Materials: Kura Bed, 3x2 WoodDescription: Please note, make sure you use strong enough fixings to secure the bed to the wall, if you are fixing to a plasterboard/drywall wall you will need to secure it to the studs, DO NOT SECURE IT TO THE PLASTERBOARD!!!!!! I did this hack with the bed fully built and on my own, but you could modify it in pieces if you find it easier, and a second person would help make it easier, this took me about 3 hours but would be quicker if I had a second pair of...

Materials: 4 AKURUM Wall Cabinets, LILLÅNGEN Sink, RÖRSKÄR FaucetDescription: My customer needed a shallow bathroom vanity to increase the available space in her bathroom for her disabled mother. Cost was also an issue. I used 2 full length AKURUM wall cabinets (12" depth) and 2 smaller over the refrigerator type AKURUM cabinets to create a hanging vanity. Also to allow airflow from a poorly placed heating vent. The top is made from tha same mosaic tiles I used for the shower floor. (She...

Materials: Kura bed, Tounge and Groove Cladding, Decorative mouldings, MDF, Joist HangersDescription: Daughter wanted a princess bed so after seeing some other Kura hack, the "Geek with power tools" thought lets go. Got the bed frame off eBay and then proceeded as follows : !!SAND EVERYTHING before you build it.!! #1 Build the frame with only the 3 NON ladder corners. #2 Take the two bed lengths post and fix in place where the ladder would go. These act as the ladder and support for...

Materials: EKBY JARPEN shelf, RIBBA framesDescription: Dual monitor stand, or desk shelf. 1. Remove packaging from items 2. Remove the stand and matt paper from the photo frames 3. Choose four screws that are not so long they will push through the edge of the shelf. 4. Place shelf (top down) on workbench 5. Place a photo frame at the end of the shelf with glass side facing away from the shelf, and long side against the shelf. The frames are slightly shorter than the width of the...

Materials: Expedit 4x2Description: First of all I decided to hang my Expedit, in spite of Ikea's advise (the say NO for hanging Expedit). I made additional supporting beam under it (one of the pics shows this). The second, I bought and customized standard doors and chests for Expedit, in the way they correspond to my room decor. Here is you can see navy-blue painted and varnished door, two chests covered with fabric and varnished and the last door made with the 100-year-old music...

Materials: IKEA Stolmen storage system (post and fixtures)Description: Here is our version of the "Stolmen" cat tree. We were inspired by pictures we saw on this website. We bought the post and fixtures and built our own shelves to reduce the cost. We gave the shelves the shape we wanted and painted them in white. We made a hole for the post and fixed the carpet in place with little nails. We wanted our cats to get more vertical space and we thought that in front of the window was the...

Materials: APA storage boxDescription: Lately I have been drooling over the very expensive, and very few dress up storage garment racks on the market, but I didn't want to spend $200 on furniture we'd only use for a few years. Meanwhile, I'd already been using an Apa storage box for dress up clothes when one day I realized, it might work great with a rack built-in! The construction is simple- I screwed two 3-foot long 1x4's into the inside panels of the toy box. Then I cut a dowel and...

Materials: IKEA blanda blank diameter 12 cm and 20 cmDescription: How to create a lamp that looks like the Verner Panton Flowerpot using 2 IKEA Blanda bowls: - Drill a 10 mm hole in the centre of a 20 cm IKEA blanda blank bowl - Mount a light bulb socket. - Create some structure that will keep the 12 cm bowl. Use whatever you have lying around for this task. I used an old biscuit can that I cut up and made the hooks. These hooks are glued in place, 3 in the 12 cm bowl and 3 in the 20 cm...

Materials: Hova armchair (1993, discontinued), painters tape, paint, fabric mediumDescription: My aunt gave us an old accent chair she no longer had room for. It was 20 years old and from Ikea. My initial idea was to make a new cover out of a fun patterned fabric. The problem? I don't really know how to sew, so I'd either have to learn, or ask someone for help. My next idea was to dye it. That posed another issue: it wouldn't be patterned, something I think is severely lacking in the living...

Materials: IKEA cabinet of unknown name, 1/4" X 1 1/2" wood, 1/2" X 1 3/4" wood, 3/4" X 2 1/2" wood, wood glue, some hinges, hacksawDescription: I started with this kitchen storage cabinet from IKEA, whose name I don't know. The top was originally a single piece which was much wider than the base, overhanging in a way that always made it a bit awkward to place in the kitchen. After some time, I decided to cut off the extending portion, but I didn't want to lose the 'counter' space it...

Materials: board, cutting tool, patienceDescription: The Samtid floor lamp is a beautiful design, and will last for many years. Sadly, the skimpy plastic shade that comes with it disintegrates after two short years, and Ikea does not sell replacements. It doesn't matter if sunlight hits the shade, it doesn't matter if you used a low-heat compact fluorescent. They just fall apart. DO NOT throw that base away. Here is a template to make your own replacement shade. Instructions: Print out the...

Materials: 2 Kura beds, 3 Stuva drawers 60x35.Description: Needed bunk beds for my twin daughters but already had a Kura bed that my son had been using. Decided to buy another Kura bed second hand and essentially used one complete and the base of another. In order to add storage, raised the height of base bed to accommodate 3 Stuva drawers that provide good deep storage. Both sections are fixed together with 6 coach bolts. Both my daughters struggled with the built in stair so made a...

Materials: Various shelves and bookcase sides from the as-is section at Ikea, MDF trim, casters, wood screws and L brackets.Description: I used various shelves and bookcase sides to build a rolling shoe storage for our newly built mudroom bench. 1. A circular saw was used to cut the boards to desired length. Due to the laminate finish of the boards, a ten inch blade with sixty teeth was used. 2. Drawers were assembled using 1 3/4 wood screws and L brackets. 3. Non swivel casters were...

Materials: 1 Lack shelf, 3 pair Besta wooden legs, glueDescription: Take 1 Lack shelf and glue the six legs right on. The back of the shelf is still raw, but it works for me. ~ TomMore hacks on IKEAHackers.net

Materials: 1 x VINDE Carpet, 2x BENNO DVD Tower, 1x LACK Wall Shelf, 1x LACK Regal, 6x CAPITA LegsDescription: My wife is tired of cleaning the carpet everyday and we decided to change it but we don't want throw it away. I thought it might be good to use it as wall carpet with the wall mount TV to hide the cables :) 1st, I mounted the LACK shelf as the same height of the BENNO DVD Tower. 2nd is the carpet using wall plugs, screws and washers then mounted the TV (I made a small cut on the...

Materials: 4 Grundtal Hangers, Ikea item no. 300.612.47, Drill and bit for wall anchors, Screwdriver, 5 tacks, Template (posted in this link),Spirit Level, Fasteners (wall anchors) for the Grundtal hangers Description: I looked for retail mounts, but I had a real problem with spending $40-$50 for the available plastic mounts. However, the Grundtal hangers 300.612.47, that I had installed on the inside of the coat closet looked ideal for my purpose. They looked great and fit perfectly in the...

Materials: Kura Bed, 1/2 in MDF sheet, 1/4 in panels, 2x2, lights, switches, 120-to-12V adaptor, IKEA style screws and bolts, paint., reflectors, hose and faucet...Description: We decided to buy the Kura bed to make a Firetruck bed for our toddler, trying to keep the original bed as intact as possible for when he outgrow the theme bed. Steps : 1- Paint the blue sides of all panels Firetruck red with a roller. 2- Assemble bed, omitting the 3rd from bottom panel and the ladder steps - to...

Materials: IKEA Hemnes Shoe Cabinet Description: Greatly inspired by the Twined Hemnes Shoe Cabinet Hack conducted by Paulo from Canada and ScrapHacker.com. I wedded the two newly purchased Hemnes happily. I took out one of the cabinet leg, so instead of having four legs and an ugly gap in between, we now have a three legged cabinet with no gap in between and a top board that is just a little over hanging on both sides. I am a tool rookie, so pardon me for some of my terms. YOU...

Materials: Micke Desk (top only), Utby Legs, Besta Storage UnitDescription: My wife had a Besta sliding storage unit that she was using for her crafts drawer. Long story short... we are having our first child and things in the house had to change and transform into something a bit more space conscious. So that leads me to the hack. Like I said we had the Besta storage unit already so I had to measure up from that to get the ideal height for the turntables, it worked out that legs just under...

Materials: Gorm shelving unit (x4)Description: Our 3 cats were in need of some extra space. They seemed to be outgrowing their small-ish enclosure and it was increasingly difficult to have to take them out and let them loose indoors since I was developing a bit of an allergy to their fur. We had a narrow space behind the house which was roofed and enclosed by grills (e.g. bars on windows - quite common here in Malaysia), but was effectively still "open to the elements" and therefore quite...

Materials: Hemnes dresser, sand paper, white semi-gloss paint, flat corner braces, screws, knobs/pullsDescription: This super easy hack involved painting the drawer fronts and adding new decorative hardware for a quick aesthetic update. After lightly sanding the drawer fronts and wiping them clean, add a few coats of semi-gloss paint. Once they are completely dry, screw in the corner braces on each corner. Then simply attach the knobs or drawer pulls and you're done! See more of the Campaign...

Materials: Billy Bookcase, Harlig doorsDescription: Hello, I recently discovered the various built-in bookcases that can be made with simple Billys, and have decided to try it out. However, the Billy doors are all too high for my configuration (the TV will be on this built in, and needs to be lower than what the doors would allow for). Also, Billy doors are not the cheapest and I will need 6 of them... I was thinking of using Harlig doors, which are cheaper, and come in 40x70, which...

Materials: IKEA Hovet mirror, self-adhesive LED cable with power supply, J-shaped aluminum molding barDescription: To get some cool vibes out of my Hovet mirror placed at the very end of a narrow hallway, I decided to play a little bit with LED lightning. Step 1: Take precise measurements of the height and width of all sides of the mirror frame. Saw the molding bars to their correct length with 45 degree corners accordingly, so that you can create an additional frame by attaching the molding...

Materials: IKEA Melodi Lamp Shade, Plywood Base Board, 2.5" Galvanized Pipe, Foam Strip, Modeling Clay, Silicone Caulk, CHENG Outdoor Pro-Formula, 100+ pounds Concrete MixDescription: The IKEA Melodi lamp shade makes a perfect concrete mold for an umbrella stand. It's cheap, attractive, re-usable, and comes in two sizes. The first step is to drill a 2" hole in a plywood base. A PVC or galvanized pipe fits in the hole, then the lamp shade slides over the pipe and onto the base board. A small...

Materials: Varde glass door wall cabinet, standard Ikea base cabinets & Ekby Bjarnum wall shelvesDescription: We were looking for a built in storage unit/appliance garage to store all of our small counter-top appliances. The problems we were facing were: 1) Cost...highly expensive to have custom built 2) Availability...we could find roller door cabinetry but most was too shallow to house our large kitchen aid mixer and Magimix...so IKEA to the rescue. We wanted all of the clutter...

Presented to us by Welcome Beyond, Flattered is a mix between a small hotel and a private apartment rental, located in the historical city of Porto. The project features 5 modern apartments in a building featuring a mix of vintage furniture and illustrations by up-and-coming Portuguese artists adorning the walls. All apartments were open spaces originally and the idea was to have the flexibility to accept more than two people in each apartment, basically offering an extra bed without intruding...

Home automation is becoming an ever-increasing part of our daily lives with each passing year. In order to predict the future trends in home automation we can look to the past for some clues on where we’re going. The Jetsons was an animated sitcom created by Hanna-Barbera 50 years ago. It’s depiction of home automation technology probably sparked lots of today’s innovators to create what they saw on TV as children. Let’s look at with the Jetsons used in their home and then compare it to what’s...

The Garden Tree House is a project restored by Hironaka Ogawa & Associates in Kagawa, Japan. Seen from the outside, the house looks perfectly normal (it has a modern design, a straight neat façade and a beautiful zen garden surrounding it). The “anomaly” consists in a pair of trees (an Azelkova and a Camphor tree), with sentimental value, that ended up being integrated in the house’s structure. A real challenge for the architects and a feeling of satisfaction for the owners that (still)...

The new four-­‐star Fletcher Hotel in Amsterdam has been given a unique, sustainable interior by KOLENIK eco chic design. The hotel opened to the public on 11 January, 2013. The eco-­‐chic style stands for natural, unique and honest materials which simultaneously exude luxury and warmth. The futuristic hotel boasts a roof terrace on the 19th floor for smokers. Below this is Sky Restaurant Pi, which offers a panoramic 360° view of the city of Amsterdam. “A completely round restaurant with an...

Located in the cosmopolite Lisbon, the C+P House, designed by Gonçalo das Neves Nunes is an imposing contemporary house, made of concrete, glass and a touch of walnut. Due to the site’s topography, the house allows two entries, on two different levels. Its raw monolithic aspect is softened by the large range of terraces and  balconies, which create a flawless balance and a smooth transition between environments. The interior looks a little bit cold (thanks to the abundance of concrete), but the...

Ingenious and particular, Villa with Aquarium is the work of Centric Design Group, from the Netherlands. The residence features an unusual aquarium located at the upper level, as part of an eclectic décor. Luminous and breezy, the interior is definitely the result of experimental design, combining elegantly luxury elements with the colourful underwater world. The living room has an extremely high ceiling, concentrating on presenting a unique approach towards modern homes. For those who love the...

By replacing an existing 1950’s split level home, Randy Bens Architect developed the House on Chilliwack Street in New Westminster, a suburb of Vancouver, Canada. The new residence combines highly modern features with a touch of traditional, reminiscent of the old structure: “The existing house was too small for the family, so a new floor was added containing a master bedroom, en suite, office and deck.  The new upper floor cantilevers in two directions, and compliments the lower (original)...

On the echo of the bourgeois way of life and social tendencies of Romania’s capital, Sky Club by Live Concept in Ploiesti, Romania, embodies the multi-functional, minimalistic and fusion trends of the high and upper-middle class citizen. Situated in the midst of a leisure complex, it was decided to develop a structure whose form and functionality would make the most of its environment trough the elaborate metamorphosis of a preexisting industrial building. Thus it was necessary to construct...

Materials: Hemnes desktop + cherry boards + cherry legsDescription: 1. Purchased 3 Hemnes desktop pieces in white. (The have to be Hemnes because those pieces are wood and you need to be able to paint the pieces.) 2. Purchased unfinished table legs in cherry wood from an online vendor (Adams Wood Products). 3. Purchased two unfinished boards from a local hardwood store and measured the needed dimensions to cut the boards. 4. Laminated the boards together using wood glue and then...

Very elegant and neat, this interior exhales style and sophistication. The decoration is the work of Fertility Design, a very interesting Chinese studio, that managed to integrate a movable wall inside the house, in order to create a breezy atmosphere and a more dynamic environment. The studio found the perfect solution and embedded a sliding wall/door, to isolate the working area from the rest of the house. The wall is entirely made of glass, so it creates a pretty good sound isolation. The...

Materials: FÖRHÖJA kitchen cart, EKBY TRYGGVE 47 7/8X11" shelf, three 1 1/2" hinges, left and right hinge supports, scrap woodDescription: First the EKBY shelf was measured and cut to 39 3/8" to match the cart length. The cart top and the shelf are different thicknesses so scrap wood was used under the hinges on the shelf to even the height. Flip the cart over and attach the hinges near either end of the cart and shelf with the final hinge being placed in the center. Left and right...