19 brilliant ways to hack Ikea furniture
19 brilliant ways to hack Ikea furniture
19 brilliant ways to hack Ikea furniture
Hacker Robert had bigger plans than tossing salads: He used them to create speaker enclosures.
19 brilliant ways to hack Ikea furniture
These Melltorp tables are pretty bland as is.
Cost of one table: $65.00
19 brilliant ways to hack Ikea furniture
One hacker used four tables, two pieces of pine, and some screws to create a much more dynamic ping pong table.
19 brilliant ways to hack Ikea furniture
Normally, Ikea's laptop desks support academic or business work.
Cost of one laptop table: $39.99
19 brilliant ways to hack Ikea furniture
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.
19 brilliant ways to hack Ikea furniture
These recycling bins are a great way to sort paper and plastic.
Cost of one, 16-gallon recycling bin: $12.99
19 brilliant ways to hack Ikea furniture
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.
19 brilliant ways to hack Ikea furniture
This stark white Jara lamp shade from Ikea is practically begging for a coat of paint.
Cost of one 18" lamp shade: $14.99
19 brilliant ways to hack Ikea furniture
Meghan of Lakebay, Washington used the shade to glam up an otherwise dull chandelier. A coat of gold spray paint added a nice touch.
19 brilliant ways to hack Ikea furniture
You could certainly use this Ung Drill Frame as the decorative accent it's meant to be.
Cost of one frame: $24.99
19 brilliant ways to hack Ikea furniture
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.
19 brilliant ways to hack Ikea furniture
IKEA's butcher block trolley is great for chefs on the go.
Cost of one kitchen cart: $59.99
19 brilliant ways to hack Ikea furniture
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.
19 brilliant ways to hack Ikea furniture
There's not much interesting going on with Ikea's table lamps.
Cost of one table lamp: $4.99
19 brilliant ways to hack Ikea furniture
Reader Uta decided to give them a beachy feel with this easy DIY drift wood design.
19 brilliant ways to hack Ikea furniture
This shelving unit is probably meant for bookworms.
Cost of one shelving unit: $149.00
19 brilliant ways to hack Ikea furniture
Hacker Martina turned it into an epic playpen for her dwarf hamster, Sonic.
19 brilliant ways to hack Ikea furniture
These chairs usually have their legs planted firmly on the ground.
Cost of one, wooden chair: $25.00
19 brilliant ways to hack Ikea furniture
Hacker GVM gave them a lift, sawed off the seat and mounted them to his wall as DIY clothing racks.
19 brilliant ways to hack Ikea furniture
On its own, this standard coffee table might handle a board game at most.
Cost of one coffee table: $149.00
19 brilliant ways to hack Ikea furniture
Hacker Steffen cut a massive hole down the middle and fashioned his table into a toy train display.
19 brilliant ways to hack Ikea furniture
Most IKEA mirrors are probably found on bedroom walls.
Cost of 4-pack of mirrors: $8.99
19 brilliant ways to hack Ikea furniture
Hacker Jule used six mirrors to give an old desk a much-needed upgrade.
19 brilliant ways to hack Ikea furniture
This Lova bed canopy is meant to give drowsy slumberers summertime shade.
Cost of one canopy: $14.99
19 brilliant ways to hack Ikea furniture
Hacker Erika found out it works just as well keeping her swarm of bees nice and cool on long afternoons.
19 brilliant ways to hack Ikea furniture
This simple kitchen skimmer probably sees a lot of pasta bowls.
Cost of one kitchen skimmer: $4.99
19 brilliant ways to hack Ikea furniture
For hacker Pippa, it made the perfect base for a soap dish on her hard-to-fit round bathroom sink.
19 brilliant ways to hack Ikea furniture
IKEA's Bjursta dining room table doesn't have much to keep a kid's interest.
Cost of one wooden table: $229.00
19 brilliant ways to hack Ikea furniture
Hacker Krystal sawed a couple of tot-sized holes for her twins to create the ultimate activity table.
19 brilliant ways to hack Ikea furniture
It's hard to imagine turning these Rektangel vases into anything other than a dumping ground for flowers.
Cost of one vase: $2.99
19 brilliant ways to hack Ikea furniture
Two architects transformed the vases into this stunning bathroom display, using them as glass blocks in this Amsterdam loft.
19 brilliant ways to hack Ikea furniture
IKEA's bookcases are usually sold one or two at a time.
Cost of one bookcase: $159.98
19 brilliant ways to hack Ikea furniture
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.
19 brilliant ways to hack Ikea furniture
Ikea's Valje wall cabinets are handy, but nothing special.
Cost of one wall cabinet: $25.00
19 brilliant ways to hack Ikea furniture
But with a few incisions, one can become a practical — and decorative — mounted bike rack.
19 brilliant ways to hack Ikea furniture
19 brilliant ways to hack Ikea furniture
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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