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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. ...

One for the coop

<div>Susan, a mother and chicken owner  from Northern Ireland, uses the Ikea <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/S69867046" target="_blank">Antonius</a> range as a new bug-free chicken nest box and storage unit. The <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/30101234" target="_blank">drawers</a> were cut with a sharp knife to create the nest boxes. Chickens love their new home!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs2FY7PvGWxVEhX9nSR4s22npmaKwvNbOITs5RloaE_NGF_U-VhWAyBqIuL2VTMXSGIfdaq8v2HjXkDxxGYZYtuzw17kcTJvP811wnYTLb0RLFzUGXKZR_A_ne2zlWdsPWAGzfJKyCLGtE/s1600-h/3905755459_7964d93d9f.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381993378741873730" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs2FY7PvGWxVEhX9nSR4s22npmaKwvNbOITs5RloaE_NGF_U-VhWAyBqIuL2VTMXSGIfdaq8v2HjXkDxxGYZYtuzw17kcTJvP811wnYTLb0RLFzUGXKZR_A_ne2zlWdsPWAGzfJKyCLGtE/s400/3905755459_7964d93d9f.jpg" style="display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 303px;" /></a><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381993359549403218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPb-e9G4hUHjvfuubwE2f76ZtO8uKqEmdPfhX4o67O5p78NwJmiklgLJmYZYu7zU42YvkJ5w4Hl82bTSe5RxgouV4U9tf5GM-Dklegd7ng5hf4OWNzdVHZxTiBybOHnWTxVicm-T5HOF9G/s400/3905758077_0916c32123.jpg" style="display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 303px;" /><br /></div>See more of Susan's <a href="http://bokbokbok.net/site/comments/my_ikea_hack/" target="_blank">chicken nest box instructions</a> and more <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bok_bok_bok/sets/72157622327287094/" target="_blank">photos on Flickr</a>.<br /><br />Related hack:<br />- <a href="http://ikeahacker.blogspot.com/2009/06/ikea-home-for-chicks.html" target="_blank">Ikea home for chicks</a>

One for the coop

Susan, a mother and chicken owner from Northern Ireland, uses the Ikea Antonius range as a new bug-free chicken nest box and storage unit....

Built-in Besta entertainment center

<div>George is quite the hacker and has started his own blog documenting his personal Ikea hacks.<br /><br />"I've done two kitchen remodels over the past few years where I hacked/modified Ikea cabinets, however I never documented the hacks. Anyway, I just posted an entertainment center build where I hacked a couple Ikea <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/S79867833" target="_blank">Besta products</a>.<br /><br />The point of the Besta hack is to raise the speakers, hide the components and cables. There is also a neat sliding shelf for the receiver. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3BFAB1VDvsKUK4_ZyuFV9SMDBTN-PMtehQXjgltE_HUHMdnA6pIk29B1xcMytq_Re2g4vRxQnKq1dDPeJ_8VuV35_j1NoqkWHlyazGeVpTIzoAyQ59WQUeWFjKzbQdvD-ZTDOUAPPUKHu/s1600-h/CIMG2587.JPG"><img alt="built-in besta entertainment centre" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381992133880666946" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3BFAB1VDvsKUK4_ZyuFV9SMDBTN-PMtehQXjgltE_HUHMdnA6pIk29B1xcMytq_Re2g4vRxQnKq1dDPeJ_8VuV35_j1NoqkWHlyazGeVpTIzoAyQ59WQUeWFjKzbQdvD-ZTDOUAPPUKHu/s400/CIMG2587.JPG" style="display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZHHzfuxfwYX8lFsajBpYX1-12vR7Khr4qDou1-JJHeRImT3WWuhR-cSYlie36Fko1eNaykPMV8Oap0ibLVRBqPi5p_ymynNUC76vbT7trqnLZk3yjVygsMMyhU8ztYbeEIbi03zn7QIpI/s1600-h/CIMG2569.JPG"><img alt="built-in besta entertainment centre" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381992128176521106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZHHzfuxfwYX8lFsajBpYX1-12vR7Khr4qDou1-JJHeRImT3WWuhR-cSYlie36Fko1eNaykPMV8Oap0ibLVRBqPi5p_ymynNUC76vbT7trqnLZk3yjVygsMMyhU8ztYbeEIbi03zn7QIpI/s400/CIMG2569.JPG" style="display: block; height: 240px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a><img alt="besta entertainment centre" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381992121829336290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHP-CK7OlU7i8GGH4drqMHWCQnq35SbTwPahGn7SQGlWNY2xV3Gisbp-KYJy3Zmc6N870OLm5nCnKt2LNsssdqL-qSMiTHxJMmlPYEsb7Bs3Mmys3Ny2zcHgdN7VSJ5fMPwRKfVmuQJBcv/s400/CIMG2571.JPG" style="display: block; height: 240px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /><br /><br /><a href="http://ihackea.blogspot.com/2009/09/built-in-entertainment-center-using.html" target="_blank">Hop over</a> for a looksee.<br /></div>

Built-in Besta entertainment center

George is quite the hacker and has started his own blog documenting his personal Ikea hacks. "I've done two kitchen remodels over t...

iMac computer desk

<div>G�rard from The Netherlands has a sleek solution for his <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FApple-iMac-MB418LL-24-Inch-Desktop%2Fdp%2FB001U0OGZ4%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Delectronics%26qid%3D1256566086%26sr%3D8-1&tag=ikeahacker-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=9325" target="_blank">iMac</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=ikeahacker-20&l=ur2&o=1" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" width="1" />.<br /></div><br /><div>"My <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FApple-iMac-MB418LL-24-Inch-Desktop%2Fdp%2FB001U0OGZ4%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Delectronics%26qid%3D1256566086%26sr%3D8-1&tag=ikeahacker-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=9325" target="_blank">Apple iMac</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=ikeahacker-20&l=ur2&o=1" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" width="1" /> obstructed our dinner table for a year. My wife did not make much of it. To please her I did a little Ikea hacking. I bought a <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/80137867" target="_blank">Ludvig Laptop shelf/charging station</a>. And a <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/60137873" target="_blank">Ludvig Router/modem wall cabinet</a>. I used the wall cabinet as computer stand and the laptop shelf for my keyboard and mouse. Both Ludvigs have nice compartments for various stuff (Hard drives, headset, DVD�s etc.) The set is complemented with a <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/90118811" target="_blank">Vitamin stool</a>. When not in use the shelf is put to rest and the computer is not in the way. I think it is a nice hack and my wife is pleased. Mission accomplished."<br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp4Y4xEV9z6_g7OhG_19uwSD6DKva5OjsGHGbaXwi7EwiZJkIT1GWY3V8O7wY_s70riCfBT7p6ydXpq-I5uY0jpooTmzAEL5CaAKpLTvNALtzhMOXjnvxRELmAZfWnmKVAcVivVWxpYFHB/s1600-h/Ikea+hack+-+3.jpeg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381989711602737346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp4Y4xEV9z6_g7OhG_19uwSD6DKva5OjsGHGbaXwi7EwiZJkIT1GWY3V8O7wY_s70riCfBT7p6ydXpq-I5uY0jpooTmzAEL5CaAKpLTvNALtzhMOXjnvxRELmAZfWnmKVAcVivVWxpYFHB/s400/Ikea+hack+-+3.jpeg" style="display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy4tfD53IodfDA0hyphenhyphenjv3Ai1yjS5yyI3u259WfOVamP2i19gOSrvFdC-dP0UhAWaUsH4uZ-mpKXHKk-Z9XoPhXRO6fI8ust-cCEtQxmYiu5gt9f2e4d3Efwe0UDCK5UbsNSvXb8I4vEDdvM/s1600-h/Ikea+hack+-+4.jpeg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381989701382328466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy4tfD53IodfDA0hyphenhyphenjv3Ai1yjS5yyI3u259WfOVamP2i19gOSrvFdC-dP0UhAWaUsH4uZ-mpKXHKk-Z9XoPhXRO6fI8ust-cCEtQxmYiu5gt9f2e4d3Efwe0UDCK5UbsNSvXb8I4vEDdvM/s400/Ikea+hack+-+4.jpeg" style="display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px;" /></a> <img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381989696629943010" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKuMzuE8OMHW-tBkbTp_7TOnc34YRbOKlZyCaP4adbvJw1I99TSd8rbMs1bQBviwQ2Cpx35YK_Hy5nUN5MH596Qjw8xQ000PQgyi5c87VM_1dGqz0XRMgmAPhXhmLQnZnp2_p02-NxQk9m/s400/Ikea+hack+-+2.jpeg" style="display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px;" /><br /></div>

iMac computer desk

G�rard from The Netherlands has a sleek solution for his iMac . "My Apple iMac obstructed our dinner table for a year. My wife did not...

Halloween costume - Toxic barrel of waste

Just a few more days before Halloween and if you're desperate for a costume, this is a quick and easy one from Rebecca. <br /><br /><br />"My oldest son's Halloween costume this year is an Ikea hack. He's going as a barrel of toxic waste. We made this from an Ikea <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/40117003" target="_blank">Dimpa hamper</a>. We cut head and arm holes, and painted it up."<br /><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoxN49JTF0OCfoqsSoH0MwUsgVKYBy2mJc0_kHoalDD56FW_d2wzOxbP0kAY3T52aMEDvFJz9cEUHcoJ_L3jcuHhYd_kf8xPsctr_GgObweqhCxk2mdbjPrdHcCnZ5weYA08A4cqP0Zic/s1600-h/IMG_0367-738440.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397900029621937858" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoxN49JTF0OCfoqsSoH0MwUsgVKYBy2mJc0_kHoalDD56FW_d2wzOxbP0kAY3T52aMEDvFJz9cEUHcoJ_L3jcuHhYd_kf8xPsctr_GgObweqhCxk2mdbjPrdHcCnZ5weYA08A4cqP0Zic/s320/IMG_0367-738440.JPG" /></a><br /></div><br /><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8D4d3YEnZ7ytxermPrTOjrV6WKYnn-psQGEW388JwAnntXcXo6hwzSLaWAiPEAd0kQKJEBqVaCKiOe6f-G7F5dE_sGb4b6rPC8yap5K8QKJ0UnbENvUzT9o2j6xfOEugPxCo0GzuepBs/s1600-h/IMG_0366-740043.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397900040405413490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8D4d3YEnZ7ytxermPrTOjrV6WKYnn-psQGEW388JwAnntXcXo6hwzSLaWAiPEAd0kQKJEBqVaCKiOe6f-G7F5dE_sGb4b6rPC8yap5K8QKJ0UnbENvUzT9o2j6xfOEugPxCo0GzuepBs/s320/IMG_0366-740043.JPG" /></a><br /></div></div></div>

Halloween costume - Toxic barrel of waste

Just a few more days before Halloween and if you're desperate for a costume, this is a quick and easy one from Rebecca. "My oldest ...

Low budget network cabinet

<div>Oliver builds a network thingamajig inside a PS cabinet.<br /><br />He says, "We built a network cabinet based on Ikea <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/00100194" target="_blank">PS Cabinet</a> "Doppelt�r PS Schrank" from Germany. View the <a href="http://funrecycler.com/?p=3646#more-3646" target="_blank">original article</a> in German."<br /></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcoIoXvd9OS9e2ceNgTXuyLcOCnGfB5V4u8xP2EseTsgtpVvNkc0N2SU2oAL7pAI6I2zcFCTOpNl5bm6Ly3ZUhmMFiEsrMRJRs6wh-EVc13q8jDY1KdOz5lRawesA7dxGccRHYl2s1c6hP/s1600-h/IMG_2696_t.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381988373323332738" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcoIoXvd9OS9e2ceNgTXuyLcOCnGfB5V4u8xP2EseTsgtpVvNkc0N2SU2oAL7pAI6I2zcFCTOpNl5bm6Ly3ZUhmMFiEsrMRJRs6wh-EVc13q8jDY1KdOz5lRawesA7dxGccRHYl2s1c6hP/s400/IMG_2696_t.jpg" style="display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 318px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRU5aBGs3lQgKHkGZe-aBd4BFx7EJwFF1J9QaW6EvWF8jLGLdsKXiVyf2UDpvfsoNjs_mN50_iihWLWZhkBTtE5STgK2boJsUkwCg4nUiShh2VCo3Ix4BhRZIvA_6ETDT0tey_z6lUSFOs/s1600-h/IMG_2734_t.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381988368264760402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRU5aBGs3lQgKHkGZe-aBd4BFx7EJwFF1J9QaW6EvWF8jLGLdsKXiVyf2UDpvfsoNjs_mN50_iihWLWZhkBTtE5STgK2boJsUkwCg4nUiShh2VCo3Ix4BhRZIvA_6ETDT0tey_z6lUSFOs/s400/IMG_2734_t.jpg" style="display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a> <img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381988360768314194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL9mJUOk-eb9OvBnARUX9p-ldJSnDQIGlQYXeATZW5y2-MkSIpgl7VVyad3FW7yr5lw-Is7KUoiO_uVFgojEksaYy1HTjJDjL7rJvSIJhEopbdhXqqIqKD50VMR2WpT4oBtga6LoI8zoSv/s400/IMG_2732_t.jpg" style="display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px;" /><br />Better yet, read the google <a href="http://translate.google.de/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Ffunrecycler.com%2F%3Fp%3D3646%23more-3646&sl=de&tl=en&hl=de&ie=UTF-8" target="_blank">translation</a>. "Does not this look brilliant? Made class!" Cracks me up.<br /></div>

Low budget network cabinet

Oliver builds a network thingamajig inside a PS cabinet. He says, "We built a network cabinet based on Ikea PS Cabinet "Doppelt�r...

Halloween goes East

The day for ghouls and goblins will soon be upon us. Tien and friends decide to go Japanese this year. Why not? Witches and vampires are so last season. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBESbzTmmsEPaMh17Kn2N8FKx-u6JCE2oD8Pv4geMbFh8BalBEK6UujEx0rUlCvzKhbE8VyqtF4a6ceDyrUkxSU6uiN-yDzf6bY6e9-ki8ubtZCTnS05NhZJGTs0bnHWpSD1dBkxqKLL0/s1600-h/kimono4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBESbzTmmsEPaMh17Kn2N8FKx-u6JCE2oD8Pv4geMbFh8BalBEK6UujEx0rUlCvzKhbE8VyqtF4a6ceDyrUkxSU6uiN-yDzf6bY6e9-ki8ubtZCTnS05NhZJGTs0bnHWpSD1dBkxqKLL0/s200/kimono4.jpg" /></a>"My friends and I are going for a Japanese theme this year.  For one of my friends, I wanted to make a sexy kimono (was inspired by Emiri Miyasaka's kimono, right). <br /><br />The cheapest place for colorful fabrics by far is Ikea (at least in my city).  So, I purchased the fabric, took about 6 hours of planning and sewing (didn't really have a pattern... just kind of made it up as I went).<br /><br />Turned out rather nice.  It wasn't expensive - cost me about 180 kr (roughly $25, but it's probably even cheaper in the US).  Below is my makeshift pattern.  I based it off of <a href="ttp://fibers.destinyslobster.com/Japanese/Clothes/japmakekimono.htm">this</a>.  Here are the measurements I used and how I did it.  I kind of eyeballed the measurements, so it's not exactly as that, but I tried my best to remember the measurements for the instructions.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAexwdiP1qtSjIBqA9Id-7qLj9ToGXFoowGo4HrJRoZB39rp7t0V6QlGsCo2wAXPsp1C96rZz4POdkesw7MgO1mNzd_tEVX3yTyPFnVRCrQza1vk-Um3IjBA75hg5TJBpuwg6msr6d_N0/s1600-h/FirstPageInstructions.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAexwdiP1qtSjIBqA9Id-7qLj9ToGXFoowGo4HrJRoZB39rp7t0V6QlGsCo2wAXPsp1C96rZz4POdkesw7MgO1mNzd_tEVX3yTyPFnVRCrQza1vk-Um3IjBA75hg5TJBpuwg6msr6d_N0/s400/FirstPageInstructions.jpg" /></a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlGyK1pU50qvS5_9VgbupTCfEXtCjnCtAU3KxQaoxsZgGPq9ma5I20af3jj7HcfMNKsoasSmmSKevunyTv9mh2Mgm8CEz0GY9KCVVlFLf9NcoOv-9t8aiWU0tj0MUgw2OYFFOIk3eMAJY/s1600-h/SecondPageInstructions.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlGyK1pU50qvS5_9VgbupTCfEXtCjnCtAU3KxQaoxsZgGPq9ma5I20af3jj7HcfMNKsoasSmmSKevunyTv9mh2Mgm8CEz0GY9KCVVlFLf9NcoOv-9t8aiWU0tj0MUgw2OYFFOIk3eMAJY/s400/SecondPageInstructions.jpg" /></a><br /></div><br />Obviously, one can go longer and multiple layer it, but I have to make 4 costumes for my friends and simplest is best.  Hope someone tries this (but not in my city :D).  It's going to be an awesome Halloween."<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-dBWqYzK32FMPajEFz6Z8lAZDzhRzO7AudU7T3ux-G5WqVinXQPndAPd5lt143gQbbcAx0XXZW3i5KepU-2yT6X_6xtdCsW9OgRde-DYFUeUfBDiGSY0khxJeEKcDwTAbGVuy8t_HmT0/s1600-h/CharlotteFrontSmall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-dBWqYzK32FMPajEFz6Z8lAZDzhRzO7AudU7T3ux-G5WqVinXQPndAPd5lt143gQbbcAx0XXZW3i5KepU-2yT6X_6xtdCsW9OgRde-DYFUeUfBDiGSY0khxJeEKcDwTAbGVuy8t_HmT0/s400/CharlotteFrontSmall.jpg" /></a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFs8KCLe3U8VbE6I0Hef6dhDuXHxA9MoBael-Q1mg-ucQdTnwHuJikLdHCKN6-8jzwUqybqe20fCNJqW43uPoSMMOmUzxVqkiErRO2yTFAo3yBWfdLr7k-hG55LrgxPf22i0G5O0UWCj8/s1600-h/CharlotteBackSmall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFs8KCLe3U8VbE6I0Hef6dhDuXHxA9MoBael-Q1mg-ucQdTnwHuJikLdHCKN6-8jzwUqybqe20fCNJqW43uPoSMMOmUzxVqkiErRO2yTFAo3yBWfdLr7k-hG55LrgxPf22i0G5O0UWCj8/s320/CharlotteBackSmall.jpg" width="280" /></a><br /></div>

Halloween goes East

The day for ghouls and goblins will soon be upon us. Tien and friends decide to go Japanese this year. Why not? Witches and vampires are so ...

Movable laptop desk

<div>Linda hacks together a mobile laptop desk. She didn't provide the names but I think the base is a <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/20134051" target="_blank">Besta height extension unit</a>. The shelf is supported by <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/20049538" target="_blank">Capita legs</a>. <br /><br />Linda says, "I have a laptop computer with a battery out of order, a subwoofer and external hard disk. I wanted a piece of furniture that could hold all of them. I created it after two hours in Ikea Cronenbourg at Strasbourg in Alsace."<br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvb10wtZaqUWfluNEtsj28hQdHPvNgJqFn8awihZ31gqPbsr11be70nK-vLzog37XxHa-irp3DQbfemmyQuSAv6rgneeTcZVLV60IIYkJR3XtfZHjfP7M0SKAEcfuT5Zrumkv03EWwzZc2/s1600-h/IMG_0499.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381985699065475746" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvb10wtZaqUWfluNEtsj28hQdHPvNgJqFn8awihZ31gqPbsr11be70nK-vLzog37XxHa-irp3DQbfemmyQuSAv6rgneeTcZVLV60IIYkJR3XtfZHjfP7M0SKAEcfuT5Zrumkv03EWwzZc2/s400/IMG_0499.JPG" style="display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px;" /></a>

Movable laptop desk

Linda hacks together a mobile laptop desk. She didn't provide the names but I think the base is a Besta height extension unit . The shel...