Friday, 5 October 2007

ikea hacks as fundraisers

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erica neumann shares 2 hacks she did for a fundraiser. i like the idea of using hacks to raise funds and i've been mulling over this lat...

last 5 entries?

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the bemz second chance contest is ending today. these are the last 5, barring any last minute entries. click on the links to go to the speci...
Thursday, 4 October 2007

easy storage for kitchen utensils

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megan who runs the fabulous notmartha site sends in this storage hack for tiny kitchens. (also see her other hack .) "i needed a place...

can anyone id this sofa?

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fabe bought this sofa back in 2000 and now needs to get a new slipcover but he can't identify which model it is. "we've been to...

no mess underwear storage

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this is not really a hack but i thought it too funny to not post up. it's job d 's underwear organizer! "since we wanted to kee...
Wednesday, 3 October 2007

a hanging display shelf

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this is the first time i've seen the lack shelf hung from the ceiling. a neat idea from perkin, though i'll worry about knocking tho...

6 more entries!

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the last lap of entries before the oct 5 closing date. i've posted them on another page so those who have had enough of sofas can skip t...
Tuesday, 2 October 2007

turn on some textured mood lighting

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i really like how this mood lighting hack turned out. louise ingeniously used a place mat to create a textured casing for the grono lamp. l...
Monday, 1 October 2007

stephanie's collages light up a dull wall

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it's always interesting to see what artists do with ikea. stephanie levy , an american artist living in germany, create a series of coll...
Saturday, 29 September 2007

high kitchen countertop with storage drawers

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one kitchen size does not fit all. here's how carsten added almost 8 inches of height to his kitchen base unit. "as i am really tal...
Friday, 28 September 2007

start your day with coffee in bed

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at the rate i am failing at trying to wake up early, i should be making sven's bedside table with coffee maker hack. a piping hot cup of...
Thursday, 27 September 2007

peter reborn as a floor lamp

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another vintage hack from a discontinued product, the peter shelving. alex turned it into a sleek floor lamp as a birthday gift. "this ...

Heartbroken over Goteborg

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finally, some thing different! a poem for a sofa. "I remember fondly a spring day, seven years ago this May. That�s when my new Gotebor...

make it smell good again

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a minor fire makes a stinky sofa. give lisa a sweet smelling new slipcover. "I think our sofa deserves a second chance not only because...

pierre and christine's "love again" couch

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a story of second chances - for love and for sofas. "We are two ikea-fans living in rainy Vancouver, BC. Our Nikkala was purchased upwa...