IKEA Hacks

Buy cheap furniture. Make it into something awesome. Dats it. miragemoriarty Mar 11

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Built-in Billy bookcases are certainly not a new concept, but I never felt like the directions were close enough to what I needed. Enter my friend Kate . She gave some more details about the project, and I knew I was sold. While I loved the 15” depth of Ikea’s newer bookcase, I knew I wanted them to go all the way to the ceiling.

Billy Bookcases DIY

http://www.justagirlblog.com/billy-bookcases-diy/

Materials: Norden Sideboard, Varde Countertop, Drill, Saw (table or circular) Description: I have a decent sized kitchen with a poor countertop layout. I combined the Norden Sideboard with a Varde countertop that overhangs to give me a kitchen island with seating. This is something that is sorely lacking from the Ikea lineup. Here's how:

What's a kitchen without an island

http://www.ikeahackers.net/2012/07/whats-kitchen-without-island.html

Spelling with Lerberg

http://lifehacker.com/5634765/convert-an-ikea-bath-container-into-a-stylish-charging-station

Convert an IKEA Bath Container into a Stylish Charging Station

Finding a charging station that blends in without calling unnecessary attention to your pile of charging gadgets is a challenge. This DIY hack turns a pair of nested bath boxes into a well camouflaged charging station.

http://wiki.eth-0.nl/index.php/LackRack

LackRack - Eth0Wiki

Note to short URL fanatics: this page is available as http://lackrack.org/ . The first implementation: Red LackRack with Ethernet switch and table lamp

IKEA Hackers

Kitchen Island for small spaces

http://www.ikeahackers.net/2012/03/kitchen-island-for-small-spaces.html

Materials: Effectiv cabinets, Vika Amon table top, Rill locking casters Description: I live in a two room old farmhouse with very limited storage and absolutely not a single closet at all.

http://urbanspacenyc.com/ikea-hack-diy-nightchair/

Kate at Design*Sponge posts this brilliant piece of multi-purpose furniture.

Ikea Hack: DIY Nightchair - Urban Space — Urban Space

http://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/5282/list/DIY-Projects--9-Easy-ish--IKEA-Hacks

IKEA hacking. It sounds vaguely foreign, slightly illegal and even a little futuristic. In reality, it's something a lot of people do all the time.

DIY Projects: 9 Easy(ish) IKEA Hacks

Ikea Hack DIY Projects

Bookshelf into Portable Workspace

One of the best things about IKEA furniture is that it's so modular and easy to play with.

http://lifehacker.com/5811091/transform-a-bookshelf-into-a-portable-workspace-on-wheels

http://lifehacker.com/5850388/use-a-cheap-ikea-lamp-to-build-an-affordable-desktop-camera-jig

Desktop Camera Jig

If you spend any time on video at your desk, either video chatting with friends or recording work you may be doing so you can show other people, you know it can be difficult to get a camera in position while you work with your hands.

DIY Ikea Monitor Stand for $12

Front page URL for lifehacker gets volatile results. $12 monitor stand URL is now http://lifehacker.com/5872323/diy-ikea-monitor-stand-for-12 Drew by rdrewd Mar 24

http://lifehacker.com/5790102/make-an-adjustable-diy-mic-stand-out-of-an-ikea-lamp

Even on the cheap side, a decent microphone stand will generally run you $20-25. If you want one that's particularly adjustable it'll cost you a bit more.

Adjustable DIY Mic Stand Out of a Lamp

Speaker Mounts

One of the problems with keeping a good set of speakers on your desk is that they often take up a lot of otherwise usable space.