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ikea bed on wheels living cube

IKEA bed on wheels + a fantastic living cube version

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…

king size mandal bed

Q: Can I make a king size IKEA MANDAL bed?

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:…

Mandal room divider

Mandal room divider

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,…

The Ultimate LEGO Storage for quick & easy building

The Ultimate LEGO Storage for quick & easy building

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:…

Indirect Lighting for MANDAL headboard using LEGO

Indirect Lighting for MANDAL headboard using LEGO

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 ,…

Wraparound Mandal

Wraparound Mandal

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…

Mandal Headboard Wall Hack

Mandal Headboard Wall Hack

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…

Mandal Nightstand Hack

Mandal Nightstand Hack

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…

Almost a Mandal Wall hack

Almost a Mandal Wall hack

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…

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