTÅ units

We recently hacked two BESTÅ cabinets to make a beautiful built-in media cabinet. We decided to hack the BESTÅ because it has...

IKEA TV and Entertainment Center Hacks: Built-In Looks For Less

·10 mins read

Make a Bookcase TV Stand for 85-inch TV

So we had a 10 year old TV in the family area that eventually decided its time was...

IKEA TV and Entertainment Center Hacks: Built-In Looks For Less

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IKEA pegboard and cart make home networking a thing of beauty

No matter where I used to put my networking equipment, they either occupied a lot of space or...

Tech & Servers

·3 mins read

IKEA BESTÅ entertainment unit designed for an 82″ TV

We wanted an 80+ inch TV and looked at many commercial entertainment units and there were not many...

IKEA TV and Entertainment Center Hacks: Built-In Looks For Less

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Super large motorized video projector screen for less

Ever since I first saw the remote-controlled, motorized window blinds at IKEA, I immediately had the idea of...

AV aids

·3 mins read

Plate holder completes this DIY network rack

I follow a lot of reddit subgroups which showcase network racks and I was tired of my setup...

Tech & Servers

·1 min read

TV unit and vinyl record storage in one KALLAX

I searched high and low for a TV unit as I wanted to put vinyl records and other...

IKEA TV and Entertainment Center Hacks: Built-In Looks For Less

·3 mins read

Flat screen TV stand hack from IKEA KALLAX shelving

IKEA’s popular shelving unit modded into flat screen TV stand. Our house was built in 1957, when TVs...

IKEA TV and Entertainment Center Hacks: Built-In Looks For Less

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Hack an IKEA TV cabinet with real wood top

I wanted a large cabinet for my TV (it’s 55″) that wouldn’t look too IKEA-ish, and I wanted...

IKEA TV and Entertainment Center Hacks: Built-In Looks For Less

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PS5 ready: Solid to Speaker fabric HANVIKEN doors

There’s a room in the house called the Marty Cave. It’s like a Man Cave, but for Marty....

Gaming IKEA TV and Entertainment Center Hacks: Built-In Looks For Less

·13 mins read

KALLAX transformed into Media Console

We wanted a big media console for our 50″ TV, but we didn’t want a standard IKEA stand...

IKEA TV and Entertainment Center Hacks: Built-In Looks For Less

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First timer hacker turns HEMNES into MCM Media Console

I wanted a new MCM media console, but didn’t want to shell out $1400 for one. This is...

IKEA TV and Entertainment Center Hacks: Built-In Looks For Less

·6 mins read

4 ways to hack IKEA for a movie night at home

Lights off, cinema on. Movie night right at home. See how you can easily set up a projector...

AV aids IKEA TV and Entertainment Center Hacks: Built-In Looks For Less

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IVAR expands into a Nintendo arcade cabinet

Discreet arcade games cabinet built into the IVAR system. I recall the loud humming sound. The base resonating...

Cabinets & Sideboards Gaming

·3 mins read

From boring industrial shelves to a fantastic audio rack

I decided to create this audio rack because my old rack was very short and that made it...

IKEA TV and Entertainment Center Hacks: Built-In Looks For Less

·3 mins read

I cooked up a perfect wall mounted TV cabinet

I’ve been looking so long for the perfect wall mounted TV cabinet. It has to meet quite a...

IKEA TV and Entertainment Center Hacks: Built-In Looks For Less Media storage

·5 mins read

Old wardrobe gets second life as a retro arcade machine

IKEA TRYSIL wardrobe saved from landfill and converted into a retro arcade games machine. We were dismantling our...

Gaming

·6 mins read