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bjuron wall display

this ones from melissa, who previously gave us <a href="http://ikeahacker.blogspot.com/2007/12/new-bathroom-for-new-year.html">this bathroom remodel</a>. now, it's a wall display with the <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/70066097">bjuron plant pot</a>. she says, "one of my co-worker collects japanese toys and miniature chair models but unfortunately she lives in a small studio and doesn't have a lot of floor space for a display cabinet. her collection has grown so large that she needed a new way to display them and just sticking them on an ordinary shelf was out of the question for her. luckily i had an idea for her... bjuron planter boxes. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhOlDK44MHEap9Dt91S4PMGvuAijVrhbyWlCa5NBrex_Gbm_vzzg71ahO9ZDs8U3hahR_SvPcNI2srkDFRNP_lbPC5yhNXqlNxaIcXg3ERuBYPIfjYGPHbsfg81OtLXV_MiEEgd4SrYlkf/s1600-h/queenies+wall+1.JPG"><img alt="wall display boxes" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206582601468959042" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhOlDK44MHEap9Dt91S4PMGvuAijVrhbyWlCa5NBrex_Gbm_vzzg71ahO9ZDs8U3hahR_SvPcNI2srkDFRNP_lbPC5yhNXqlNxaIcXg3ERuBYPIfjYGPHbsfg81OtLXV_MiEEgd4SrYlkf/s400/queenies+wall+1.JPG" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkqCdzz-xFhgghRJ5M-Ovpa2jWlflfuZi6G0f7qU9o7a3lHd22VwkjI33aezP0BM73P4Xg84OaK4P4ONMwCKRnsm5VBfcJwHtRGiSn-eTzsI1BmOpjL6TS3AJcgxI-vIZoUgELObsYaL0H/s1600-h/queenies+wall+2.JPG"><img alt="wall display boxes" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206582605763926354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkqCdzz-xFhgghRJ5M-Ovpa2jWlflfuZi6G0f7qU9o7a3lHd22VwkjI33aezP0BM73P4Xg84OaK4P4ONMwCKRnsm5VBfcJwHtRGiSn-eTzsI1BmOpjL6TS3AJcgxI-vIZoUgELObsYaL0H/s400/queenies+wall+2.JPG" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a>i suggested painting the inside white so that the toys would stand out well but leave the rest with the natural wood so there would be an interesting juxtaposition of the natural wood and man-made plastic toy. we selected planters of all sizes to increase the visual interest and to suit the display and size needs of different toys and collections. finally we screwed them into the wall and displayed her collections."

bjuron wall display

this ones from melissa, who previously gave us this bathroom remodel . now, it's a wall display with the bjuron plant pot . she says, &q...

hackadditions: share your version

you have a version of a hack seen here? share it with us. it's great to see what others have done or how they have improved on stuff. here are a few that i received recently. i've added them to the original posts. please click on the links and scroll all the way to the bottom to see the additions. [apologies to my rss readers if you receive all the old posts (but with new additions) again. there is just no way to stop feedburner from resending them.] curtis adds his <a href="http://ikeahacker.blogspot.com/2008/05/hey-hey-its-headboard-day.html">wicker headboard</a> <div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXkSmMpFLvKfGs-oKaLvg9mnSd2Hycm_Fn1CgPpg_6CBFiBgumlkCiany2WelTZEls006WvEa9YwD2DMtmZCx2kUBh_9Z0py8qIzUcIPJ7J76ZjGuJOiNqHOVqRmXV81xl-b_Ff8TFYCXN/s400/170192060_013bf5f6d8.jpg" /> </div> richy spruces up <a href="http://ikeahacker.blogspot.com/2008/05/please-take-seat.html">harry</a> <div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUH0-etz6x40J2RTyRtTKLgEhBbWlywBHIYJvPbqUvEOL4myrKTkOfXvE2d1l3J2WTTnGYe7zYH0n2d5CHQQK4KS4HNmWLKPXsZ5UUT7jgjiomG4ZiwozKlwXolvaAWXOI1ku-9x17ap00/s400/chair3.jpg" /> </div> eve pimps her <a href="http://ikeahacker.blogspot.com/2008/05/please-take-seat.html">frosta</a> <div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM-TBreNsveli0DD1ubhmJJ-wTqNTZhqbRSq2zZ2vFXQo1hYc7e977Z7EGAErRYLHvZ7Y3PptaAD487etrykLnojCHeHAF5BfeHYELjMJMjLCoZ2NfcU1VldCMNNQsYX2q9sFfa5kaLauX/s400/tavolino.jpg" /> </div> two wall collages. this one's from <a href="http://ikeahacker.blogspot.com/2007/09/lots-of-photos-heres-easy-way-to-show.html">allie</a>. <div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE6lJ3E5fxs7O6dz0aEhFLpnFYp1jPKliAEg34psdK4DbnGLmKtP6LHQlI0X-BnE8yAdy-AZAvnUABYeVXPg1k5qX6bM51Kwe9fJjbB7IKIoF4MZf7uIqlI0dRyCbIfJeF1RSQcGtw7Lbz/s400/6a00d8341c53a953ef00e5527b38a78833-500wi.jpg" /> </div> and this from <a href="http://ikeahacker.blogspot.com/2007/07/wall-mirror-art.html">patti</a>. <div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju5uhCAl3ua-RV9-N_e1ClSzRzifPyC6rXCMpeu8OwV0d0c_f1xN5r4O9C-jN3AZWaz1jAmOC7OQKpwYa-rOF72x2iOuQ0WQWis8Ky6XfIHo1ke7xXqlALCdBkBn7Ic0TO79eDmuifsX8B/s400/mirrors.bmp" /> </div> more can be done to your malma, as <a href="http://ikeahacker.blogspot.com/2008/03/malma-magic.html">concha shows us</a>. <div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQderF7pmhwFCiw24p5dvuLZ4Q5dgjShaNv78LNscZ6D76Ex9ygj2de0oGVVKdF0aWWGgQvD9N7gNN1wLF649ZF206zd3cIFRcUmCDL2rU49bCVvWgnPgOzsl9NFLJIBSqlfZ1L8VJZRDp/s400/DSC04015.JPG" /> </div> and the perennial hacker favourite. the fira, now <a href="http://ikeahacker.blogspot.com/2007/08/more-fira-mini-chest-hacks.html">chromed</a>. <div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCAssCdOlNx34rc5oZX6wIlLwosNwMbmTOVzx7NTScIDmphLQb3kdVtTgJbt5qplCM6EXxm1Mx5H8s-0KzzkSEXRlFGpOIgkq2PHHs5H1Z6JAF22GzvgpIxvAg7Xy7gZMx66ORjWTiZzSz/s400/ikea5.jpg" /> </div>

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ikea celebrates summer

it's summer over at ikea and it's looking bright and breezy. click <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/categories/range/14201/">here</a> to check out their summer collection. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXj8N-DQiV0vDEaUzXsP6K6RQBW74Nf3rHjeiClfytMyzGnsEDueiEN8hMWePIFQbn7M5g4vbPoZAnnPE2YuGXCOu6MZefxv-GBAb81kNrxSlr-QlnMJ7i7m5p80aqjOHvfp2rCxKU8ljO/s1600-h/summer1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204224518394566642" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXj8N-DQiV0vDEaUzXsP6K6RQBW74Nf3rHjeiClfytMyzGnsEDueiEN8hMWePIFQbn7M5g4vbPoZAnnPE2YuGXCOu6MZefxv-GBAb81kNrxSlr-QlnMJ7i7m5p80aqjOHvfp2rCxKU8ljO/s400/summer1.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilLwOoECyppGKx2hvNWF9X3RegCE3s97lNg1vnFeyBdCDh2I8huYYNfqvrdQFIFEIPg7yT19aTVsmFu2NZEXQdPdS0uUxPycwm0osNFZTm5h4gFQ6oauHLGJX_zBX6KQQly9D9uRosGYa_/s1600-h/summer2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204224518394566658" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilLwOoECyppGKx2hvNWF9X3RegCE3s97lNg1vnFeyBdCDh2I8huYYNfqvrdQFIFEIPg7yT19aTVsmFu2NZEXQdPdS0uUxPycwm0osNFZTm5h4gFQ6oauHLGJX_zBX6KQQly9D9uRosGYa_/s400/summer2.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a>since we're all in sunshine mode, thought i'll post some outdoor or garden hacks. container garden table pia hacked an old lack table into storage for gardening equipment and place for her plants. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfEvXRbJpRasIwwHYIUm7tB206aF4wChARdZ4M5u6qUGtjN5v3eH5ckTcBfQRPABK1hEJAd8QI2-QrzclkJkp3ErKrDXE9ecPiXxPVs7VzGjkalfZUU_-o1mniW7x5MWAEenfS6k3W1qem/s1600-h/bord+m+vika+kaj+ben.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204708363640330274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfEvXRbJpRasIwwHYIUm7tB206aF4wChARdZ4M5u6qUGtjN5v3eH5ckTcBfQRPABK1hEJAd8QI2-QrzclkJkp3ErKrDXE9ecPiXxPVs7VzGjkalfZUU_-o1mniW7x5MWAEenfS6k3W1qem/s400/bord+m+vika+kaj+ben.JPG" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo5lRNx9yaIq-ne-B_u7_cwEDd3Jrn3j9chUtSLweQ2rlyQBhwuUsnlqICwtIHUfPCy8MHqW60CvBZF7d066kdzEJHHoYsJcs7hyphenhyphenyR1xJQ2uy4RJIJLl66UiR8DmEyXU3lZ9izqi95QzQ9/s1600-h/curtain.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204708372230264882" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo5lRNx9yaIq-ne-B_u7_cwEDd3Jrn3j9chUtSLweQ2rlyQBhwuUsnlqICwtIHUfPCy8MHqW60CvBZF7d066kdzEJHHoYsJcs7hyphenhyphenyR1xJQ2uy4RJIJLl66UiR8DmEyXU3lZ9izqi95QzQ9/s400/curtain.JPG" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUKA-C_TtQTkSUNv76FPLtZRMJ_1OBdpNciU0ZS41878R-rVTQY7ZoT4bq9ikvqb9wvWPEbDuW1iqG7apVb9Apuy6fm-8NCCBDl6R2HZ-C91wi_fa7n1n2fZzrV8ODD8zrOYuwQiyNgRZK/s1600-h/pillowandcurtain.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204708385115166786" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUKA-C_TtQTkSUNv76FPLtZRMJ_1OBdpNciU0ZS41878R-rVTQY7ZoT4bq9ikvqb9wvWPEbDuW1iqG7apVb9Apuy6fm-8NCCBDl6R2HZ-C91wi_fa7n1n2fZzrV8ODD8zrOYuwQiyNgRZK/s400/pillowandcurtain.JPG" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a>she says, "it now hides our tumble drier and lots of gardening equipment. i removed the old legs, put on <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/60105301">vika kaj</a> and turned them so they became maximum height, which is 90 cm (approx 35"), then i used some fabric and some ironing glue, you can buy that at ikea as well. no sewing required, simply measure the places you want to hang the curtains, and iron the edges - you need to make an opening for the curtainholder to go through, and then attach the curtains to the table as shown in the photo." bouquets of bloom <a href="http://scraparoniandcheese.blogspot.com/">chelsea</a> pairs an old farm window with ikea for a bit of country. she says, "so, i have a bunch of old farm house windows (from a friend's family farm), and had yet to put them to use, but had lots of ideas fluttering through my head. today i finally used one of the windows. it was super simple. i used a <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/20115745">kroken kitchen rail</a>, and 3 <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/50115739">kroken cutlery caddies</a>. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3FIQncndasKArXK7AwnFDm1DVH0biYP5zzmMJThDWpCzhCAGpakyQpnDkZyfJ32NVwtrQz-BopcaSikpBOUfAGtKMj2XdSju-6ossLOQWXaayCVcPdWinIniDvrfFTQbPNABRh-tPRysv/s1600-h/DSC_1320smaller.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204708389410134098" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3FIQncndasKArXK7AwnFDm1DVH0biYP5zzmMJThDWpCzhCAGpakyQpnDkZyfJ32NVwtrQz-BopcaSikpBOUfAGtKMj2XdSju-6ossLOQWXaayCVcPdWinIniDvrfFTQbPNABRh-tPRysv/s400/DSC_1320smaller.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a>i attached some eye hooks to the back of the window, and then chain to that (which i bought by the foot at my local home improvement store), and then attached the chain using S hooks into the soffit overhang. i still plan to stencil a little hummingbird, and some sort of quote (once i decide which one). it was really easy, only took me about 20 minutes, and cost only $16!" spruce up the old alessandro gave the wooden <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/60063508">applaro chaise lounge</a> a sunny new colour. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdxMdjjjCQNFzrZrdc-MuO121COgwdTNBqaSR7Gp6Lw0XiwHwan0xkKsSVuIKYfmZ-TNooi0eJqHQjxJIpVrOLkbv6xrXb5Ijr_olEfc4r3ezBrg16ifSRV77RC7OsjHGh5O2PI4xvewNW/s1600-h/13032008(001).jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204710124576921698" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdxMdjjjCQNFzrZrdc-MuO121COgwdTNBqaSR7Gp6Lw0XiwHwan0xkKsSVuIKYfmZ-TNooi0eJqHQjxJIpVrOLkbv6xrXb5Ijr_olEfc4r3ezBrg16ifSRV77RC7OsjHGh5O2PI4xvewNW/s400/13032008(001).jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC5GGu4MWUyXXaZXd7Q_5V1I2bKNJ2HazvRytupWhX7QVzBhoe3rNworA4zoOm6gwfnl2VLXqLC977tG5c0FksmSOl6h6tcUfvyXW-suqEspB_Gm8UEElawtnxxtohtaNWGGCaqzvYKqhyphenhyphen/s1600-h/13032008.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204710128871889010" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC5GGu4MWUyXXaZXd7Q_5V1I2bKNJ2HazvRytupWhX7QVzBhoe3rNworA4zoOm6gwfnl2VLXqLC977tG5c0FksmSOl6h6tcUfvyXW-suqEspB_Gm8UEElawtnxxtohtaNWGGCaqzvYKqhyphenhyphen/s400/13032008.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a>let there be light dario from italy, with help from his neighbour, sandro, hacked some outdoor lighting for his <a href="http://terotero.com/">graphic studio</a>. he says, "i live in italy close to venice and have a graphic studio in the countryside. together with our neighbor sandro we had to decide outdoor lighting styles of the studio. he came up a cool and cheap idea. here is what you need: - light bulb - light socket - <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/30011832">ordning cutlery stand</a> - ikea plastic mug (actually they don't sell what we used anymore, but i believe <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/10096907">kalas</a> can be even better.. no handle!) - bolt and screw - transparent rubber pipe <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj7cycZxbcwFBx5DheWwHrLmB-5eCSn2qGYE7mt_ijMkCziYm7qOgXZ2S9mYU6oqGwmKSUxbK-QjEns_1TSHnqMJnaPf8PcaVa4dT8c2smqLPrPWGxmF-3nG4_Ef_uVe5heDgqMQ40kre_/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204710133166856338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj7cycZxbcwFBx5DheWwHrLmB-5eCSn2qGYE7mt_ijMkCziYm7qOgXZ2S9mYU6oqGwmKSUxbK-QjEns_1TSHnqMJnaPf8PcaVa4dT8c2smqLPrPWGxmF-3nG4_Ef_uVe5heDgqMQ40kre_/s400/2.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKkeBImxrVQINdnqu79g7SNPv2t6NXSZvVl3KrvO3AGc1zqY87dM0q2Q7wKa4q2kSSBNOHLiGRo2yQtdsFBuioHbI3A5s613-TQmM4XRmK6RvNaiKv4bSoqXiLzkyyl0ZfQ-vMgkDrXQHx/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204710133166856322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKkeBImxrVQINdnqu79g7SNPv2t6NXSZvVl3KrvO3AGc1zqY87dM0q2Q7wKa4q2kSSBNOHLiGRo2yQtdsFBuioHbI3A5s613-TQmM4XRmK6RvNaiKv4bSoqXiLzkyyl0ZfQ-vMgkDrXQHx/s400/1.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhry0kbWYfjhLk-j_OCw7IsXeR1GSF-tV-tFdIQj1_oUQZDIao0ySV2te39QRonDfYj2qmCFU4rjmZKYpZr7s7tjl6lKJG9ZdZzx1u4qtwLiOa2bjwlGjiiX34iac5-wIpqKbaAgISNDRLi/s1600-h/3.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204710133166856354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhry0kbWYfjhLk-j_OCw7IsXeR1GSF-tV-tFdIQj1_oUQZDIao0ySV2te39QRonDfYj2qmCFU4rjmZKYpZr7s7tjl6lKJG9ZdZzx1u4qtwLiOa2bjwlGjiiX34iac5-wIpqKbaAgISNDRLi/s400/3.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a>just make an hole on the bottom of the mug, cut the handle and put it together.. that's it! the mug keeps the rain away from the wires and will give a touch of relaxing color to your house! <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghikjDcwd_kHAn1SpBgNDJJb8gB7J9OdTf9ShKJ_z8f6h0OPjD4QkxE6_mknI93PNoYnDWqM8GiesQeadQ0n3uQ6tiX6DWU3sTBydGdpfyM7v7WjJkZ_yF777ku-MbBHyvKy9kU6jzkIW_/s1600-h/4.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204710515418945714" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghikjDcwd_kHAn1SpBgNDJJb8gB7J9OdTf9ShKJ_z8f6h0OPjD4QkxE6_mknI93PNoYnDWqM8GiesQeadQ0n3uQ6tiX6DWU3sTBydGdpfyM7v7WjJkZ_yF777ku-MbBHyvKy9kU6jzkIW_/s400/4.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a>see more on dario's <a href="http://www.terotero.com/blog/?quale_topic=hobbies&chi=dario">blog</a>. now for some summer fun need some thing to hold toys around the pool? this one from rob is simple but totally workable. rob says, "i cannot take credit for this hack. i got the idea from <a href="http://jas.familyfun.go.com/arts-and-crafts?page=CraftDisplay&craftid=10194">familyfun.com</a>. t<http: com="" page="CraftDisplay&craftid=10194">hey say to use a small white clear wastebasket, and i thought of the <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/90096418">fniss clear wastepaper basket</a>. <http: com="" us="" en="" catalog="" products="" 90096418="">it only took a couple of hours. the nice thing about the fniss is you don't need to use the marbles per the directions. it makes a nice umbrella stand, then in the summer use it around the pool for toys." </http:></http:><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUGUxPn3O3AdH-mI-Z9IsCKcYpmdgEwRf5lH2JLlxO6N_JhPs2cSaNdFaEVY1J0AaOXcC_O5Me9GF8SVE0j5npT4phyP1bK1TYzeBdMUG2b5cIMZdkxCoSMriUA_o529ojKMBmfqt1ULwf/s1600-h/ducky.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204708350755428370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUGUxPn3O3AdH-mI-Z9IsCKcYpmdgEwRf5lH2JLlxO6N_JhPs2cSaNdFaEVY1J0AaOXcC_O5Me9GF8SVE0j5npT4phyP1bK1TYzeBdMUG2b5cIMZdkxCoSMriUA_o529ojKMBmfqt1ULwf/s400/ducky.JPG" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a><http: com="" page="CraftDisplay&craftid=10194"><http: com="" us="" en="" catalog="" products="" 90096418="">see more on rob's <a href="http://robj98168.blogspot.com/2008/04/ducky-umbrella-stand.html">blog</a>. </http:></http:> <div style="text-align: center;">*** </div>help change the world with an email on another note, this is some thing we can all do to help make this world a better place. if you remember, colin beavan (who is also part of the <a href="http://liferemix.net/">liferemix</a> network) of <a href="http://noimpactman.typepad.com">no impact man</a> is meeting congressman jerrold nadler this friday to ask him to support an effective global warming mitigation policy that is based not on what is politically possible but on what is scientifically necessary. his dream is to show nadler and speaker pelosi thousands of emails supporting his position. if you'd like to help, go to Colin's <a href="http://noimpactman.typepad.com/blog/2008/05/i-need-help-fro.html">blog</a>, copy the form email, and send it to noimpactman+nadler+pelosi@gmail.com. those of you who aren't American citizens, please put "From a world citizen to whom American policy makes a huge difference" in the subject, so that he can deliver them but keep them separate.

ikea celebrates summer

it's summer over at ikea and it's looking bright and breezy. click here to check out their summer collection. since we're all i...

another way to hang your stolmen

here's another way to skin the stolmen. instead of using the little fixtures to hold the shelves, this idea from pavel of israel works out pretty well too. he used: <ul><li>3 laminated wood boards 1800 x 300 x 30 mm </li><li>2 stock <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/70060284">stolmen posts</a> and 6 <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/70106606">end fixtures</a></li><li>12 screws 30 ? 4 mm </li><li>24 washers 3 x 15 mm </li><li>24 washers 1 x 15 mm </li></ul> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6shAbJ1MUOvrfHM6Ty4snwW_Ix_awgqxZ5UtSyep6FFv0OVYG7qz-3Qw6qSBu3hoL-mwV6tH-7fpTUtI36QSJCIt0SflwyLS82iAzHl9G5ZgLSWNv9-GHkCaxTQRuBU2E8n1lofXDvJPk/s1600-h/moz-screenshot-18.jpg"><img alt="stolmen shelves" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204212501076072402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6shAbJ1MUOvrfHM6Ty4snwW_Ix_awgqxZ5UtSyep6FFv0OVYG7qz-3Qw6qSBu3hoL-mwV6tH-7fpTUtI36QSJCIt0SflwyLS82iAzHl9G5ZgLSWNv9-GHkCaxTQRuBU2E8n1lofXDvJPk/s400/moz-screenshot-18.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv0dMMVKtNMm8zPoG8hgsU7A-vIiZhU_js3A_vq10QLs05QD6crEiuXjYAVuS9OO0X6w5ZcnvS2lp1ep_TlhBpZZsMKw8ZxqNLbBoPFCK-WxD_BQZGQLsfYGsi81FvnQcMZfFhiHXySUp4/s1600-h/moz-screenshot-20.jpg"><img alt="stolmen shelves" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204212505371039714" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv0dMMVKtNMm8zPoG8hgsU7A-vIiZhU_js3A_vq10QLs05QD6crEiuXjYAVuS9OO0X6w5ZcnvS2lp1ep_TlhBpZZsMKw8ZxqNLbBoPFCK-WxD_BQZGQLsfYGsi81FvnQcMZfFhiHXySUp4/s400/moz-screenshot-20.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a>

another way to hang your stolmen

here's another way to skin the stolmen. instead of using the little fixtures to hold the shelves, this idea from pavel of israel works o...

paper train stations to ramp up the fun on the lillabo train set

alicia created paper train stations to add to her kid's <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/30064359">lillabo train set</a>. hubby whipped up a digital drawing of the stations and passengers, which her boy then coloured. alicia is sharing her pdf with us. just look for the link at the end of this post to print your set of paper train stations. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBJMvIp3JcWxaBzhI3GQVZX31kliuZ6aSbgHYcU68ki74Fl07Td2UqL4XQoLplteAEw6Zw6odyN1bEABFNtjsgvIuakfhNekFQou5M4lK4oH6G5xNTbOY91LMgELmXCsraZ1QHqDJeoKvs/s1600-h/paper+trains3.jpg"><img alt="paper train set" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204018999914485698" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBJMvIp3JcWxaBzhI3GQVZX31kliuZ6aSbgHYcU68ki74Fl07Td2UqL4XQoLplteAEw6Zw6odyN1bEABFNtjsgvIuakfhNekFQou5M4lK4oH6G5xNTbOY91LMgELmXCsraZ1QHqDJeoKvs/s400/paper+trains3.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitNkKCGp4Nc3aDAVwZlz7XAAK5fPecI-ci9uMQsDb4K1HTmw-lmaEKj6pHiGCG64wVe0gExjkrZDss9OOPXmgxMhGMz72HvK9un6SY7eNIkOX7EarKOZ90Xvj5s6gPUDX_zMg3KdEKaW7y/s1600-h/paper+trains.jpg"><img alt="paper train set" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204018987029583778" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitNkKCGp4Nc3aDAVwZlz7XAAK5fPecI-ci9uMQsDb4K1HTmw-lmaEKj6pHiGCG64wVe0gExjkrZDss9OOPXmgxMhGMz72HvK9un6SY7eNIkOX7EarKOZ90Xvj5s6gPUDX_zMg3KdEKaW7y/s400/paper+trains.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfc3Q_nO6kNeMYXnEvLwfsFObJU51rAnsc3QreqPYGYnCTjtdYz4W7EcPqHPZJIh3YbW9uf1Oo7hkL9EUsp1ONnpxVmevR5AlucX6OMODDNLNKBSHvrT-O7fwooUYk9szJ0YmlbUIcSIhN/s1600-h/paper+trains2.jpg"><img alt="paper train set" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204018995619518386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfc3Q_nO6kNeMYXnEvLwfsFObJU51rAnsc3QreqPYGYnCTjtdYz4W7EcPqHPZJIh3YbW9uf1Oo7hkL9EUsp1ONnpxVmevR5AlucX6OMODDNLNKBSHvrT-O7fwooUYk9szJ0YmlbUIcSIhN/s400/paper+trains2.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a>see more of the <a href="http://crumleyblog.com/2008/01/27/trains-and-stations-a-gift-for-fuller-and-for-you/">crumley's paper trains</a> or download the <a href="http://crumleyblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/ikea-train-stations.pdf">pdf</a> here.

paper train stations to ramp up the fun on the lillabo train set

alicia created paper train stations to add to her kid's lillabo train set . hubby whipped up a digital drawing of the stations and passe...

medicine cabinet turned booze hound

i love this tongue-in-cheek use of the medicine cabinet - emergency booze supply. eviedee says, "have you seen the <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/00104007">bjorken medicine cabinet</a>? i am currently using mine to hold booze in the living room. the bjorken is attractive, sturdy and makes a lovely visual joke." <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLkeS-QEHxAzPj2URY7fDrLk75lAYzhHGspTLJwEdGYPbDywELAtYo-q2gDSoPrdz-z3skHY08MZ9bXlB0GOtzL5J72zmWiTl20bD8U1jEtip0ipMS4szcc90Zrr3yVIwIdcpyeb_blC_I/s1600-h/cup+cabinet.jpg"><img alt="booze cabinet" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202763664858534194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLkeS-QEHxAzPj2URY7fDrLk75lAYzhHGspTLJwEdGYPbDywELAtYo-q2gDSoPrdz-z3skHY08MZ9bXlB0GOtzL5J72zmWiTl20bD8U1jEtip0ipMS4szcc90Zrr3yVIwIdcpyeb_blC_I/s400/cup+cabinet.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMJWHxNswW-Q3Snt9MYjIqo50_E4XznEuQCxymTvLdjBIRRtv_Kv9QkU20PgbnqdI0bgyJuMhBdSRWrqTIms_a3QuAgB0X9cY-9IkOsqNFNx6vZvlGJrwyu5FqqvzeXYk2X5Ki8mlWgEao/s1600-h/booze+cabinet.jpg"><img alt="booze cabinet" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202765614773686610" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMJWHxNswW-Q3Snt9MYjIqo50_E4XznEuQCxymTvLdjBIRRtv_Kv9QkU20PgbnqdI0bgyJuMhBdSRWrqTIms_a3QuAgB0X9cY-9IkOsqNFNx6vZvlGJrwyu5FqqvzeXYk2X5Ki8mlWgEao/s400/booze+cabinet.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a>but it's the matching glassware that completes the joke. using tape, stick a cross on the <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/10015124">svalka</a> glass. spray paint the entire glass with <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FFrosted-Glass-Semi-Transparent-Finish-Spray%2Fdp%2FB0009XCKBA%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Dhi%26qid%3D1211363128%26sr%3D8-1&tag=ikeahacker-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=9325">frosted glass spray</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=ikeahacker-20&l=ur2&o=1" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" width="1" />. please note that it is for decorative purposes only as the spray is not safe for food. what a waste! i can so imagine swirling my rocks in one of these. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpIXQXZK8nLZmA_3lTtl4sJRBK7s4bnNCVnTcSADp-OPpkSEB2H0MpT5cjb1HuRyNfYXHsVCfz2x1KBZvNJGCbphvEFlxSDzcog5wgwyMRHXwVjE9JAk64Ita2oVG14w3ouHiatAm0ynKF/s1600-h/cup+bandaid.jpg"><img alt="booze glass" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202765619068653922" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpIXQXZK8nLZmA_3lTtl4sJRBK7s4bnNCVnTcSADp-OPpkSEB2H0MpT5cjb1HuRyNfYXHsVCfz2x1KBZvNJGCbphvEFlxSDzcog5wgwyMRHXwVjE9JAk64Ita2oVG14w3ouHiatAm0ynKF/s400/cup+bandaid.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxZ6MCVx1lSm11ELSyE4h8rX0xtLKYyGoF0iRmbwKAZ2Y8lsCq7so0t0t8vChgrMdU-dGC19colVF6evA8lnX8BMuUi7TigpPnv4d71-A7ykbg0AK8gUsfyO6OV2CrgfM_b4cgZhPYl92U/s1600-h/cup+drink.jpg"><img alt="booze glass" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202763669153501506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxZ6MCVx1lSm11ELSyE4h8rX0xtLKYyGoF0iRmbwKAZ2Y8lsCq7so0t0t8vChgrMdU-dGC19colVF6evA8lnX8BMuUi7TigpPnv4d71-A7ykbg0AK8gUsfyO6OV2CrgfM_b4cgZhPYl92U/s400/cup+drink.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a>see more of eviedee's <a href="http://hot-dish.blogspot.com/2008/01/when-i-first-found-this-medicine.html">emergency booze cabinet</a>.

medicine cabinet turned booze hound

i love this tongue-in-cheek use of the medicine cabinet - emergency booze supply. eviedee says, "have you seen the bjorken medicine cab...

bag this!

it's a load of bags today. different shapes for different folks. frame your portfolio the first is a portfolio bag and one i'd like to have. i work in advertising and have always thought some thing could be done to those black portfolio bags. while they look understated, it just doesn't make much of a statement. i think i must have sighed 'finally!' when i saw this in the mail. mary tells me, "i'm a graphic designer who was recently laid off. with little cash to spend on a new portfolio case, i designed and built a new case using items from ikea. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOehrg00bfESKSqajK0GRi3Ft2HtrArVjEXp5znNLy7zZpvA3gUKcUIch-cHzJ1hRvhBGJY58IFrJvZ9UhUJRVMSxQ_KzIryWfch6xzdpe3ND4MsRJfn1FnSZTyrhgQd9BjywH0KlnO9hD/s1600-h/MGravenstein_PortfolioCase.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202358696687161586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOehrg00bfESKSqajK0GRi3Ft2HtrArVjEXp5znNLy7zZpvA3gUKcUIch-cHzJ1hRvhBGJY58IFrJvZ9UhUJRVMSxQ_KzIryWfch6xzdpe3ND4MsRJfn1FnSZTyrhgQd9BjywH0KlnO9hD/s400/MGravenstein_PortfolioCase.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_tNIa0M_XhA_amvnn77iD4NB7G5imdnA5MF_bQNBpA6GHnJgUtj6CIZWpde8gKU0ZgjcH9Hb2gTyDzjT_gB8wimFShkVGTkxbz2mYTmRyZmfuGbhfyzxRjPmuJYHUG-Ve-9VMEEjzbwMx/s1600-h/MGravenstein_PortfolioCase2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202358696687161602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_tNIa0M_XhA_amvnn77iD4NB7G5imdnA5MF_bQNBpA6GHnJgUtj6CIZWpde8gKU0ZgjcH9Hb2gTyDzjT_gB8wimFShkVGTkxbz2mYTmRyZmfuGbhfyzxRjPmuJYHUG-Ve-9VMEEjzbwMx/s400/MGravenstein_PortfolioCase2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a>i found two aluminum <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/60110086" target="_blank">ribba</a> frames in as-is. they'd lost their glass, which i didn't need anyway, and were much less expensive than new. i added hinges to the bottom and attached the <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/20103808" target="_blank">jigga</a> handles so that they come together at the top, making it comfortable to carry. one yard of <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/00124581" target="_blank">patricia</a> fabric covers all sides of the backing board that comes with the frames. i used spray mount to adhere it to the board and put the boards back in place using the bendy clips in the frame. i attached cabinet magnets and strike plates to the inside. gently pushing the tops of the frames together engages the magnets. they're strong enough to keep it closed and by putting the closures on the inside, it kept the outside sleek. i installed chains on the inside to keep it from opening too wide. i'm still looking for a job, but everyone who has seen the case has been very impressed." cheap art carrier next ... not one to bring to meetings. but for getting art supplies. maike claims it is the cheapest ikea hack ever and says, "i just cut the seams at the bottom of an ikea bag (on the narrow side) to be able to make it into one flat bag. i am using those bags to transport big (up to A1) foam board mounted photographs, usually on a bike. the straps are long enough to carry it over the shoulder, unless the picture is wider than 65 cm ... the good thing is that when i have delivered the picture, i can fold the bag into my backpack � and it costs next to nothing. in spite of the cuts, the bags are very durable � i have three of them and have been using them for a couple of years already." <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidfy9oviECmyjj87fk-YZZYwdo9oaifMTGHOKeczklLZa0a2r12O7pBAI1KQNb_eOWojzvhCLGrKHBhzc0kYSqaUN2xW4UEoE2CS6qq9StyJX-gHRIxMkkU2-mS4Ow33GxlwtLcebdZlGY/s1600-h/hackbag.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202358688097226978" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidfy9oviECmyjj87fk-YZZYwdo9oaifMTGHOKeczklLZa0a2r12O7pBAI1KQNb_eOWojzvhCLGrKHBhzc0kYSqaUN2xW4UEoE2CS6qq9StyJX-gHRIxMkkU2-mS4Ow33GxlwtLcebdZlGY/s400/hackbag.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a> an all day carry all inspired by <a href="http://ikeahacker.blogspot.com/2007/01/colouring-cloth.html">this hack</a>, julie whips out her <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FLotta-Jansdotters-Simple-Sewing-How%2Fdp%2F0811852571%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Dbooks%26qid%3D1205120258%26sr%3D8-1&tag=ikeahacker-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=9325">lotta jansdotter's simple sewing</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=ikeahacker-20&l=ur2&o=1" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" width="1" /> and sews herself an "all day tote". <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFJN1VDsRWqr_xSkfm5x7KvezNpLh_0OLcPWr_t9t6Xt6qNCR7PVSSNZ76BDjCObNoaZw8A65SGTmQAyF54gVPAbJmbLUHnVMrIS0u2Kig-bFagZIK01cKTUKuMdOGQWxWJfUHtopZw7Nx/s1600-h/2322394849_6ce76148a5.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202362854215504162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFJN1VDsRWqr_xSkfm5x7KvezNpLh_0OLcPWr_t9t6Xt6qNCR7PVSSNZ76BDjCObNoaZw8A65SGTmQAyF54gVPAbJmbLUHnVMrIS0u2Kig-bFagZIK01cKTUKuMdOGQWxWJfUHtopZw7Nx/s400/2322394849_6ce76148a5.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a>see more of julie's <a href="http://mamaphunk.com/2008/03/09/coloring-within-the-lines/" target="_blank">all day tote</a>. reusable eco market tote while at linaloo's, she reviewed a <a href="http://www.sewmamasew.com/blog2/" target="_blank">sew, mama, sew</a> pattern with beautiful results. the fabric is <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/00124581">patricia</a>. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj605tQU21FKq_VUYtkpIFzjVEK5dpguwyOCtXib148kr3kOctLYyfAqh_nLw5dIE62FgcUgSVEAMHnvqipwlYEpsD1-D7D0NxKasPEO1FHFR0YfdlrJGTauLJGEJhIGm4QpyuhVTLzZkQo/s1600-h/ecotote1_2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202358700982128914" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj605tQU21FKq_VUYtkpIFzjVEK5dpguwyOCtXib148kr3kOctLYyfAqh_nLw5dIE62FgcUgSVEAMHnvqipwlYEpsD1-D7D0NxKasPEO1FHFR0YfdlrJGTauLJGEJhIGm4QpyuhVTLzZkQo/s400/ecotote1_2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a>see more of linaloo's <a href="http://linaloo.typepad.com/linaloo/2008/01/eco-market-tote.html" target="_blank">eco market tote.</a> Updated! February 25, 2009 Covadonga's cushion cover handbag She says, "I used the <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/60114230" target="_blank">Hedda Blom</a> cushion cover to make this cute handbag. The size of the cushion is perfect for a big handbag. I even ended up with some scraps. I haven't seen any other things done with Hedda Blom, so I guess it can be inspiring for other Ikea hackers. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFNbCv1idodPSxXhKavzveZXD3_YN4DIeKgbXWSjog7ScFougJ29Qrcp1Pl91qWq-hlddQE_TLKPnRsQ8kupS2Mu5p3P_u4Drh5pePSwfYQ3gyTb2yrrQwl7wFX3N0yCB3r90WYzFGJNl7/s1600-h/DSCN1034.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294777959973439682" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFNbCv1idodPSxXhKavzveZXD3_YN4DIeKgbXWSjog7ScFougJ29Qrcp1Pl91qWq-hlddQE_TLKPnRsQ8kupS2Mu5p3P_u4Drh5pePSwfYQ3gyTb2yrrQwl7wFX3N0yCB3r90WYzFGJNl7/s400/DSCN1034.JPG" style="display: block; height: 320px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 240px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI16G0lDKnQhMFR2JI_L4MRaCbbZxBqSJEqtu6Eu2G6Ccy3k2cyi0bgic3twWWN2o8y01jGIj9afOBiDmDc6Lc93WDkNwBPsOCteohSEcAGQWy-RtGXZoX4jTv4bOtj7GrPKcbSV9jgB1M/s1600-h/DSCN1037.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294777964606654146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI16G0lDKnQhMFR2JI_L4MRaCbbZxBqSJEqtu6Eu2G6Ccy3k2cyi0bgic3twWWN2o8y01jGIj9afOBiDmDc6Lc93WDkNwBPsOCteohSEcAGQWy-RtGXZoX4jTv4bOtj7GrPKcbSV9jgB1M/s400/DSCN1037.jpg" style="cursor: move; display: block; height: 320px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 240px;" /></a>See more of Hedda's <a href="http://stitchingscraps.blogspot.com/2008/07/handbag-finished.html" target="_blank">hand bag</a>. Other ikea bag hacks: - <a href="http://ikeahacker.blogspot.com/2007/02/ikea-fabric-shopping-tote.html" target="_blank">a shopping tote</a> - <a href="http://ikeahacker.blogspot.com/2008/02/diaper-wallet-for-quick-change.html" target="_blank">on the go diaper wallet</a> - <a href="http://ikeahacker.blogspot.com/2007/10/blog-action-day-reusable-ikea-totes.html" target="_blank">reusable ikea tote</a> - <a href="http://ikeahacker.blogspot.com/2007/08/59cent-ikea-diaper-bag-and-changing-pad.html" target="_blank">59cent diaper bag and changing pad</a> - <a href="http://ikeahacker.blogspot.com/2007/04/drawer-mat-madeover-into-pretty-bag.html" target="_blank">shopping bags from drawer mats</a> - <a href="http://ikeahacker.blogspot.com/2006/06/bag-this-hack.html" target="_blank">funkstation blue laptop bag</a>

bag this!

it's a load of bags today. different shapes for different folks. frame your portfolio the first is a portfolio bag and one i'd like ...

hey, hey it's headboard day

after 2 years my <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/50108791">sultan bed</a> is still headboard-less. i've been toying with the idea of painting a mural instead of mounting a headboard ... but that would depend on how motivated i get. these are some ideas i could use though, should the paint job be too painful. tracy's pax headboard "our grand headboard is actually <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/S09847565">2 pax wardrobe doors</a> that we turned on their sides and air-nailed to the wall," she lets us in on the secret. "we were lucky enough to find the doors at a second hand store, but even bought new it's a cheaper alternative to any headboard i've ever seen." the curlies above the board add a nice touch. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWgf-M4Q17nbIgmHhC41ga-kRmAazYyH9XbxUqIASjIXBbYxZ-nW6zvLmAL8VYJ7bPg_1qJ4D7LkHJ_mACFoAAEoqmmKlIOFGp2pbA4i0NgtLzfaR8P5uH1bHBkPNjKi8znloijeR4Y2Ux/s1600-h/041.jpg"><img alt="grand headboard" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199452425461944338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWgf-M4Q17nbIgmHhC41ga-kRmAazYyH9XbxUqIASjIXBbYxZ-nW6zvLmAL8VYJ7bPg_1qJ4D7LkHJ_mACFoAAEoqmmKlIOFGp2pbA4i0NgtLzfaR8P5uH1bHBkPNjKi8znloijeR4Y2Ux/s400/041.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a> melissa's surreal headboard this may be the closest thing to painting a mural. a definite maybe. i just got to find the right picture that i can wake up to every morning. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-zW1cKpOBye-Cu6n7ZuvpVtcR5SCVwhl6reomoLXd5G-hxXPTmFxKbQF7UJzB27GanJ3ekMctiJxJuIkSCXG942GcMOIbNgS5jreCbON4f5GGB0ZHIjCwgchvuOEJhGYOfWQ0Q7iPzEd-/s1600-h/Bedroom.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199457837120737410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-zW1cKpOBye-Cu6n7ZuvpVtcR5SCVwhl6reomoLXd5G-hxXPTmFxKbQF7UJzB27GanJ3ekMctiJxJuIkSCXG942GcMOIbNgS5jreCbON4f5GGB0ZHIjCwgchvuOEJhGYOfWQ0Q7iPzEd-/s400/Bedroom.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a>melissa tells us how: "i uploaded a photo i took of Central Park to <a href="http://www.blockposters.com/">www.blockposters.com</a>. downloaded and printed the resulting pdf. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFYodV7TvRdQ2lOajYsI71zrYZkKMMie5nTg6P0K8WwBAw-_OhyphenhyphenflPH8NM6aBx3fMR1jQwVZ1qK-q9EchCJ9LC404BXSjcWLJ9dQH6VhXTLEm8ADb8GkijeWJvinmL0r7SDkTBQP6qTa3c/s1600-h/BedPoster.jpg"><img alt="surreal headboard" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199457850005639330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFYodV7TvRdQ2lOajYsI71zrYZkKMMie5nTg6P0K8WwBAw-_OhyphenhyphenflPH8NM6aBx3fMR1jQwVZ1qK-q9EchCJ9LC404BXSjcWLJ9dQH6VhXTLEm8ADb8GkijeWJvinmL0r7SDkTBQP6qTa3c/s400/BedPoster.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a>mounted the mural with <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fs%3Furl%3Dsearch-alias%253Daps%26field-keywords%3Dkrylon%2Brepositionable%2Bspray%2Badhesive%26x%3D0%26y%3D0&tag=ikeahacker-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=9325">krylon repositionable spray adhesive</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=ikeahacker-20&l=ur2&o=1" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" width="1" /> so that it can be removed from the walls of my rental. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQmHzIQ_ylO2fSKeQkHAM2o7j-vvoGuTKKyyh8_J7mj7D1q1lyJoYB4pz2OS3JgibAD1hRERDOAeASisBeM6xUVUBSHhGFJgYoFJ361OCWI3MHo8Di3DZVdlLtECsmZLz6Ad1bmEGAJUrc/s1600-h/BedroomWall.jpg"><img alt="surreal headboard" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199457841415704722" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQmHzIQ_ylO2fSKeQkHAM2o7j-vvoGuTKKyyh8_J7mj7D1q1lyJoYB4pz2OS3JgibAD1hRERDOAeASisBeM6xUVUBSHhGFJgYoFJ361OCWI3MHo8Di3DZVdlLtECsmZLz6Ad1bmEGAJUrc/s400/BedroomWall.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a>hung a ikea <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/90111980">lill curtain</a> with the <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/20075947">dignitet curtain ring with clip</a> to some silver metallic pushpins hammered directly into the wall. then, simply enjoy my new room with a view! shane's padded malm headboard shane liked the <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/S69849241">malm</a> but wanted a headboard that was taller and padded so he could sit in bed to read or work on his laptop. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggngCTa_Le1cwVJaXzvB3UTxG4nPAwxpnwKr_idzAajWuqcMtkUoM6SyjPtTdVa9h3waVDbgmInxUnWi319uqxEZrOSMKKDBtsrWCf7XJ5CDyuQzIiEvEk0qQnbSSkMbb1CbI0LTIDYU5S/s1600-h/2240453641_fc4556f865_b.jpg"><img alt="tall padded headboard" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199455925860290642" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggngCTa_Le1cwVJaXzvB3UTxG4nPAwxpnwKr_idzAajWuqcMtkUoM6SyjPtTdVa9h3waVDbgmInxUnWi319uqxEZrOSMKKDBtsrWCf7XJ5CDyuQzIiEvEk0qQnbSSkMbb1CbI0LTIDYU5S/s400/2240453641_fc4556f865_b.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr5LnJmPu7LfHCC73WnmXRqggoZmOa7y4ojy36d7EFlwJGiD-7v6KFXfIMe1bIkgz6tMdkJB6J_yYmM8JwjGSIsaN-CDcyMRy6qAKom4xm-Qb2J6VaIe-Qnx7QDKqgRTr8VuE0rXciTkVu/s1600-h/2240466469_ef3d42403e_b.jpg"><img alt="tall padded headboard" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199455930155257954" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr5LnJmPu7LfHCC73WnmXRqggoZmOa7y4ojy36d7EFlwJGiD-7v6KFXfIMe1bIkgz6tMdkJB6J_yYmM8JwjGSIsaN-CDcyMRy6qAKom4xm-Qb2J6VaIe-Qnx7QDKqgRTr8VuE0rXciTkVu/s400/2240466469_ef3d42403e_b.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a>as a result he also had to reposition the bedside tables. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirLjj4ctO0LdzwRVifbU9uLAHg9cmM8s-2FFii32yx49Sbhf127QXfmoWCR7sjWVBAC3hSW5eQdrKjEGVvX8UvZQvsJrZG7hgXEapqE4C87tU1tSmtrJzAHdY2tIGVi9pN3MolVgpiE75w/s1600-h/2241528534_085fc29630_o.jpg"><img alt="bedside table" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199455930155257970" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirLjj4ctO0LdzwRVifbU9uLAHg9cmM8s-2FFii32yx49Sbhf127QXfmoWCR7sjWVBAC3hSW5eQdrKjEGVvX8UvZQvsJrZG7hgXEapqE4C87tU1tSmtrJzAHdY2tIGVi9pN3MolVgpiE75w/s400/2241528534_085fc29630_o.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a>see more of <a href="http://blog.aerialsoul.com/2008/02/custom-malm-headboard-ikea-hacking.html">shane's padded malm headboard</a> on his blog or <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/aerialsoul/sets/72157603849010363/">flickr photoset with notes</a>. miguel's recycled vika headboard miguel took an old <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/50103604">vika amon table top</a> and hung it horizontally as a headboard for his bed. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixmZmfItXVrc1sv6g5bFHEOYDhFDbkUW6aU1FOf56ES-aaGeiQZCr5qyCQzd_9pvL9Ys4uOjmNVE4dkrYgLFGmUekhp_iBHWwhsT4al31RhNXt5a268kV-Zce5xjItSjRR3xXLo6gc1gZs/s1600-h/IMGP3927-1.JPG"><img alt="simple headboard" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199458850733019314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixmZmfItXVrc1sv6g5bFHEOYDhFDbkUW6aU1FOf56ES-aaGeiQZCr5qyCQzd_9pvL9Ys4uOjmNVE4dkrYgLFGmUekhp_iBHWwhsT4al31RhNXt5a268kV-Zce5xjItSjRR3xXLo6gc1gZs/s400/IMGP3927-1.JPG" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB-5iC9T9EN0G-hGc0WOSoaVbolZG5ZJOzlSckCiT4hjTyX1l881v-e2kPvV0EAeFl1G2SGPazvml0kqdmHQLOvFAoTJGb1d8S_UuR_uFB5hEgXvRaOqATJAM499PvOF2t8I8xO-QfsHem/s1600-h/IMGP3937-1.JPG"><img alt="simple headboard" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199458850733019330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB-5iC9T9EN0G-hGc0WOSoaVbolZG5ZJOzlSckCiT4hjTyX1l881v-e2kPvV0EAeFl1G2SGPazvml0kqdmHQLOvFAoTJGb1d8S_UuR_uFB5hEgXvRaOqATJAM499PvOF2t8I8xO-QfsHem/s400/IMGP3937-1.JPG" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrmsqbpDjISht3gfE9fQpRjNSbsGqiUsB79Cnbz4kZpbZdSFkdQuPRsGjmHQ8p96rZufOEDT3HFJmYowbI-OqhktVBJ0BmjSNjKT-zmodyWIClN-rVuLYw4dMmFnwi6hPmITBn0R1a3N05/s1600-h/IMGP3938-1.JPG"><img alt="simple headboard" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199458855027986642" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrmsqbpDjISht3gfE9fQpRjNSbsGqiUsB79Cnbz4kZpbZdSFkdQuPRsGjmHQ8p96rZufOEDT3HFJmYowbI-OqhktVBJ0BmjSNjKT-zmodyWIClN-rVuLYw4dMmFnwi6hPmITBn0R1a3N05/s400/IMGP3938-1.JPG" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a>no fuss. pretty clean. see more of miguel's <a href="http://www.facilisimo.com/foro/facildehacer/cabecero-lacado-en-blanco-por-30_18016.html">headboard</a>. [added 28 May 2008] a wicked wicker headboard curtis does a headboard too, with the an ikea wicker room divider (name unknown) hung horizontally. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXkSmMpFLvKfGs-oKaLvg9mnSd2Hycm_Fn1CgPpg_6CBFiBgumlkCiany2WelTZEls006WvEa9YwD2DMtmZCx2kUBh_9Z0py8qIzUcIPJ7J76ZjGuJOiNqHOVqRmXV81xl-b_Ff8TFYCXN/s1600-h/170192060_013bf5f6d8.jpg"><img alt="room divider headboard" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204950763004582082" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXkSmMpFLvKfGs-oKaLvg9mnSd2Hycm_Fn1CgPpg_6CBFiBgumlkCiany2WelTZEls006WvEa9YwD2DMtmZCx2kUBh_9Z0py8qIzUcIPJ7J76ZjGuJOiNqHOVqRmXV81xl-b_Ff8TFYCXN/s400/170192060_013bf5f6d8.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a>see his <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/artycurtis/sets/72157594170274610/">flickr set</a> for instructions and more photos.

hey, hey it's headboard day

after 2 years my sultan bed is still headboard-less. i've been toying with the idea of painting a mural instead of mounting a headboard...