Materials: Blanda BlankDescription: When my husband and I remodeled our bathroom a few years ago, we wanted to make the most of a small space and stay within our tiny budget. He found an old drinking …
Temporary bar from IKEA Trofast boxes
Materials: TrofastDescription: How cool is that? A bar made of Trofast boxes? That�s the brainchild of designers Diogo Aguiar and Teresa Otto of Portugal who designed and built a temporary bar ou…
Secret Passage and Fort for Kids Using Expedit Bookcase and Desk
Materials: ExpeditDescription: I recently redid my little boy's room. Like everyone, we didn't want to spend a lot of money, yet wanted something that would last into his teenage years.We decided to p…
Redo of a jewelry drawer hack
Materials: FiraDescription:I got the idea from the jewelry drawer hack. You can find pictures at my blog, and then the final results.~ Elisa…
BYGEL Stiletto Shoe Rack

Materials: BYGELDescription: I came up with a smart and cheap way to store a lot of my wife's stilettos, pumps etc. I call it the "BYGEL Stiletto Shoe Rack"!It's made with six 55 cm BYGEL Rail from Ik…
Little desk and armchair
Materials: RastDescription:I took my idea from "Rast Sensory Table", so I thank its creator.I bought two RAST nightstand for 9,99 �(one) and hacked them.I screwed four shorter wooden board in a little…
Lift coffee table
Materials: VIKA AMONDescription: I made a coffee table lift (# 1) using a VIKA AMON plate and a trestle (in any hardware store) which I adapted some curtain rods to make it slide (# 3 and #4). So I ca…
Bonus cutlery light

Materials: Bonus and perforated steel tapeDescription: I made holes in the Bonus cutlery and hung them in a frame of perforated steel tape and installed electric.~ Peter Van Zoetendaal, Netherlands…
Eiffel lamp

Materials: Hyllis and perforated steel tapeDescription: I used the 4 legs of HYLLIS in combination with screws, nuts and perforated steel tape like meccano for creating a floor lamp.~ Peter Van Zoeten…
Upholstered Ikea Besta
Materials: Besta, hammer, upholstery nails, pen, ruler, paperDescription: We used Besta cabinets for this project. 1. Cut a piece of paper in a pattern that you like and trace it on the doors. 2. I th…
Hang it up

Materials: Ung Drill Frame, Anno Sanela Panel Fabric, Hot Glue, Cork, Pins Description: 1. Remove backside of Ung frame 2. Cut a roll of cork to fit in the backside of your frame 3. Hot glue cotton …
Buffet Expedit
Materials: EXPEDIT / EXPEDIT ACCESSORY / GLIRADescription: I took a "16 boxes EXPEDIT", and turned it to a buffet. I didn't put the 2 top racks on their places but I replaced them in other boxes (phot…
Custom lamp from 2 Ikea items

Materials: Old Ikea Lamp, Ikea Anno Inez curtain panelDescription: I had an old, discontinued Ikea floor lamp with a paper shade (predecessor to the DUDERO). The paper became shabby and torn after a f…
My new "chest"
Materials: Vestby chest of drawers, paintDescription: I dismantled the old Vestby and got rid of the plastic sheets. Painted the frame with white acrylic paint, rebuilt the frame, added 3 plywood shel…
IkeaPad stand
Before I dive into the hack, I wanted to take this chance to wish you all a very merry Christmas. I won't be posting any hacks over the weekend, as I will be busy stuffing my face and opening presents…
Vintage lamp base hack
Materials: Lyster candle dish, Tallvik table lamp, Florera candle dishDescription:It took quite a bit of work to get the look I wanted and I'd like to share it with the Ikeahacker world. I bought a vi…
FIGGJO starburst clock
Materials: Figgjo mirrorDescription:Needed a "different" wall clock for my granddaughter's first apartment, but everything at IKEA was ho-hum. My wife spotted the Figgjo mirror and suggested making i…
New-ish dining room table
Materials: CapitaDescription:Finally got around to "remaking" the dining room table. The top is from the old table...the cart was bought on Craigslist. The Capita braces are from IKEA. Here is the lin…
Embellished trays to serve holiday cheers
These are trays that I filled with various items, pasta, seashells, stones and then I "drown" them with epoxy resin.~ Teresa, Italy…
Fixing the PAX Sliding Door
Materials: PaxDescription:I wanted to share my hack because I thought it might give a few people with broken panels in their sliding doors hope. In efforts to save money on my wardrobe, I purchased my…
Wall art: My IKEA hack
Buy a HULTET bamboo dish 45cm.Cover it with golden acrylic paint, front and back.Look for a picture or a drawing of a hibiscus flower you like put it in the size you like and print it out, then cut it…