The latest and most comprehensive collection of IKEA hacks

This loft storage hack is anything but ordinary

This is my loft storage hack for the awkward space, where the sloping ceiling meets the wall. I...

Bedroom Storage

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IKEA corner table in beautiful beech: A DIY

Here’s how I made a large IKEA corner table from their work tops and legs. In total, we spent...

IKEA Desk Hacks

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Hackers Help: Need help adding drawers to BRIMNES cabinet

I have been attempting to find a way to use a 75cm (29 1/2″) KOMPLEMENT drawer in our...

Hackers Help

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Box shelves: Make them really quick and easily

I hacked the IVAR shelving system, because I wanted to have stackable box shelves which are more flexible...

IKEA Bookshelf Hacks

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Terrarium lamp: An easy hack for your miniature garden

I’ve just finished an IKEA hack to transform my terrarium into a terrarium lamp. My terrariums needed light,...

Plants

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Hackers Help: Can I wall mount IKEA kitchen base cabinets?

I’m wanting to create a row of units 1600mm wide in a hallway using IKEA kitchen base cabinets...

Hackers Help

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Karin Larsson’s famous lily lamp inspired this

Visitors to Sundborn, the farmhouse decorated by artists Carl and Karin Larsson in the Arts-and-Crafts style, often admire...

Lighting

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Hackers Help: METOD doors for IKEA PLATSA frame?

Does anyone know if any of the IKEA METOD kitchen doors 40cm wide (e.g KALLARP) could be fitted...

Hackers Help

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Computer hutch hidden away in BILLY Bookshelf

My goal was to build a computer hutch that looks clean and uncluttered for a room that doubles...

Monitor & Laptop Stands

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42 EKETs make a unique IKEA Cube Bookcase

We built a new house three years ago and now decided to build a new book case to...

IKEA Bookshelf Hacks

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Cheese Cloche that looks good in the fridge and out

The 356+ glass food container with bamboo lid makes a great mini cheese cloche. Keeps your cheese fresh...

Dining

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Easy tweak for a new dining buffet with hutch

I turned an old IKEA LEKSVIK cabinet into a dining buffet with hutch. IKEA item used: LEKSVIK glass door...

Dining

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Hackers Help: Fix broken Spar on MALM Chest?

As you can see in the attached photos, my MALM drawers have developed a broken spar. (I have...

Hackers Help

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Built-in Home Bar Cabinet with IKEA BILLY

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.

IKEA Bar Cabinet and Bar Cart Hacks

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Hackers Help: Mix IKEA BEHANDLA white & black for grey?

I have been an IKEA addict since 1988 when I first visited IKEA in Falls Church, VA. I...

Hackers Help

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Stunning Cherry Wood Closet with Secret Passage to Walk-in

This is our hack of a cherry wood closet, with PAX frames at its core. What's surprising is it has a secret passage leading to a hidden existing walk-in closet.

Wardrobes

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