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A woody window sill

Tim gets hold of some Platta wooden decking to embellish his window sill which gives it a nice natural look. He says, "I just made a hack using five <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/60090639" target="_blank">Plattas</a>. They were to be used for your terrace for flowers or walking on it I suppose. I don't really know. So I used them for making a window sill because these things do look ugh most times and are also ugh expensive. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilWMLoUEmituMJI5XDt4D-9DfkxTCV8mukZN1S74_N3cILxLtbsN5qzr1_zJQzkqYUE5bc427zN1hb5jkDbA8VzXLkytjoCDgO2TED_bgkEtS-dR1Wtas-AK0Nyq2WRTCAsfEmrO2yse57/s1600-h/fensterbankarbeitsschritte.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319288489582333874" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilWMLoUEmituMJI5XDt4D-9DfkxTCV8mukZN1S74_N3cILxLtbsN5qzr1_zJQzkqYUE5bc427zN1hb5jkDbA8VzXLkytjoCDgO2TED_bgkEtS-dR1Wtas-AK0Nyq2WRTCAsfEmrO2yse57/s400/fensterbankarbeitsschritte.jpg" style="display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 267px;" /></a></div> After I had sawn them apart into a smaller and a bigger part below the 3rd bar, I put them back together at 90 degree angles using brackets and screws. All this took me one hour maximum. That's pretty much everything that's to say about it. They lie loose on the ugly stone window sill and as far as I am concerned I think they look pretty neat. The best is that it did cost me only about 30 Euros (approx. 45 US$) including the Plattas and brackets in comparison to about 100 Euros for a window sill from the hardware store." <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-FKCPQFZAr3oZsJL5_ip5Hoh48mRaAkBHXefhom7MfRoAMQ8VvAGxz_HCt-i5xyIYv3GXMBlEeHhpCQElJFqlTN1KAhnm6D4rP5PBdnKYMrrI1q8agbQR5TpiAS2ITpF9DFI3Ab0Z-lHq/s1600-h/P8160025small.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319288491270958594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-FKCPQFZAr3oZsJL5_ip5Hoh48mRaAkBHXefhom7MfRoAMQ8VvAGxz_HCt-i5xyIYv3GXMBlEeHhpCQElJFqlTN1KAhnm6D4rP5PBdnKYMrrI1q8agbQR5TpiAS2ITpF9DFI3Ab0Z-lHq/s400/P8160025small.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>

A woody window sill

Tim gets hold of some Platta wooden decking to embellish his window sill which gives it a nice natural look. He says, "I just made a ha...

Trofast changing table

No need to buy an expensive changing table. Just top a <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/S49819508" target="_blank">Trofast shelving unit</a> with a changing table pad, just like how Beth and Shelli did theirs. This is from Beth, who cut a piece of plywood 1" larger than the changing table pad. She wrapped the plywood with teal fleece and her husband secured the plywood to the Trofast with a couple of L brackets. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEispn9FmFaWlPzUU1m1n-_lBSE_h6p1cMSfh5YpeusBDisF6Ai6xS45Twx80Uo2oQKk2lm0p6TReEFP8Q5acImDjuCfD5HkHMuCLDrpdWqvjlLw6yEBY8NjGLWFOkYEU8sxEzW9noDqY8uW/s1600-h/changing+table+corner.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316278166725445090" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEispn9FmFaWlPzUU1m1n-_lBSE_h6p1cMSfh5YpeusBDisF6Ai6xS45Twx80Uo2oQKk2lm0p6TReEFP8Q5acImDjuCfD5HkHMuCLDrpdWqvjlLw6yEBY8NjGLWFOkYEU8sxEzW9noDqY8uW/s400/changing+table+corner.jpg" style="display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px;" /></a> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM1tMsFgBnYcZ5Efa8gQJIcyuBTJ9BgWSW0uJcww5fgHCVHpLsDBpCAicVHVdG0E3mOEV843kvMjEMdymrLMjsz9CnSE1WTkXarP_hS4G_g-M7jTjLJswcObSYVdMUwDsFcW0yBHb2vP4/s1600-h/changing+table+detail+corner.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM1tMsFgBnYcZ5Efa8gQJIcyuBTJ9BgWSW0uJcww5fgHCVHpLsDBpCAicVHVdG0E3mOEV843kvMjEMdymrLMjsz9CnSE1WTkXarP_hS4G_g-M7jTjLJswcObSYVdMUwDsFcW0yBHb2vP4/s400/changing+table+detail+corner.jpg" /></a></div> She says, "It ended up costing a bit more than a regular changing table but we'll be using it a lot longer. I like that they also sell shelves for the Trofast so that we can turn parts of this into a bookcase if we need to." See more of her Trofast changing table <a href="http://lemoncadet.blogspot.com/2008/07/trofast-as-changing-table.html" target="_blank">here</a>. Shelli's pretty much the same but uses 4 Trofast units, a piece of plywood, fabric, a Trofast wall unit, a scrap piece of lumber and a changing pad. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLKJAMUNx835n8VkmwsKRTn-wQtHxsvn3DuYHXTsOB1Vn9ChkBpXPzEowaAfQGw9oLcjXD60xDVeHA8a4tiLBrFrdAka1heYzTxOR9j8im6PJwgOT5FWfa1Gp4vyWU3izRe9k-JvJIXP0/s1600-h/3245382092_d043d4eaa3_o3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLKJAMUNx835n8VkmwsKRTn-wQtHxsvn3DuYHXTsOB1Vn9ChkBpXPzEowaAfQGw9oLcjXD60xDVeHA8a4tiLBrFrdAka1heYzTxOR9j8im6PJwgOT5FWfa1Gp4vyWU3izRe9k-JvJIXP0/s400/3245382092_d043d4eaa3_o3.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOqIGx1VpxcKJHVQw-e4ILDD-QiL94iuU_O4YfRBRfWL3PqL22CZ1jVZVABfJVlhdR1kJHEcUrZej9_AQ7ZW0ni2t_FKPBj3K1cB8VqA1IfQ-UQ7Y5du-Hdx6Disbw1n2tJUCq7auokIs/s1600-h/3249876866_cac0e5fca0_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOqIGx1VpxcKJHVQw-e4ILDD-QiL94iuU_O4YfRBRfWL3PqL22CZ1jVZVABfJVlhdR1kJHEcUrZej9_AQ7ZW0ni2t_FKPBj3K1cB8VqA1IfQ-UQ7Y5du-Hdx6Disbw1n2tJUCq7auokIs/s320/3249876866_cac0e5fca0_b.jpg" /></a></div> See more of her Trofast changing table <a href="http://hydrangeasarepretty.wordpress.com/2009/03/23/the-hack/" target="_blank">here</a>.

Trofast changing table

No need to buy an expensive changing table. Just top a Trofast shelving unit with a changing table pad, just like how Beth and Shelli did t...

Bathroom mirror, more than meets the eye

Gilito from Alcoi, Spain, has this absolutely fabulous mirror. It really got me. Me. Like. Robots. Too. "I would like to submit my simple hack conformed by the <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/10083655" target="_blank">Atran</a> lockable cabinet in stainless steel, the mirror <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/38006200" target="_blank">Frack</a>, and two lamps that I got in another lamp store. I like to collect metallic robots toys and this is the idea for the mirror in my bathroom. (and I am too lazy to setup a good electric installation of the principal lamp, that it is like the first day I bought the house)." <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUi4Viy2Oq-6tlLO8thrZo1yuoFKq9nMwwcOUM5dMvlxuzG4WOKLsSkTrACbnCSVRM_xFQpZzOW8UsjabwR_DBtt7AbnX1ctAcZ5OCmvN_wjfgI9Bfde7qTTY_oynnlX-fn5eBLc2d_UCx/s1600-h/mirror1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316276664649191378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUi4Viy2Oq-6tlLO8thrZo1yuoFKq9nMwwcOUM5dMvlxuzG4WOKLsSkTrACbnCSVRM_xFQpZzOW8UsjabwR_DBtt7AbnX1ctAcZ5OCmvN_wjfgI9Bfde7qTTY_oynnlX-fn5eBLc2d_UCx/s400/mirror1.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/AVvXsEiwvztSY-JE2bqIM60-O-9xT5ELMa4rXeOPuIFGpCybcm4-vWSLg_8qonvTinFLc-A2q25oNdz5yDNGN4iW4KYIEByXMptodRzeTpt3iGaRcS9K-9-hf4_XsPEo2ZMLrT2tB7UI-cu3q-JW/s1600-h/mirror2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316276668119706418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwvztSY-JE2bqIM60-O-9xT5ELMa4rXeOPuIFGpCybcm4-vWSLg_8qonvTinFLc-A2q25oNdz5yDNGN4iW4KYIEByXMptodRzeTpt3iGaRcS9K-9-hf4_XsPEo2ZMLrT2tB7UI-cu3q-JW/s400/mirror2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px;" /></a>

Bathroom mirror, more than meets the eye

Gilito from Alcoi, Spain, has this absolutely fabulous mirror. It really got me. Me. Like. Robots. Too. "I would like to submit my simp...

Sarah's chop and shove kitchen cart and circular sofa

Ah, I love these 2 hacks from Sarah. The first is a really cool cooking prep space and the second is a smart tweak of the circular bed into a cosy area. She says, "I wanted to put a bowl in this Ikea kitchen cart (<a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/80035920" target="_blank">Forhoja</a>) so I could chop things and shove them right into the prep bowl. Then, once you take out the bowl, you can shove the trash into the drawer underneath (lined with plastic) to bring to the trash. Originally I was going to install a whole trashcan beneath the hole, but I think this is less disgusting than having a festering pile of whatever under there. First, we measured out where we wanted the bowl and how big the bowl was. We drilled screws through part of the table that would be discarded to hold it to the scrap board that was underneath and clamped the rest of the table to the underlying board. Next we routed completely through the top of the cutting board. Once that was complete (which was actually quite difficult and required a lot of fiddling with the bit, since the cutting board is quite thick), we did the second-order routing or the lip that insets the bowl so it is the same height as the cutting surface. Once that's done, all that's left is sanding!" <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvWk0cW4C_t7hsHhEBpcu3kTMgKBQ2U7tj1yDdGM2n9oPEUigZ9GUL4mDSjDvkiYqFqhl0g7FoF-uSI3Am2vURQXAbb2tqC00gmMe0_Od1N4RDKNPnE_1hU9ONyU9Dnzq3S58RjLezFGCW/s1600-h/Kitchen+Cart.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316216963228589122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvWk0cW4C_t7hsHhEBpcu3kTMgKBQ2U7tj1yDdGM2n9oPEUigZ9GUL4mDSjDvkiYqFqhl0g7FoF-uSI3Am2vURQXAbb2tqC00gmMe0_Od1N4RDKNPnE_1hU9ONyU9Dnzq3S58RjLezFGCW/s400/Kitchen+Cart.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 266px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a> See more of Sarah's <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/esoterica/2693262266/in/set-72157606317337789/" target="_blank">kitchen cart</a>. "A friend of mine moved half of her circular Ikea bed (<a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/S79819899" target="_blank">Sandane</a>) into our living room while she's subletting. For a while it was just sitting there together as a single unit, until another friend thought it would be funny to shift the pieces apart and have them like armrests while you sat between them on the floor. That got me to thinking that what would be even cooler would be to have a table there! So dad and I threw one together this weekend. It's about the simplest possible table you could make. We got one pine board (10 feet by 1 foot by 1 inch) cut into 4 pieces (two 40 inch and two 20 inch) and connected them all up using corner brackets. The boards were slightly warped, so we tried to use the brackets in a way that would pull the pieces together, to moderately successful effect. Not the most elegant, but it should keep it together. Since 20 inches was slightly higher than I had been envisioning, we alternated which corner was on top, cutting out about an inch. Just needs some final sanding and stain and it'll be done." <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuJ0tM2QmTkyXwC_p0WBMjwZbCeWPezTvsnnrYTctieM-tzpz10HXE2yP-7mR6zbx4k6L5APWG2gJ2jWMbxUa6PWoYSc1Dvx_qJrm1-JowbR56g5Ix3NX1GPUIFo3IlWeFR6gc0LCpWvlQ/s1600-h/Bed+as+couch.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316218095145869490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuJ0tM2QmTkyXwC_p0WBMjwZbCeWPezTvsnnrYTctieM-tzpz10HXE2yP-7mR6zbx4k6L5APWG2gJ2jWMbxUa6PWoYSc1Dvx_qJrm1-JowbR56g5Ix3NX1GPUIFo3IlWeFR6gc0LCpWvlQ/s400/Bed+as+couch.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px;" /></a> See more of Sarah's <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/esoterica/2693096984/in/set-72157606317337789/" target="_blank">half circular sofa</a>.

Sarah's chop and shove kitchen cart and circular sofa

Ah, I love these 2 hacks from Sarah. The first is a really cool cooking prep space and the second is a smart tweak of the circular bed into ...

A bouquet lamp

Nicoletta submits her daughter, Chiara's hack. An Ikea picture frame ( Ribba ?) and a light shade. She covered the base with expanded cl...

A massive built-in project

Adele and Jeremy spent a good 4 weekends to accomplished this massive media, wardrobe and storage combo. Time well spent! "My husband worked on installing 'built-ins' for about 4 weekends in a row using the new 'black-brown' <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/S99851572" target="_blank">Pax wardrobes</a> that Ikea has. He customized them to make them look like built-ins by cutting down two of the smaller closets to create symmetrical shelves on either side (so it didn't just look like a big hulking wall of closets). <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY9AXjTcbLrewAS1UmSpgU1pHQmd_88oQLo2uAWSEXjMyHiogdMComp-IZyK2hgkBxelVjs0sgHCXJB0VtgZSmVCioJogN9HXxtmnz19GMKsI9tTq4sV_ydHBcM3VhJqBNvAZ1Bq4FQ_I8/s1600-h/ikeahacker3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316270070593345138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY9AXjTcbLrewAS1UmSpgU1pHQmd_88oQLo2uAWSEXjMyHiogdMComp-IZyK2hgkBxelVjs0sgHCXJB0VtgZSmVCioJogN9HXxtmnz19GMKsI9tTq4sV_ydHBcM3VhJqBNvAZ1Bq4FQ_I8/s400/ikeahacker3.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a> I can't stand the little peg holes, so he turned around the pieces and drilled new permanent holes for the shelves (so that the line of holes is facing out where no one would see it). Then he cut down two doors so that our TV would be exposed (also to again add some decorative shelving around it so it wasn't just a wall of closets). <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg83akiGtltWS-jpQB4nlRFQepLWn6Q-OF1qxAa6lW8B4Hmf5BJD0IrtztQ9f4skrBSjpfS4TDzaMB6yRFvhU4IXOj0oPNtgcf1N_u1xtDqW7dXrDolmzI4BEic8Vmh8uYv0vASMi4MEpZM/s1600-h/ikeahacker1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316270066820850418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg83akiGtltWS-jpQB4nlRFQepLWn6Q-OF1qxAa6lW8B4Hmf5BJD0IrtztQ9f4skrBSjpfS4TDzaMB6yRFvhU4IXOj0oPNtgcf1N_u1xtDqW7dXrDolmzI4BEic8Vmh8uYv0vASMi4MEpZM/s400/ikeahacker1.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a>We found pulls that looked like our bedside table pulls and we also dyed the little plastic shelf holders black (for some reason they don't make a "black-brown" version of those little shelf holders so they stick out like a sore thumb.) Now when people get a tour of the house they say 'Oh, were those built-ins here when you moved in?' We think we saved ourselves at LEAST 10K!" <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikYuU6USWSdvdabhDTHuXhZOXFoRYWcs3rEjZnQAT712iQD_i8pexmgOznebpGm3kgU9HjZYBtVn74RXoZ1_wgmfcRQmBr87aMC2qhIX1ssToRikHpI-acUxIb3vPRICHw-1Wqch7QrKND/s1600-h/ikeahacker2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316270072933243378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikYuU6USWSdvdabhDTHuXhZOXFoRYWcs3rEjZnQAT712iQD_i8pexmgOznebpGm3kgU9HjZYBtVn74RXoZ1_wgmfcRQmBr87aMC2qhIX1ssToRikHpI-acUxIb3vPRICHw-1Wqch7QrKND/s400/ikeahacker2.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a>

A massive built-in project

Adele and Jeremy spent a good 4 weekends to accomplished this massive media, wardrobe and storage combo. Time well spent! "My husband w...

Snug desk in laundry room

Hunter mixed and matched Ikea cabinets for a sweet work station. Too bad it's hidden away in the laundry room! "We recently finished a laundry room desk area that found us combining a few stock Ikea cabinet pieces together (one for the height, one for the width) and found that an oversize cabinet door makes a swell desktop: <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyEJZ7idVXwl_nKaBjWZs0ljgXEnkLfO-aYRdwdazlEZ0dPjOt4mS3XuKoxbQ3c2M9Tco_mPb-v3JNbAiu-dyQyCjK0QICWZfJti3O4UoJicD51WnU-vzAN8Ri19GB0O2YYlNwtl3jECl4/s1600-h/Desktop+Table1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316267651821448962" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyEJZ7idVXwl_nKaBjWZs0ljgXEnkLfO-aYRdwdazlEZ0dPjOt4mS3XuKoxbQ3c2M9Tco_mPb-v3JNbAiu-dyQyCjK0QICWZfJti3O4UoJicD51WnU-vzAN8Ri19GB0O2YYlNwtl3jECl4/s400/Desktop+Table1.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDbGJ5XZUW9e8Y9QR5C6fQcn-rICHuqQvrpEthDcCYVgG9G8pTBcqDeMAdpfzg7cfAv22c45Uo-XosfmpSlDyQc4XOEKAgnyeV1eoKBnCfSNlRQUmB-XS8SVPbTcn1sARpGoWoddC587qN/s1600-h/Desktop+Table2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316267651084460018" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDbGJ5XZUW9e8Y9QR5C6fQcn-rICHuqQvrpEthDcCYVgG9G8pTBcqDeMAdpfzg7cfAv22c45Uo-XosfmpSlDyQc4XOEKAgnyeV1eoKBnCfSNlRQUmB-XS8SVPbTcn1sARpGoWoddC587qN/s400/Desktop+Table2.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" /></a> The most valuable thing (piece of advice wise) is the use of 2 cabinets to make one (width from one and height from the other) and the use of a 24x64in door for a desktop -- saved us literally a thousand dollars on silestone (and the Ikea Numerar countertops look great at a distance, but begin to unravel at closer inspection -- especially over time)."

Snug desk in laundry room

Hunter mixed and matched Ikea cabinets for a sweet work station. Too bad it's hidden away in the laundry room! "We recently finishe...

Colour my kitchen!

Dawn redecorated her kitchen a couple months ago, with a clever idea for her kitchen walls. She says, "Living in an apartment, I'm limited in what adjustments I can make, but I was bored with my kitchen's honey colored cabinets, dark green counter tops, and ivory walls. I wanted a color on the walls and to take advantage of some under cabinet storage space. My solution? Add color by sandwiching a piece of bright orange and red <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/40120656">Fredrika</a> fabric into a basic <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/08046900" target="_blank">Clips</a> frame, which fits neatly into the area between my cabinets and stove. (The areas to the side of the stove have long rectangular frames of the same style from a craft store.) For an accessory rack I used a tension curtain rod (non-Ikea) wedged between the cabinets. A couple <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/10072647" target="_blank">Bygel</a> baskets and a <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/40127912" target="_blank">Kalmar</a> container hang perfectly from it to provide storage space. Voila! A similar plan on the opposite wall above the sink pulls the look together." <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf1ALUoi_xtbI3JtVW2-2N5NfwOv9hzbf7UHgOPA9CInjdCcGpQyZkfekH2KtahAPtpD2LF3DsRaRtC4ZsIKCtr2e38s10fjqaeqrWBZYF7pZz4J1Ai9JUphZJbl7_K-dyIIv2y-Fe6zt1/s1600-h/Kitchen.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316230096103683778" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf1ALUoi_xtbI3JtVW2-2N5NfwOv9hzbf7UHgOPA9CInjdCcGpQyZkfekH2KtahAPtpD2LF3DsRaRtC4ZsIKCtr2e38s10fjqaeqrWBZYF7pZz4J1Ai9JUphZJbl7_K-dyIIv2y-Fe6zt1/s400/Kitchen.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>

Colour my kitchen!

Dawn redecorated her kitchen a couple months ago, with a clever idea for her kitchen walls. She says, "Living in an apartment, I'm ...

A compact Mackis charging station

Hayley turns the <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/40037332" target="_blank">Mackis stationery</a> caddy into into a charging station. I like the cork pad for the gadgets to rest on. Nice touch. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6F8Gy2QIHMt2vJPeChkrZudRCOo0RDf8Hk_4wxCtPDsa-Ysoopjz3LtPh7mCPaaU0PKWbGICgjGu16GP_1aS5foWyAMCqkbznR4At0455jceS57PYrCBZwdHKQtJQfaL0pdlRG4t7FI3N/s1600-h/DSC01803.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316222239513278482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6F8Gy2QIHMt2vJPeChkrZudRCOo0RDf8Hk_4wxCtPDsa-Ysoopjz3LtPh7mCPaaU0PKWbGICgjGu16GP_1aS5foWyAMCqkbznR4At0455jceS57PYrCBZwdHKQtJQfaL0pdlRG4t7FI3N/s400/DSC01803.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUH8zo61_cWrDVlLy-q2d6UurAUPotC_BuhE5CwyBdf7zc2iG5QbIZIopf_YDvCqQPStaebTAq27nTGm_SZcneuYWgpgPsc4nhnBJAG57uH6TvSYwC1gLUnqrbUbgjSYJymJ0ZbRcxC3k/s1600-h/DSC01812.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUH8zo61_cWrDVlLy-q2d6UurAUPotC_BuhE5CwyBdf7zc2iG5QbIZIopf_YDvCqQPStaebTAq27nTGm_SZcneuYWgpgPsc4nhnBJAG57uH6TvSYwC1gLUnqrbUbgjSYJymJ0ZbRcxC3k/s400/DSC01812.JPG" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijRo5pa-RINpdMNcbbjhfz0Die_YMzb9Y0vrh570fOunUjLr8PuI8EuLMMjRSiguRKluKE2IM-ZkguGWcNcrhejHxmAbPbC_Nr2QtebqizqWBzSyYe1mzZit98yvtXXYfAZLTlkkHGUr0z/s1600-h/DSC01816.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316222246875415938" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijRo5pa-RINpdMNcbbjhfz0Die_YMzb9Y0vrh570fOunUjLr8PuI8EuLMMjRSiguRKluKE2IM-ZkguGWcNcrhejHxmAbPbC_Nr2QtebqizqWBzSyYe1mzZit98yvtXXYfAZLTlkkHGUr0z/s400/DSC01816.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>

A compact Mackis charging station

Hayley turns the Mackis stationery caddy into into a charging station. I like the cork pad for the gadgets to rest on. Nice touch.

Scrabble Table

Another table to start off our week. This one I like, being a Scrabble fan. Jodie was about to get rid of this old $10 <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/20118621">Ikea Lack table</a> but decided it could be salvaged. And here it is. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicqpkJ9CvtdujA8ybg_ki9d43z_qAVSFrmW1ODGzp0dDCljbTuwhRzd5PlEAHT_gX-HSKpTjen40r9RmI7cZTBt5BmmgAoDF67AiGLS5KcrpEowlbZziS5NE6FiMQWo6CTBAfS0a1lH1O9/s1600-h/scrabble.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314360028941034658" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicqpkJ9CvtdujA8ybg_ki9d43z_qAVSFrmW1ODGzp0dDCljbTuwhRzd5PlEAHT_gX-HSKpTjen40r9RmI7cZTBt5BmmgAoDF67AiGLS5KcrpEowlbZziS5NE6FiMQWo6CTBAfS0a1lH1O9/s400/scrabble.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a> She says, "I decided to experiment with it instead. I am a huge Scrabble fan, so I painted a functional scrabble board in the same color scheme as my den. I measured out and drew squares, then glued over the grid lines using Elmer's gel glue. I then spray painted the table, peeled the dried glue off, and used craft paint to fill in the colored squares."

Scrabble Table

Another table to start off our week. This one I like, being a Scrabble fan. Jodie was about to get rid of this old $10 Ikea Lack table but ...

A happy bedside table

Alicia gives her Rian bedside table a happy new look. She says, "It's not really a difficult hack, but I covered my <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/90086914" target="_blank">Rian table</a> with fabric. All I did was to detach the tabletop with a screwdriver. Lay the top side down on fabric and attach with a staple gun, pulling the fabric tightly. Screw the top back on, and voila." <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYDqa-W0R8hZHAW4RhpW7qKGYFohddk1oyK-hFzGWfjzP9KgpbDs7EZpkThPnucymMmPkio1gtkVqNoQCcScr6LFQhu9u69GxqkbdH2PHns3WXeFIMOk9OKJADz8DznpZ9M9Q1cs5YBAnd/s1600-h/rain+side+table.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314349753347333442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYDqa-W0R8hZHAW4RhpW7qKGYFohddk1oyK-hFzGWfjzP9KgpbDs7EZpkThPnucymMmPkio1gtkVqNoQCcScr6LFQhu9u69GxqkbdH2PHns3WXeFIMOk9OKJADz8DznpZ9M9Q1cs5YBAnd/s400/rain+side+table.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 286px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a> See more of Alicia's <a href="http://sunnydayhappyface.blogspot.com/2008/09/something-accomplished.html" target="_blank">Rian bedside table</a>.

A happy bedside table

Alicia gives her Rian bedside table a happy new look. She says, "It's not really a difficult hack, but I covered my Rian table wit...

Baseball card collage table

It's a Saturday and perhaps you'll like a round of baseball too. This one's from Matthew. Happy weekend. He says, "I discovered an interesting way to give the <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/40104270" target="_blank">Lack side table</a> a baseball make-over using a bunch of vintage baseball cards, glue, gloss, and resin. The end result is a beautiful table which will add some character to any sports themed room. I�ve found that people love to sit and look at the old cards, even if they�re not into baseball. And for sports fans, it�s a great conversation piece.The resin coating keeps the cards preserved under a durable, clear finish." <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidcvpO8bSYwnhRIEMdOrL5F2joiRYhYMjLjMMllf4KD1RI4z7mQ8dptN0onYlLYsRCSIvLrHtL5oZe-kZ5zP31Ami3HEGcrUdRPvpT20J0xq2T5wgI4Y_ILBPl5yxddoqIPs9BGlBR4LqD/s1600-h/IMG_4927.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314244222559349074" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidcvpO8bSYwnhRIEMdOrL5F2joiRYhYMjLjMMllf4KD1RI4z7mQ8dptN0onYlLYsRCSIvLrHtL5oZe-kZ5zP31Ami3HEGcrUdRPvpT20J0xq2T5wgI4Y_ILBPl5yxddoqIPs9BGlBR4LqD/s400/IMG_4927.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/AVvXsEhXrUr9guXfsDy5yycVFci1r4HGHxE8HLrdhYQtbPjqLhXwpjfsg6kk1iFFzrjqUBE1m6t8J-umY1Ujn7s6TtGWcFvDrUjX8gQ2p608L6IhxOrQBpGg_tfxEO344oo7VGDiGCG5EOm1_Q77/s1600-h/IMG_4926.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314244214714318770" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXrUr9guXfsDy5yycVFci1r4HGHxE8HLrdhYQtbPjqLhXwpjfsg6kk1iFFzrjqUBE1m6t8J-umY1Ujn7s6TtGWcFvDrUjX8gQ2p608L6IhxOrQBpGg_tfxEO344oo7VGDiGCG5EOm1_Q77/s400/IMG_4926.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 295px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXyy34aEKEANKc8Jt2Vc7JJ1K9P1srjL4z7Zgb2hFvraoOWqdJ2m7RtQvoExcxW9oKYjIRT1uWxuuLvZgmu9aVbPU_KqbidM7Ogi5D0xkOjjRhoZURydgVDQ2TC5f_z5aVghJbKQyHSVQJ/s1600-h/IMG_4932.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314244221298682754" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXyy34aEKEANKc8Jt2Vc7JJ1K9P1srjL4z7Zgb2hFvraoOWqdJ2m7RtQvoExcxW9oKYjIRT1uWxuuLvZgmu9aVbPU_KqbidM7Ogi5D0xkOjjRhoZURydgVDQ2TC5f_z5aVghJbKQyHSVQJ/s400/IMG_4932.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a> See how it's done in this vid. <object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/YMduTlhUC7o&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/YMduTlhUC7o&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>

Baseball card collage table

It's a Saturday and perhaps you'll like a round of baseball too. This one's from Matthew. Happy weekend. He says, "I discov...

Malm bed goes glam

Robin transforms the birch Malm bed into glossy glam bed. "This is our Ikea hack of a <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/S39849855" target="_blank">Malm bed</a>, formerly in birch effect finish, and now a glossy black custom-looking addition to a swank bedroom in Hollywood Regency style. That Malm bed took us many days to complete. We primed it first using a special high-cling primer followed by several coats of black semi-gloss oil-based enamel in a custom thinned-out formula. Trial and error proved the best way around this challenge. As soon as we found the exact amount of turpentine thinning we needed, we enjoyed a smooth-as-silk brush-on experience, and the rest of the paint went on "like buttah." <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSRcIOFRjr6MT5KcBQjrowv_fYvNHvnSQVugYjO0tdQc47zQFoetlFABKhbSQiystAhP60a7C8lINgP9d7JR6rQ1MChGvRE8togvPABnXya6nODF4p1fE-AFHOe41xz9NSGcC5CXurlPgf/s1600-h/IMG_3602+copy.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313879872064643490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSRcIOFRjr6MT5KcBQjrowv_fYvNHvnSQVugYjO0tdQc47zQFoetlFABKhbSQiystAhP60a7C8lINgP9d7JR6rQ1MChGvRE8togvPABnXya6nODF4p1fE-AFHOe41xz9NSGcC5CXurlPgf/s400/IMG_3602+copy.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/AVvXsEgHd8kqZb7VH0pTdsec-0IF_KQSEBipZ7PPMHUVZTjsfIUjekM_yCR3DL3EJjPxRMjHBdCREd8GKr-GnoE8FVWPILbo2_e6b_USSRiJTSvyUFKH63NL0csX-_lx1vzKJxC0mQGwKuhLHB-V/s1600-h/IMG_5142.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313879888068968098" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHd8kqZb7VH0pTdsec-0IF_KQSEBipZ7PPMHUVZTjsfIUjekM_yCR3DL3EJjPxRMjHBdCREd8GKr-GnoE8FVWPILbo2_e6b_USSRiJTSvyUFKH63NL0csX-_lx1vzKJxC0mQGwKuhLHB-V/s400/IMG_5142.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>

Malm bed goes glam

Robin transforms the birch Malm bed into glossy glam bed. "This is our Ikea hack of a Malm bed , formerly in birch effect finish, and n...

Customised bay window desk

Lee does a customised desk to fit a bay window using a <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/60103632" target="_blank">Plywood panel</a> and two Ikea <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/20078031" target="_blank">Apa storage boxes</a>. He says, "I had a big trestle table in my bedroom that I was using as a computer desk. Behind my bedhead was a bay window, which was wasted space. I decided to build a custom-fit desk to use that space and claw back some space for myself. I had a thick plywood top custom-cut very cheaply, then used two Ikea Apa storage boxes as the legs. By leaving the inserts out of the narrow sides, I have made spaces for my two towers that I can easily get at. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyiTFbswhFgDKu4YYMj8az5ahcFnwQvDh4IEz57BGuPjJYs0qlWewNrIu77GqVOu6gYaiCGmXyOVOroDe2iToiYIa4JGNIr_hnWXEKajtGnNwW7n5mvZzk2qDzyVK5DogfYCScBIJQIXFf/s1600-h/Pic_0131_088.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313243147142340466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyiTFbswhFgDKu4YYMj8az5ahcFnwQvDh4IEz57BGuPjJYs0qlWewNrIu77GqVOu6gYaiCGmXyOVOroDe2iToiYIa4JGNIr_hnWXEKajtGnNwW7n5mvZzk2qDzyVK5DogfYCScBIJQIXFf/s400/Pic_0131_088.jpg" style="cursor: move; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px;" /></a></div>I covered the leftover panels with the same fabric I used on the plywood top to make two folding screens. These sit outside of each box and hide my computer cables and a waste bin. I used the lids of the two storage boxes as extra legs in between the two boxes. I now have a great computer desk and about 2 1/2 square meters of extra space in my bedroom."

Customised bay window desk

Lee does a customised desk to fit a bay window using a Plywood panel and two Ikea Apa storage boxes . He says, "I had a big trestle t...

Gorm and the wash basin

Thye Foo from Malaysia (yay!) completes his first Ikea hack. And it's the first time I've seen the Gorm used with a sink unit. That said, the Gorm is untreated wood, so it would be advisable to coat it with varnish to avoid water damage. "This is my first 'Ikea hack'," he says, "I replaced my dirty old wash basin with the help of Ikea's <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/S39821385" target="_blank">Gorm shelving unit</a>. It's used as support and doubles up as a shelving unit." <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihFd9xTAfzHHz7HJEAFYROh83MQ3yYo3M2HOr7FsCOU0d-y69T3IMAH9SIfKnDZe9CXU62iwtXug_wEx2Sf0oyNuem-41Z-ZUs-3_JHfGF9Q5zfdFpGxdRrzZWxgPZQ-9i9DgzgK516vE6/s1600-h/2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313102334833402466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihFd9xTAfzHHz7HJEAFYROh83MQ3yYo3M2HOr7FsCOU0d-y69T3IMAH9SIfKnDZe9CXU62iwtXug_wEx2Sf0oyNuem-41Z-ZUs-3_JHfGF9Q5zfdFpGxdRrzZWxgPZQ-9i9DgzgK516vE6/s400/2.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/AVvXsEgMTiHjscFQk6Hemwz3J7dGk2ib9Qrx2mI4od_Vhg_xZWWIKGBJijgiB4k1vOg45AhCaKiwPKJSZp67sPmXam6uTNRUOyaWzCKhTLVaAo2gV6ASP6O-39rKNBaSuK97yPQ45BLvma5x51Pw/s1600-h/1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313102317246169746" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMTiHjscFQk6Hemwz3J7dGk2ib9Qrx2mI4od_Vhg_xZWWIKGBJijgiB4k1vOg45AhCaKiwPKJSZp67sPmXam6uTNRUOyaWzCKhTLVaAo2gV6ASP6O-39rKNBaSuK97yPQ45BLvma5x51Pw/s400/1.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/AVvXsEjtTxTKCsJvv5NkOFvllBymMKkqB_DOM-GrOLU2QmzTIUkN-zHFLSjrp0_GzxXZ3eoCKQrPbFFpjZmm3DCeY6X181ZgrOBKY91pL9tkn_1zQNVZH-JjIjoZz2yHOb_RMSlbwfrvTsqFHm7o/s1600-h/3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313102341422756114" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtTxTKCsJvv5NkOFvllBymMKkqB_DOM-GrOLU2QmzTIUkN-zHFLSjrp0_GzxXZ3eoCKQrPbFFpjZmm3DCeY6X181ZgrOBKY91pL9tkn_1zQNVZH-JjIjoZz2yHOb_RMSlbwfrvTsqFHm7o/s400/3.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/AVvXsEjgFkZYBvFy1dBq3pc_fJKbmoSxnVHnUNHgtq0UlBPBbjFSR-66pUhBs8oorBZOKMFprfxsqXrawft7Lpc5oc9GpiKMV81zOIedG53YW5wDxawvup6Qi42xZiv4Wk-3b6OzKee4cfM-4G1S/s1600-h/4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313102349383507602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgFkZYBvFy1dBq3pc_fJKbmoSxnVHnUNHgtq0UlBPBbjFSR-66pUhBs8oorBZOKMFprfxsqXrawft7Lpc5oc9GpiKMV81zOIedG53YW5wDxawvup6Qi42xZiv4Wk-3b6OzKee4cfM-4G1S/s400/4.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/AVvXsEhcsccSWYRxjQ_MHQ7gnTnRzLcsOtHTOMyFnbaQ5o17MoVNbNn9uBZDsskKmBFxcmNke7x260dmXCC1KkDPlguVho_ThfCv6FIhyphenhyphenYxwCS4lvZoLSUPgSP-a5GE3os9QeYm2UgxxfzMfi3Bq/s1600-h/5.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313102347461935154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcsccSWYRxjQ_MHQ7gnTnRzLcsOtHTOMyFnbaQ5o17MoVNbNn9uBZDsskKmBFxcmNke7x260dmXCC1KkDPlguVho_ThfCv6FIhyphenhyphenYxwCS4lvZoLSUPgSP-a5GE3os9QeYm2UgxxfzMfi3Bq/s400/5.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/AVvXsEh4Uiro25LErlJPABQlrCkbpfsMdulzYNWxvcC_e4iAfLnrzdyYl95tnbJgaFJUjDdyw_g8yLn5M85EsRmxM3VVqTr49csP-omc9qQW_vJ4AB_Ey1srSg_R9UoO88UXb5CvDUdY4W1OalP8/s1600-h/6.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313102981021549090" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Uiro25LErlJPABQlrCkbpfsMdulzYNWxvcC_e4iAfLnrzdyYl95tnbJgaFJUjDdyw_g8yLn5M85EsRmxM3VVqTr49csP-omc9qQW_vJ4AB_Ey1srSg_R9UoO88UXb5CvDUdY4W1OalP8/s400/6.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px;" /></a>

Gorm and the wash basin

Thye Foo from Malaysia (yay!) completes his first Ikea hack. And it's the first time I've seen the Gorm used with a sink unit. That ...