A compact Mackis charging station
Hayley turns the Mackis stationery caddy into into a charging station. I like the cork pad for the gadgets to rest on. Nice touch.…
Scrabble Table
Scrabble TableAnother table to start off our week. This one I like, being a Scrabble fan. Jodie was about to get rid of this old $10 Ikea Lack table but decided it could be salvaged. And here it is. She says, "I de…
A happy bedside table
A happy bedside tableAlicia gives her Rian bedside table a happy new look.She says, "It's not really a difficult hack, but I covered my Rian table with fabric.All I did was to detach the tabletop with a screwdriver. Lay t…
Baseball card collage table
Baseball card collage table
It's a Saturday and perhaps you'll like a round of baseball too. This one's from Matthew. Happy weekend.He says, "I discovered an interesting way to give the Lack side table a baseball make-over using…
Malm bed goes glam
Malm bed goes glam
Robin transforms the birch Malm bed into glossy glam bed. "This is our Ikea hack of a Malm bed, formerly in birch effect finish, and now a glossy black custom-looking addition to a swank bedroom in Ho…
Customised bay window desk
Customised bay window deskLee does a customised desk to fit a bay window using a Plywood panel and two Ikea Apa storage boxes.He says, "I had a big trestle table in my bedroom that I was using as a computer desk. Behind my be…
Gorm and the wash basin
Gorm and the wash basin
Thye Foo from Malaysia (yay!) completes his first Ikea hack. And it's the first time I've seen the Gorm used with a sink unit. That said, the Gorm is untreated wood, so it would be advisable to coat i…
Benjamille Chair
Benjamille Chair
Eric, who is a Masters candidate for a degree in Industrial Design, has been hacking Ikea for a while now. His most current hack is his successful recovery of his Snille Chair. It's a mutant between a…
Handsome makeover for ugly AC unit
Handsome makeover for ugly AC unit
If you remember Alex's gorgeous loft, you'll know that he won't settle for ugly. Here's the latest hack in his ongoing loft project.He says, "I have this really ugly 'motel' style ac unit that did not…
Billy bookcases as room dividers
Billy bookcases as room dividers
This is Lily's very first Ikea hack and it's a nice one. Clever use of Billy bookcases to section out a 'sleeping area' and create storage. Definitely a snuggle-worthy corner.She says, "I'm renting th…
Head cushions for the sofa
Head cushions for the sofa
An old cushion headrest and makes two under the hands of Gianluca and Rossella.They share, "We were trying to fix an old bamboo sofa, so, after new covers for the sofa cushions, we were thinking about…
Broder-Lack Freestanding Shelving
Broder-Lack Freestanding Shelving
Here's another one from Florence, who also gave us the multi-tiered charging station.She says, "We needed a shelving solution and love the look of the Lack shelves but we couldn't attach the shelves t…
Multi-tiered charging station
Multi-tiered charging station
Florence does have a mother load of gadgets. And this has to be the charging station to rule over them all.She says, "This may seem like overkill but once we took an inventory of all our phones, camer…
Dual personalities: LEGO table on one side, work surface on the other
Dual personalities: LEGO table on one side, work surface on the other
Eric was inspired to do a Lego hack of his own after being inspired by the Ikea Hacker Lego table.He says, "I did not want a large table to take up space in my son's bedroom so I opted to build someth…
Creating a DVD wall with lighting
Creating a DVD wall with lighting
I love what Eric did with the Anno Stra panel curtains. Indeed a bright spark! Lights between the DVD towers, who would have thought of that?Eric shares:A CD or DVD wall with lights made of:6 Benno DV…
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