DMX controlled bookcaseAndrea tipped me on this bookcase (they look like billies) modified to have 96 channels of DMX controlling many tiny red, green, blue LEDs. Click to play the video. Impressive effect. linkUpdate!Afte…
Summers are for picnics and fun in the sun. Wendy Cook of Mother Rising sends me this project for an Ikea kite (based on this one). Best thing is, you'll be putting old Ikea bags to good use.Wendy's I…
Eugene does a fabulous job with this banquette, constructed from kitchen cabinets."I needed to build a kitchen banquette for my house, but the options for having one custom-built or buying modern benc…
The Grono lamp is definitely a hacker favourite. Its smooth rectangle shape opens it to lots of possibilities. Here are a few.Decoupage a GronoIngalill spent half an hour pimping this lamp. She found…
Bathroom towel rack and toiletries shelf hackNathan has this great idea of using an Ikea coat hooks as supports for a towel rack. Sadly, I can no longer find these smart looking coat hooks on Ikea's site.He says, "This hack involves two Ikea wal…
Chris uses a Vestby (right) wardrobe panel as a filter for his windows.He says, "Probably one of the simplest hacks out there. I had the Vestby sitting in my closet for years, I never bothered calling…
One of the suggestions from this post was for weekend projects and I thought it was a great idea. A fun project that could be done in a day or two or less. Here's one from Josie I think would be great…
The first hack I've received so far using faux animal print. And this Svansbo table set (can't find it on Ikea's site) by Georgion turned out pretty amazing.Georgion says, "This one is the Svansbo tab…
I've not done quickie hacks for a while, so here are a few to fill a spare hour.The first two are from Quari.Really, REALLY cheap laptop stand"My laptop spends a lot of time on the kitchen table (goog…
Okay, I get it right this time. This one definitely is an Ivar! Dave builds a corner desk by modifying the 30" corner shelves that normally go with the 20" side rails to attach to the 12" side rails.H…
Adriana doesn't like her technology showing and decides to hide it in a cabinet.She says, "I bought an Ivar Gorm shelving unit ($20) to put into the cabinet and hold my CDs and technology, but then re…
JoBeth from Singapore has an old Ikea table (name long forgotten) that little sis destroyed and Dad saved. All you need to re-create this tiled table top, which I think will look great on a lack coffe…
