Mandal

A movable bed and even a living cube, here’s hacking the versatile IKEA MANDAL storage bed. Since the IKEA MANDAL bed has storage drawers, I wanted to have access to all 4 drawers. I decided to install wheels to easily move it when I needed to access the drawers that…

I would need some help, advice or opinion on the possibility and realisation of my idea. I really like the MANDAL bed but unfortunately they don’t come in king size (180×200). MANDAL single bed with storage | IKEA.com So my idea is to join two single MANDAL beds together. Related:…

Materials: MandalDescription: For my single room flat, I was looking for a nice and beautiful way to part my room into a living area and a sleeping area. Having guests, sitting for a chat at the sofa, without seeing my bed was very important. Now I have the perfect partition,…

I needed some space for LEGO storage but I wanted them accessible as well when I want to use them. When I came across some MANDAL headboards in the IKEA as-is section, I slowly figured out what to do: Materials: MANDAL headboards GLIS boxes Binder clips Wall mounted LEGO storage:…

Materials: MANDAL, DIODER, LEGO bricksDescription: I used the MANDAL headboard to add some shelves to my desk, where I can display my LEGO models. They needed some highlighting so I started adding DIODER led strips on the top and bottom of the shelves. But DIODER doesn’t look too good ,…

Materials: Mandal HeadboardDescription: Not really a hack but a modification. I love the look of the Mandal but our recent downsize left us with a very cramped bedroom. So we chopped the ends of of two Mandals and mounted them on the side walls. The only addition was to add…

Materials: 2x MANDAL headboards, 1/4″ plywood with a finished surface, 2″ x 4″ lumber, at least 8ft long, brackets, wood screws, black paint, wood saw, screwdriver, drill to make starter holes for screwsDescription: I like the MANDAL headboards, except for three things: 1. A single headboard looks too short above…

Materials: Expedit shelving unit, saw. Description: If you have ever purchased the IKEA Mandal bed with its really cool storage drawers, you know that they only offer the Mandal wall-mounted headboard combined with the adjustable shelves as a possible nightstand. I prefer a nightstand where I can discretely hide things…

Materials: BODÖ bed (not on the US page), Malm storage unit x2, Lack wall shelf (any size you choose) and a battery drill with bits and drills.Description: I where greatly inspired by the Mandal Wall-mounted headboard (see here and here), but thought it was too expensive. By luck I found…