malm media unit with flip down doors
linus from sweden modifies a malm drawer unit for his media paraphernalia.linus says, "this is a modification i did to a malm about a year ago. basically the idea was to be able to hide my receiver an…
hacks for the holidays
hacks for the holidays
two little hacks to get us in the festive mood.a polarvide santa suitsabine from germany sent me this some time ago but i decided to keep it for the holidays. "for a christmas party, we made out of 2 …
buffalo bill wardrobe and room divider
buffalo bill wardrobe and room divider
i love this amazing wardrobe room divider from wouter. you'll never guess, underneath all those horns is a plain old pax wardrobe.wouter says, "i was asked to make a cloakroom/bookcase covering this m…
a virtual reality ikea hacker
a virtual reality ikea hacker
this is an interesting one from ben. it's not a hack, but a virtual hack!he says, "i made, not exactly an ikea hack, but a virtual ikea hack. it's a vr cave environment where you get to cross-breed ik…
a bedside beauty
a bedside beauty
need a sexy bedside table? jason shows us how."my girlfriend recently moved into a new apartment and was thinking of a cheap bedside table. she had a piece of circular glass she got from somewhere and…
a photo frame clock
a photo frame clock
clocks are turning out to be one of the favourite items to hack. joyce sent me her rusch wall clock that doubles up as photo frame."i dismantled the clock and traced the outside of its insert on a 8x1…
redeeming the dalselv bed
redeeming the dalselv bed
i got to agree with ashiado that the dalselv headboard is too tall and thin. she cleverly hacked the headboard, retaining its design but bringing balance to its overall looks."the dalselv bed came pre…
chopping board to bathroom shelf
chopping board to bathroom shelf
here's a quirky one from karen. she wanted a bathroom shelf but was on a super-tight budget, plus the fact that her bathroom was, as she terms it, painfully narrow."i wanted something that i didn't ha…
a desk of flowers for maisie
a desk of flowers for maisie
kristy's desk set-up for her daughter maisie is so pretty. in comparison, my all white and aluminum work station now looks totally blah.the table is the humble ingo. maisie painted the legs and kristy…
some questions ....
some questions ....any ideas for a built-in ironing board?linda is wondering if "a nice hacker somewhere has figured out a built-in/slide out ironing board that can be used in pax. it would be so convenient, don't know…
children's book storage
children's book storageallyson inspired by saw this post on apartmenttherapy: nursery a couple of months ago created her version using a stripa wall shelf and a sheet of acrylic."we had the acrylic cut at a local glass shop…
kid's bed with a little cupola
kid's bed with a little cupola
caroll gets creative for her daughter's bed."recently, i went on a big shopping trip to ikea, because my toddler needed a new bed. i was very disappointed in what ikea has on offer by way of kid's bed…
lack coffeetable with painted squares
lack coffeetable with painted squaressayani painted over her lack coffee table. definitely less boring but i would suggest losing the flowers though.…
a ramberg laundry hamper
a ramberg laundry hamper
joan sends in her version of a large capacity laundry hamper, made from a ramberg chest.she writes, "i started with a ramberg chest with 3 drawers. picture 1 is the final result, picture 2 is opened h…
vilan recliner goes deeper
vilan recliner goes deeper
simon bought a vilan recliner (can't find the link on ikea's website) but it didn't lean as far back as he wished for him to kick back and relax.he says, "it's a comfortable chair but it doesn't recli…
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