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Tried and tested small space storage hacks in real homes. When you don’t have the luxury of space, the mind kicks into high gear to realise all sort of ingenious storage ideas. And they make the most interesting IKEA hacks. These small space storage hacks do not cost a lot…

Repurposeful Instructions for an IKEA cabinet that begs to be a greenhouse. IKEA seems to have caught the hacking (or repurposing) bug. Just last week, I featured IKEA Netherlands inviting 12 artists to shop the As-Is (Circular Hub, nowadays) and turn the items into works of art. Now IKEA Canada…

After I adopted my two little doggies, I was looking for a place for them to sleep in my room where they were secure.  Conventional crates were ugly and bulky.  And then Covid hit, and I needed a desk where I could zoom with my students, so the limited floor space in…

I needed a tiny shelf on my bathroom wall but IKEA offered only bigger ones. So I used 3 pieces of the smaller VARIERA shelf insert to make a small bathroom shelf shelf. You can try using other quantities or the bigger one as well. IKEA items used:  3 pieces…

6 best tips for gift wrap storage and organization As the holiday season rolls around, Nadine asked a preemptive question: “How do you store your gift paper rolls?” The usual case, before the holidays we get a variety of gift wrap and then when the holidays are over, we end…

IKEA sells the SIGNUM Cable Management for $12.99, but the VARIERA plastic bag dispenser costs only $2.99. IKEA items used: VARIERA plastic bag dispenser Mount the VARIERA plastic bag dispenser under your desk and place your power strip with chargers and adapters into it. Thread the cables through the holes to…