another hack from aprica, who is also the luxe lack coffee table hacker. this time it's an unintentioned hack due to buyer error."i wanted to pass this info along because i doubt that i am the only ma…
aprica had enough of eyeballing way-too-expensive vintage mirrored tables and took things into her own hands."after coveting numerous vintage mirrored tables ranging from $450 to $2500 on eBay and at …
a quick and simple frame hack from fotoron to bring out colours of your photos or wall art. "i had some prints that i wanted to frame inexpensively. the ribba frames were great, but the matte boards, …
christine needed a pantry unit to fit between her fridge and door of her kitchen. she also wanted it to align it with the fridge. here's what she did with 2 akurum base units from the ikea kitchen ran…
jake's compact computer desk organizer is a neat solution. my desk is not large enough as it is and this little guy leaves a small footprint.stack all your comms gear on an ikea fira mini storage ches…
if you have ikea sofas but don't want to be stuck with the limited selection of slipcovers, then bemz is the place to go.Bemz is a Swedish company that designs slipcovers for Ikea sofas and chairs. Th…
eva's compact ikea kitchen room divideri love eva b's room. quirky, fun and bursting with personality. her compact ikea kitchen cum room divider really works for me."while trying to think up interesting ways of using wasted space in my bed…
ooh ... this is cool. nicole's bookcase sliding door that hides an entryway to the bathroom. love the disappearing doorway act."my husband and i are installing all sliding doors in our modern remodel.…
great looking frames from nici using the malma mirror."i am sure i am not the first to art up these plain ol' pine mirrors but a little decoupage of cool papers, shimmery paints, feathers, glass micro…
one million stipple side tablethis is one hack that made me go "OMG! how did she do it?" i marvel at mia's patience in stipple painting the ikea lack side table. i would have just painted 10 big dots and be done with it."i had a b…
too many wires and cables snaking on and around your table? niclas from germany gives us a cable box idea to hide them all."i used two bj�rken bathroom wall cabinets and mounted them together. the two…
black and red clothespin floor lampmichael sent me a photo of his tv room and it was instant lust. lots of ikea items in there, go spot 'em. and yes, that's tord boontje's to-die-for "until dawn" curtain panel.but the thing that really…
cecelia was shopping for furniture to house her new tv set but ended up creating her own."i wanted to construct home theatre furniture and needed it to house a 42" plasma tv, a 5.1 amplifier & dvd pla…
vintage wallpaper for fira boxesanother fira mini chest hack to add to the collection. i really like this one from patty. the vintage wallpaper definitely takes it up a notch."i have 5 units that will be bolted into one tall stack. …
john's hack of an ikea bookcase into a custom built-in."the area shown (pix below) is a 1970's southern california wet bar. i cut the cabinet down so i could install a 36" tile counter (used old cou…
this one's from robert who tipped me on his web server cabinet project."it's a file & web-server that i have built to fit into an ikea galant effektiv cabinet. i wanted a server in the office but i co…
some weekend eye candy from jenny. she sent me a couple of links to this gorgeous update of a 1950's eichler style home by architect mark marcinik, as featured on sunset magazine, north california edi…
look ma! i'm in the running for blogger's choice awards best hobby blogwas checking my stat counter today and noticed a link from blogger's choice awards. on clicking, i saw ikeahacker listed in the "best hobby blog" category.wow! what an honour to be nominated alongside…
i've always been fascinated with a larder full of food and enjoy ransacking my friends' kitchens just to see the brands they buy. advertising research, heh. terry's gorm kitchen storage unit had me sq…
hummmlan embellished the kaskad lampshade and grundton floor lamp base into these sweet lamps."i like to redo and reuse things. i thought the lamps would be nicer if i 'pimped' them a little. i�ve use…
