Materials: Way too many Billy bookcases. Or at least five.Description: After moving last year from a big house shared amongst friends to a one-bedroom apartment, the five Billy bookcases I bought to fulfill an old IKEA catalog fantasy of looking at an entire...
'Restlet' - a low cost IKEA Tablet or Smartphone Stand
Materials: Ikea Inreda DVD rack, cutting knifeDescription: Do you want a simple, beautiful and also cheap tablet stand? Take the Ikea Inreda DVD rack, cut it in a suitable piece and enjoy! I have done it with the Nexus 7 and it works great in landscape mode for...
Watch out!
Materials: Ikea BolmenDescription: It's a different kind of hack. I used a Ikea Bolmen stool to make a small video. I made about 150 photos of this stool in different positions. Afterwards some of them where adjusted in Photoshop. Then used iMovie to make the...
Kitchen doors turns into wall decoration
Materials: FAKTUM NEXUSDescription: I needed some decoration for my bedroom wall. Earlier I bought four kitchen doors from the As-Is section at local IKEA store. They were lying around waiting to be used for something. I also had some various things I wanted...
Hacker help: Chandelier Hack Ideas?
Photo: IKEA.comMaterials: KRISTALLER Chandelier, EKBY HÅLL shelf BracketDescription: I've moved into an apartment with concrete ceilings and no light fixture holes. I have two hanging chandeliers (one Kristaller and one that is much like a Kristaller - second...
Sink base with functional drawers
Materials: ARURUM Base cabinet w/ 2+2 drawers, jigsaw, drill and screwdriver.Description: When we moved from our house to a smaller space, we needed to maximize every bit of room. Here is a kitchen hack that allows for no wasted space under the kitchen sink. ...
Plant pot holder into lacy pendant lamp
Materials: ARYD candle holder, SKURAR Hanging Planter (all Ikea)Description: Drill hole in candle and planter, thread the cords through hole and.. done!~ Ilse Esveld, Netherla...
Wooden Computer Monitor Stand
Photo: IKEA.comMaterials: RAST NightstandDescription: To make a handsome stand for your computer monitor, simply cut the top off of this little nightstand (i.e. cut the side pieces about 6" down from the top). Then, stain to your desired color. Total time for...
A Lack booth worthy to be displayed
Materials: Lack tablesDescription: This in not my own hack, but probably funny enough to be posted on Ikeahackers. I always thought, fair stands are extremely expensive and all and every time is made only made for the one customer. On the Photokina trade in...
Ikea (scraps) headboard
Materials: extra wood in the " As Is " pileDescription: Went to Ikea one day and right before I went to the check out line I went to the " As Is " section to look for anything and saw on a cart, piled up all together, and completely random things, was scrap materials...
Billsta Bar Table into Standing Work Station
Materials: Billsta Bar Table, Ekby Alex Shelf, Besta LegsDescription: I added the Signum cable management unit and Summera computer holder to make the Billsta bar table into a slick, standing work station. It's on the high end of hacks for about $300, but it...
Expedit bookshelves to fabulous TV Stand!
Materials: 2 Expedit Shelving Unit 5x1Description: I had two brown 5x1 Expedit Shelving units. I painted them white. Took out 2 shelves from each unit. I turned them horizontal and laid them flat on top of each other. I went to Home Depot and had a piece of...
How to: Add electric sockets to Lillangen cabinet
Materials: LillangenDescription: First assembly the chassis of the cabinet. After chassis is ready, do a "mold" for your electric sockets with paper and scissors. When you have your mold ready, use marker to make the outline for the sockets hole. Then take...
VIKA ports from the noise storm
Materials: VIKA AMON Desktops, aluminum angle iron, good ciderDescription: Open offices are awesome. Open offices are loud. Loud is often fun, but sometimes bad. My company, Sharethrough, loves us an open office. We love the collaboration, the misused office...
My Space Age TV Table
Materials: Lack TV table, birch effectPhoto: Logue StudioDescription: I searched and searched for a TV table I could live with, and finally came across this cool Jetson-esque one at Logue Studio. Two things I didn't like about it: the $1498 base price and the...
Hang 'em up!
Materials: Ekby Tryggve shelves, metal chains, four sturdy hooks, four small hooks for each shelfDescription: I've just moved into a new place and I like raw materials - wood, metal etc. One of many DIY projects was to create a hanging shelf. I used three Ekby...
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Pawfect legs!Today, I am really happy to announce a collaboration with Parts of Sweden. They are a company founded by a group of Swedish IKEA enthusiasts and aims to offer unusual solutions and accessories especially adapted to Ikea furniture. Think of them as...
Condo ISLAND
Materials: Expedit Bookcase, Vika Hyttan Stainless Steel countertop, Vika Byske LegsDescription: I took (1) one of the Expedit Shelving Units with 8 sections. Lay it horizontally and put felt pads on the bottom corners (I may add casters in the future). Then...