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Magnetic Ivar blackboard

Here's another from Jeraldine, who earlier gave us the pretty Ingo. She says, "I wanted a blackboard in my kitchen to quickly note shopping ideas. So I decided to paint the door of my Ivar cabinet as a blackboard. At the same time, I thought why not also making it magnetic? So I painted it in two steps: first the magnetic and second the blackboard special paint (not necessarily black) and it�s really great! The magnetic paint can be a bit expensive though." <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB9nYNhTMkM7HEvbett9uw1SIhCfNLcmafZ-NOMtZMAHhnx1agDTOuFsHuJIPMaQwFSpFObCWNOIMUv1TliuRDNHS1tEsY6tG0f6kzeLh39j8TU0yS7-lAC6Edi_Ik91fp4b0i2Qf_53iZ/s1600-h/IVAR+Magnetic+blackboard1.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322981612174651506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB9nYNhTMkM7HEvbett9uw1SIhCfNLcmafZ-NOMtZMAHhnx1agDTOuFsHuJIPMaQwFSpFObCWNOIMUv1TliuRDNHS1tEsY6tG0f6kzeLh39j8TU0yS7-lAC6Edi_Ik91fp4b0i2Qf_53iZ/s400/IVAR+Magnetic+blackboard1.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 236px;" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Iw9IfEnYkFKtrywxxXfdBEI6Gxl7cSAnLoRH_oAw66_-1MDW5s8BN1bMsmVInX5JLSMYFrGt-2n6AlUq6w5g-h0nvF3nwXIRvxmPndkDv8pgfMNyT1CEYH9OEQ5xGiQXeam5xzeyrjLp/s1600-h/IVAR+Magnetic+blackboard2.JPG.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322981612826407090" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Iw9IfEnYkFKtrywxxXfdBEI6Gxl7cSAnLoRH_oAw66_-1MDW5s8BN1bMsmVInX5JLSMYFrGt-2n6AlUq6w5g-h0nvF3nwXIRvxmPndkDv8pgfMNyT1CEYH9OEQ5xGiQXeam5xzeyrjLp/s400/IVAR+Magnetic+blackboard2.JPG.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 113px;" /></a>

Magnetic Ivar blackboard

Here's another from Jeraldine, who earlier gave us the pretty Ingo. She says, "I wanted a blackboard in my kitchen to quickly note ...

Need some thing to store 43 folders?

It's Jeraldine again, now with a file holder. I like this and can see it working really nicely for my stash of papers and <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FGetting-Things-Done-Stress-Free-Productivity%2Fdp%2F0142000280%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Dbooks%26qid%3D1241618070%26sr%3D8-1&tag=ikeahacker-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=9325" target="_blank">GTD</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=ikeahacker-20&l=ur2&o=1" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" width="1" /> tickler files. She says, "I had this storage box to which I had added wheels to move it easier. It was previously in a refurbished bathroom to stock towels. At the same time, I had papers that I needed to store and I tried to set up a system to hang my papers in some office files. I bought a thin piece of wood, cut it in 2 to a little bit less than the width of <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/20078031" target="_blank">Apa</a>. Cut them the exact breadth and you will be stuck trying to slide them into the groove. Then I filed down both ends of the wood to half its height to allow them to enter in the existing upper track of the Apa wood. I had to file the ends down because using a piece of wood as thin as the groove will not support the weight of the paper files. I installed the pieces of wood according to the breadth of the hanging office files and stored my papers! I�ll paint the storage box in a later stage." <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU5JBBGyFrPU0vAOgkjJj6DtKEc4F68f6aGHqs6s_IG2yf2m5OQBCOhB8ZC4Xn-FCkhKuMZ1NgFdMDUEEy80VkWlwMUb9v0JWd9jmkPj6DceWbWSd_BwX4wxJvlKDCDZ5A_ha8H1SYn0gH/s1600-h/apa+storage+box+wood1.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322983903108600818" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU5JBBGyFrPU0vAOgkjJj6DtKEc4F68f6aGHqs6s_IG2yf2m5OQBCOhB8ZC4Xn-FCkhKuMZ1NgFdMDUEEy80VkWlwMUb9v0JWd9jmkPj6DceWbWSd_BwX4wxJvlKDCDZ5A_ha8H1SYn0gH/s400/apa+storage+box+wood1.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 310px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic6uW1QxvagZkDXJHF-AF-UAOhP_keW4gexAgwsYCS7F5shNZSmmcW1OcC8FZjsk7o9Kms5jj-W1eLF5VuVubGGyZyaPqWi9xRhlRnIScQW49gYDE5HliZAFdP-9vYdBLXrBxPcKotWt1r/s1600-h/apa+storage+box+wood2+inside.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322983907769510258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic6uW1QxvagZkDXJHF-AF-UAOhP_keW4gexAgwsYCS7F5shNZSmmcW1OcC8FZjsk7o9Kms5jj-W1eLF5VuVubGGyZyaPqWi9xRhlRnIScQW49gYDE5HliZAFdP-9vYdBLXrBxPcKotWt1r/s400/apa+storage+box+wood2+inside.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 293px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>

Need some thing to store 43 folders?

It's Jeraldine again, now with a file holder. I like this and can see it working really nicely for my stash of papers and GTD tickler f...

Ingo Table

Jeraldine pretties up the stoic Ingo coffee table and adds space to it too. She says, "I bought a simple wood table for my living room as I love wood. However, I decided to smart it up a bit. So I painted it in white. I added a pattern with a stencil and grey painting. Then I realised I needed a shelf under it to store some magazines for example. As I had dismounted an old Ivar furniture, I took one of the plank, sewed it to size, painted it. I marked the height at which I wanted the plank and drilled four holes in each leg. I pushed in them the small pieces of steel usually used to make Ivar planks stand and installed the extra shelf under my table." <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnfqi7FJK5JO1SaPdd4cJptawo1AcXU0LASLksz_EcbjBMKIifRypZb6Nf4OoX0hML-O5tASByWFPR07bDMazo86fNVgY2JcBz8CvsVGnPmSbQzmIOe5H4ClUO5AXpXDT69U8uoVqxGXn6/s1600-h/small+table1.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322905057977831842" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnfqi7FJK5JO1SaPdd4cJptawo1AcXU0LASLksz_EcbjBMKIifRypZb6Nf4OoX0hML-O5tASByWFPR07bDMazo86fNVgY2JcBz8CvsVGnPmSbQzmIOe5H4ClUO5AXpXDT69U8uoVqxGXn6/s400/small+table1.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 307px;" /></a>

Ingo Table

Jeraldine pretties up the stoic Ingo coffee table and adds space to it too. She says, "I bought a simple wood table for my living room ...

The bone box

Derrik has a collection of about 40 x-rays and for the longest time wanted to build a light table for them. He says, "As it happens, I needed a coffee table and the Ramvik design looked perfect for what I wanted to do. With the help of a friend, we cut and routed a big hole into the table top and wired together some florescent lighting. The drawers don't function as such and are only there so the housing has sides. I managed to get the piece of acrylic (through which the light pours) for about $30." <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkhbAh0VrEAbbhbgz5v-C9Vc8Lc6c_vi1CICdIanRQFMkgsV_3yEx9W1_LTCE4jKp3O-4mpuAIWghSMjpE-uQRixsGoXn9sgqPkThd287XdvBvEEEFFzVj1PSUtr5UFn2hi_LWsReczqDF/s1600-h/BoneBox.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322903695638612498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkhbAh0VrEAbbhbgz5v-C9Vc8Lc6c_vi1CICdIanRQFMkgsV_3yEx9W1_LTCE4jKp3O-4mpuAIWghSMjpE-uQRixsGoXn9sgqPkThd287XdvBvEEEFFzVj1PSUtr5UFn2hi_LWsReczqDF/s400/BoneBox.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px;" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYDWI0Fz01RFXfou97G_kAu8MtXZDxE69oLCvuMEdY8rpS6c1TxC45VZC1uuvqFBmaLrhJbv9Z159TMX2xyvlwXYo1FT3ZH4cPj2Eq7b6pIqHB57XW6hyxP_b2CRSWLjDZKUordjCaDGEh/s1600-h/Nightbones.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322903693569282546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYDWI0Fz01RFXfou97G_kAu8MtXZDxE69oLCvuMEdY8rpS6c1TxC45VZC1uuvqFBmaLrhJbv9Z159TMX2xyvlwXYo1FT3ZH4cPj2Eq7b6pIqHB57XW6hyxP_b2CRSWLjDZKUordjCaDGEh/s400/Nightbones.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>

The bone box

Derrik has a collection of about 40 x-rays and for the longest time wanted to build a light table for them. He says, "As it happens, I ...

Patchwork armchair

<a href="http://minouette.etsy.com/" target="_blank">Ele</a> does a pretty patchwork cover for her <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/80106253" target="_blank">Tullsta</a>. She says, "I re-upholstered it with a patchwork of fabrics including several with lino block I printed myself. I also painted the scuffed legs white. I cut off the fabric and used it to make a pattern. I re-used the zipper for the cushion and then trashed it as it was neither nice nor clean. I used a combination of new fabric, thrifted fabrics (corduroy, cotton, upholstery, an old pair of pants and a men's shirt etc.) and block printed fabrics. I used lino block prints of the oudjat eyes, radiolarians, jellyfish, frog & lily pad, koi, seahorse, walrus, dragon and blue whales. I also used one old screen print of the sun." <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj39TFBgoiUQV2kNYybxqDiJx_-nZ0GHWYsZCmyDR47OQmIeFL5SXbJQWwbvF4RP7NbZYPXhR2fL7RFzSV853nRk5geV8zF18mwbnvV6soLiQh6v-YSl4aOBTxOaICYZQw50gkMQKG7CDuv/s1600-h/2793516481_f00c16283f.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322901927236160610" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj39TFBgoiUQV2kNYybxqDiJx_-nZ0GHWYsZCmyDR47OQmIeFL5SXbJQWwbvF4RP7NbZYPXhR2fL7RFzSV853nRk5geV8zF18mwbnvV6soLiQh6v-YSl4aOBTxOaICYZQw50gkMQKG7CDuv/s400/2793516481_f00c16283f.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtSkn_7V2_VRwpZ24-fXV1hGHb4U2wXJ5uSoJwunfePwBCOrJMR4zs6gooCEyTaxqX9DQthGdhjqQcXQr8_QxYWlVn_BRo9HbOurfLV3f0CjutulSxCAlFxs7j1ilMNWqGLZk_UYBea_mR/s1600-h/2794372846_4e16a4345d.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322901924912742786" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtSkn_7V2_VRwpZ24-fXV1hGHb4U2wXJ5uSoJwunfePwBCOrJMR4zs6gooCEyTaxqX9DQthGdhjqQcXQr8_QxYWlVn_BRo9HbOurfLV3f0CjutulSxCAlFxs7j1ilMNWqGLZk_UYBea_mR/s400/2794372846_4e16a4345d.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a> See more pictures of her <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/22611996@N02/2793516481/in/set-72157605043012003/" target="_blank">patchwork armchair</a>. <div style="text-align: center;">***</div>Just wanted to thank Erin Scottberg of Lemondrop for her story on Ikea hacks. Her article picked 12 cheap and easy hacks from this site to show non-Ikea hackers what can be done. Is your hack one of them? Check out her article <a href="http://www.lemondrop.com/2009/04/24/cheap-and-easy-ikea-hacks/" target="_blank">here</a>.

Patchwork armchair

Ele does a pretty patchwork cover for her Tullsta . She says, "I re-upholstered it with a patchwork of fabrics including several with ...

Steampunking Ivar cabinets

Andrea runs a blog that features steampunking, which seeks to "combine the past and the future in an aesthetic pleasing yet still punkish way". Here is one entry from Rafael. It is a little hack of <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/40033763" target="_blank">Ivar cabinet doors</a> in steampunk mod style. The doors that are sanded, stained, coated to allow the wood grains to shine through. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8BGvq8w8_vdt0GJNSCz03C2GPxdeCfM-P1wp_GduymF3Du9oCy5OSPS4XxZZAWmBs_M3dOZdf4VPFqfuvlFdJsO5rYn1dPBfqogcmIOZTrmsf2XQOUvB6e6dt-EYVZVxe1b1fQm20S569/s1600-h/Unfinished+Ikea+Ivar+doors+a-750465.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322274964979980978" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8BGvq8w8_vdt0GJNSCz03C2GPxdeCfM-P1wp_GduymF3Du9oCy5OSPS4XxZZAWmBs_M3dOZdf4VPFqfuvlFdJsO5rYn1dPBfqogcmIOZTrmsf2XQOUvB6e6dt-EYVZVxe1b1fQm20S569/s400/Unfinished+Ikea+Ivar+doors+a-750465.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 320px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 240px;" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilVJ7PNKRF6ziyaTaGd8skJYrocIJKQQr0mPWzgAutwQdw-IQhP0WRIllqQq5m-6lWeY39SSB4VijYzvihfykgqT8xfAksQ6gCuv3tYdilNd4ygw0-Tu05gj5ie9PAf1p-geAjKVFHCD63/s1600-h/Projected+Doors+a-751151.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322274979061752034" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilVJ7PNKRF6ziyaTaGd8skJYrocIJKQQr0mPWzgAutwQdw-IQhP0WRIllqQq5m-6lWeY39SSB4VijYzvihfykgqT8xfAksQ6gCuv3tYdilNd4ygw0-Tu05gj5ie9PAf1p-geAjKVFHCD63/s400/Projected+Doors+a-751151.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 215px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNmpxD547lhY1YjwwZn9h7EO7-P-moaPU12prsJI2RaQy3mEF9fVKaKlKDmoSttG01AdmoGPhkKQPO0RjdEkuTgMFPaXZnITjnpawO1QBQw7kNDEJ9UXJxJc7yvmlnPJYwC7NXVTVYVdpV/s1600-h/SDC10320.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322274989717860866" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNmpxD547lhY1YjwwZn9h7EO7-P-moaPU12prsJI2RaQy3mEF9fVKaKlKDmoSttG01AdmoGPhkKQPO0RjdEkuTgMFPaXZnITjnpawO1QBQw7kNDEJ9UXJxJc7yvmlnPJYwC7NXVTVYVdpV/s400/SDC10320.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px;" /></a> See more of <a href="http://thesteampunkhome.blogspot.com/2008/08/steampunking-ikea-cabinets.html" target="_blank">Ivar steampunking</a>.

Steampunking Ivar cabinets

Andrea runs a blog that features steampunking, which seeks to "combine the past and the future in an aesthetic pleasing yet still punki...

Fliso's new breezy look

H�lsningar! Barbro from Uppsala Sweden gives the <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/00143344">Flis�</a> parasol a breezy new fabric. Great for the summer, when you'll want something more cheery than the Fliso's original black or red. "I just took the old fabric away and made a new one in the same size.  5 meters of the new fabric. There are some plastic holders in the corners. I reused them. About an hour's work." <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE21wWofylFHX3sxokkUf_UaUiVfoe17_xWR4MIhV9cH-GkGXSHgAutPPiPJSkBF4NL5S66vFwIXnVU_HP9eyP62IpofY28iKyYjDPURfraV_DYubsBOKl0Ku50BFIz5MQSzTaEpTRL2kK/s1600-h/spetsparasoll.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322262402675955954" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE21wWofylFHX3sxokkUf_UaUiVfoe17_xWR4MIhV9cH-GkGXSHgAutPPiPJSkBF4NL5S66vFwIXnVU_HP9eyP62IpofY28iKyYjDPURfraV_DYubsBOKl0Ku50BFIz5MQSzTaEpTRL2kK/s400/spetsparasoll.jpg" style="display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 267px;" /></a>

Fliso's new breezy look

H�lsningar! Barbro from Uppsala Sweden gives the Flis� parasol a breezy new fabric. Great for the summer, when you'll want something mo...

The zen of laptop desks

I'm loving what Siew Lian did to the Babord shoe rack. Perfect for sitting cross legged while sipping green tea. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDtVCGW_1BxOBqwYiv5q47sGHBymklFpy3PF56XiSjczDNcHFdzASO9AEjUq2xhteufG6hUp5y2aMD04GQdLvIziH_7gMXUWQQ1grldlHQ8B2418HDyoqaNaKuqWoE6NOzF7LnHPIxE6np/s1600-h/DSC_2616.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319353945358670754" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDtVCGW_1BxOBqwYiv5q47sGHBymklFpy3PF56XiSjczDNcHFdzASO9AEjUq2xhteufG6hUp5y2aMD04GQdLvIziH_7gMXUWQQ1grldlHQ8B2418HDyoqaNaKuqWoE6NOzF7LnHPIxE6np/s400/DSC_2616.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 280px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a> She says, "My husband recently began working a lot at home, displacing me from the desk and PC. Forced to use the laptop for longer periods, I started to look for a laptop desk. I had given away my nice pine Ikea breakfast tray with foldaway legs and couldn't find it again in the store, and the Bagn breakfast tray is too flimsy. I was considering the <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/30045016" target="_blank">Benjamin stool</a> hack, but decided against it due to the stool's price in Malaysia (RM59 which is about US$17 but probably equivalent to maybe US$40-50) and the fact that it couldn't be folded flat. Then I remembered I had hoarded away a couple of <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/68270509" target="_blank">Babord shoe racks</a> (about RM10 or US$3 each) to use as shelf inserts and decided to make a laptop tray out of one. I used one of the rack's two shelves for the tray itself, and the other shelf to make the legs. I sawed both ends off the shelf at a height of about 15cm for the tray legs. The ends are best for the legs, because they're held together by the dowel rod running through the slats. I used one of the slats from the remainder of the shelf to reinforce the bottoms of the legs. Then I sawed eight small blocks off the Babord legs to insert into the spaces between the slats of both the tray shelf and the tray legs. (Saw the Babord legs to fit the width of the gaps between the slats, and the block will not extrude from the top or the bottom of the shelf or legs.) A bit of glue and some nails later, the three pieces were ready to assemble with small hinges. (I bought some nice brass-finished ones from Ace hardware) <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrUgCZ-icuCpcbc_Gb3ZDuSFMoeHMCCepheDz7Wo6gUdLwHvQay4chczUaZ-0vj9b1z5OXXmYUQGLnD_cmp5wHvGoT5JrRwu8qr2fo0U6-H64cfoGdux5sf1Y491ugFTBAdqnrUKbqK4k/s1600-h/DSC_2621.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrUgCZ-icuCpcbc_Gb3ZDuSFMoeHMCCepheDz7Wo6gUdLwHvQay4chczUaZ-0vj9b1z5OXXmYUQGLnD_cmp5wHvGoT5JrRwu8qr2fo0U6-H64cfoGdux5sf1Y491ugFTBAdqnrUKbqK4k/s400/DSC_2621.JPG" /></a></div> Tip: Don't attach the legs square to the tray because it will tend to collapse to either side. Instead, the horizontal top edge of each leg should extrude from the side edge of the tray by one centimetre or so, so the legs when open are at an angle to the tray. This way when you use it, the legs are "wedged" open. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWOsfJgm9OII0gQj127trlAaYKkDmsMt_NysOd9wd8Fu9U5HPAGZlt-G7T4UUHsujwRv0LgQZdkrGRECn21RBZBDt_XHfd-x3XvYV5ABXlGOnBZR_O7qYhSEyR8He6tmOhfko_20mVjNZa/s1600-h/DSC_2622.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319353946782228274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWOsfJgm9OII0gQj127trlAaYKkDmsMt_NysOd9wd8Fu9U5HPAGZlt-G7T4UUHsujwRv0LgQZdkrGRECn21RBZBDt_XHfd-x3XvYV5ABXlGOnBZR_O7qYhSEyR8He6tmOhfko_20mVjNZa/s400/DSC_2622.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 285px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a> Another tip: Round off the long side edge of the tray. It's not splinters, just that the square edge can be tough on the under side of your wrists. I was a bit worried the laptop might tip over when I move so I got a bit of braid, looped it around the dowel rods and ran it through a drawstring cord lock. (This might have been unnecessary, the laptop's rubber pads sit in the gaps between the slats, and the weight of the laptop has kept it firmly on the tray. And don't close your laptop with the braid holding it -- it could break the laptop hinges). What I love about it is its length. I've always found other shorter trays a little constricting after a lengthy period. Now I can sit (cross-legged even) on the sofa and surf!" Related hacks: - <a href="http://ikeahacker.blogspot.com/2007/06/need-laptop-desk-diy-your-own-stand.html" target="_blank">Need a laptop desk? DIY your own stand</a> - <a href="http://ikeahacker.blogspot.com/2009/02/hack-floating-laptop-table.html" target="_blank">Hack a floating laptop table</a> - <a href="http://ikeahacker.blogspot.com/2008/12/tv-shelf-with-door-stoppers-for-legs.html" target="_blank">Door stoppers for computer shelf</a>

The zen of laptop desks

I'm loving what Siew Lian did to the Babord shoe rack. Perfect for sitting cross legged while sipping green tea. She says, "My husb...

Charging Station

Here's another charging station, albeit a more extensive one from Jason. He says, "I have recently been researching a charging station for myself that (a) was relatively inexpensive, (b) didn't look like something my father would own, and (c) would last longer than a modified shoe box. So, after a month of lurking and searching I decided to construct a floating landing strip / charging station for the entry way of my apartment. Taking a hint from the '<a href="http://ikeahacker.blogspot.com/2007/05/desktop-cable-box.html" target="_blank">desktop cable box</a>' posting I constructed this piece by hacking the <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/50026583" target="_blank">Ikea Bjorken</a> bathroom wall cabinet which I got at my local Ikea in Burbank, CA for $40. I constructed it per the instructions with the door right-aligned, except I took one of the mounting reinforcements and moved down to the bottom right inside corner to prepare the cabinet for horizontal mounting. Also, I did not install the tempered glass shelves into the unit. Before mounting it onto the wall I drilled a 2 inch hole on the left (soon to be bottom) side of the cabinet to feed the surge protector into. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhugl-0wpaWAadpCHeMiSDEMW_UkvPGkv2kL-fiIZppyF68ii3-AkUzLrcwnBFqoraog7p33TAhEzM4Iri1CZxxnwexQEVk3v3GQe4zm1NKEhAzuhFfCXNpPiuZ5XAEBtvcexG_DWS1ekZr/s1600-h/2781821464_3045105f26.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322260848824759586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhugl-0wpaWAadpCHeMiSDEMW_UkvPGkv2kL-fiIZppyF68ii3-AkUzLrcwnBFqoraog7p33TAhEzM4Iri1CZxxnwexQEVk3v3GQe4zm1NKEhAzuhFfCXNpPiuZ5XAEBtvcexG_DWS1ekZr/s400/2781821464_3045105f26.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a> I mounted it using a leveler, zip tied the slack on the chargers and voila. The cut out corners of the door can be used to feed the charger cables to the top of the unit. Simple, clean(ish), and out of the way. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQDQdFFyGOXUG23Tm3X5qa3WuAOXl4Gp959a9gp-6oWZgmvW4HgRr7YBRElbQ7kJz0TKzJuWQcDckpzb8WYB9fM_LPH_qFLBnxU_i3fJpUUBEvD-lPxUX3qJTT72Yaig558R1nzlYAMFrZ/s1600-h/2781822650_5c4e0647b9.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322260854924575522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQDQdFFyGOXUG23Tm3X5qa3WuAOXl4Gp959a9gp-6oWZgmvW4HgRr7YBRElbQ7kJz0TKzJuWQcDckpzb8WYB9fM_LPH_qFLBnxU_i3fJpUUBEvD-lPxUX3qJTT72Yaig558R1nzlYAMFrZ/s400/2781822650_5c4e0647b9.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdN_Pzj-mSl8Dqqn-ZAb2UkuSBAhv1E0hvxP5Ghwmo0JsR6mSlJgBoY8rUgAAXzyl2miPkuT62g6Uv37kWy3bGuV1MBvIFyxekJHKQzQ3DQhthLCdJ8p3QCD2tznu99M4DiGbGQtHtv4Kk/s1600-h/2780964715_81041f4175.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322260855513609554" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdN_Pzj-mSl8Dqqn-ZAb2UkuSBAhv1E0hvxP5Ghwmo0JsR6mSlJgBoY8rUgAAXzyl2miPkuT62g6Uv37kWy3bGuV1MBvIFyxekJHKQzQ3DQhthLCdJ8p3QCD2tznu99M4DiGbGQtHtv4Kk/s400/2780964715_81041f4175.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a> New developments: 1. I'm going to install a switch between the wall socket and the plug of the surge protector so I can turn it on and off as I like and be more green, 2. I'm going to drill another 2 inch hole on top (right side) of the cabinet to more cleanly feed the charger cables to the top surface, and 3. I want to nail the surge protector cable against the wall using those little plastic loop/nail combo thingies. See more of Jason's charging station <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/29742653@N03/sets/72157606856806769/" target="_blank">here</a>.

Charging Station

Here's another charging station, albeit a more extensive one from Jason. He says, "I have recently been researching a charging stat...

Smilla construction helmet lamp

A little unfortunately incident which destroyed John's Smila Blomma turned out to be an opportunity to get creative. He ends up with a cheeky storage place for his Construction Helmet with a lamp to boot. He says, "Unfortunately I destroyed my <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/30074650" target="_blank">Smila Blomma</a> from Ikea, due to mistreatment: I let the bulb come to close to the plastic. After removing the Blomma the construction of the lamp is as such that I could turn it easily into a (echo machine on) Construction Helmet Lamp (echo machine off). It needed just 1 screw, and I can still use the helmet as an helmet. One can even go really nerdish and turn it into an autarkic lamp by adding a solar panel or a small windmill onto the helmet. During working day at the construction site the solar panel or windmill will charge a battery, at night the helmet can be put on the Smila Blomma construction next to for instance the wardrobe section of your house. Here it than functions as a 'Honey, I'm home' lamp." Nice! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy-kNcNHxi_0pnVyTb9nS2IOZKDT1tAHisFxMXbPeBH0BIU4ebGHD2gQDnazSxqH8iYfd0wkHdi3p6fw2I5Udx-ppJaLyhxKHpU8s-3Gl1mgIfSJhmDYTkdyj1efXis0kMOqNf6tZBts1b/s1600-h/blomma_helmet.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317022997869312258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy-kNcNHxi_0pnVyTb9nS2IOZKDT1tAHisFxMXbPeBH0BIU4ebGHD2gQDnazSxqH8iYfd0wkHdi3p6fw2I5Udx-ppJaLyhxKHpU8s-3Gl1mgIfSJhmDYTkdyj1efXis0kMOqNf6tZBts1b/s400/blomma_helmet.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 351px;" /></a>

Smilla construction helmet lamp

A little unfortunately incident which destroyed John's Smila Blomma turned out to be an opportunity to get creative. He ends up with a c...

Fniss gadget organizer and charger

Ariel made a gadget organiser and charging station from the <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/10096417" target="_blank">Fniss</a> wastepaper basket. It's pretty easy. All you need to do is basically cut a piece of plywood to "stop" the top and form a base for your gadgets to rest on. Then, cut a hole in the plywood and drill a hole in the Fniss for your cables. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQHxv9RWXMGkIkUqmpSIk24RGhbCUm6WsQ-IeGN9NAi-EO5QSOkNnTAGEdM7RXd4vZ36MGOIx9llxiQ_18TFOhaaLXmveaaIQ5OS7TgKUARAEJz9z08QnTSw_a0ol9VK4a9Y-2U27YUmMh/s1600-h/img_1606.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319296338330520418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQHxv9RWXMGkIkUqmpSIk24RGhbCUm6WsQ-IeGN9NAi-EO5QSOkNnTAGEdM7RXd4vZ36MGOIx9llxiQ_18TFOhaaLXmveaaIQ5OS7TgKUARAEJz9z08QnTSw_a0ol9VK4a9Y-2U27YUmMh/s400/img_1606.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 267px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ZhwvrmfoQmCcXFcX8vnPx1r1-y637bpsNSnObnsjO0roWoy31vaqxzdkmFoBL8aWnyYRdqzqZheRoFIdsfiJ8qze5n6Zby3rh1OlsMnCCj3wsl8czHQ90hwgA70gckbcSkmwCLfgQ1Ti/s1600-h/img_1646.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319296343558693522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ZhwvrmfoQmCcXFcX8vnPx1r1-y637bpsNSnObnsjO0roWoy31vaqxzdkmFoBL8aWnyYRdqzqZheRoFIdsfiJ8qze5n6Zby3rh1OlsMnCCj3wsl8czHQ90hwgA70gckbcSkmwCLfgQ1Ti/s400/img_1646.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 267px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a> See instructions for <a href="http://www.vvank.com/how-to-make-a-gadget-organizer-bin/" target="_blank">gadget organiser</a>.

Fniss gadget organizer and charger

Ariel made a gadget organiser and charging station from the Fniss wastepaper basket. It's pretty easy. All you need to do is basically ...

Wall shelf from a coffee table with a bonus end table!

Scotty and Holly had just bought a flat screen television and wanted it to go on the wall. But then, where do you put all the other stuff? They say, "I went to Ikea to look for wall shelves for the components (stereo, dvd, etc) - avoid using a piece of furniture just for the components. None of the wall shelves Ikea sold were deep enough. I then purchased two <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/00104291" target="_blank">Lack coffee tables </a>and used the tops as the wall shelves. I secured them to the wall with the <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/30140004" target="_blank">Ekby brackets</a>, and wired the components through the back of the wall. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAC1rnmyInt1VmB6v2GtnNzfiNA1_E_IO4FKbzGGlI76PZatg2gAInRDXfwySTdYdzBYLX-Rz0wNXLGXxI5E1QxGEODTzkdkQG1aPLLDevu4jbCeFGykhdBOApmUz7pP6-qYUCJyzkkEty/s1600-h/electronics+065.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317019536649909954" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAC1rnmyInt1VmB6v2GtnNzfiNA1_E_IO4FKbzGGlI76PZatg2gAInRDXfwySTdYdzBYLX-Rz0wNXLGXxI5E1QxGEODTzkdkQG1aPLLDevu4jbCeFGykhdBOApmUz7pP6-qYUCJyzkkEty/s400/electronics+065.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQkjZ1ykk38_y0wTev2eSyL9jaEG-2lnh8xz0IDGP4QAPL9lP6s4sKoe1w5-O_qgmhRVFIgq6LGKe1WG16gdJ2btX28RfeEGsMQizwkQp3embv3Md3n5P74pwJt7ZJhePD0mqqYefYIvR5/s1600-h/electronics+063.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317019534698379602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQkjZ1ykk38_y0wTev2eSyL9jaEG-2lnh8xz0IDGP4QAPL9lP6s4sKoe1w5-O_qgmhRVFIgq6LGKe1WG16gdJ2btX28RfeEGsMQizwkQp3embv3Md3n5P74pwJt7ZJhePD0mqqYefYIvR5/s400/electronics+063.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a> With the leftover coffee table bits, I constructed a decorative end table, perfect for housing a lamp, using the Lack's second shelf as the table top, and a base stablizer. The legs form a column as the base. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFN9M1S7dPUa6j7t684Va3HEigMcqTJ7NH_n_6Hljzd6qKMhOpscLwpWXhQiVSpQWhzgK4HhjTe_GttybaYZGpYV5bs8gzFJe_gZwamCQAAYWkhyMHi7VwaRmhc_eFeoLluiEazCtohxq5/s1600-h/electronics+062.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317019530668624306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFN9M1S7dPUa6j7t684Va3HEigMcqTJ7NH_n_6Hljzd6qKMhOpscLwpWXhQiVSpQWhzgK4HhjTe_GttybaYZGpYV5bs8gzFJe_gZwamCQAAYWkhyMHi7VwaRmhc_eFeoLluiEazCtohxq5/s400/electronics+062.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyHzCm4g22zsW9rnHR0TIede8hR4mKzxnkawyvnWL43S7SrmLQJXkhUzgNORuLEGE8gTi0U4GKUeFYByRo8R2GlJviRpSTX2rhbgvZNMP7N8Mb9XIAuLzwl2ZByLJ7wTTBm7IlZ62AMw-z/s1600-h/electronics+064.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317019536018906498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyHzCm4g22zsW9rnHR0TIede8hR4mKzxnkawyvnWL43S7SrmLQJXkhUzgNORuLEGE8gTi0U4GKUeFYByRo8R2GlJviRpSTX2rhbgvZNMP7N8Mb9XIAuLzwl2ZByLJ7wTTBm7IlZ62AMw-z/s400/electronics+064.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a>

Wall shelf from a coffee table with a bonus end table!

Scotty and Holly had just bought a flat screen television and wanted it to go on the wall. But then, where do you put all the other stuff? T...

Kiddy hacks

Robotic moves Wendy and her 3 year old Ikea hacker, Satch, made this robot out of Ikea boxes. So don't throw away those flat packs just yet. Of course, this can be done with any other cardbox too. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi943g8eh8fCZ56fE_J3O0-AxNVmaV03ahEbX_XCJRXNAfIZmPrVy6PwfwMpkc3soUG4XcxJQq6sSHsDGSgf0Pq-mEqd87dy2d4cgM-5WkXFJ21FBGM3qBB4P2xBTMQc8rxAzId2N8e6s/s1600-h/DSCN3494.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi943g8eh8fCZ56fE_J3O0-AxNVmaV03ahEbX_XCJRXNAfIZmPrVy6PwfwMpkc3soUG4XcxJQq6sSHsDGSgf0Pq-mEqd87dy2d4cgM-5WkXFJ21FBGM3qBB4P2xBTMQc8rxAzId2N8e6s/s400/DSCN3494.jpg" /></a></div> They painted the boxes with non-toxic silver paint and added a few tiny LED lights to illuminate the bottle cap eyes and the top of his head. Way cute. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7wtVymvaWJkBQssbR90yI7dcUpRkGd07EjJp7EjYQ0-82HHjj8sn8Cyzy-anLqJlpTCy63feNHCMOKCPaS37vO7zw2KShvV1liRcDkYtJIsRAAuIeDAV_Kk4bjh8pFzArcoFbVmAepww/s1600-h/DSCN3496.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7wtVymvaWJkBQssbR90yI7dcUpRkGd07EjJp7EjYQ0-82HHjj8sn8Cyzy-anLqJlpTCy63feNHCMOKCPaS37vO7zw2KShvV1liRcDkYtJIsRAAuIeDAV_Kk4bjh8pFzArcoFbVmAepww/s320/DSCN3496.jpg" width="238" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPVfNJYs6Zocu-laZqtJFsMFecfFaL2nk5-Vdd76SnH73cPprlf1Ia3H__-fpekVr5zv5kcDL67itEURPVU8D_Vll1wOYqfgjNONaC-Z-ALfG0tmesLlLhg14Mk5yiOSvjN_L4ToWBQkc/s1600-h/DSCN3498.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPVfNJYs6Zocu-laZqtJFsMFecfFaL2nk5-Vdd76SnH73cPprlf1Ia3H__-fpekVr5zv5kcDL67itEURPVU8D_Vll1wOYqfgjNONaC-Z-ALfG0tmesLlLhg14Mk5yiOSvjN_L4ToWBQkc/s320/DSCN3498.jpg" /></a></div> See more of Satch's <a href="http://motherrising.blogspot.com/2008/10/recyclobot.html" target="_blank">recyclobot</a>. Frame up fun Kristin had a fun activity for her kids. She says, "We collected all kinds of leaves both from the ground and foliage. The boys placed them where they wanted on the back of these frames from Ikea, add the plexiglass top and screw frame together to press. Couldn't have been easier and the boys are proud to display them." <a href="http://draft.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=27523059&postID=5219629115648478850" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><a href="http://draft.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=27523059&postID=5219629115648478850" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1GVmGqzXSOgjjvLYYbsLi7KCk1TF5HftSHUNaC6bHWoGm67dBjB0aH3JlYG1jmAEnAqAj4lq6KHJG2wXMqIAGWu5qgo92B6birdZzVu6XpYp8K1-lVOVqy28-9zKT3wT9WStrVQkA7PBs/s1600-h/P8010025.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316296244977249154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1GVmGqzXSOgjjvLYYbsLi7KCk1TF5HftSHUNaC6bHWoGm67dBjB0aH3JlYG1jmAEnAqAj4lq6KHJG2wXMqIAGWu5qgo92B6birdZzVu6XpYp8K1-lVOVqy28-9zKT3wT9WStrVQkA7PBs/s400/P8010025.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 214px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a> See more of her <a href="http://whatarewedoingtodaymom.blogspot.com/2007/10/leaf-it-to-us.html" target="_blank">kids' leaf art</a>. Baby and toys can now share a bed Dot's got a toddler bed but a crib sized mattress. So rather than rushing out to buy a new mattress, she converts the end space into a stuff toy compartment. Neat idea! An extra bar is added to the end of the <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/S59851606">Kritter toddler bed</a> to fit a crib sized mattress. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZmTn18_716-JvqneSeJDopnWfzaPpj-RXVut8YO55zspy0Kt5nWo_LKwuayWHQXIzgWusgV6T9f02tdQUwSbgNkoblEH8aqdMSjnmowliHfBdewVxQrhdCUTuNRAZRVXXAuuBmFwWz7Bc/s1600-h/2775291605_012d5dce6a.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322252135854576754" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZmTn18_716-JvqneSeJDopnWfzaPpj-RXVut8YO55zspy0Kt5nWo_LKwuayWHQXIzgWusgV6T9f02tdQUwSbgNkoblEH8aqdMSjnmowliHfBdewVxQrhdCUTuNRAZRVXXAuuBmFwWz7Bc/s400/2775291605_012d5dce6a.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6zZulJOGG4ZTPHyr0Mo3aTKtvczgVhIA8IfepYdhsHJuqAigsODooOzHS57yK1JUSoyUkd3K21eXlBZHqCIACEEZhkrgyBfpEvOAbp4f7RPg1m0jirqagj7bxqgOS-oHwpzoWUZdBdDcL/s1600-h/2775291559_c4c33dbf38.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322252140085252930" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6zZulJOGG4ZTPHyr0Mo3aTKtvczgVhIA8IfepYdhsHJuqAigsODooOzHS57yK1JUSoyUkd3K21eXlBZHqCIACEEZhkrgyBfpEvOAbp4f7RPg1m0jirqagj7bxqgOS-oHwpzoWUZdBdDcL/s400/2775291559_c4c33dbf38.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a> See more of Dot's <a href="http://www.dabbled.org/2008/08/hacking-toddler-bed.html" target="_blank">toddler bed with stuff toy compartment hack</a>. Roll out underbed book storage Smilla from Iceland needed some storage to fit under her daughter's bed to hold all her books, be able to roll out easily and look nice, not like a 5 year old had done it. I must say Smilla did a pretty fine job. She says, "I prepared myself to build something from scratch and I was confident that it would definitely look awful considering that my building skills are none whatsoever. I didn't want to spend a lot of money so I went to Ikea and found this great <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/20078031" target="_blank">Apa storage box </a>in the kid's department. I also bought <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/20023958" target="_blank">Slugger wheels</a>. I put it together and painted all the wood with light pink wall paint so it would match her room better (it's all white, pink and brown...no wood). Fastened the wheels under ...well, not the bottom...uhhmm...on one side! Or it's supposed to be the side of the box. And to get a better grip when rolling it out under the bed I put a handle at one end (well not from Ikea but you can find lots of handles in Ikea)." <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmgZH246dmeclHKj_0_GXhzLVZ6bThR6vm7QSWNag6rUKRjY-zvpsAHjMVhZ_E_1hB21uHENYKLTC0u9ZZX7a1-saSHxmVYIO9inS1JcqMNjo7mYPzwo8Qzw2a7c8PEGYLBubpWuJ4C65V/s1600-h/APA2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325210993947853234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmgZH246dmeclHKj_0_GXhzLVZ6bThR6vm7QSWNag6rUKRjY-zvpsAHjMVhZ_E_1hB21uHENYKLTC0u9ZZX7a1-saSHxmVYIO9inS1JcqMNjo7mYPzwo8Qzw2a7c8PEGYLBubpWuJ4C65V/s400/APA2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 372px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWhXos1qPT_Vm9slOOId6pRFmrlRzW_N-aqNOgEFc1KyYJIotK-P7A2Ng26hvvYoUbQJ7AGXRrbl1I8khs13JQIqbF9fRWh38uPC4b10cCPyyzjsoOY6L6rQatKf67OovP4yKvsgzBGwPB/s1600-h/APA4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325211001865018018" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWhXos1qPT_Vm9slOOId6pRFmrlRzW_N-aqNOgEFc1KyYJIotK-P7A2Ng26hvvYoUbQJ7AGXRrbl1I8khs13JQIqbF9fRWh38uPC4b10cCPyyzjsoOY6L6rQatKf67OovP4yKvsgzBGwPB/s400/APA4.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1AGCSh2ZO29FHqW6UeUOncXlGGiVz4dRWH6_-v-VYi2uiYank1PgVHPSQLHNzdmS2DWcew1fsqStN-gnPj7XOgxz3dqpmlDh4YQqMKcZGcakrP4XPvMkRaGma8816BdSyOhYHZBux_VM3/s1600-h/APA3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325211001109720002" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1AGCSh2ZO29FHqW6UeUOncXlGGiVz4dRWH6_-v-VYi2uiYank1PgVHPSQLHNzdmS2DWcew1fsqStN-gnPj7XOgxz3dqpmlDh4YQqMKcZGcakrP4XPvMkRaGma8816BdSyOhYHZBux_VM3/s400/APA3.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 268px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWJ4zdYFQq725O8BKcikh2FburjihmwQOOQbz7SE4MMNpTqKjqp6HEXZgBMaj5V8CITlxGlY_86M-qudo27FQVMspi4o3nyRulMS9BXHu-wC6CdM5DnBI_DuC7vKzqWCjQyIFcdIsdVCco/s1600-h/APA1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325210992491848482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWJ4zdYFQq725O8BKcikh2FburjihmwQOOQbz7SE4MMNpTqKjqp6HEXZgBMaj5V8CITlxGlY_86M-qudo27FQVMspi4o3nyRulMS9BXHu-wC6CdM5DnBI_DuC7vKzqWCjQyIFcdIsdVCco/s400/APA1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 339px;" /></a> Crayon proof those tables! Though the <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/20072816" target="_blank">Ikea Latt</a> kids' table set is "wipeable", you don't want to spend all afternoon scrubbing crayon marks off the white surfaces. So, Faith, the Design Momma decides to "reupholster" the top and and chairs with some cheery wipeable laminate. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgs-IidCNhAjcVdMQ6Ferd5mniGZgLuvSyBO4ZmjYqL-dVsU0P102MJZYnMq6lVzcLn_LaOeHM99f2JTJJ6suFJYibZRUZVL-l5NHMXppbeAGyfJVYR5_qwA1oNT7VOQodTSm88PQNHyET/s1600-h/Blog+152.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317029263638481618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgs-IidCNhAjcVdMQ6Ferd5mniGZgLuvSyBO4ZmjYqL-dVsU0P102MJZYnMq6lVzcLn_LaOeHM99f2JTJJ6suFJYibZRUZVL-l5NHMXppbeAGyfJVYR5_qwA1oNT7VOQodTSm88PQNHyET/s400/Blog+152.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 320px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 240px;" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinXbMt1Be1ZHtl1KAAuo5LmhZT-Vx1UrMGLXb7MG74l5guLzMgaZGbee_WNDqNgp3bUUipN2naIowV0oqv-fgOmo4Baw14S55OeEHawsC5wqRFfQCGQyYIWApY3qMKxbXQ8ogiHEwLJXuX/s1600-h/Blog+151.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317029263518959874" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinXbMt1Be1ZHtl1KAAuo5LmhZT-Vx1UrMGLXb7MG74l5guLzMgaZGbee_WNDqNgp3bUUipN2naIowV0oqv-fgOmo4Baw14S55OeEHawsC5wqRFfQCGQyYIWApY3qMKxbXQ8ogiHEwLJXuX/s400/Blog+151.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 190px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a> See more of Faith's <a href="http://designmomma.blogspot.com/2009/02/table-for-two.html" target="_blank">laminated kids' table</a>.

Kiddy hacks

Robotic moves Wendy and her 3 year old Ikea hacker, Satch, made this robot out of Ikea boxes. So don't throw away those flat packs just ...

Getting the ideal laundry hamper

It's not easy to get the laundry hamper to fit your space and style. I know I've been trying to get one for months but just could not bring myself to buy a flimsy <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/80119000" target="_blank">Jall</a>. Ochen had the same problem but he hacked his way out of it. Ochen says, "Yesterday, I gave up on trying to manage dirty clothes, and headed off to Ikea to pick up a hamper. There were none that I really liked, but saw the makings of something close. I bought a small <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/40104411" target="_blank">Vacker shelving unit</a> and a <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/10119659" target="_blank">Naturlig laundry basket</a> and hacked them together to make the hamper I wanted. The Vacker had the type of framing that I wanted and the Naturlig had a nice canvas bag. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGeR-2n9y871iQ3ZYT84lqYzaLqMCq25gKExiMDliOPgAU31XLdMbfVNoiZ7dxQrT1lBtMZ61x2ng8nD4L9ReLEOdVy9-HTDYyU692EtoaGRP2AAw67aKdt9VYA5nzSNJbcH2muyOGmxPF/s1600-h/t2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325038176885736946" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGeR-2n9y871iQ3ZYT84lqYzaLqMCq25gKExiMDliOPgAU31XLdMbfVNoiZ7dxQrT1lBtMZ61x2ng8nD4L9ReLEOdVy9-HTDYyU692EtoaGRP2AAw67aKdt9VYA5nzSNJbcH2muyOGmxPF/s400/t2.jpg" style="display: block; height: 113px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 200px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil4IHR_YBZ_nxEx10Wdz0RQwRPKX_gzaFnpAZNmz98oV4dwNvHtgOc8_hTiFC3ii9LaZGi0tXGpfp2iXAEKgnrbW3c0ZwPt6WZ5UAL6WN7x4J5yAspJODOzbjPYkX7a0JXZMT3BCT_mL7I/s1600-h/t9.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325038591687159858" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil4IHR_YBZ_nxEx10Wdz0RQwRPKX_gzaFnpAZNmz98oV4dwNvHtgOc8_hTiFC3ii9LaZGi0tXGpfp2iXAEKgnrbW3c0ZwPt6WZ5UAL6WN7x4J5yAspJODOzbjPYkX7a0JXZMT3BCT_mL7I/s400/t9.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; 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Under-sofa toy story

Yeah, under the sofa is a great spot of unused space. Alix reclaimed it as a kid's toy storage space, with a surprisingly easy to do hack. "We have a 'kid corner' in the living room, but of course the quantity of toys rapidly outpaced the single corner. Rather than allow the increasing clutter to overwhelm the room, I wanted to find a way to make use of the space under our couch. The Ikea Pax/Komplement wardrobe <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/80048362" target="_blank">drawers</a> proved to be the answer. The drawers were a tiny bit too tall, so I had to shorten them about a quarter inch with a table saw. To maximize storage space, wheels rather than casters (which are inevitably under mounts) were needed, and it was also important to mount the wheels to allow for just enough clearance for the drawer to roll. The wheels were surprisingly hard to find, but the internet eventually produced a <a href="http://alcosales.com/" target="_blank">source</a>." <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUl4s7wuyTKWjycBJPsii_MzwEBZPfW85fZDGHyYqWvAXCB13srdpzD0qb10V4oBcsak01a5BC4fWd8krpt268eAkMzmSij6mfgClIYlEvipzmTcmbqhkQP9kjzCJUZUpQ9o9z86m0ASxf/s1600-h/DSCF3715.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322247912068232674" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUl4s7wuyTKWjycBJPsii_MzwEBZPfW85fZDGHyYqWvAXCB13srdpzD0qb10V4oBcsak01a5BC4fWd8krpt268eAkMzmSij6mfgClIYlEvipzmTcmbqhkQP9kjzCJUZUpQ9o9z86m0ASxf/s400/DSCF3715.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgj71V0_oa35UcN_3LiJIPpalvvKteAlQ6rTo-hpVCqaUnK8nODJWRjhgkCvjT1l3ov9r6HvlpjgN7sDymsqLRE-1c5_FG72ZaqN0G5M8i_HF5WKc1m-0mXfk2f3HrW-Ymz-NJM4STCcSe/s1600-h/DSCF3716.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322247919000020962" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgj71V0_oa35UcN_3LiJIPpalvvKteAlQ6rTo-hpVCqaUnK8nODJWRjhgkCvjT1l3ov9r6HvlpjgN7sDymsqLRE-1c5_FG72ZaqN0G5M8i_HF5WKc1m-0mXfk2f3HrW-Ymz-NJM4STCcSe/s400/DSCF3716.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>

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