If you are a book lover and have a home library or at least a reading nook, then these IKEA hacks are right what you need! An essential piece in every such space is a bookcase or bookshelves, and here IKEA provides lots of units to hack and lots of ideas to use. Various IKEA...
Mid-century modern style and furniture is gaining more and more popularity now, so let’s be in trend and make this nightstand. You’ll need a plywood sheet, hairpin legs, wood glue/nails/screwdriver. To make the body of the nightstand you’ll need 4 pieces of plywood or pine board. The dimension of the plywood for this table were...
These mason jars will be amazing for St.Patricks’ Day décor! After giving your jars two coats of acrylic craft paint in Americana Kelly Green and Snow Titanium White (dry overnight between coats for best results) and let dry for 24 hours, distress with 80 grit sandpaper. Using a paint brush, add a dot of paint...
We’ve already discussed lot of fantastic IKEA hacks for every home, and today I’d like to share some ideas for dining rooms or zones. The focal point of any dining space is a dining table, of course, so pay your attention to IKEA tables and ways to personalize them. A dining stool or a chair...
This awesome console table is great for any entryway! Start by building the bases for each of the three shelves. You will use the 1″ x 3″ boards for the bases. The middle and bottom shelf will be the same build. Build two rectangles using two 1″x3″x10.5″ boards & two 1″x48″ boards. Glue every where...
You might be surprised to learn how easy it is to convert an average wall into the focal point of your room. This simple guide will help you add visual appeal to one of your walls by covering it with wood planks. Prepare a stud finder, 1 x 6 x 12 tongue and groove planks...
During the whole week we’ve been sharing cool IKEA hacks for various rooms, and today I’d like to have a look at home offices. A basic unit in every home office is a desk, and here IKEA just strikes with a ton of cool items that can be hacked: desks, tables, credenzas, shelves and even...
Paper towels are a must for every kitchen because the countertops can’t always be clean. Let’s make a holder for them, you’ll need 1″ diameter wooden dowel (13 ” long), 4″ diameter wooden round plaque, 1″ copper end cap, a glue gun, a saw, a miter, brass colored spray paint. Measure and saw the dowel...
A chalkboard is perfect for the kitchen: you can leave notes, write menus and make remarks or recipes. So, let’s make one, prepare a blank mat, tracing paper, chalkboard spray, acrylic paints, 3+ paintbrushes, thin black marker, chalk, stand / easel, masking tape / magic tape. You should spray the chalkboard with 2 layers of...
A frequent problem of entryways is that they are small, so it’s hard to decorate them. But IKEA gives us lots of solutions here! There are various IKEA hacks for entryways, and you can easily change some item to fit your own entryway. Different shelves, shoe storage items, credenzas, sideboards and rails will be great...