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12 tricks to make your cheap furniture look more expensive, from interior designers

Interior designers said simple tricks, like swapping out table legs, reupholstering, or painting, c…

Sophia Mitrokostas   


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TikTokers are gluing dollar-store dowels onto their furniture. Interior designers say it's smart if you do it correctly.

Two interior designers said the TikTok hack could result in furniture pieces that look as if they'r…

Monica Humphries   


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A designer transformed a $179 Ikea table for $15, and the upgrade looks shockingly similar to an iconic, $4,000, mid-century table

A designer hacked an Ikea Docksta table with spray paint and contact paper, and it looks like the m…

Monica Humphries   


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People are turning a $200 Ikea cabinet into DIY greenhouses for indoor plants, and a man with 40 plants showed us his genius hack

Grow lights, a temperature gauge, and a few other handy upgrades make this Milsbo Ikea cabinet the …

Joey Hadden   


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Ikea superfans share their favorite hacks for saving time and money

And it's not just Brent with the inside scoop. Insider spoke to six diehard Ikea fans about their f…

Monica Humphries   


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How a homeowner turned $15 Ikea tables into a cement nightstand that looks like it's worth hundreds of dollars

Kiva Brent spent under $65 to hack two Ikea Lack tables and make a luxury cement nightstand that lo…

Monica Humphries   


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You're not alone if assembling Ikea furniture stresses you out, but these genius hacks will save you hours of frustration

From wood glue to purchasing a power drill, here are some quick tips and tricks that will make the …

Monica Humphries   


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People are turning a $170 Ikea cabinet into DIY greenhouses for indoor plants - a woman with 80 houseplants showed us her genius hack

Grow lights, a temperature gauge, and a few other handy upgrades make this Fabrikor Ikea cabinet th…

Joey Hadden   


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TikTokers are cutting and painting $15 Ikea wicker baskets. An interior designer says it's a clever way to create expensive-looking light fixtures.

While wicker light fixtures cost more than $200 at stores like Pottery Barn or West Elm, the TikTok…

Monica Humphries   


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Clever hacks to glow up 7 of Ikea's most popular furniture pieces

Ikea hacking is the practice of up-cycling products from the flat-pack giant, and in recent years t…

Dominick Reuter   


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Ikea superfans showed us how they upgraded their favorite furniture for less than $75

Called hacking, it's when anyone - from everyday DIYers to professional interior decorators - custo…

Monica Humphries   


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A woman spray painted a 'vintage' couch to update the color, but viewers are divided on the interior hack

When a clip of the couch being transformed blew up, some people thought it was ingenious, which oth…

Andrew Lloyd   


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The wild traffic hack that could pave the way for self-driving cars

Autonomous vehicles are stupid — so an engineer has figured out a way to make streets smarter.

Adam Rogers   


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A tiny apartment renter showed us how she used toy blocks to make her furniture taller without taking up space

Anju Abraham's transparent coffee table was just a bit too short for her space, so she built a rise…

Joey Hadden   


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A TikToker painted over her leather chair because it didn't match her 'aesthetic,' but viewers are divided over the budget interior hack

The TikToker called out comments for being "rude" and "offensive" after she was criticized for the …

Andrew Lloyd   


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A TikToker created framed paintings that disguise storage space for $30 and people are calling the DIY hack 'genius'

Sarahli Wilcox's videos on how to build "picture frame cabinets" went viral on TikTok in January 20…

Lauren Edmonds   


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An Instagram artist shared a hack to repair a cat-damaged couch using woven cotton rope to show new things aren't always better

An Instagrammers and fiber artist went viral with over 140,000 likes after they shared how they cov…

Andrew Lloyd   


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Interior designers share 12 affordable tricks to make your cheap furniture look more expensive

Design professionals said simple tricks, like swapping out legs, reupholstering, or painting, can m…

Sophia Mitrokostas   


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Cleaning expert shares tips on how to get stinky and stubborn odors out of the home

Fiona Mills, a former hoarding technician and current franchise business coach with Spaulding Decon…

Lauren Edmonds   


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The storage hack you should skip in your small space, according to an interior designer

Although storage baskets are cute, they can waste square footage in a small space, according to an …

Samantha Grindell