One for the coop

Susan, a mother and chicken owner from Northern Ireland, uses the Ikea Antonius range as a new bug-free chicken nest box and storage unit. The drawers were cut with a sharp knife to create the nest b…

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30 Oct 2009

Built-in Besta entertainment center

George is quite the hacker and has started his own blog documenting his personal Ikea hacks."I've done two kitchen remodels over the past few years where I hacked/modified Ikea cabinets, however I nev…

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30 Oct 2009

iMac computer desk

G�rard from The Netherlands has a sleek solution for his iMac."My Apple iMac obstructed our dinner table for a year. My wife did not make much of it. To please her I did a little Ikea hacking. I bough…

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29 Oct 2009

Halloween costume - Toxic barrel of waste

Just a few more days before Halloween and if you're desperate for a costume, this is a quick and easy one from Rebecca. "My oldest son's Halloween costume this year is an Ikea hack. He's going as a ba…

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28 Oct 2009

Low budget network cabinet

Oliver builds a network thingamajig inside a PS cabinet.He says, "We built a network cabinet based on Ikea PS Cabinet "Doppelt�r PS Schrank" from Germany. View the original article in German." Better …

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28 Oct 2009

Halloween goes East

The day for ghouls and goblins will soon be upon us. Tien and friends decide to go Japanese this year. Why not? Witches and vampires are so last season. "My friends and I are going for a Japanese them…

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27 Oct 2009

Movable laptop deskMovable laptop desk

Linda hacks together a mobile laptop desk. She didn't provide the names but I think the base is a Besta height extension unit. The shelf is supported by Capita legs. Linda says, "I have a laptop compu…

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26 Oct 2009

Ecomodder Ikea LED hack

A hack that Mother Earth will approve. This Ecomodder is from Marcus."I'm a furniture designer and a ruthless hacker of all things found, discarded and misused. I have a thread going on Ecomodder.com …

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23 Oct 2009

Pyrography your kitchen utensilPyrography your kitchen utensil

Victoria goes arty with the $0.49 Kitchen Utensil Set. Reminds me of henna.But unlike henna which is drawn on, the designs are "burnt" onto the wood. Victoria explains that Pyrography is a little used…

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23 Oct 2009

Lack Drafting Table

Nate turns his Lack table into a drafting table.My Lack table started to show some wear, so I replaced it with a different bedside table. I turned the old Lack table into a drafting table for my desig…

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22 Oct 2009

Patrull Lathe splashguard

Alan finds an easy solution for his lathe splashback."I've been meaning to make a splashback for my little Taig / Peatol lathe for a while, I was thinking of using some aluminium sheet and folding som…

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21 Oct 2009

Easy soap stand

Lydia comes up with an elegant soap stand for her tub."I wanted to pass along something I just completed - while I'm using it as tub decor, you can easily take the idea to make cake stands out of any …

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20 Oct 2009

The lowdown on the Expedit TV unit

Tess (and Patrick) share the latest project they undertook to convert a boxy Expedit TV unit into a low slung one."My husband Patrick thought we'd share the latest project we undertook a few weeks ag…

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19 Oct 2009

Antonius cable manager

Tom found an alternative to the Signum cable manager. His uses the Antonius clothes hanger. If you don't have a lot of cables, this could be ideal."I recently found a nifty solution for the crippling …

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16 Oct 2009

Gorm pedalboard for guitarists

Christopher gives the Gorm rockstar appeal. "Guitarists use lots of gadgets sometimes. One of their favorite gadgets are effects pedals. They come in all shapes and sizes and colors, and they usually …

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15 Oct 2009

Hutten wine storage in Expedit unit

Brad adds a wine nook in his Expedit. Enough to stash away a few bottles of red and wine as well as glasses. "I love my Expedit unit. It has become a handy storage and decorative center piece in my ho…

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14 Oct 2009

Stolmen vertical pot rack

This is a terrific idea from Andrew. A pot rack in the corner of the kitchen, standing almost sculpture like.  "I thought people here would be interested in the pot rack I devised for our recent kitch…

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13 Oct 2009

Cool it with this media unit

Matt supercools the his new media storage unit made from Efektiv office wall cabinets."I recently moved into a new efficiency apartment and I though I would try to contain the mess of wires that go al…

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12 Oct 2009

Craft cabinet

Kristin tucks an ultra-hardworking craft area into a computer armoire. It's amazing to see how much stuff she managed to sneak in there."Using several Ikea products, I took an old computer armoire and…

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09 Oct 2009

Ingo and Stefan dining set hackIngo and Stefan dining set hack

Anny gives the Ingo and Stefan a little sparkle."I painted I got an Ingo table and two Stefan chairs for $10 on Craigslist a few months ago. Add a can of Silver Aluminum paint ($1 clearance at Home De…

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08 Oct 2009
 
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