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19 brilliant ways to hack Ikea furniture
19 brilliant ways to hack Ikea furniture
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19 brilliant ways to hack Ikea furniture
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Hacker Robert had bigger plans than tossing salads: He used them to create speaker enclosures.
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These Melltorp tables are pretty bland as is.
Cost of one table: $65.00
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One hacker used four tables, two pieces of pine, and some screws to create a much more dynamic ping pong table.
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Normally, Ikea's laptop desks support academic or business work.
Cost of one laptop table: $39.99
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But one creative hacker transformed two of them — with help from some screws, L brackets, wheels, and gold spray paint — into a classy bar cart.
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These recycling bins are a great way to sort paper and plastic.
Cost of one, 16-gallon recycling bin: $12.99
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But we're far fonder of this rendition by Daniel Poling, who fashioned a host of bins into a wall dresser that would help any slob clean up their act.
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This stark white Jara lamp shade from Ikea is practically begging for a coat of paint.
Cost of one 18" lamp shade: $14.99
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Meghan of Lakebay, Washington used the shade to glam up an otherwise dull chandelier. A coat of gold spray paint added a nice touch.
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You could certainly use this Ung Drill Frame as the decorative accent it's meant to be.
Cost of one frame: $24.99
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Hacker Cher decided to get a little crafty, turning it into a cork board using a ton of wine corks she scored for free from a wine bar.
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IKEA's butcher block trolley is great for chefs on the go.
Cost of one kitchen cart: $59.99
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With a touch of paint and a little ingenuity, hacker Brian slipped in an outdoor amp and an Apple AirPort Express to play tunes while he cooks out.
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There's not much interesting going on with Ikea's table lamps.
Cost of one table lamp: $4.99
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Reader Uta decided to give them a beachy feel with this easy DIY drift wood design.
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This shelving unit is probably meant for bookworms.
Cost of one shelving unit: $149.00
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Hacker Martina turned it into an epic playpen for her dwarf hamster, Sonic.
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These chairs usually have their legs planted firmly on the ground.
Cost of one, wooden chair: $25.00
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Hacker GVM gave them a lift, sawed off the seat and mounted them to his wall as DIY clothing racks.
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On its own, this standard coffee table might handle a board game at most.
Cost of one coffee table: $149.00
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Hacker Steffen cut a massive hole down the middle and fashioned his table into a toy train display.
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Most IKEA mirrors are probably found on bedroom walls.
Cost of 4-pack of mirrors: $8.99
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Hacker Jule used six mirrors to give an old desk a much-needed upgrade.
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This Lova bed canopy is meant to give drowsy slumberers summertime shade.
Cost of one canopy: $14.99
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Hacker Erika found out it works just as well keeping her swarm of bees nice and cool on long afternoons.
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This simple kitchen skimmer probably sees a lot of pasta bowls.
Cost of one kitchen skimmer: $4.99
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For hacker Pippa, it made the perfect base for a soap dish on her hard-to-fit round bathroom sink.
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IKEA's Bjursta dining room table doesn't have much to keep a kid's interest.
Cost of one wooden table: $229.00
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Hacker Krystal sawed a couple of tot-sized holes for her twins to create the ultimate activity table.
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It's hard to imagine turning these Rektangel vases into anything other than a dumping ground for flowers.
Cost of one vase: $2.99
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Two architects transformed the vases into this stunning bathroom display, using them as glass blocks in this Amsterdam loft.
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IKEA's bookcases are usually sold one or two at a time.
Cost of one bookcase: $159.98
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In a stroke of brilliance, French hacker Chas Saunter stacked 60 of the things along his 11m x 4m (36' x 13') bedroom to create the library of any bibliophile's dreams.
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Ikea's Valje wall cabinets are handy, but nothing special.
Cost of one wall cabinet: $25.00
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But with a few incisions, one can become a practical — and decorative — mounted bike rack.
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But together, they can create the ultimate bed. A dad one-upped us all by building his son a bed equipped with a slide, secret room, interior pulley contraption, and bookcase.
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