Grundtal

Running out of kitchen cabinet space? Make use of your ceilings for a hanging pot rack and get them all within easy reach. #1 A small hanging pot rack in the pantry I have always wanted a hanging pot rack but didn’t like the idea of displaying pots in the…

Keep your hair tools and products in hand and organized with these simple hacks. #1 Hair tools holder I hacked a simple hair tools holder using the discontinued GRUNDTAL towel rail and zip ties. (The GRUNDTAL towel rail is replaced by the BROGRUND). Materials: GRUNDTAL towel railZip ties GRUNDTAL towel…

The kitchen is one of the busiest room in the house and, in many cases, in need of organization hacks. Getting your kitchen space organized may not be as tough as it seems. So, let’s begin our Spring Fresh Start series with the kitchen. Here are a few quick tips…

I had old IKEA GRUNDTAL shelves lying around and I wanted a glass shelving unit for my modem and plants. It took me two evenings to complete and the cost came up to around $80. Looking back, I would have ordered the glass clamps from China for lower cost. I…

My wife and I were looking for a corner shower caddy. And we weren’t sold on the ones that use a tension pole or suctions cups. Not only that, we didn’t want to hang it over the faucet either. Finally, we found the IKEA GRUNDTAL but this thing is designed…

Happy 2018! I’m looking forward to all (including all the amazing hacks) that 2018 will bring. What about you? Let me start by wishing you all things bright and beautiful for your home and life. Before we get into the thick of 2018, let’s recap 2017. In a nutshell, in…

Materials: Grundtal bar, neodymium magnetsDescription: My oven door handle does not have a large enough gap to hang a kitchen towel from, which is something that I grew accustomed to in my previous kitchen. This hack is a non permanent modification of our oven door using the Grundtal bar that…

Materials: Grundtal Hanger, Fabric, elastic, sewing machine, drillDescription: Cut a square (27″x27″) of white cotton fabric, sew edges and pass a elastic in the seam. Drill 4 holes in the ceiling, 1 for each corner of the square, place a plug and screw the Gruntdal hanger. When 4 hangers are…

Materials: Grundtal toilet roll holder, wooden coasters, Drill with various drill bits, Hack saw (not required if you’ve got a rotary tool), Files, Rotary tool with cut-off wheels (not required, but VERY highly recommended), SandpaperDescription: This is a set of speaker mounts made from Grundtal toilet paper holders. They were…

Materials: Grundtal magnetic knife rack and desk organisersDescription: I had a small space in the electrical cabinet in our small unit. I love my tools and working with my hands so I fashioned a small toolshed from the Ikea magnetic knife strip, desk organiser and some plastic organisers also from…

Materials: 4 Grundtal Hangers, Ikea item no. 300.612.47, Drill and bit for wall anchors, Screwdriver, 5 tacks, Template (posted in this link), Spirit Level, Fasteners (wall anchors) for the Grundtal hangers Description: I looked for retail mounts, but I had a real problem with spending $40-$50 for the available plastic…

Carve out a space in your kitchen or dining room for your favourite brew. Let’s take a look at two DIY coffee station ideas from two different ends of the style spectrum — farmhouse and modern. #1 TARVA coffee station Materials: TARVA dresserNew legsPaintWood boards for top DIY coffee station…

Materials: Grundtal hanging system, wall anchors with screws, silicone, Grundtal ‘S’ hooks Description: Turning the Grundtal hanging system into a shower shelf is easy. Instead of hanging the shelves on the hooks enclosed use the predrilled holes to attach them to the shower wall using wall anchors. Once the screws…

Materials: GRUNDTAL Rails, 20 or 25mm MDF, Flat Head Hex BoltsDescription: Time to improve the sound of your bookshelf speakers. Design is pretty straight forward but you will need a moderate amount of skill and some basic power tools. Top and bottom plates can be made with any dense material…

Materials: Grundtal Tissue Box Description: You’ll need: 1. A Grudtal tissue box 2. Chalkboard vinyl contact paper 3. Sharpie (optional) 4. Good magnets 1. Cut and apply the vinyl paper to the entire box or portions of it. 2. Optional. I used a sharpie and a ruler to decorate the…

Materials: 10 NUMERAR worktops & GRUNDTAL glass shelvesDescription: I built the back bar and the bartop itself from Ikea worktops and shelving. I first mapped out my design with chalk on the wall, then cut out cardboard stencils for half of the back bar design. Then I laid the cardboard…

Materials: GRUNDTALDescription: GRUNDTAL Coat hanger The Grundtal is originally made as a kitchen shelf. By adding a two-bar hanger upside down it makes a nice coat hanger. This one is the 120cm long one but it tends to bend a bit when you hang a lot of heavy winter coats…

Materials: Grundtal hangers Description: Becki Becki tips us on a bike light mount that is made from a pair of “GRUNDTAL” hangers, some v-brake spacers, a flat washer and an M5 bolt and nut (3 cm long). Nuno the hacker of the bike light says a light mounted lower and…

Materials: GrundtalDescription: Unscrew the Front of an old Vinyl-Player (in this case a Dual HS37). Unscrew the single knobs (for volume, panning, etc.) Drill Holes in the middle of the knobs. Screw Grundtal Hangers on the knobs (you will need flat washers for that). Screw the front with the Grundtal…

Materials: Lillangen sink, Grundtal faucet, Besta base unitsDescription: The vanity is comprised of Besta units which come in different widths and heights. Their depths match the depth of the sink (16 inches) so you can configure to your own needs. I added one draw and three doors with shelves. Use…