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Organizing Your Pantry With IKEA For A Clutter-Free Kitchen

Organizing Your Pantry With IKEA For A Clutter-Free Kitchen

IKEA has many fantastic kitchen and pantry organization solutions and products, which can keep your kitchen clutter-free and ensure all your supplies and ingredients are properly stored and within reach. With the right guidance and hacks, you can transform any kitchen into a space that’s equally stunning and functional. Pantry…

How to build a kitchen peninsula with IKEA

How to build a kitchen peninsula with IKEA

Add a kitchen peninsula or kitchen island is one of the best ways to add storage space and counter space to the kitchen. Depending on the layout of the kitchen you can opt to have an island or a peninsula. A peninsula may work in smaller spaces where there isn’t…

Over the toilet storage: 7 ways to do it smartly

Over the toilet storage: 7 ways to do it smartly

When it comes to maximising storage in a smaller bathroom, don’t forget the space over the toilet cistern. The usual solution is to install floating bathroom shelves and cabinets above it. But if you’re in a renter situation or you want to keep drilling to a minimum, a standing shelving…

IKEA Furniture Hack with dowels: From drab to fab

IKEA Furniture Hack with dowels: From drab to fab

Wood dowels transforms the plain IKEA furniture into decor pieces. I have a narrow long entryway so I was looking for something slim, chic and functional to put there. IKEA HEMNES was a natural choice but the standard piece of furniture felt very basic, so I wanted to modify it.…

16 best IKEA Dresser Hacks for a Happy Bedroom

16 best IKEA Dresser Hacks for a Happy Bedroom

Make the most of an IKEA dresser with clever IKEA hacks. From a dresser island to super large storage, these inexpensive DIY projects — a collection of easy to challenging ones — will help your dresser go from bland to brilliant. Whether you’re a minimalist or a maximalist, you’ll find…

Stunning bathroom vanity with wood slab top and stone basin

Stunning bathroom vanity with wood slab top and stone basin

We had this installed as part of a new home build but did extensive research to have it all come together. Required materials: HEMNES 4-drawer sink cabinet from IKEA A treated solid timber slab Stone basin Wall taps Waste for the stone basin Space saver for plumbing to the wall…

IKEA HEMNES dresser refreshed with tropical wallpaper

IKEA HEMNES dresser refreshed with tropical wallpaper

A rather tired and old looking IKEA Hemnes dresser was given a fresh tropical makeover with wallpaper. IKEA product:  IKEA Hemnes large drawers Other Products used:   Chalk paint in Oxford NavyAffordable tropical wallpaper – bought off AmazonWallpaper pasteNew large round wooden knobs My neighbour threw out an old IKEA HEMNES…

12 artists hack IKEA bargain items and we’re stoked!

12 artists hack IKEA bargain items and we’re stoked!

The As-Is or Bargain Corner is, hands down, our favourite spot in all of IKEA. In there, we find treasures like ex-showroom furniture, items without packaging, items that are out of the range or products with scratches or minor damage. Best thing, all at reduced prices. Perfect for hacking. In…

Toddler bed to captain’s bed with plenty of storage

Toddler bed to captain’s bed with plenty of storage

It was time to transition from a toddler bed to something bigger. Her bedroom is roughly 9×9 so saving space is a must. Our plan was to DIY something similar to a captain’s bed using the KURA reversible bed in loft position and the 8-drawer HEMNES chest. IKEA items used:…

Top 10 IKEA hacks of 2020 and a few crowd favourites

Top 10 IKEA hacks of 2020 and a few crowd favourites

Out of hundreds of submissions in 2020, I pick 10 of the most interesting, surprising and beautiful IKEA hacks. 2020 ranks as one of the strangest years in my 50-odd years. The pandemic brought the world together in a most tragic way and showed us that we’re more similar that…

Spruced up. HEMNES chest of hearts makeover

Spruced up. HEMNES chest of hearts makeover

I decided to makeover the HEMNES chest because I am redecorating my bedroom. And I wanted to have only one style in the bedroom. So I took my old dresser and modified it to suit the style of my other furniture (bed, wardrobe etc.) IKEA items used: HEMNES chest of…

Multi-tasking HEMNES chest for the nursery

Multi-tasking HEMNES chest for the nursery

About a year ago we hacked the IKEA HEMNES of 8 drawers for our first nursery, after being inspired by this drawer front IKEA hack. With our second one on the way, we wanted to do something familiar, but the nursery is a lot smaller. So we decided to use a…

R2-D2 dresser hack and it’s bleep bloop beep boop good

R2-D2 dresser hack and it’s bleep bloop beep boop good

Mary @the_handcrafted_haven tagged me on Instagram and was I glad she did. Her R2-D2 dresser hack blew me away. I’m not a huge fan of Star Wars (after Episode 6, I pretty much gave up on the franchise) but R2-D2 has my heart. Just look at it. *heart eyes* https://www.instagram.com/p/CFub0K1j2Q9/…

Q: HEMNES stripped to natural wood?

Q: HEMNES stripped to natural wood?

Sophie asks, “Has anyone ever tried to bring that HEMNES solid wood bookshelf to natural?” *** Hi Sophie Firstly, I’m not sure the bookcase in the photo is a HEMNES. The legs are a little different from the HEMNES’ straight legs. And the HEMNES top isn’t flared. Perhaps an older…

Glam HEMNES Dresser Hack. No power tools needed.

Glam HEMNES Dresser Hack. No power tools needed.

I wanted the HEMNES dresser to have some fun texture and give off a retro glam feel in my Retro Palm Beach style guest room makeover.  I painted it the same color as the wall to give the illusion of more space in a small bedroom. Now, it looks like…

First timer hacker turns HEMNES into MCM Media Console

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 my first time making anything like this. I came in with no skills, a little will and hours and hours of Youtube videos which helped me complete the project. I’m so happy…

12 IKEA desk setups to inspire us to work from home

12 IKEA desk setups to inspire us to work from home

Need a little bit of inspiration for your home office? Try these different IKEA desk setups to create your work station. Whether you have space a double desk or just a tiny corner to set up a work desk, we hope you’ll get lots of ideas from this list. Tutorial…

12 brilliant ways to hack the IKEA HEMNES shoe cabinet

12 brilliant ways to hack the IKEA HEMNES shoe cabinet

You’ll want to hack your IKEA HEMNES shoe cabinet after this! While the TRONES shoe cabinet is seen as the multi-functional versatile one, the IKEA HEMNES shoe cabinet is the cream of IKEA shoe storage. The HEMNES features a more traditional design and is made from renewable wood or pine.…

HEMNES chest with plywood drawer fronts

HEMNES chest with plywood drawer fronts

Plywood drawer fronts are so easy to add to the HEMNES. After being inspired by this IKEA HEMNES chest with plywood drawer fronts, I wanted to do something similar in our new nursery. But, I wanted a bigger chest, so I looked for a good deal on a second hand…

IKEA desk transformed into beauty vanity with storage

IKEA desk transformed into beauty vanity with storage

By installing a mirror in the background and adding some lateral lights we turned a boring writing desk into a ready-to-party big beauty vanity, full of storage. IKEA items: HEMNES desk with add-on unitLEDSJÖ LED wall lamp Related: Good morning makeup vanity Other materials: Marble vinyl stickerGrey fabricGrey paintMirrorKnobsDouble sided…

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