10 Best DIY Ikea Kitchen Cart Hacks

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We continue sharing the best IKEA hacks from all around the web, and today we’ll have a look at Ikea kitchen carts and ways to hack them. Kitchen carts are usually redone into bar carts or just renovated to fit the interior and made more eye-catching. Let’s have a look at all of them.

This project is for those who love planting and growing. Succulents are everybody’s love because they look super cute anytime, and this IKEA cart is turned into a home garden with lots of succulents – they are planted right in the parts of the cart! You can actually go for herbs and even veggies to grow in the cart if you want.

DIY succulent garden using an IKEA cart (via www.succulentsandsunshine.com)

DIY succulent garden using an IKEA cart (via www.succulentsandsunshine.com)

A simple IKEA cart can be changed into a chic rustic piece. The main idea about this tutorial is painting the cart white to contrast the natural wood top, which you can leave as it is or change for another one. rustic hooks and an inexpensive towel bar – and you are done!

DIY IKEA cart renovation (via www.shelterness.com)

DIY IKEA cart renovation (via www.shelterness.com)

Let’s hack IKEA furniture more and more and enjoy the results! This hack includes IKEA Bosse chairs and BEKVÄM kitchen cart, and they are made in one style and look rustic. Painting them white and staining the tops is a simple craft project that you’ll realize very fast.

DIY rustic IKEA Bekvam cart hack (via www.shelterness.com)

DIY rustic IKEA Bekvam cart hack (via www.shelterness.com)

This IKEA cart is turned into a comfy kitchen island. The piece was painted white and the top was substituted with a substantial stone one, though it’s up to you and you can go for any material. Read the whole project to find out how to do that.

DIY IKEA cart into a kitchen island (via maliasprojects.blogspot.ru)

DIY IKEA cart into a kitchen island (via maliasprojects.blogspot.ru)

FORHOJA kitchen cart is renovated into a bold one with cool drawers. This is a really easy project that could work on any existing flat drawer that needs a little something.  You can check with your local Liquor Stores for wine crates they might be tossing out and use them for the project. Don’t forget bold yellow paint!

DIY Forhoja cart hack with new drawer fronts (via huntedinterior.com)

DIY Forhoja cart hack with new drawer fronts (via huntedinterior.com)

The kitchen cart has a whole new look: it’s remarkable what a little paint can do to a piece of IKEA furniture. Now it’s a bold piece with a butcher block top that will be a cool statement piece in any kitchen.

DIY IKEA cart hack with bold paint (via www.makinghomebase.com)

DIY IKEA cart hack with bold paint (via www.makinghomebase.com)

Make a simple wooden FORHOJA cart more interesting and contrasting, just grab some paint. Here the author used black and white paint to make it timeless and fitting for more interiors. Read the whole tutorial for more details.

DIY IKEA Forhoja hack in black and white (via thedailywink.blogspot.ru)

DIY IKEA Forhoja hack in black and white (via thedailywink.blogspot.ru)

Add a sunny feel to your kitchen hacking IKEA Raskog cart with bold yellow paint! The project is really simple: dismantle it, spray paint all the parts and then just assemble again. If you need some details and instructions, read the tutorial.

DIY Raskog cart hack with yellow paint (via clarissalum.com)

DIY Raskog cart hack with yellow paint (via clarissalum.com)

This IKEA Raskog hack will be appreciated by all girls because the piece is turned into a mobile beauty station! What you need to do is to add some hair drier holders and stenciled letters for each part. The piece is mobile and comfy to use in any space – create this beauty nook of a Raskog cart and enjoy!

DIY rolling vanity from an IKEA Raskog cart (via www.polkadotchair.com)

DIY rolling vanity from an IKEA Raskog cart (via www.polkadotchair.com)

This kitchen cart is made more interesting with bold paint and a butcher block top. Some turquoise paint and a new top will make this cart more eye-catching and chic, it’s awesome for many modern kitchens, read the tutorial to find out how to make it.

DIY IKEA hack with bold turquoise paint (via nikoosphotos.com)

DIY IKEA hack with bold turquoise paint (via nikoosphotos.com)