Longboard and Skateboard shelf

Materials: Ikea IVARDescription: I built this shelf more than 3 years ago, but it';s still in use. I had quite a few longboards and no idea where to keep them. I wanted to have a shelf that a) looks g…

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31 Oct 2011

How I created a headboard for under $25

Materials: 1 LINNARP glass door, 3 yards of durable fabric (approximate), 1 Old queen size sheet, 2 bags of Poly-fil batting, 3 buttons of your choice, 1 Staple Gun, 4 - 2 1/2/"; L brackets, Needle an…

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31 Oct 2011

Ikea DesKad

Materials: 3xIkea Besta Tofta panel, 5xIkea Vika Curry legs, 2xIkea Capita brackets, one additional panel.Description: I went to Ikea and i found some Besta Tofta panels that costed only 15euro. I mad…

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31 Oct 2011

Ikea Rykene becomes fit for the Dauphin

Materials: Rykene Bedframe (Queen), MDF panels, Foam Rubber, Fabric, refinishing supplies, saw, stapler, spray adhesive, toolsDescription: I knew I wanted an upholstered headboard, but didn't want to …

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30 Oct 2011

Kitchen unit becomes chest of drawers for babyroom

Materials: Udden console + 2 Udden drawer units + Numerar worktopDescription: We were looking for a nice chest for our babyroom, needing a lot of space. As we had a silver color bed, we also wanted a …

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30 Oct 2011

Living Room Wall System

Materials: Friel, Lack, Akurum, Besta and PaxDescription: This is a 12" wide wall system put together with 100% ikea items including 2 Friel TV units (as base), Besta black-brown doors, 2 Lack wall sh…

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30 Oct 2011

Charging Station for $6+

Materials: SOLBRAND, NEDDA, cardboard, glue gun, scissors/razor blade, drill and drill bit, (Optional: KAPPLA surge protector)Description: It was time to make a charging station (we have 3 cell phones…

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29 Oct 2011

Growing up table

Materials: Vika Artur trestle, Vika Amon table topDescription: My son, Oscar, is turning three I was thinking to get him a table so he have somewhere to sit and do his drawing. I went to a couple of s…

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29 Oct 2011

Ivar transfomed

Materials: Ivar shelving system components, paint and fillerDescription: We really wanted modern looking shelving to our study but IVAR shelving looks too much like straight from the garage. We came u…

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29 Oct 2011

Besta with hidden entertainment

Materials: BestaDescription: Wanted a tv/entertainment bench where I could hide all the electronics and speakers. The only nice thing I found was about 2000 $ so decided to go for 2 besta units and ma…

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28 Oct 2011

Kitchen PantryKitchen Pantry

Materials: Ikea Oven UnitDescription: Very simple but works great. I just took the Ikea kitchen oven cabinet and kept adding drawers. They are all 11 1/4" drawer fronts except the bottom which is th…

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28 Oct 2011

Turn a vase into a lamp

Materials: Gurkort, Dioder, meter, marking penDescription: This easy hack provides a great effect. You need just a Gorkort white vase and a Dioder strip. First step : with a metering strip, track on t…

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28 Oct 2011

Base cabinet to islandBase cabinet to island

Materials: Varde base cabinet, tile, brackets Description: We wanted a kitchen island but they are so expensive so we headed to Ikea we found a Varde base cabinet, but it was not wide enough to sit co…

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27 Oct 2011

Recycled Hemma lampcord

Materials: Hemma lampcordDescription: Start with a piece of clear acrylic, cut into a desired shape and drill various 1" diameter holes. Next, go to your local Ikea and purchase a Hemma lampcord then …

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27 Oct 2011
 
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