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A low audio video cabinet as room divider

A neat room divider with loads of storage for media stuff. Double duty furniture from Phil.<br /><br /><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrtp-mV_6mxJwOdWUom_NS88Kk8IZHd2uBN2xw3bcjdS8S1B6wJodVqLiSH1fN65Fk8ABSijxJB3vK709pAqoqHWgZQdVXC8xx_w9cxpfqbXAOjzx-Aum7WPp4_G7rveD0dLtncc-oDc1_/s1600/dining+side+closed-710855.jpeg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405804367847415218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrtp-mV_6mxJwOdWUom_NS88Kk8IZHd2uBN2xw3bcjdS8S1B6wJodVqLiSH1fN65Fk8ABSijxJB3vK709pAqoqHWgZQdVXC8xx_w9cxpfqbXAOjzx-Aum7WPp4_G7rveD0dLtncc-oDc1_/s320/dining+side+closed-710855.jpeg" /></a><br /></div><br />"We ripped out all the walls of our living room, dining room and kitchen and then added a new kitchen.  We ended up with a living/dining area 33 feet long and almost 19 feet wide. We needed a cabinet to house all the AV system including the front speakers that was not tall so that the space still felt large.  So we dug a channel through the concrete floor and installed a tube from the attic to an island cabinet. The tube carries power, rear speaker wires, speaker wires for the library and a component A/V cable to a projector for projection to a 7' wide pull down screen that is recessed in the ceiling above the cabinet.<br /><br /><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQyEs3kcGexqijSwCIJr6JlVV5bFPKjxAVIVdhjr70mE79aHQ_66_EqPhBb8Thc8sawCUwu-wdMEhn7ZQxgAiEIbwwcvUVlfZNDFTppSsMmSg1Q2robkuCIKNbWmKJgYrQJ3SIwrNOgPm3/s1600/dining+side+doors+open-711604.jpeg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405804371229453794" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQyEs3kcGexqijSwCIJr6JlVV5bFPKjxAVIVdhjr70mE79aHQ_66_EqPhBb8Thc8sawCUwu-wdMEhn7ZQxgAiEIbwwcvUVlfZNDFTppSsMmSg1Q2robkuCIKNbWmKJgYrQJ3SIwrNOgPm3/s320/dining+side+doors+open-711604.jpeg" /></a><br /></div><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJed_CP1w_Cz2I9Q8T26NNzdk45T6hzl526ro1YBO4TAlE2y1BZD1ArQKwTYDci_7BDTeBXjpZwHzY-lZB3Nbz_VEn5DyeslPLHkJhQzfzNSq3KCQMjTzMzQBQRnWUnyAWmst-fsZC_NjG/s1600/LR+Side+doors+open-714338.jpeg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405804385355892098" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJed_CP1w_Cz2I9Q8T26NNzdk45T6hzl526ro1YBO4TAlE2y1BZD1ArQKwTYDci_7BDTeBXjpZwHzY-lZB3Nbz_VEn5DyeslPLHkJhQzfzNSq3KCQMjTzMzQBQRnWUnyAWmst-fsZC_NjG/s320/LR+Side+doors+open-714338.jpeg" /></a><br /></div><br />The cabinet was designed to use Ikea kitchen cabinets. They are actually the same cabinets used in our new kitchen with different hardware. It consists of four 24" sink bases with the sink frame cut off the tops. This brought them down to 24" high. There is one 12" cabinet that was also cut down to 24" high which created space for a center speaker. The layout is two 24" cabinets at each end with the 12" cabinet in the center. Since wiring A/V systems is a hassle, to say the least, we decided to have the back of the cabinet facing the dining area all doors that accessed all the equipment.<br /><br />Ikea was smart enough to make the shelf support holes in the back of the cabinet the same distance from the outside edge as the front holes so the backs could be eliminated and replaced by doors. However, this created a horizontal stability problem so panels were installed in the middle of right speaker cabinet, the 12" center cabinet. A shorter internal panel was installed in the left speaker cabinet to permit the woofer to pass under it.<br /><br />Doors for the cabinets that have loudspeakers were purchased from the cheapest line that has framed panels. The inner panel was cut out leaving only a hinged frame over which speaker cloth was stretched. Only one cabinet on the dining room side need speaker cloth to permit maximum sound out put form the woofer whose cabinet has speaker cloth both sides.<br /><br />The ends and top of the cabinet were constructed from 88" high cabinet end panels. We lucked out as there was shipment damage on quite a few of them and got them from the defective goods section.<br /><br /><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX9g4GV8GQO95kEqcbZIDjAwlxOChXl6hFxIhlNUZbRLcp1b24mUbT0Wn9j31rucKaJ6IkHYqlwIJe9ZRcjnhRYI8EBC71cdnXMRVQfE4vkS0JbB7huFE7QSxnDsql7xvcwpQfVehETbBR/s1600/living+room+side+closed-713250.jpeg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405804382663767170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX9g4GV8GQO95kEqcbZIDjAwlxOChXl6hFxIhlNUZbRLcp1b24mUbT0Wn9j31rucKaJ6IkHYqlwIJe9ZRcjnhRYI8EBC71cdnXMRVQfE4vkS0JbB7huFE7QSxnDsql7xvcwpQfVehETbBR/s320/living+room+side+closed-713250.jpeg" /></a><br /></div><br /><br />The cabinets with doors back and front created a problem in that they are about 25" deep. The tall end panels are 24" and we wanted a little overhang both sides. The system is built with Nexus yellow brown doors. To make an "extension patch" seem like a design element we cut the yellow brown top down the middle and installed a 2 1/2" "stripe/extension using Nexus black-brown which gave us the overhangs on both side we wanted. The top could have been made with one 88" high cabinet end cover panel and one 36" high end cover panel but due to the damaged panels the top had to fabricated in three parts. All joins were made with biscuit joiners. This was my first use of biscuit joiners which are great but I'm yet to master perfect joins."

A low audio video cabinet as room divider

A neat room divider with loads of storage for media stuff. Double duty furniture from Phil. "We ripped out all the walls of our living ...

A modular coffee-side table

I like this one from Andrew. It's simple, no doubt but it allows for many uses - working on your laptop at the sofa, eat (though unhealthy) while watching TV. Nice work.<br /><br />"When I couldn't find any side tables I could hide out of the way by my sofa for use as laptop stands I decided to make them myself  using a pair of <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/40094191" target="_blank">Ekby Statlig</a> 119x28 shelves. Each table was made from a single shelf by cutting 310mm lengths from each end for the top and bottom, leaving me with a 570mm piece for the back. I fixed it together using threaded rods held in place on the back pieces with epoxy and then nuts to clamp in place the top and bottom.<br /><br />As a bonus when they're laid down they can also act like a coffee table on their own or could be flipped to support a larger top, glass maybe."<br /><br /><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSkoIlGhUaKnu0qrpmJZqOPfmbkn83vS5BEKcfsrUzTuz2AOcGzv8NOoL3qz-xf2COB8KpsC2mULDfAIdUDhjthb7maQFdF0fb0eyG2c6LCnEb3BeqhUwL4Lh8xMdxHP0TASzB_5jPUa7g/s1600/coffee_table-790782.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405800417107376594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSkoIlGhUaKnu0qrpmJZqOPfmbkn83vS5BEKcfsrUzTuz2AOcGzv8NOoL3qz-xf2COB8KpsC2mULDfAIdUDhjthb7maQFdF0fb0eyG2c6LCnEb3BeqhUwL4Lh8xMdxHP0TASzB_5jPUa7g/s320/coffee_table-790782.jpg" /></a><br /></div><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0IL1gHfiSjjoKWDpyQjSjCt8n_9JU3oq0-elKHmgkE38KrN5zMjiQDH1duSHwJ1Lp-ih9OtSui0WRk20Ck7iCPzwjCO1xfXjerZCbWdcxYp5Y36fk3gWDsGazyg8bRvFxqNHphMthHsSK/s1600/side_table-791340.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405800422195687362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0IL1gHfiSjjoKWDpyQjSjCt8n_9JU3oq0-elKHmgkE38KrN5zMjiQDH1duSHwJ1Lp-ih9OtSui0WRk20Ck7iCPzwjCO1xfXjerZCbWdcxYp5Y36fk3gWDsGazyg8bRvFxqNHphMthHsSK/s320/side_table-791340.jpg" /></a><br /></div><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSxmNwJBLD5m2AyRR2MwRpQMb4AGbMhUOq5dqNhnlRuRiW7B81IpReAMgAff5dfMOLLsMMcUmOt_qK0MFz_RiIlY6kIqXP1ccoMoHk4Q7fmlcDAoBcve6JRMZlH6cPc67TNljfFWbx4f0e/s1600/table-792145.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405800423809106434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSxmNwJBLD5m2AyRR2MwRpQMb4AGbMhUOq5dqNhnlRuRiW7B81IpReAMgAff5dfMOLLsMMcUmOt_qK0MFz_RiIlY6kIqXP1ccoMoHk4Q7fmlcDAoBcve6JRMZlH6cPc67TNljfFWbx4f0e/s320/table-792145.jpg" /></a><br /></div>

A modular coffee-side table

I like this one from Andrew. It's simple, no doubt but it allows for many uses - working on your laptop at the sofa, eat (though unhealt...

Save the Rimfrost crystals

<a href="http://decoroconpoco.blogspot.com/">Ana</a> salvages the crystals from her Rimfrost lamp and let them breath new life to another.<br /><br />"I bought this cheeeap old lamp at a second hand shop, as you can see it needed a lot of help to have a new and stylish life but here's where my Rimfrost came to the rescue. I used only part of all the crystals and the rest are ready for another lamp I have in mind (keep tuned). So I gave a couple of coats of primer and a coat of white paint and few strokes of antiquing paint, cause it looked too white. Then I used the crystals and bought some nice shades. I'm so proud of the final look and how easy it has been."<br /><br /><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPZorAY097gtTFTjPNsXfCw7A-cHijEgfXrBDvcUiKKY3ZfMSqVTL8tVaPpX4hVQudxoqP0xB-ITWc7oETrpPzjXHWwghVy4Wh3qZlqy4IaC4IkObkn1rpJloqra31Zbb6xjsO8SdhGiY/s1600/14112009331-717316.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405800103613366658" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPZorAY097gtTFTjPNsXfCw7A-cHijEgfXrBDvcUiKKY3ZfMSqVTL8tVaPpX4hVQudxoqP0xB-ITWc7oETrpPzjXHWwghVy4Wh3qZlqy4IaC4IkObkn1rpJloqra31Zbb6xjsO8SdhGiY/s320/14112009331-717316.jpg" /></a><br /></div><br /><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRs8iQrYSt2w3Bo7EfdtNe7LICwjsIEAHRPoyoZi5237dqbgKgYdhAyVQ5_tUE3snB9cXo9C2_kextHYR4pO0GV3wwxH2MFxpRWlO7Y7PktWRswrsQiy725fCJVBegmP1kbQJgy3KjJ8Eq/s1600/15112009332-719085.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405800111337885314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRs8iQrYSt2w3Bo7EfdtNe7LICwjsIEAHRPoyoZi5237dqbgKgYdhAyVQ5_tUE3snB9cXo9C2_kextHYR4pO0GV3wwxH2MFxpRWlO7Y7PktWRswrsQiy725fCJVBegmP1kbQJgy3KjJ8Eq/s320/15112009332-719085.jpg" /></a><br /></div><br /><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG0azfH8U8vctL1otTmVyKtA18bpZO4bybdkhjKJTzN_ZMufFq3XtpIG62mnMdIHGK2iloHcLwnbccRAKSnUTVJ-hzNviKF16maR8vL9rpRZ7meRKculHqRjspFGOlE9iM8Ql_8-9Qr-cx/s1600/16112009340-720504.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405800117661429074" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG0azfH8U8vctL1otTmVyKtA18bpZO4bybdkhjKJTzN_ZMufFq3XtpIG62mnMdIHGK2iloHcLwnbccRAKSnUTVJ-hzNviKF16maR8vL9rpRZ7meRKculHqRjspFGOlE9iM8Ql_8-9Qr-cx/s320/16112009340-720504.jpg" /></a><br /></div><br /><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8DoPqLHXSAnow77zNV61w7si7Vpx3uLw-G-WFeNreXvBo7LMYnJvTYB7P5Kp6iF4A-xcyHdDA71_d2JODAgLNtF-KlooH-JWFtg1oEyd5k3yi8klbhii9UU4cxCRSGSyfA9-LSdj7puRN/s1600/16112009343-721551.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405800120210268946" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8DoPqLHXSAnow77zNV61w7si7Vpx3uLw-G-WFeNreXvBo7LMYnJvTYB7P5Kp6iF4A-xcyHdDA71_d2JODAgLNtF-KlooH-JWFtg1oEyd5k3yi8klbhii9UU4cxCRSGSyfA9-LSdj7puRN/s320/16112009343-721551.jpg" /></a><br /></div>

Save the Rimfrost crystals

Ana salvages the crystals from her Rimfrost lamp and let them breath new life to another. "I bought this cheeeap old lamp at a second ...

Philip and Cat's home: An Ikea shoe room and more

<div style="text-align: left;">The whole is definitely greater than the sum of its parts, as we'll see in Phil's series of hacks for his new home with his fianc�e, Cat. Great use of simple Ikea hacks. <br /></div><br />1.<b> The Shoe Room</b><br />"I thought I might share the shoe room I built for my fianc�e seeing as it drew a lot of interest when I first put photos of it up on Facebook.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2kDKzHM0UIKayFkcwdX6HqVujyzp6guorNN1PU4cf3cvXim-dKnaBX7CZyURo6seknPdKDJ0QlIP2tdeGFhym7DTsXFxBTtG9JVcrDFN4o_kvIZf413A-gi-CwFoqiDOdFjAQbI8alx0/s1600/DSC_0456.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2kDKzHM0UIKayFkcwdX6HqVujyzp6guorNN1PU4cf3cvXim-dKnaBX7CZyURo6seknPdKDJ0QlIP2tdeGFhym7DTsXFxBTtG9JVcrDFN4o_kvIZf413A-gi-CwFoqiDOdFjAQbI8alx0/s400/DSC_0456.JPG" /></a><br /></div><br />We moved to our new house about a year ago and have since been giving it a complete makeover (involving a lot of trips to Ikea and a lot of swedish meatballs in my stomach). A few months after moving in I decided to surprise my girlfriend with a shoe room. I picked up a couple of <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/30104100" target="_blank">Billy</a> book shelves with <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/53689310" target="_blank">height extensions</a> and a new light (A triple halogen that I can't seem to find online right now) to put into the small walk-in wardrobe room that was next to our bedroom. It was a waste of space before hand, consisting of  nothing but two boring hanging rails and a simple hanging light bulb.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKPNiLb07BCAYf0faoWhl-d6qEuABa6wwCMKRRsNuCTkHGG0IxKHM_87_IEiFMXrJR4CdpnWOXCmF8rCurJAXr3-C2Fn9qO9DrpcB2AYUz6Um9cNKUOIipqeXr1NM0Xk17AlE9m9PterA/s1600/DSC_0458.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKPNiLb07BCAYf0faoWhl-d6qEuABa6wwCMKRRsNuCTkHGG0IxKHM_87_IEiFMXrJR4CdpnWOXCmF8rCurJAXr3-C2Fn9qO9DrpcB2AYUz6Um9cNKUOIipqeXr1NM0Xk17AlE9m9PterA/s200/DSC_0458.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCP1f7tVrRIaJH7crQ2ez-Eykj2hpn_LGNDmLJtg6DoX8RcFJbhQvfFhwtNt4rScGsCFYKMSfKH4CYFLa83Frz8d4Lk-yJ5r4-x_TlfD8oKkZ3Yw0X4YLMfE3gil_jXy-TEi4s9pVswSc/s1600/DSC_0460.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCP1f7tVrRIaJH7crQ2ez-Eykj2hpn_LGNDmLJtg6DoX8RcFJbhQvfFhwtNt4rScGsCFYKMSfKH4CYFLa83Frz8d4Lk-yJ5r4-x_TlfD8oKkZ3Yw0X4YLMfE3gil_jXy-TEi4s9pVswSc/s200/DSC_0460.JPG" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSnwb2_45J6v4SVF-MQny2Yx2m18OXmwdOXV7VZ3ESfUYSpM13FwV-MAS4EBO5JhCozO2ygJKcmMcMipaif43oaSgencW8Y7F2HEAV1wbglWQ6IFNwxRwPER3T1aAelc4TrO3XEzwH3QE/s1600/DSC_0461.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSnwb2_45J6v4SVF-MQny2Yx2m18OXmwdOXV7VZ3ESfUYSpM13FwV-MAS4EBO5JhCozO2ygJKcmMcMipaif43oaSgencW8Y7F2HEAV1wbglWQ6IFNwxRwPER3T1aAelc4TrO3XEzwH3QE/s200/DSC_0461.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDVKWYlWg6J-fAQZ5oKBmHPOV8VIsP6ndeUqwBgc0CkFfoUGKp3HhC7fDwg3llqa5gxDmFlzH31UmmPalmiuDaujZPB1r_3gH9g-WGSKLIv6quT7t4PO8jtNYakur8DqVLhg2dWrfbSk8/s1600/DSC_0462.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDVKWYlWg6J-fAQZ5oKBmHPOV8VIsP6ndeUqwBgc0CkFfoUGKp3HhC7fDwg3llqa5gxDmFlzH31UmmPalmiuDaujZPB1r_3gH9g-WGSKLIv6quT7t4PO8jtNYakur8DqVLhg2dWrfbSk8/s200/DSC_0462.JPG" /></a><br /></div><br />While she was over the moon at having a room dedicated to her many shoes and boots, six months or so later and after we got engaged, I decided that she deserved better. So off to Ikea I went again. A few meatballs, a splash of paint and some wiring later and I'd upgraded her shoe room with lots of downlighters (<a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/50128384" target="_blank">Grundtal spotlights</a>), glass shelves (<a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/03690900" target="_blank">Billy</a>), a belt rail (I can't find the name) and a bag rail on the back of the door (<a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/90061249" target="_blank">Grundtal hanger</a>).<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWdU-2wnHOLYY271Huz6lY__1dsR2oplOE85a7BFsOrAooxe-tsk5kN_-Xrb-F-EiK46arl3gv4ZNoTQJWJHRk5IvdiCbqcW00xnbu1SR94dyv9d9uVopS3bIYJxkrURjfrQ5l4RtzdiE/s1600/DSC_0464.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWdU-2wnHOLYY271Huz6lY__1dsR2oplOE85a7BFsOrAooxe-tsk5kN_-Xrb-F-EiK46arl3gv4ZNoTQJWJHRk5IvdiCbqcW00xnbu1SR94dyv9d9uVopS3bIYJxkrURjfrQ5l4RtzdiE/s200/DSC_0464.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSwJFenMic3-djbFdLZ-3CjzHG-Cibpe_sXbANCCGopib3IhveiodRpNdPOJXXwke9bQbpeF8FPmGwz69251OloSADhcJgLC8WhfhWeJXhDOrwffyYCO8dXTqB93wg1cL4bPhSh9VqIOo/s1600/DSC_0470.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSwJFenMic3-djbFdLZ-3CjzHG-Cibpe_sXbANCCGopib3IhveiodRpNdPOJXXwke9bQbpeF8FPmGwz69251OloSADhcJgLC8WhfhWeJXhDOrwffyYCO8dXTqB93wg1cL4bPhSh9VqIOo/s200/DSC_0470.JPG" /></a><br /></div>While there's not really that much hacking going on here other than the tenuous hack link of using book shelves as shoe shelves, I figured it may be of interest to others and may inspire some other men to follow suit and in the process get an exorbitant number of brownie points with one's other half."<br /><br />2. <b>Bedroom Mirror</b><br />"My fianc�e wanted to have a greenish theme to our bedroom and got a bed throw and some cushion covers to start things off. She wanted a big mirror to go over the bed's headboard but wanted it to have a hint of green and didn't really want it looking too modern. The rest of our house is very modern so she wanted something a bit 'older' looking for the bedroom. We got a <a href="http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/70034916" target="_blank">Hemnes</a> mirror from our favourite meatball suppliers and then modified it a little.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzyYO2GonLZEGkuvu7S4oI7Fx6yU6K3MDJ3jgwPQACvh-kUYz-jjfh7U9cNO4lNTiwYwOwarDK9_mj1IBlE9G19DCfb27stG-gBSvGytshTTe3Tt8fCxwuIxSTh0U0cNe_S1zAH6OOV1I/s1600/DSC_0585.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzyYO2GonLZEGkuvu7S4oI7Fx6yU6K3MDJ3jgwPQACvh-kUYz-jjfh7U9cNO4lNTiwYwOwarDK9_mj1IBlE9G19DCfb27stG-gBSvGytshTTe3Tt8fCxwuIxSTh0U0cNe_S1zAH6OOV1I/s400/DSC_0585.jpg" /></a><br /></div><br />She painted the inner edge with some light green paint and then used some 'antiquing' paint on stuff that makes the paint under it crackle a little to give it the finish she wanted. It was very simple but we think it looks really nice now."<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJJiEs45kdsO1iAg-bzWiEozartU_Tf0Q4jgRKRLyFl5Vp9vTBOTDe2-tMmhx4sXVliDfmy9DkmoFoZlKDVKUVtmDy7IdmMjpX6I_q7WgN2zfvc3toKQ4RqADWzOr5BO-y01eF5XLi43s/s1600/DSC_0588.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJJiEs45kdsO1iAg-bzWiEozartU_Tf0Q4jgRKRLyFl5Vp9vTBOTDe2-tMmhx4sXVliDfmy9DkmoFoZlKDVKUVtmDy7IdmMjpX6I_q7WgN2zfvc3toKQ4RqADWzOr5BO-y01eF5XLi43s/s200/DSC_0588.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHYpiDoSaKAWCa1Rw5Uz1mf1teP1ygCMxnZFR6pIRhYM-ZHYYNGsTwP-HZNstoAK6gKIb4O77YJoZHHeAIBvz50b39ny5t0axPuravOUC1XTB88nq-HnvcU9x49LeWSfNrzH5844Ynv6E/s1600/DSC_0589.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHYpiDoSaKAWCa1Rw5Uz1mf1teP1ygCMxnZFR6pIRhYM-ZHYYNGsTwP-HZNstoAK6gKIb4O77YJoZHHeAIBvz50b39ny5t0axPuravOUC1XTB88nq-HnvcU9x49LeWSfNrzH5844Ynv6E/s200/DSC_0589.JPG" /></a><br /></div><br />3. <b>Hall Mirror </b><br />"For some reason the builders of our house thought the perfect place for a big ugly doorbell and the house's thermostat would be right in the middle of a big long corridor wall. In order to hide it, we bought two <a href="http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/00149162" target="_blank">Molger</a> mirrors (although we only needed one piece from the second pack). I simply mounted the mirror backwards in the frame and used the base piece from the second pack as a replacement top piece (since Ikea have it designed that you slide the mirror in from the top afterward so for our needs the top lip would have been missing).<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq73NasmJs_SolGgB5SQVKRe8WUjtHvnFW4h2_sVqctP7gvbhx1GC6LNQ6AzFCiyvbS-Zg0VJdeejL5aFr-XlNu5noL0gT1Jzfcnp099mh4U4uhrFOar4CnkskGceIhNppYe1s5VqcfH0/s1600/DSC_0594.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq73NasmJs_SolGgB5SQVKRe8WUjtHvnFW4h2_sVqctP7gvbhx1GC6LNQ6AzFCiyvbS-Zg0VJdeejL5aFr-XlNu5noL0gT1Jzfcnp099mh4U4uhrFOar4CnkskGceIhNppYe1s5VqcfH0/s400/DSC_0594.JPG" /></a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt02R7jaXCOMxPsNCxJErQ1NYfK4nVMlKKwqZPf2XJX-RHMG785xiDS2RnoNsx3Y_OSOC7SNZH69iD8iLbP8KwQdGfDXW-EsyzoxGKwj_JqxmEdPaUEQeO3PrAxyDfEi2K3cXOYBPe7so/s1600/DSC_0597.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt02R7jaXCOMxPsNCxJErQ1NYfK4nVMlKKwqZPf2XJX-RHMG785xiDS2RnoNsx3Y_OSOC7SNZH69iD8iLbP8KwQdGfDXW-EsyzoxGKwj_JqxmEdPaUEQeO3PrAxyDfEi2K3cXOYBPe7so/s400/DSC_0597.JPG" /></a><br /></div><br />I bought some hefty cupboard hinges from a local hardware store and a little metal L-bracket and mounted mounted the mirror to the wall. The hinges are more than strong enough to hold the mirror but I use the L bracket to hook the mirror on when closed so as to make sure that it is level. So now it just looks like a chunky mirror yet we can open it up to change the thermostat when we need to." <br /><br />4. <b>Under Stairs Storage </b><br />"Nothing groundbreaking here but since it involved using a dremel to cut metal it may be 'hackworthy'. Our house has a cupboard under the stairs on the ground floor. It didn't have any shelves in and had no lighting. Basically, it was an utter mess. Ikea didn't have anything that fit our needs. The <a href="http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/categories/departments/secondary_storage/10896/" target="_blank">Broder</a> system was the closest match since it had shelves big enough but even in its shortest form, it was too tall. We bought a couple of shelves, three posts and a height extension rod and I cut the post lengths down to size so that we could fit in one long Broder deep shelf and one short one. I also added some faithful <a href="http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/30119352" target="_blank">Grundtal</a> spot lights which I wired in to the main lighting for the hallway. The end result is a far better use of space and is much cleaner looking than before."<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-OXI6fUzmjdBtkpRJgwpvpnlvW1G8Fbi-LNUvSG_h3xDEUKyrd7q4S6Xj7HicvkXgu8E5UGL14khoyUOPB4B2UQveZ47tItOsm-Jw-xjk1o0f_Mp5Ena511doSqW7dS8kobkCFHKY0bU/s1600/DSC_0606.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-OXI6fUzmjdBtkpRJgwpvpnlvW1G8Fbi-LNUvSG_h3xDEUKyrd7q4S6Xj7HicvkXgu8E5UGL14khoyUOPB4B2UQveZ47tItOsm-Jw-xjk1o0f_Mp5Ena511doSqW7dS8kobkCFHKY0bU/s400/DSC_0606.jpg" /></a><br /></div><br />5. <b>Kitchen Storage</b><br />"This was by far the most work of the lot but definitely worth it in my opinion. The space above our fridge freezer had become a rather unsightly dumping ground for random bottles and general stuff. I wanted something far tidier looking and far more practical.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh46TvZLbDd2rKuhJdWHQAbLjs2lFaBkOGdDZhyphenhyphenEnuhjypt8P85_yidnWPMXUnuRuNZl9D6pod6TcJW1zVTsv53ANfvV0WiSdA9l37TWU-XsVct4NjQCrFIi61ZpaB8WV6dKTxv7cmdhxo/s1600/IMG_0838.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh46TvZLbDd2rKuhJdWHQAbLjs2lFaBkOGdDZhyphenhyphenEnuhjypt8P85_yidnWPMXUnuRuNZl9D6pod6TcJW1zVTsv53ANfvV0WiSdA9l37TWU-XsVct4NjQCrFIi61ZpaB8WV6dKTxv7cmdhxo/s200/IMG_0838.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP-EOtfpTzz_nu3_XiCLIEHFsuK7frVb5d4aJawRFe07F4TtPVHsR5WvM47caG9yCDOdsoonktcUC8HACq5S2L7yY-p_MwFS-sDwrqqEAEdHrGziHl3ZGs9ecbzK8Rvs4-BkUA-GiZHX8/s1600/DSC_0482.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP-EOtfpTzz_nu3_XiCLIEHFsuK7frVb5d4aJawRFe07F4TtPVHsR5WvM47caG9yCDOdsoonktcUC8HACq5S2L7yY-p_MwFS-sDwrqqEAEdHrGziHl3ZGs9ecbzK8Rvs4-BkUA-GiZHX8/s200/DSC_0482.JPG" /></a><br /></div><br />The answer came in the <a href="http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/70121522" target="_blank">Pax</a> shelf we had left over, lying in the garage left over from and from the many many plain white Billy shelves we've now got after I upgraded the better half's shoe room with glass shelves. After a lot of measuring I worked out that I could fit four <a href="http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/70032451" target="_blank">Hutten</a> wine racks on one side of the Pax shelf and I could use cut down Billy shelves on the other side to create some shelving. After putting it all together with some metal brackets from a local hardware store, I painted the wine racks, added a <a href="http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/90135486" target="_blank">Grundtal</a> countertop light (the same as throughout the rest of the kitchen) and bolted it to the walls with three very large heavy duty brackets.<br /><br />One edge of the Pax shelf had MDF showing as did one of the inner edges of the Billy shelves. I used some white edging strips left over from when we redid the rest of the kitchen to cover these up and they fit perfectly. I'm really happy with the result and love the way the light works through all the different colours of bottles. Our cat, Molly, obviously helped me build the thing. She was obsessed with the sawdust for some bizarre reason.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZAX_t5y_Lar89vyeRgk1xVRpVgalh1zg-OF8Pun318YDhKAcmxr82uKEUBrgrLkCjhYkn7sQASjQPXugYs7QNSdFTdwQ8WHKmqHM0vp7LLr3lBZosSGt4JpoFV4u0RJx3ehEdd7nPtUU/s1600/DSC_0517.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZAX_t5y_Lar89vyeRgk1xVRpVgalh1zg-OF8Pun318YDhKAcmxr82uKEUBrgrLkCjhYkn7sQASjQPXugYs7QNSdFTdwQ8WHKmqHM0vp7LLr3lBZosSGt4JpoFV4u0RJx3ehEdd7nPtUU/s400/DSC_0517.JPG" /></a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVfw6szPxcfEphlThHCppod2XBYA1xhqMU4tXpoSsNJ3exdEHq83aBwcoKnH-dYYeJJ7cKymEGR84FeJAgxxC0QTkhfw_4F9KnYsLRMfFADPweD5sm_aUpOFIwvK-oLH0wBlOqe7tBGQA/s1600/DSC_0522.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVfw6szPxcfEphlThHCppod2XBYA1xhqMU4tXpoSsNJ3exdEHq83aBwcoKnH-dYYeJJ7cKymEGR84FeJAgxxC0QTkhfw_4F9KnYsLRMfFADPweD5sm_aUpOFIwvK-oLH0wBlOqe7tBGQA/s400/DSC_0522.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8KQJrbuucdgrztpFXYIFDjQY6GV6CQAyofUV22sn68P_quszWhYJdLYi0pZOkSTsL3_bRMzPilW-k3ooToZVj_pkh5LlHgZyBtFZ2donq2Fvy77bifgbZ9mIFeGc0Yld1ku29YTVjhXU/s1600/DSC_0519.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8KQJrbuucdgrztpFXYIFDjQY6GV6CQAyofUV22sn68P_quszWhYJdLYi0pZOkSTsL3_bRMzPilW-k3ooToZVj_pkh5LlHgZyBtFZ2donq2Fvy77bifgbZ9mIFeGc0Yld1ku29YTVjhXU/s400/DSC_0519.jpg" /></a><br /></div><br />I hope some of these may be able to inspire others. When you start to think about how you can hack things, walking around Ikea becomes even more fun. You start to see so many more uses for things than originally intended!"

Philip and Cat's home: An Ikea shoe room and more

The whole is definitely greater than the sum of its parts, as we'll see in Phil's series of hacks for his new home with his fianc�e,...

Ikea multi lamp design

I'm loving what <a href="http://www.thecreativeindividual.com/">Steve</a> and his friend put together using the <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/30145129">Not lamp</a>.<br /><br />"Here's a couple pics of a lamp design I put together with a friend for my art studio� using Ikea lamps and a leg of a shelving unit I had lying around � plus a few various odds and ends. Fun project, hangs in my art studio and works really well."<br /><br /><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_z75rdTwPXA3_rCtqUAq0tEfdPjqEqmV8JnNK2i7FIXhFmmGtUhjWCDp5TaA50vZaSOtUlyFnCVnKGdzvXKDzlWvq3rYZZwwsrqtISN7ZLygQ7aYa_R-yxupxMw4G-dZGnwg1SGZ4s0U/s1600-h/P1000106-725274.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402144690451626978" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_z75rdTwPXA3_rCtqUAq0tEfdPjqEqmV8JnNK2i7FIXhFmmGtUhjWCDp5TaA50vZaSOtUlyFnCVnKGdzvXKDzlWvq3rYZZwwsrqtISN7ZLygQ7aYa_R-yxupxMw4G-dZGnwg1SGZ4s0U/s320/P1000106-725274.JPG" /></a><br /></div><br /><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6l_nZBHQn2L1cG9sW_7reDK_0UKNUCtpPRl-zBpySZeLAWINB1jek2osHrfua0pl7CmlgO7LzeM-LzhkjYoAyTrXBA3SiS25yj-T6QUxZ7Es-66Ete5Z5SqokEfTxB5QwN25mu8JOKxA/s1600-h/P1000105-726764.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402144693973354178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6l_nZBHQn2L1cG9sW_7reDK_0UKNUCtpPRl-zBpySZeLAWINB1jek2osHrfua0pl7CmlgO7LzeM-LzhkjYoAyTrXBA3SiS25yj-T6QUxZ7Es-66Ete5Z5SqokEfTxB5QwN25mu8JOKxA/s400/P1000105-726764.JPG" /></a><br /></div>

Ikea multi lamp design

I'm loving what Steve and his friend put together using the Not lamp . "Here's a couple pics of a lamp design I put together w...

Baby changing table grows into light table.

Boris recycles his daughter's old changing table into a lightbox. Love how it closes in a compact little thing. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnrNQr1Bij54ecLaPgB6zavzbAzOFNYa9ouA05hrXiA1NRSwNRmooQRdknp3-r9aAYvv77pWM7d4yTlH_yQf9cJZnwLsu54BOfxfW8XRzFcqBpsMRh9SW7ego7KdPf2SNDjXVp0P05C-M/s1600-h/DSCN5386-713185.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402144638602838690" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnrNQr1Bij54ecLaPgB6zavzbAzOFNYa9ouA05hrXiA1NRSwNRmooQRdknp3-r9aAYvv77pWM7d4yTlH_yQf9cJZnwLsu54BOfxfW8XRzFcqBpsMRh9SW7ego7KdPf2SNDjXVp0P05C-M/s320/DSCN5386-713185.jpg" /></a><br /></div><br />"I made the <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/20045205">Sniglar baby changing table</a> into a light box. My wife, for a few years now, likes to practice sewing for our daughters. She buy a lot of books containing patterns she has to reproduce on white paper which she then uses to cut the fabric. It's not easy to reproduce those patterns onto the paper.<br /><br /><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVhCA0_LpZm3qajB2myUSptRuxLTWaBtIuZ2jWnlL7tPYrKnIPeLRUyFMu4slE3cpiwsSJLa8uQQs9KPVsKDnwM1ocKSWlPde5WL2CCD8GxU1Y1SFtkVtU9snEiDSejN_RVZFqrkCO5Ms/s1600-h/DSCN5373-711428.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402144631858586594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVhCA0_LpZm3qajB2myUSptRuxLTWaBtIuZ2jWnlL7tPYrKnIPeLRUyFMu4slE3cpiwsSJLa8uQQs9KPVsKDnwM1ocKSWlPde5WL2CCD8GxU1Y1SFtkVtU9snEiDSejN_RVZFqrkCO5Ms/s320/DSCN5373-711428.jpg" /></a><br /></div><br /><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIY6X06P_5aahNDRXc38DU9CjG64g_gUxwlv4PUBTL2_RIbNzAN3jhbXjyJkYoYXUz9OYc7b7HmS9js6mU-vCLfyE-td0n19kaW7l6HJxZb1rIZyZ7jG33AnalEttAz3zIxEtwXp3BrY8/s1600-h/DSCN5383-712346.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402144633557574498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIY6X06P_5aahNDRXc38DU9CjG64g_gUxwlv4PUBTL2_RIbNzAN3jhbXjyJkYoYXUz9OYc7b7HmS9js6mU-vCLfyE-td0n19kaW7l6HJxZb1rIZyZ7jG33AnalEttAz3zIxEtwXp3BrY8/s320/DSCN5383-712346.jpg" /></a><br /></div><br /><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirSkKJC3H90sfYWI11EjiApUCYEJ99KXAZxrfE9RgoOvYopORXmG_X30Z_dZgKtZJYKCg__waQzWK1_QGuN1-CGExRkuuDf1ZmwwI6NAMtMdEClGs5y86yaZMEiBmv1Ao7KdaEI0eQiGE/s1600-h/DSCN5388-714281.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402144645670425474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirSkKJC3H90sfYWI11EjiApUCYEJ99KXAZxrfE9RgoOvYopORXmG_X30Z_dZgKtZJYKCg__waQzWK1_QGuN1-CGExRkuuDf1ZmwwI6NAMtMdEClGs5y86yaZMEiBmv1Ao7KdaEI0eQiGE/s320/DSCN5388-714281.jpg" /></a><br /></div><br />As our youngest daughter is now two and a half years old, we do not need any more our Sniglar changing table, and I decided to transform it into a light table for my wife. I first thought to keep the table structure as it, but finally, I prefered to use the two level of the table to make one foldable table. I first fixed together the two vat with a long piano hinge. Then I stuck aluminium foil into the vats to reflect the light and I fixed four neon tubes into it. A few meters of cable later, I then closed the vats with two white and opaque plexiglass panels and that's it."

Baby changing table grows into light table.

Boris recycles his daughter's old changing table into a lightbox. Love how it closes in a compact little thing. "I made the Sniglar...

Get into the hot seat

This has got to be the first Mercedes Benz inspired hack. Nico Mertens adds seatheating to the Poang. Now, a hack you can really warm up to.<br /><br /><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9e7_UFoa-AgQBeuNe6hai_PG6xBltp5AQqlxOmOgVSfid5IACHG9m0wxvA_zaCdTMZNPTuR_glCAmy8FbNnt5MsWg8PZr8voNIvQ9bIJULGcyGVifEMKPwjMqmOKrE-Gp_8w3n_o4jpw/s1600-h/_NKN0279-791753.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402138537967646722" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9e7_UFoa-AgQBeuNe6hai_PG6xBltp5AQqlxOmOgVSfid5IACHG9m0wxvA_zaCdTMZNPTuR_glCAmy8FbNnt5MsWg8PZr8voNIvQ9bIJULGcyGVifEMKPwjMqmOKrE-Gp_8w3n_o4jpw/s320/_NKN0279-791753.JPG" /></a><br /></div><br />"I have pimped my Ikea Poang with heated seating and extended the headrest to suit my purposes. The idea was born when I had a discussion with my friends about leather sofas and I found out that most girls really do like leather sofas but they didn't like the feel of cold leather. Every damn Mercedes car has seatheating installed, why does nobody include seatheatings in leather chairs or sofas? My idea was born!<br /><br />It took me about 3 days of research and planning. After those 3 days I started to order the necessary material which was quite hard to get.<br /><br />Necessary items:<br />- Ikea <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/40094563" target="_blank">Po�ng</a> + Ikea <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/60094543" target="_blank">Po�ng stool</a><br />- Another cushion for Ikea Stool to make straps and a bag for electrics<br />- Seatheating deluxe edition<br />- Powerful notebook adapter to deliver 12 to 13,5 Volts and up to 7 Ampere. (Please go for a good one. You don't wanna burn down the house. I had a bad experience with cheap stuff)<br />- Little box for electrics<br />- Shaped Wood to extend the upper end of Po�ng for a higher head rest.<br />- Wood to build a side controller for the seatheating <br />- Sewing machine<br />- Leather needle<br />- Thread in colour of the leather<br />- Paint<br />- Sandpaper 80 and 200 (rough and fine stuff)<br /><br />The good old head-cushion got some extra two straps made out of another leather seat cushion for a stool and some weights were put in the end of those straps. The part of the cushion with the zip will be needed later...<br /><br /><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhczTVMMLJr0by0O3Lif0p0t3IPwgUwTr0n_Z9AauhC-eSoiT1MQfD-94_ODw2zfcXFbf37Ka-ZxWImB0EBunZ6tNv6MMo0zMg2GRG0yhiugo7_HlW9Kj956Zqzt5avoMEh4bTL1kN9HO4/s1600-h/_NKN0290-797208.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402138557028574754" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhczTVMMLJr0by0O3Lif0p0t3IPwgUwTr0n_Z9AauhC-eSoiT1MQfD-94_ODw2zfcXFbf37Ka-ZxWImB0EBunZ6tNv6MMo0zMg2GRG0yhiugo7_HlW9Kj956Zqzt5avoMEh4bTL1kN9HO4/s320/_NKN0290-797208.JPG" /></a><br /></div><br /><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJYfFkvHvM2EIqcXF0LlbYGfUA-gM30vYm_CgsiFpqo0d5wTiAZSl-Ct7xI6TBefAofyYk7icEhPOPGNk8IZ9H3Gn4x3tKShs36sqLPVd5itCjtWYA014KYDNTnJBG_7oa-B9HEKdYkvA/s1600-h/_NKN0281-793350.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402138543379417570" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJYfFkvHvM2EIqcXF0LlbYGfUA-gM30vYm_CgsiFpqo0d5wTiAZSl-Ct7xI6TBefAofyYk7icEhPOPGNk8IZ9H3Gn4x3tKShs36sqLPVd5itCjtWYA014KYDNTnJBG_7oa-B9HEKdYkvA/s320/_NKN0281-793350.JPG" /></a><br /></div><br />Reason is simple: I wanted to be able to adjust the head-cushion so everyone who sits on it is comfortable. For the same reason I asked a friend of mine to form up some wooden parts which I placed at the former end of the Po�ng.<br /><br />I added another few nicely shaped pieces of wood on the side. Those parts got drilled and screwed on the chair. Then the whole chair got treated with sandpaper and was repainted. Then I spoke to somebody who was able to sew me a bag out the rest of the seat cushion from the stool. It was added to the Po�ng seat and that is where all the electrics go in.<br /><br /><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZpW19M3AYjeOzpvrG0dKCrACPCezCaH2kF06DCIAGIzkIN48QuT-vvYdLRaKcrN345feyEL5S96ccOgrUq6Em-j1m8ypVs1aV7pamZeIq-bKWvJ2te7W_uZOkiq0P90IqgeGLDGvRAB8/s1600-h/_NKN0275-789691.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402138526580933810" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZpW19M3AYjeOzpvrG0dKCrACPCezCaH2kF06DCIAGIzkIN48QuT-vvYdLRaKcrN345feyEL5S96ccOgrUq6Em-j1m8ypVs1aV7pamZeIq-bKWvJ2te7W_uZOkiq0P90IqgeGLDGvRAB8/s320/_NKN0275-789691.JPG" /></a><br /></div><br /><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvOv7KX4wEG9cvOBn5Mu6chW-TxKjGlu0BCDpMgCWYFuMPbdmRpdrOmZ37zPZd8clluey-rc8WqpPBuxf6FuXU_67Dvl2cZxZJs3dR3tD9bovaU8ISsxBjfThBhPFOy18KMZBlSfsLwuc/s1600-h/_NKN0287-795493.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402138555513415922" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvOv7KX4wEG9cvOBn5Mu6chW-TxKjGlu0BCDpMgCWYFuMPbdmRpdrOmZ37zPZd8clluey-rc8WqpPBuxf6FuXU_67Dvl2cZxZJs3dR3tD9bovaU8ISsxBjfThBhPFOy18KMZBlSfsLwuc/s320/_NKN0287-795493.JPG" /></a><br /></div><br />It's nice to know that if you do move houses you can still place it in the middle of a room with no annoying cables. Also useful when you want to clean up or in summer when it's hot and a seatheating is possibly not necessary.<br /><br />Everyone said I am freak but now since my girlfriend's grandma sat in my pimped Ikea Po�ng she spread the word and many people want one... Meanwhile I was offered an astonishing 1000,00� from a wine consultant for that chair."

Get into the hot seat

This has got to be the first Mercedes Benz inspired hack. Nico Mertens adds seatheating to the Poang. Now, a hack you can really warm up to....

Yarn! Was that a dining table?

Misty takes the <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/74630209" target="_blank">Ingo dining table</a> yarns away from its original purpose. <br /><br />"I needed a weaving loom that was long enough to weave a scarf on. I had never whipped up a loom and only weaved on those little student frame looms in the past. I saw my Ingo table and realized that it would work for an impromptu loom. The wooden spoon (hanging from some scrap yarn loops attached to the top) is the heddle that moves one set of the warp up. The Chopstick with the red ends has loops of yarn around the other set of warp strings."<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDmJ_c5AWmoVhtf7UWNiDvqEXGB1ZUp-4-LIZ39ejFiog10cpA2NTDg2npQK2fYs5V752WRpQcHnhCl3KOJWKnlFPn2jhyOqgBYrkT5wW9X_6Bknz6HkV95p4Yv-xdTH-ong8bzNKLhCc/s1600-h/4088790656_36a05c94ee.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDmJ_c5AWmoVhtf7UWNiDvqEXGB1ZUp-4-LIZ39ejFiog10cpA2NTDg2npQK2fYs5V752WRpQcHnhCl3KOJWKnlFPn2jhyOqgBYrkT5wW9X_6Bknz6HkV95p4Yv-xdTH-ong8bzNKLhCc/s640/4088790656_36a05c94ee.jpg" /></a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjpHG9q0OiCxI_-z3apT6YmgiQK1tl_Ixyt4QLOK02NlOw9sN8KmCJ_ybOKj8h5wvR28soV2QwolPPPraECEt8b-U7TX0zSW0bxen6LubcaK1OTc_zjlKt1_rbWyfhc8skgQ6UvfoB5hM/s1600-h/4088790674_d47289df3d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjpHG9q0OiCxI_-z3apT6YmgiQK1tl_Ixyt4QLOK02NlOw9sN8KmCJ_ybOKj8h5wvR28soV2QwolPPPraECEt8b-U7TX0zSW0bxen6LubcaK1OTc_zjlKt1_rbWyfhc8skgQ6UvfoB5hM/s320/4088790674_d47289df3d.jpg" /></a><br /></div><br />See more of Misty's <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/34266564@N00/4088790656/in/photostream/" target="_blank">Ingo loom</a>.

Yarn! Was that a dining table?

Misty takes the Ingo dining table yarns away from its original purpose. "I needed a weaving loom that was long enough to weave a scarf...

Lykta and Bubinga: What?

Dave shares what he calls, his first artistic Ikea hack. They turned out pretty classy, don't you think?<br /><br />"I found a <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/30086460">Centrera Lykta Lantern</a> in the scratch and dent room on my inaugural trip to the Ikea that opened in Charlotte, NC earlier this year. It is a candle lantern with an aluminum base and glass globe. The glass globe on the scratch and dent Lykta had seen better days but I was most interested in the aluminum base which had a lot of possibilities.<br /><br />I am a woodturner and always on the lookout for round fittings and pieces to incorporate into my turnings. I turned a bowl out of Bubinga wood to sit inside of the lip of the Lykta. The piece is 5" in diameter and 3.25" high."<br /><br /><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuPGyw7wckhsZqVpEjy9aA4Jx65pRSkBmo64x43foZNvkwmEwNYoa6p-A_3SO-xcEOCiWShERlp0UtS6SSk6IYvsCwFEKR_AWuCBlgiJaKk4Qasu7P9bZAc4a_k3vQMckR_OtHXWNdod0/s1600-h/Lykta-2-702197.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402131706991615666" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuPGyw7wckhsZqVpEjy9aA4Jx65pRSkBmo64x43foZNvkwmEwNYoa6p-A_3SO-xcEOCiWShERlp0UtS6SSk6IYvsCwFEKR_AWuCBlgiJaKk4Qasu7P9bZAc4a_k3vQMckR_OtHXWNdod0/s320/Lykta-2-702197.JPG" /></a><br /></div><br /><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVGlU445pGdkfDez5QDASGqgDwPdyMym1rgSwdqBBkoTSV_g8iRS5mYLZ6BdP6m14FF4arSAyaYey96IVHVzYZerY9lzREsNd_20T76Q9MEll2Z5Z6xBCFdnv1Yjhh4jd9NXnWpYvORVI/s1600-h/Lykta-3-703142.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402131710063372402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVGlU445pGdkfDez5QDASGqgDwPdyMym1rgSwdqBBkoTSV_g8iRS5mYLZ6BdP6m14FF4arSAyaYey96IVHVzYZerY9lzREsNd_20T76Q9MEll2Z5Z6xBCFdnv1Yjhh4jd9NXnWpYvORVI/s320/Lykta-3-703142.JPG" /></a><br /></div>

Lykta and Bubinga: What?

Dave shares what he calls, his first artistic Ikea hack. They turned out pretty classy, don't you think? "I found a Centrera Lykta ...

The Billy fixed

David tipped me on this smart solution of room corners by Kurzel. <i>[via <a href="http://thereifixedit.com/2009/11/08/after-assembling-this-dad-owes-the-curse-jar-143-25/" target="_blank">There, I Fixed It</a>]</i>. The criss-crossing shelves are a nice touch. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5oqVSpVop8NVkY8c84X2rLuXcXYXGNJfIvaMvx7WAEs69nsbsLN03d_MKqJ8iabXOxMoKgzcNprlqZWiqqfkd7E2SsW9H91DRa8NXGPO0FSIpmZNxaMQUj7VZOqQhyphenhyphenho-hy3nYIJ9quo/s1600-h/129015727785269190.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5oqVSpVop8NVkY8c84X2rLuXcXYXGNJfIvaMvx7WAEs69nsbsLN03d_MKqJ8iabXOxMoKgzcNprlqZWiqqfkd7E2SsW9H91DRa8NXGPO0FSIpmZNxaMQUj7VZOqQhyphenhyphenho-hy3nYIJ9quo/s400/129015727785269190.jpg" /></a><br /></div><br /><br />See more of Kurzel's <a href="http://thereifixedit.com/2009/11/08/after-assembling-this-dad-owes-the-curse-jar-143-25/" target="_blank">Billy corner bookcase</a>.

The Billy fixed

David tipped me on this smart solution of room corners by Kurzel. [via There, I Fixed It ] . The criss-crossing shelves are a nice touch. Se...

Vink CD rack

<div>I like how Jim hacks a rack for his Vink CD holders. It's a great space saver and adds some style to the $2.99 cheapo CD holder.<br /><br />"This is a simple rack to hold a bunch of <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/10023949" target="_blank">Vink CD holders</a>. Each stand will hold 9 racks for a total of 180 CDs on each stand."<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_zWcB2n0PUAjW20oum_13gA08QibOXbTh398dUg8vWEkcN-vrj4JXYe6ruH0I_X-dTiU9UIK2ZgeFZucEOF1StFgHIO6G-tCOIoNEI9N8i1I8mOgdRtbM8n5Wgkb8L7QRgcqEr3BwJF0/s1600-h/ikeaCD-03_s.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_zWcB2n0PUAjW20oum_13gA08QibOXbTh398dUg8vWEkcN-vrj4JXYe6ruH0I_X-dTiU9UIK2ZgeFZucEOF1StFgHIO6G-tCOIoNEI9N8i1I8mOgdRtbM8n5Wgkb8L7QRgcqEr3BwJF0/s400/ikeaCD-03_s.jpg" /></a><br /></div><br />The stand is made from standard pine 2" x 10" stock, on top a 12" base.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRhQZnZrMLHuATC8fvuiWr_wuRWqew_HIOOOpKww8dhTDI4NjDyBYEPAOCee-4xSoDlkSdtKO0rlngdAf68Iw5Z0nEOyQ0Y8alha0TpuuoTS2D13CIXf9RyHEx4dYRT6JV5RNuaN6sABk/s1600-h/ikeaCD-07_s.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRhQZnZrMLHuATC8fvuiWr_wuRWqew_HIOOOpKww8dhTDI4NjDyBYEPAOCee-4xSoDlkSdtKO0rlngdAf68Iw5Z0nEOyQ0Y8alha0TpuuoTS2D13CIXf9RyHEx4dYRT6JV5RNuaN6sABk/s640/ikeaCD-07_s.jpg" /></a><br /></div><br />The Vink CD holders are held in place by hooks.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRFAYTLbAUH-U3m9EGbDfY6jULnjWoDi7PblXxjd24De5M7WCscB3k0csO8Cyna4hRAlVi6E4VoxkqdPqowQpUrYl4fN9h651xPndOf_Q_gVw2RkRy4bpAVVhXqUkzEmW3FMUrudpjLVE/s1600-h/ikeaCD-04_s.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRFAYTLbAUH-U3m9EGbDfY6jULnjWoDi7PblXxjd24De5M7WCscB3k0csO8Cyna4hRAlVi6E4VoxkqdPqowQpUrYl4fN9h651xPndOf_Q_gVw2RkRy4bpAVVhXqUkzEmW3FMUrudpjLVE/s400/ikeaCD-04_s.jpg" /></a><br /></div><br />See Jim's <a href="http://wetmouse.com/knewknots/projects/misc/ikea_cd_holder/ikea_cd_holder.htm" target="_blank">Vink CD holder rack instructions</a>. <br /></div>

Vink CD rack

I like how Jim hacks a rack for his Vink CD holders. It's a great space saver and adds some style to the $2.99 cheapo CD holder. "T...

Office storage from kitchen and bath units

This is great use of a space with a sloping ceiling. Jay turns it into a fabulous work station with ample book storage.<br /><br /><div class="gmail_quote">"I wanted a solid built-in office solution with heavy duty wall-mounted bookshelves above a long (12') counter top/desk/workspace with ample storage that would fit into an 18" deep nook under a sloped ceiling.  Ikea doesn't really have anything purpose-made for this situation. Most of the bookshelves are either free-standing units or rather weak decorative wall shelves. So for the upper shelves I found that horizontal <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/14384310" target="_blank">Akurum</a> kitchen cabinets (30"x15"x12") were good for heavy books and inexpensive without the doors/hardware.<br /><br /><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY1FMiJfl9Na5rzazwhupPJPGUHMgFcquX-W8Rn7Yj-8qysN4pPie0zb8KmCYh6bqH4YeYLhAVK9j_6sD63BEZICWyMi59b_V38Cwh3ZRN1id9Uhyphenhyphen-iCKACwGQD35plc3dgEFcTUQHgeM/s1600-h/P1010038-728880.jpeg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400150981325849490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY1FMiJfl9Na5rzazwhupPJPGUHMgFcquX-W8Rn7Yj-8qysN4pPie0zb8KmCYh6bqH4YeYLhAVK9j_6sD63BEZICWyMi59b_V38Cwh3ZRN1id9Uhyphenhyphen-iCKACwGQD35plc3dgEFcTUQHgeM/s400/P1010038-728880.jpeg" /></a><br /></div><br />For the work surface/drawers, I found that none of the kitchen or office products were exactly the right depth/height.  The solution: <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/40147528" target="_blank">Godmorgon</a> bathroom sink cabinets (without sinks; on 4 inch legs).  Pricey, but well made with solid wood drawer interiors.  Three units fit perfectly in 12' of space, but the units are conveniently (intentionally?) designed so that they can be assembed as a 23.5" wide two-drawer half-unit.  So I did this with one of them leaving a sitting/desk space.  I ripped 96" and 49" <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/70160189" target="_blank">Numerar</a> kitchen countertops (metal edges and matching wood grain surface) down to the right depth and combined they are the perfect length.  Draw bolts and black automotive silicone adhesive made the seam practically disappear (it looks worse in the pictures than it really is). I finished off with minimal Grip drawer pulls instead instead of the large handles that were included."<br /></div><br /><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_-6Faz_xFEjbRwmCy8Fw5XMGh8Z4UTDEzImb04zkvqWCVvZjeMlgwQtom0W-ton89hhAHb_Ji5BHU7fzFcR_MHL85P37gMZ7zD4ck1SZY2sqmQdKmFXtxF-KEZ8-e6I-W5xmB9G8P0sk/s1600-h/photo-730509.jpeg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400150990577288178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_-6Faz_xFEjbRwmCy8Fw5XMGh8Z4UTDEzImb04zkvqWCVvZjeMlgwQtom0W-ton89hhAHb_Ji5BHU7fzFcR_MHL85P37gMZ7zD4ck1SZY2sqmQdKmFXtxF-KEZ8-e6I-W5xmB9G8P0sk/s400/photo-730509.jpeg" /></a><br /></div>

Office storage from kitchen and bath units

This is great use of a space with a sloping ceiling. Jay turns it into a fabulous work station with ample book storage. "I wanted a sol...

Children's front facing book rack

<div>This is simple hack but I like it. Becca found a great way to display children's books or any books for that matter, facing front. <br /></div><br /><div>"We made this children's book rack by adding a bar on each shelf, so that the books can be displayed facing front. This is an inexpensive <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/63688310" target="_blank">Billy</a> bookshelf from Ikea ($40). And the bars are mouldings purchased from Lowes (about $5 total)."<br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkOIOgnl7DIwV1CuLHE-yFhEZigv4XNbd_NOPjE8eVyp9i49xe1wgjR1TvuMGt1oYBgtdZMEgt4mr96WEtVVmsgDqY5i7aHhdAfaZ33ErF39Smln5klAo6wNFu2v8323vL0dUUA1tlGQKP/s1600-h/3740471864_1f59b6bf21.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382332228586987634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkOIOgnl7DIwV1CuLHE-yFhEZigv4XNbd_NOPjE8eVyp9i49xe1wgjR1TvuMGt1oYBgtdZMEgt4mr96WEtVVmsgDqY5i7aHhdAfaZ33ErF39Smln5klAo6wNFu2v8323vL0dUUA1tlGQKP/s400/3740471864_1f59b6bf21.jpg" style="display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 326px;" /></a><br /></div>

Children's front facing book rack

This is simple hack but I like it. Becca found a great way to display children's books or any books for that matter, facing front. ...