Ikea hacks

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20 best IKEA hacks on Instagram 2019

December 10, 2019

It’s been a while since I last did a round up of my favourite IKEA hacks on Instagram. And since then, the number of IKEA hacks on IG has grown leaps and bounds. When I did a search, I found over 280,000 posts on #ikeahacks! So, before the year ends, let’s dive in and check […]

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New cover for old IKEA SKRUVSTA Chair

December 10, 2019

Cover the plain white SKRUVSTA chair with a pop of color! I was searching OLX Portugal website, for a chair for my home office. But I didn’t want a standard black office chair and I didn’t want to spend a lot of money since I am refurbishing other parts of my house. Then, I came […]

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Q: Can I find full extension drawer slides for ALEX?

December 10, 2019

How to extend the ALEX drawers fully? I have an ALEX Drawer unit on casters, and I really like it. It fits perfectly where I have it and the casters make it perfect as an extra table top when I need it. ALEX drawers on casters | IKEA.com However, I hate that the drawers don’t […]

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IKEA Black Friday Sales and Deals to add to your cart

December 10, 2019

Consider this a PSA: If you live in the US and are looking to get some IKEA pieces, just hold on to your horses and wait one more week. By then, it’ll be time for IKEA Black Friday Sales and Cyber Monday Deals. Offers will begin from Nov 27 and run through to Dec 8. […]

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STOMMA clock now glows in the dark

December 10, 2019

Alas, a silent and glow in the dark clock. I wanted a clock for our bedroom that is silent and tells the time in the dark without lighting up the whole room. The ones I found were either too expensive or I did not take fancy in them. The IKEA STOMMA clock was perfect as […]

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6 ideas to make your IKEA doormat a lot more welcoming

December 10, 2019

The IKEA TRAMPA doormat is one of the best around. It’s made from renewable material (coir fibers) and comes with a non-slip backing. The plain coir doormat is so easy to keep clean too. Just shake it or vacuum the dust off. Photo: Ashley’s Studio Better yet, it’s super affordable. Only $4.99 for the small […]

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IKEA kitchen cabinets are great as wardrobes. Here’s proof.

December 10, 2019

Can you make a full height wardrobe from METOD kitchen cabinets? Oh, yes! This post started out as a Hackers Help question. Min wanted to know whether the MAXIMERA drawers could fit into PLATSA frames as she didn’t like the PLATSA range of doors. However, after deliberating it, she eventually ended up with the METOD […]

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Get your gift wrap rolls stored & organized. Once and for all

December 10, 2019

Ikea hacks, Storage & organizers

6 best tips for gift wrap storage and organization As the holiday season rolls around, Nadine asked a preemptive question: “How do you store your gift paper rolls?” The usual case, before the holidays we get a variety of gift wrap and then when the holidays are over, we end up with reams of paper. […]

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IKEA Pax 2.0: The 2 main problems with Pax SOLVED!

December 10, 2019

Let’s address the PAX wardrobe bulge and sag problems. I did these mods, because in my opinion, there are two big problems with the PAX system: the back and the shelves. 1. The backer board is thin and not rigid. Over the time it deforms. It also doesn’t make the PAX frame very stable. (Others […]

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DIY cat house you can easily make with an IKEA step stool

December 10, 2019

Our DIY Cat House project makes use of the IKEA BEKVÄM stool, with the space divided into two. A “Päls Hem” aka Fur House. We enclosed the space at the base of the stool to create a cosy nook for our cat to curl in. Add some soft furnishings into the “cave” and your cat […]

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IKEA sofa with genius armrest storage

December 10, 2019

Ikea hacks, Storage & organizers

Bet you never knew your sofa armrests were prime storage space. Ok, so the guys at IKEA are the masters of hidden / secret storage everywhere. In fact, one of the things I most loved about the ESKILSTUNA sofa series was the undercover storage on the chaise lounge, but… what? More than 80 liters of storage […]

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The secret to happiness. Did the IKEA happiness hunters find the answer?

December 10, 2019

IKEA happiness hunters spent two weeks in Denmark looking for the hygge that seems so elusive to the rest of the world. Danes seem to know, considering their consistent spot in the top 5 of the world’s happiest nations. IKEA Denmark wanted to uncover where the Danes’ happiness originates from, and whether it is related […]

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A beautiful design idea for the IVAR cabinet with doors

December 10, 2019

A wall of IVAR cabinets with doors engraved is astonishingly captivating. Because IVAR is real solid wood (unlike a lot of flat-pack cupboards), it makes a great blank canvas for CNC machining work and engraving. IKEA items used: IKEA IVAR cabinets in 30mm (12″) and 50mm (20″) depths. IVAR cabinet | IKEA.com Other materials and […]

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6 IKEA DUKTIG hacks that are NOT play kitchens

December 10, 2019

The IKEA DUKTIG. Undoubtedly the king of play kitchens. Chances are, if you’ve bought the toy kitchen, you would have searched Pinterest for hack ideas and found thousands of IKEA DUKTIG play kitchen pins. DUKTIG play kitchen | IKEA.com But what if the kiddo gets bored of cooking? Luckily, the DUKTIG is quite the blank […]

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Old wardrobe gets second life as a retro arcade machine

December 10, 2019

IKEA TRYSIL wardrobe saved from landfill and converted into a retro arcade games machine. We were dismantling our son’s TRYSIL Wardrobe to remove it from his room. It had been good wardrobe but the backing had started to continuously fall away. It had some slight damage during dismantling and would have become landfill apart from […]

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