Ikea leftover's garbage can with auto openIkea leftover's garbage can with auto open

Materials: Bolmen Garbage Can, Blanken Corner Wall Shelf, Deka Curtain Wire w/ Clips, Ikea Knob from Dresser, Grundtal Rail Ends & Rationell Variera plastic rail guide.Description: So when we moved t…

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30 Apr 2010

Elegant Engan catbox

Materials: Engan 2 drawer 2 door, catbox, motion sensitive lightDescription: I followed the basic instructions but skipped the part about the drawers instead opting to use one of the side panels from …

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30 Apr 2010

My PERFEKT Wine Cabinet

Materials: PERFEKT Storage SystemDescription: Vino anyone? I love wine, but often had no place to store several bottles (My kitchen is about 90 sq ft). I used a portion of the Perfekt storage system …

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30 Apr 2010

Billy Morebo for the toilet

Materials: Doors Billy Morebo, Ikea textile, glue gun, scissorsDescription: During renovation of our toilet we decided not to use standard sanitary door and purchased two doors Billy Morebo from Ikea.…

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29 Apr 2010

Dudero � made into a real dude!

Materials: DUDERO, black paper, a fake mustache, white chalk, scissors and a knife.Description: We bought the DUDERO � but we found it too plain and boring. So after pasting on a fake mustache, which …

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29 Apr 2010

Inverse Regolit

Materials: Regolit, JanuariDescription: I was always a big fan of the simplicity of the Regolit lamp, so I've designed a very basic and clear lamp. It's a combination of the pendant lamp Regolit and t…

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28 Apr 2010

Kitchen island on wheels

Materials: STENSTORP kitchen island NOK 3.250,-, 4 wheels ca. NOK 1200,-, drill, hammerDescription: A couple of years ago I bought a STENSTORP kitchen island. Because we have little space, I wanted to…

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27 Apr 2010

Hiding computer nook cables and equipment

Materials: KassettDescription: I cut the handle opening to a larger size to accommodate the cords and cables and allow for more ventilation. Place everything in the box, close lid. Here is a picture o…

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27 Apr 2010

How to change an old "ODDA" into fine art piece

Materials: ODDA bed side table, paint, silver polish...Description: After having seen some nice designs on classical furniture, I tried to do the same on an old Ikea bed side table I found next to the…

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26 Apr 2010

Hacking my templateHacking my template

Firstly I want to thank you for your feedback and help when I asked for it. In many ways, your comments gave me a clearer view of how to improve Ikeahacker as well as chart a direction for it. Thank y…

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26 Apr 2010

Convert 2 Vikare beds into a bunkConvert 2 Vikare beds into a bunk

Materials: Vikare children's bedDescription: After the twins grew out of their baby beds I swapped the beds for two Vikare beds. It was not a comfortable solution as the room is very small. So I decid…

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26 Apr 2010

Customizing Expedit storage boxes

Materials: EXPEDIT shelves + DRONA boxDescription: This is just a small hack but was useful for our newly painted room - sage green. In the room we have a single 4 box Expedit shelf in a very small s…

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24 Apr 2010

LED-Pimped Vika Lauri

Materials: Vika Lauri, DioderDescription:- Setup your Vika Lauri table - affix a string of white or multi-color Dioder LEDs to the inside, metal lip with the provided sticky tape - conceal wires along…

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24 Apr 2010

Quick Tassa Natt sconce hackQuick Tassa Natt sconce hack

Materials: Tassa Natt, Screw driver, Pencil, Ruler (optional for tracing or making designs), Scissors, Sheet of 8 1/2" x 11" white paper (regular printer paper is perfect), Markers (permanent for teen…

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23 Apr 2010

Lack cross-shelf

Materials: Lack shelves, Dioder multicolor LED light strips, angle brackets, circular saw, drill, screwdriver, paint, caulkDescription: We wanted a shelf or table unit to fill a narrow vertical space …

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23 Apr 2010

Tullsta's new legs

Materials: Tullsta, old chair baseDescription: The back legs on the Tullsta chair quickly began to weaken and threatened to break if someone sat down too quickly.  We had an old rocking chair from the…

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23 Apr 2010

Gorm Propagation Station

Materials: GORM shelving, shop lights, heat mats, hooks, duct tape, power squidDescription: This is our propagator for starting seedlings in the basement. We chose GORM shelves that make a total width…

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22 Apr 2010
 
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