The latest and most comprehensive collection of IKEA hacks

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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IKEA Shoe Shelf for Big Feet and Big Collection

My partner and I both have big feet and lots of shoes. We live in a relatively small...

Shoe Storage

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Hackers Help: Seeking discontinued IKEA fabric

Dear Ikea Hackers community, For several years, I have been trying to find a few meters or yards...

Fabrics Hackers Help

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How to make a West Elm inspired upholstered headboard

So, I was searching for a new bed and came across this fabulous one from West Elm, with an...

Headboards

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How to use LACK shelves to create valance lighting

I did another small and simple hack. Using the IKEA LACK shelves, I created valance lighting for the...

Ceiling

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Flower Chandelier for a sweet kid’s playroom

I hacked the IKEA KRISTALLER into a flower chandelier for my oldest daughter, Kim, 8 years ago. I...

Lighting

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IKEA and Tom Dixon to launch hackable DELAKTIG bed

A year after IKEA and Tom Dixon launched the IKEA DELAKTIG sofa, they are back again to build...

News

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Hackers Help: How to reinforce PAX back panels?

Hello, Just about to order 100cm wide PAX wardrobes. The PAX back panels seem a bit flimsy and...

Hackers Help

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Hydroponic garden: Easy system to get you started

I was looking for a cheap, beautiful, and readily available plant pot so that anyone could start their...

Outdoor

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Big but minimalist bathroom mirror with lights

I wanted a minimalist bathroom mirror with lights without a cabinet. So, I found the HOVET mirror to...

Mirrors

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Rustic kitchen island: This is how I hacked HEMNES

Here’s my IKEA hack of a rustic kitchen island made from an IKEA HEMNES dresser. I recently moved...

Ikea Kitchen Island Hacks

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The BILLY bookcases are made for built-ins and here’s proof

The goal behind the IKEA hack was to create a useful division in the basement. We had a...

IKEA Bookshelf Hacks

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20 Valentine’s Day Gift Ideas for IKEA lovers

You love each other. You love IKEA. In my books, that seems a good enough reason to get...

Gifts

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Hackers Help: Help me turn this built-in bed into reality

Please please please, Do you have any idea how to set up this built-in bed with IKEA furniture?...

Hackers Help

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How-to: Make clean, precise cuts on IKEA LACK shelf

I worked out a precise and clean way to cut the IKEA LACK shelf to the length I...

How-to IKEA HACKS

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An unusual take on the popular IKEA shoe storage cabinet

This is my IKEA hack of a HEMNES shoe storage cabinet. I needed a shoe cabinet, but couldn’t...

Storage

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Before you splurge, check out this $15 DIY pedalboard

As a guitarist and dad, I was searching for an affordable way to keep my effect pedals all...

Music & DJ

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Improved IKEA bed with easy DIY tufted headboard

I am an interior designer and I love to do things by myself and very often I use...

Beds IKEA Bed and Bedroom Storage Hacks

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