IKEA Hackers

Pretty Nordmyra Chair Camouflage

2012-02-24T14:35:00.000-05:00

Materials: Nordmyra chair, wallpaper, spray adhesive, knife

Description: I found a Nordmyra chair in the clearance section that had been scratched on the seat. Nothing a little camouflage can't fix! I cut pieces of leftover wallpaper to size for the seat and back, and used spray adhesive and then covered in a glaze just to make sure the edges don't fray. Love it!

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~ refresheddesigns.com

A professional looking Faktum/Rubrik/Nexus kitchen

2012-02-24T11:42:00.000-05:00

Materials: Faktum cabinets, Rubrik/Nexus sides and doors

Description: My idea was to create a professional looking kitchen using stainless steel and wood.

I hacked the angular corner base cabinet in order to fit to a double sink.
No carousel inside, empty space for a dustbin and cleaning products.

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Hacker Help: How do I hack a table like this (part 3)?

2012-02-24T10:23:00.000-05:00

Description: Does anybody have an idea how to make this table from IKEA parts? I like the table and would love to have a similar, so if somebody have an idea, please send it to me. Many thanks in advance.

~ Charlie, Sweden

A Forså of Nature

2012-02-24T07:55:00.000-05:00

Materials: IKEA Forså lamp, Branches, Wood Sealer+Paint, c:a 5cm slotted rod (of c:a 4mm diameter), Lamp Lead+bulb, Rope, Something heavy, Drill, Hand saw

Description: The main idea of this IKEA Forså work lamp hack is to detach the bendy Lamp Arm from the heavy Lamp Base, and to make use of these bits together with branches to make 2 new hacked lamps (using only 1 IKEA Forså Lamp)...

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Chair pads as wall decor

2012-02-23T16:25:00.000-05:00

Materials: NEDDA, PORTIS, RAMSTA, GLÄNSA, RIBBA

Description: NEDDA chair pad (14 x 0,49Cent). Makes interesting wall decor.

PORTIS shelf (1 x 19,99 Euro)

~ EDDY, Germany

Pantone Light

2012-02-23T14:29:00.001-05:00

Materials: Ikea PS Maskros Pendant lamp / Custom Pantone Chips / Hot Glue Gun

Description: We are always looking for unique items that can excite and personalize our studio, and this lamp is a perfect canvas.

This project was super fun, but we also faced some challenges. It was important to get the right proportion throughout the piece, as a whole. Based on how each spindle is spaced, the shapes of the solid rectangle chips would overlap at the top and bottom of the lamp. Our preference was to have equal distance between each chip.

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Varde island with stainless Vika Hyttan desktop hack

2012-02-23T11:18:00.000-05:00

Materials: Drill, screwdriver

Description: This one is a relatively simple hack with a stylish final product. My wife and I were planning on using a Varde kitchen island in our kitchen, and decided on a four-door Varde base cabinet, which didn't come with a counter top.

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Custom built kitchen for tall people

2012-02-23T10:45:00.001-05:00

Materials: IKEA Kitchen

Description: Because of my height, we wanted a kitchen higher than IKEA allows. Secondly, we wanted it to be proportionate to the space, and we didn't want too many cabinets. So we came up with a design that was:
- 100 cm high
- 90 cm deep
- 420 cm wide

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King Artur

2012-02-23T07:31:00.000-05:00

Materials: Artur trestles and a bespoke table top (DIY store); Both beech.

Description: I took two Artur trestles and mounted them cross-over.
To do so I cut out the pieces of the L-shaped wood in the lower (not moveable) part of the tresle that was in the way of fitting the 4 parts into each other (Artur pic no. 1) to form a cross (Artur pic no. 2).

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Ivar library and storage

2012-02-22T16:15:00.001-05:00

Materials: IVAR shelving units

Description: We wanted to build a library in the short part of our L-shaped living room. We decided to build storage space in the lower part (for which we used the IVAR units that are 50 cm deep) and build bookshelves on top that (30 cm deep).

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Custom Multimedia Console

2012-02-22T15:46:00.001-05:00

Materials: EXPEDIT + 1 board + metal reinforcement + fixing material

Description: How to build a cheap console (less than 200 euros including 85 euro Ikea furniture) to put
- one video projector
- one multimedia amplifier
- two surround speakers
- one STB
- two video-game consoles

with three constraints:
- no visible wire
- wallpaper behind should still be visible
- people should say "it doesn't fall"?

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Gorgeous Trays

2012-02-22T11:24:00.000-05:00

Materials: Bigarra, Ideal

Description: I buy these lovely Ikea Stoneware trays and vases and decorate them with ceramic colors.

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VÄCKIS wooden modern clock

2012-02-22T08:04:00.001-05:00

Materials: VÄCKIS clock, pre-made frames or scrap wood, glue, stain

Description: Add a wood frame to the VÄCKIS for a modern/mid-century/rustic mantle clock. I lucked out and found some chunky pre-made, stain-ready pine frames but this can easily be made with some scrap wood. I added some little gray stick on foam pads to keep the clock snug in the opening and glued two frames together for the appropriate depth.

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Spoka Box

2012-02-22T07:23:00.001-05:00

Materials: One Spoka light, one Magasin cutlery holder, one Arduino, one LCD, 2 speakers and some other electric stuff.

Description: This is the Spoka Box ver 2.0. Turn your Spoka light into a useful butler. Programme it to wake up its master gently, turning on a soft light some minutes before the alarm time. It is also upgradable with much more usable functionalities in the near future.

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Ribba Lego Minifigure Display

2012-02-21T16:56:00.000-05:00

Materials: Ribba frame, lego and superglue

Description: I cut some white card, carefully measured up the spacing and then superglued some LEGO blocks onto it. I then added some LEGO minifigures and put the whole thing in a Ribba frame. Simple, elegant and cheap!

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~ Colin Brown, Hove, England

Built-in Expedit Cabinet

2012-02-21T15:47:00.000-05:00

Materials: Expedit, Lekman, wood

Description:
1. Build a wooden frame on the ground, that fits perfectly
2. Fix the frame with small wooden wedges on the ground
3. Build a wooden frame to all other borders
4. Place the Expedit cabinets and fix them with screws to the frame

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How to: ReuseTindra candle glass containers

2012-02-21T11:14:00.001-05:00

Materials: Tindra Candles

Description: I repurpose/reuse Tindra Candles into useful glasses. After burning, I put them in the freezer which makes it easier to remove the remaining wax residue. After a spin in the dishwasher I reuse them as ice cream dishes, wine tumblers, for fruit & yogurt and often for coffee since their thick heavy glass retains heat well.

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Upholstered Malm Console Table

2012-02-21T09:28:00.001-05:00

Materials: Malm Console Table, staple gun, 4 yards of fabric, fabric glue, tack strip

Description: Cut fabric in half length-wise (so it is half of the 54-inch wide fabric). 27-inches perfectly covers the top and sides of the Malm table.

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NYTTJA on a rope

2012-02-21T07:14:00.000-05:00

Materials: 3 Nyttja, jute rope, shoot machine stitches,drill

Description: I love the orange and finally I found this color!
I used 3 frames, about 3 feet of rope.
Make 4 holes be drilled to the same height on both sides (you can also use horizontally is also nice).
Place the rope and secure it with the shot points, add on top with a knot.
Simple!!

~ mcm, Italy

Lagra & Sugru

2012-02-20T18:02:00.000-05:00

Materials: Lagra Lamp, Sugru, SatNav stand

Description: I have put together with black Sugru, a piece of the Ikea lamp Lagra and a satellite navigation stand that I didn't use anymore. And now I can stick the lamp on mirrors, glass, tiles, tables.... and it is directionable! :)

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Expedit in boys room gets country look

2012-02-20T16:06:00.000-05:00

Materials: Expedit, wood boards, driftwood stain.

Description: We have Cowboy/country theme in our children's bedroom.

Now the rest of the room has been updated. We have Expedit shelves, and placed boards around. I stained it with driftwood colour.

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DRÄLLA lamellar armour

2012-02-20T11:57:00.000-05:00

Materials: DRÄLLA cutting boards, GUNSTIG apron

Description: I made a brigantine style lamellar armour based on armour type "n° 17" excavated from the site of the battle of Visby.

The DRÄLLA cutting boards were cut with heavy duty scissors and the holes were made with a drill. The resulting plate segments were lashed together with cord.

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LYKTA Silhouette

2012-02-20T10:25:00.000-05:00

Materials: Lykta Lamp 1 Photocopy/printed transparency (1 A4) tape or stick glue

Description: I love the Lykta lamps but they are too bright for the bedroom. We have a cityscape silhouette theme through the flat so I photocopied a London skyline sunset onto a transparency.

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Baby Fashionista Wardrobe (Baby Shower Gift)

2012-02-20T07:05:00.000-05:00

Materials: Trofast Frame, White - Article Number: 300.914.52

Description: Rather simple modification but a definite show stopper at baby showers. The great thing about this gift is that the family can choose to add to the Trofast system or it can later be used for dress up clothes or for doll clothes. This is one Ikea Hack with multiple uses.

Ingredients
1) Purchase Trofast Frame White (or any color)
2) Purchase Pink Trofast Storage box (Article Number: 501.158.62)
2) Purchase small adjustable curtain rod (can be found at Target)
3) Purchase heart mirrors with adhesive (can be found at Target)
4) Purchase Alphabet Stickers (Michael's Arts and Craft Store)

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Kitchen under the stairs

2012-02-19T16:39:00.000-05:00

Materials: Faktum Nexus, Perfekt Nexus

Description: Initially we didn't plan for a two-storey house, but when we came up with the definitive plan, I decided that we should use the space under the stairs.

As we placed the kitchen by the stairs, I measured and made sketches and measured again, before we went to IKEA and bought the cabinets we needed.

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