Materials: Grundtal Double Towel RailDescription: I measured my fabric for my sling, adding a generous allowance on all sides for the casing and hems (1 inch in my case). I then hemmed the (short) sid…
Working It
Materials: Besta base cabinets, Besta Chrome UnderframesDescription: Creating a budget-conscious work station for two for our small Miami apartment required some thought...and several runs to IKEA. M…
Crummy Cube with a View Storage Closet
Materials: Trofast frame pine, Trofast storage boxes, wooden closet rod, 4) 4x4x1 wood blocks, 4) 2" rigid casters, Lansa handle, stainless coat hooks, coat hangers, misc screws, oil based paint, and …
TV-bench for Henriks breakfast
Materials: BORGHAMN-TV bench, 2 IVAR-Cabinets white paint with STRECKET-Handle, VARDE wall cabinet, 2 VYSSA SLUMMER-Mattress for cot + SOFIA Fabric broad-striped Description: For my son I needed a sea…
Repurposing spice racks into children's bookshelves
Nothing hacked but it's a nice idea which I thought deserved to be shared. ~ Jules Materials: BEKVAM Spice RacksDescription: We wanted bookshelves for our children's room that had books facing out, bu…
Animal Stroller Chain

Materials: S�t BarnsligDescription: I put the four small stuffed animals on an elastic chord and attached them to my babys stroller. Use a needle and some nylon thread to make a hoop in the little fel…
That's a wrap - coffee table
Materials: Lack coffee table, Mod Podge, gift wrap, 1-2" foam brush, high density foam roller, polyurethaneDescription: The finish on this coffee table had a way of collecting and showing off dust, fi…
Spring Has Sprung IKEA Stool

Materials: StoolDescription: This was a boring blue stool that I bought at IKEA around 2000 (sorry don't remember the name). It didn't match anything in my current house, so I painted it a bright turq…
Spotty step

Materials: Bekvam stool paint, black card and clear varnishDescription: I painted this stepin cream and punched out 1" circles out of black card and stuck them on and varnished it 2 years on and they …
Light in Malm bed
Materials: Malm king size bed, 2 lamps (as normally used in kitchens), screws, wire and switchDescription: We had a baby and since we have to feed him at night we decided some "soft lighting" was need…
Crochet Grono Lamp
Materials: Grono lamp, cotton yarn, crochet needleDescription: I just love my lamp even more now... it's very easy to do if you can crochet. It's based on this pattern.~ �l�f Lilja Ey��rsd�ttir, Icela…
Expedit Wine Rack
Materials: Any expedit, spare expedit shelves (or just any other wooden shelves), saw, paintDescription: As I wanted a wine rack, but had no place left to put one, my eye turned to the Expedit I had i…
Pink Glittered Tovik Table and Vitamin Sushi Seat
Materials: Tovik, Vitamin, Paint, Glitter, Resin, Sherpa, Fleece, ThreadDescription: I wanted to fancy up my ikea work space with a little whimsy and sparkle! For the Vitamin stool I made a slipcover …
This week in March '07
Every week end, I hope to bring you back to the past. We'll revisit the good stuff Ikea Hackers featured way back then. Here are three that caught my eye. Enjoy! Winnie's upside down man lamp: For …
Ikea fruitbowl lamp
Materials: IKEA STOCKHOLM bowlDescription: Last year we redid the bathroom and toilets, and that included the corridor upstairs, which got a place for 3 wall lamps, instead of the hanging lamp that di…
Melodi for the birds
Materials: Melodi Lamp, shape print out, stencil sheets, stencil knife, thin brush, acrylic paint, tapeDescription: When I bought this lamp, I already knew it was in for some changes. I didn't know e…
Classic grasscloth headboard
Materials: Hemnes queen bed frame, Anno Sanela blind, pre-finished polystyrene molding, liquid nails, saw and miter box, and clampsDescription: We bought the Hemnes bedroom furniture suite but recentl…