a desk with lots of storage spaceellzrae shares a bedroom with her sis who has one too many things. when they decided to renovate their bedroom, top on their list were a desk and a lot more storage space. here's what they cooked up o…
a crop of moss growing on your footstool? definitely an unusual take on the solsta pallbo from ottoman (the hacker, not the stool)."earlier this year, i thought it would be pretty rad to make an ottom…
alison whips up a tidy trash and recycling center which allows for easy mail sorting and trashing.she says, "the kitchen is on one side of the front door, and there was space just inside the kitchen d…
a siljan shoe rack for narrow placesalmut has a very narrow hall and was looking for storage to fit shoes, scrafs, gloves, umbrellas, sunglasses etc.what he she did was, "take three siljan bathroom mi…
a pretty one from holly."this one is really simple, but turned out to be quite a task. i took this rolly chair (svenning) and punched it up a little with some fabric from JoAnn's. when i bought it in …
an instant attic kathleen created an "instant attic," courtesy of ikea's gorm shelves, which somehow fitted her old-style high ceiling 1920s house perfectly. the shelves rest on the molding snugly. tw…
his 1947 32' skansie-built edwin monk design cruiser needed a new galley and jim turned to ikea to get it fitted.the original galleyjim says, "we decided we needed to remove the galley from the old bo…
tanya takes a wastepaper basket and turns it into a photography light tent, with good results too."my hack is a fniss wastepaper basket camera mount for doing macro photography. i call it the 'trashca…
a little while back i featured the moddi murphybed which got rave reviews. this is diana's version - much simpler but it works just as great.diana writes, "living in a one bedroom flat in central lond…
ever seen the blue man group perform? i've not had the good fortune of catching them live, just on the tube. those guys are absolutely exhilarating.christopher creates a blue man group type of pipe in…
i heart this valentine's wreathhappy valentine's day! and a special post to celebrate all things lovey dovey.jenny rescued a half-priced ikea christmas wreath (can't find the link on the website) and gave it a little love. it's pr…
not really hacks but two fantastic how-tos on recovering ironing boards. if you have an ironing board, you're bound to find this useful. i won't go into the details of how it is done - just hop over t…
lin does a great job with the leksvik tv bench - turning it into a window seat.she says, "i wanted a window seat with storage for my room at a reasonable price. after wandering around ikea for days se…
emily shares a handy parent hack - turning the lycklig cd case into a mini diaper bag, great for quick outings with baby."i made a 'diaper wallet' inspired by the skip hop pronto mini changer (pic, ri…
dale divides the aneboda wardrobe and adds shelves for more storage."i needed some more closet space but i also need storage for boxes and papers. i bought the wardrobe and some sides of another cabin…
haymon tips me on german design studio, moebler and their line of eye-catching and cheeky, i might say, hacks. i particularly "spot the looney" (second picture below) - the optical illusion is a nice …
i really like michael's idea for bicycle storage with the stolmen posts. i just wonder how easy it is to get the bikes up and down the pole. that's a workout in itself!he says, "there are a lot bicycl…
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