No space for PC, lets hang it up on the wall

Materials: Plinga range powder-coated steel hat rack 001.525.93Description: After sort of redecorating a room, there was no place on the floor left for my PC, so I used a very cheap (2.5 Euros on sale…

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31 Aug 2010

Lack Lego table

Materials: Lack side table, 4 Lego 10x10 bases and adhesive putty.Description: My son plays with his Lego almost daily but I got tired of them all over my coffee table. Some of his creations he didn't…

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31 Aug 2010

Customized kitchen pantry

Materials: Akurum high cabinet, Pax Komplement drawersDescription: When we renovated the kitchen, we chose this high cabinet from Ikea because it's wide enough for the microwave but for storage it is …

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30 Aug 2010

Contemporary concealed entertainment center

Materials: Ikea Besta frames, Ikea Framsta doorsDescription: We wanted to replace our dated TV stand and open faced media towers with a new contemporary, sleek entertainment cabinet. Had to be modern …

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30 Aug 2010

TV Theater WallTV Theater Wall

Materials: Vika Amon table top (black-brown)Description: It is easy and cheap to have your TV Theater wall. Just make a hole in the table top in order to fix the TV back inside it and place the Vika A…

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30 Aug 2010

Laptop/Book Stand

Materials: LANSA Handles and EKBY VALTER bracketsDescription: A few weeks ago I started a new job, and discovered that the desktop computer has become a thing of the past. In its place was a ThinkPad…

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27 Aug 2010

Built-in bookcase and Home Theater Unit

Materials: 3 x 15" Billy Bookcases, 2x Billy height extenders, 2 x Billy doors, 2 x Benno DVD Rack, 1 x Hemnes Storage Bench, 1"x2" moulding, crown moulding and baseboard to fit your perimeter, Brad…

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26 Aug 2010

Piecemeal kitchen island

Materials: Bekvam kitchen cart (or similar item), Lagan countertop, Vika Byske Table Leg, drawer slider, wooden slats, cutlery trayDescription: I've had an IKEA kitchen island since sophomore year of …

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26 Aug 2010

Custom wall of shelving...cheap!

Materials: Hyllis shelves, plywood, four band-aidsDescription: Hyllis shelves are about $15 bucks a pop at Ikea but are rather flimsy and pretty short. For my bedroom, I knew that I needed to house ab…

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25 Aug 2010

BEST� turns into play-centre

Materials: 2 BEST� units with 6 shelfs, 2 BEST� units with 1shelf, 2 drawers with front, 4 sets of large BEST� castors, 8 square doors, all white. Two MDF wooden plates, white paint, screwdrivers, scr…

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25 Aug 2010

The "A rose by any other name is a Malma" mirror

Materials: Malma Mirror, clay, paint, varnish, glueDescription: Using a self-hardening clay (no kiln needed), form your roses, then once dried, paint and varnish them. Glue them to the Malma mirror wi…

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24 Aug 2010

10-Minute Cheese Grater Lamp

Materials: HEMMA light cord/light bulb set, IDEALISK cheese grater, electrical tapeDescription: I was inspired to make myself a new desk lamp by the lighting design of a trendy Mexican food restaurant…

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24 Aug 2010

Pax Wendy house

Materials: Pax wardrobe packaging, duct tape, imagination. Description: Unpack wardrobe. Store wardrobe in bedroom for later construction. Gather together the wardrobe packaging, scissors, duct tape e…

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23 Aug 2010

Lack Scrabble table

Materials: Lack coffee tableDescription: I had read guides on how to do this on a few websites, but the laminate surface of the Lack table made a mess of their recommendations. Fortunately my brother …

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23 Aug 2010

Cabinet for Walter Gropius

Materials: Besta, Varna, Stolmen componentsDescription: This is the first in a series of sculpture/furniture pieces that are based on the architecture of Walter Gropius, the founder of the Bauhaus. Sp…

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20 Aug 2010

Permanent to non-permanent lighting fixture conversion

Materials: Cord set e26 and KRYP Fish light fixtureDescription: Basically taking a light fixture that was meant to be an installed structure and converted it into a movable wall plugged in solution wi…

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20 Aug 2010
 
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