Backlit nightstands

Materials: Effektiv door, Branas, Description: I got two milk-glass doors in the As-Is section, put them on top of Branas baskets where I had installed the Inreda lights beforehand. Now I have two bea…

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31 Aug 2011

Drilling machine tableDrilling machine table

Materials: BEKVAM and ERIKDescription: Just build the Bekvam table and don't put in the middle shelf. For better stability in future I used steel "L" profiles in corners. You can buy them certainly in…

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31 Aug 2011

Custom computer desk for whining husband

Materials: Expedit bookcase 2X2, Micke desksDescription: My loving husband was annoying me to get a bookcase to place his precious books in our office, nothing a quick trip to our local IKEA can't sol…

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30 Aug 2011

POANG IKEA powered GT5 racing cockpit

Materials: POANG chair, VIKA OLEBY, as-is Table top, wheels ,shelf tops and good idea :)Description: 1. Mark all spots on table top (floor) basically use dimension from your car. 2. Invert Poang chair…

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30 Aug 2011

Not a mic stand...

Materials: Not lamp, piece of wood, cement, mic screwDescription: Take a broken Not, pull away lamp, diffuser, just keep the stick and the cone. Combine them stiffer with some Quick Metal moldable wax…

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30 Aug 2011

Skurar Pendant lamps

Materials: Skurar potsDescription: I've made two pendant lamps of two tin-pots named Skurar. I drilled a hole in the bottom and put a small lampholder with a cord through the hole. Then a connection-b…

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29 Aug 2011

Pretty Frame Turned Chalkboard

Materials: Ung Drill frame, primer, paint, Rub n Buff, chalk board paintDescription: I took a black Ung Drill frame, primed it then painted it in Ben Moore's Tranquil Blue. I used Rub n Buff to give i…

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29 Aug 2011

Bedside-Table-Cabinet-Lamp

Materials: JANSJ�, F�RH�JADescription: The IKEA Bedside-Table-Cabinet. Amazing in itself, but somewhat lacking functionality when darkness falls. What we do is take the IKEA JANSJ� worklamp, and combi…

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29 Aug 2011

It's Black It's White - Pimping Up Ikea Basic Stools

Materials: 2 Marius black Ikea Stools , 2 Ikea Cilla Cushions , 1 Meter Sara Lisa Black and White Ikea Fabric, Hot Glue GunDescription: We have 2 basic Ikea stools in our home and they are at the entr…

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29 Aug 2011

Hemnes for the kitchen

Materials: HEMNES add-on-unit for secretaryDescription: My favourite 'AS IS' section had the HEMNES add-on-unit for a secretary for 19 Euro!! at IKEA Frankfurt. We needed a cabinet for you kitchen. S…

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28 Aug 2011

Low cost clothing rackLow cost clothing rack

Materials: Skuggig curtain railDescription: I needed somewhere to hang my shirts and jackets and had only a tiny room and little cash. So I decided to get a curtain rail from IKEA, put it up and use i…

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28 Aug 2011

Frack Hack

Materials: FrackDescription: Oh, you've probably gotten this from a bunch of his fans, but you've gotta see this one: the Frack Hack. ~ njw, DFW, TX…

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28 Aug 2011

How-to: New life for Ikea's Urban Chairs

Materials: Sunbleached Ikea Urban Chair, PenetrolDescription: Need to bring your Ikea Urban chairs back to life? Try a Scotchbrite and Penetrol (then protect with 303 Aerospace Protectant). On a lark…

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27 Aug 2011

Ikea fabric as a canvas

Materials: Saralisa fabric b/w, acrylic paint, stretcher barsDescription: For me the hardest part of painting is the drawing, since I'm not that good at it I decided to use Ikea's fabric as a canvas w…

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27 Aug 2011

Expedit with stripped-painted finish doors

Materials: Expedit, plywood sheathing, acrylic paint, acrylic protector, handles, hinges, screwsDescription: In my case I bought the Expedit to use as an extension of the kitchen cabinet since we didn…

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27 Aug 2011

You got the Besta me

Materials: Besta Cabinets, Framsta Panels, Tofta Doors, Inreda Drawers and LightsDescription: I ordered a new HDTV and my wife and I weren't going to be satisfied with just putting it on a stand. So…

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26 Aug 2011
 
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