Forhoja

Materials: Forhoja set of 3 boxes, electric drill with centre bit, wood glue, a few small nails, strip of 4×1 cm wood, extension leadDescription: We have in our household: 2 e-readers, 1 iPad, 1 smaller tablet computer, 1 iPhone, 2 other cell phones and a camera. All of which need…

Materials: FÖRHÖJA kitchen cart, EKBY TRYGGVE 47 7/8X11″ shelf, three 1 1/2″ hinges, left and right hinge supports, scrap woodDescription: First the EKBY shelf was measured and cut to 39 3/8″ to match the cart length. The cart top and the shelf are different thicknesses so scrap wood was used…

Materials: Forhoja + Sultan Florvag + lumber + castors Description: We were inspired by the recent hack of the Kura bunk bed as our son recently outgrew his crib. Alas, Ikea Brooklyn had no Kuras in stock, so we left with only the mattress and sheet set. Lying around at…

Materials: FÖRHÖJA Kitchen cart Description: Bought a Birch FÖRHÖJA Kitchen cart from Ikea. We took the top of the cart and stained it with a dark stain from Home Depot. We then went to our local wine shop and purchased the fronts of a few wine crates which we cut…

Materials: Forhoja wall cabinet, wallpaper, wallpaper pasteDescription: 1. Cut chosen wallpaper to size of rear panel and use wallpaper paste to adhere. Pile books/magazines on top and let dry. 2. Finish assembling your storage cube and enjoy! Too easy!See more of the Forhoja cubes. ~ Lozza, Sydney

Materials: LEKSVIK dining table, INGOLF chairs (my chair style is no longer available), FÖRHÖJA kitchen cart, water based polyurethane, foam brushes, 3 cans spray primer, 5 cans spray paint, craft paper, painters tape, orbital sander, 30 grit & 120 grit sandpaper, 320 grit sanding block Description: I have had my…

Materials: ForhojaDescription: I don’t know how long I kept this piece instead of throwing it away. As I redesigned my hallway to a kind of ‘New Asian Style’, I had the idea to integrate this little wall-mounted chest. I painted it to the same colour shade, that I chose for…

Materials: JANSJÖ, FÖRHÖJADescription: The IKEA Bedside-Table-Cabinet. Amazing in itself, but somewhat lacking functionality when darkness falls. What we do is take the IKEA JANSJÖ worklamp, and combine it with the FÖRHÖJA wall cabinet to create the amazing Bedside-Table-Cabinet-Lamp. 1) Remove lamp from packaging 2) Measure out where to drill holes…

Materials: Forhoja wall cabinet; Capita 6″ legsDescription: Looking for a small side table with some storage space. Couldn’t find one I liked. I found the Forhoja wall cabinet, part of the kitchen organization section. It’s just an open cube, to which I attached 4 Capita legs. I like the way…

Materials: Förhöja and two pieces of LämpligDescription: I had some empty space in my kitchen and was looking for both some storage space as well as a wine glass rack. Since regular stores couldn’t supply this for me I decided to hack one myself. The hack is simple but elegant.…