"so, i don't know if this is considered an ikea hack. but recently there was a growing mess of papers and knick knacks on the tray in our hallway where we keep our keys and such. i got the idea to use the ikea plastis ice cube tray to organize our things and it made all the difference. what once was a totally unintelligible pile of receipts and coupons and note pads is now easily accessible and organized."
tray desk organizer
not quite a hack but it's a nice desk organizer idea from diana.
"so, i don't know if this is considered an ikea hack. but recently there was a growing mess of papers and knick knacks on the tray in our hallway where we keep our keys and such. i got the idea to use the ikea plastis ice cube tray to organize our things and it made all the difference. what once was a totally unintelligible pile of receipts and coupons and note pads is now easily accessible and organized."
"so, i don't know if this is considered an ikea hack. but recently there was a growing mess of papers and knick knacks on the tray in our hallway where we keep our keys and such. i got the idea to use the ikea plastis ice cube tray to organize our things and it made all the difference. what once was a totally unintelligible pile of receipts and coupons and note pads is now easily accessible and organized."
new blogger migration
hey, i'm finally moving the entire blog over to the new blogger. so, you might experience some screwy layouts and missing blocks. but hang in there. ikeahacker should be up and about in no time.
chris' corkboard project
a neat corkboard project from chris, which cost him a shade under $20. It uses ikea's heat cork trivets, glued to a sheet of tempered hardboard. add a trim and some paint to complete the project.
instructions on curbly.
instructions on curbly.
tertial chandelier
i love jason's chandelier combo from 3 work lamps. kinda like a mutant giant spider.
"it consists of three tertial desklamps, fixed upside down to the ceiling. the tertial lamp is the simplest and cheapest and i already had one laying around. the room calls for a decorative lighting fixture, but there is no such thing as a cheap, beautiful, classy chandelier. my solution was to add a bit of irony, surprise and humor to the problem. in combination with a dimmer, the result works surprisingly well.
the base consists of a ring and a disk of identical diameter, made of 18mm plywood. glueing them together forms a hollow base to house the the electrical wiring. the disk has four holes in it. three for the lamps to go through and one in the center for the single screw that attaches the whole to the ceiling. the end of each lamp that sits in the base also needs a hole. the lamp is held into the base by, in my case, a piece of bicyclewheel spoke, that goes through the hole in the base of the lamp. to prevent it coming undone i bent both ends of the piece of spoke. the three arms can move and rotate independently, fitted with a dimmer it ensures versatile lighting."
"it consists of three tertial desklamps, fixed upside down to the ceiling. the tertial lamp is the simplest and cheapest and i already had one laying around. the room calls for a decorative lighting fixture, but there is no such thing as a cheap, beautiful, classy chandelier. my solution was to add a bit of irony, surprise and humor to the problem. in combination with a dimmer, the result works surprisingly well.
the base consists of a ring and a disk of identical diameter, made of 18mm plywood. glueing them together forms a hollow base to house the the electrical wiring. the disk has four holes in it. three for the lamps to go through and one in the center for the single screw that attaches the whole to the ceiling. the end of each lamp that sits in the base also needs a hole. the lamp is held into the base by, in my case, a piece of bicyclewheel spoke, that goes through the hole in the base of the lamp. to prevent it coming undone i bent both ends of the piece of spoke. the three arms can move and rotate independently, fitted with a dimmer it ensures versatile lighting."
drawings of the fitting, section and top view
seat underlay to wall decor
caroline sent me this wall decor made from a seat underlay she bought at an ikea store in kållered, gothenburg. it's a little thingamajig which you use when you are out on a picnic and want to sit on something comfy.
i've never seen one of these though and can't find it on the site. but i do like how sweet they are on the wall. the pretty vine like pattern came as-is with the underlay. how cool is that. link.
i've never seen one of these though and can't find it on the site. but i do like how sweet they are on the wall. the pretty vine like pattern came as-is with the underlay. how cool is that. link.
lacy lamps
ideas some times come when you least expect it. mieke was holidaying in spain when the lights turned on for her ikea lamp hack.
"i bought a set of three ikea lamps last summer and because they were really cheap (19.95 GBP for the entire set, i can't find it on the website though) and the shades were made out of paper they didn't last all that long. until i realised i should just get some fabric and redo them, and then i realised (while holidaying in spain) that if i got some ivory fabric and put some nice black lace over it it'd be even better."
don't they look way sexier than the ikea version?
"i bought a set of three ikea lamps last summer and because they were really cheap (19.95 GBP for the entire set, i can't find it on the website though) and the shades were made out of paper they didn't last all that long. until i realised i should just get some fabric and redo them, and then i realised (while holidaying in spain) that if i got some ivory fabric and put some nice black lace over it it'd be even better."
don't they look way sexier than the ikea version?
a frame up
prettify your ikea frames. jon's mom, leena (who previously gave us the grono lamp hack) used some buttons on the malma mirror. link.
the next one is from anittah who added old wine corks to the ikea kolibri frame. link.
it could make a sweet mother's day pressie.
the next one is from anittah who added old wine corks to the ikea kolibri frame. link.
it could make a sweet mother's day pressie.
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