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KALLAX Hide-away TV & Cascading Room Divider
I recently got myself an open studio loft, so I finally had a chance to get creative. I wanted to share my massive IKEA KALLAX room divider, but more specifically, my hide-away TV that doubles as an...
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HEMNES console table restyled to TV unit
IKEA item used: HEMNES console table We have awkwardly placed plugs in the lounge in our new build house, they’re a little higher than normal and so are on show, which isn’t very pretty. I decided the...
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Custom Built-in Entertainment Center hacked from HEMNES units
We wanted a built-in entertainment center / wall unit in our basement that we were finishing. Custom cabinetry was considered but it was way out of our budget. Then, we came across examples of others...
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A BESTÅ sideboard worthy of any record player!
After getting a record player for Christmas, it was clear it couldn’t be assigned to the floor of our living room forever. A solution, therefore, was to find a record player console – or similar – that...
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Rolling TV stand for 55″ flat panel TV
My girlfriend wanted a rolling TV stand for her new 55 inch flat panel TV and Bose speakers. At IKEA, we located an affordable table the perfect size but without wheels. Materials: IKEA 403.492.63 LACK...
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Wireless Charging Pad Hidden in IKEA bedside table
I had this idea to add wireless charging to my nightstand. This only cost me the price of the Nokia wireless charging pad as I had everything else, so less than £20/US$25. Total time taken approx 1.5-2...
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Barn doors to close up an entertainment center
I don’t like my TV as a focal point in my living space. So, I decided to take 2 IKEA BRIMNES bookshelves and make barn doors for them in order to hide the TV. I googled many, many “How-To’s” and...
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One charging station to rule them all
Even though our household is just two-person-and-one-cat big, our kitchen desk was often messed up with USB-cables and chargers for our phones, tablets and camera batteries. So I decided to do my first...
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How to hack speaker fabric doors for BESTÅ TV unit
I wanted an easy to make a solution that would conceal my hardware; surround receiver, DVD player, front center speaker consoles and paraphernalia. In case I would come to own a front-firing sub (my...
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DIY Server Cabinet using IKEA parts
My hack is a DIY server cabinet using IKEA STUVA and BESTÅ frames. Obviously, the first thing I needed to do was to get an equipment rack but the more important consideration here is the WAF. IKEA...
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Stripped down these IKEA items and the results are fab
I started with two HEMNES pieces — a bedroom end table and the wooden TV stand in black. I picked the TV Console for the size and storage. It also fit my wall proportions perfectly and the drawers give...
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But Wifey Boss, I NEED a gaming table
I love DnD, card games, and quick board games. However, with a 2-year-old, space is at a premium. Selling this “set-up” as a storage place and part-time gaming table is a good win with the Partner. The...
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TV Stand gets new look aka get rid of scratches on the bench top
LIATORP series is nice, but it has a problem with the finishing – the surface scratches easily etc, especially for the pieces, like the TV stand, with tabletops. Related: Affordable contemporary wooden...
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Behind the couch storage and charge station
This behind the couch storage and charge station was made from leftover IKEA parts after we moved to another place. The core components are obviously IKEA, what I did add on top were some wheels and...
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Shiplap Entertainment Center from IKEA kitchen cabinets
Here’s a little hack I made from IKEA GRIMSLÖV kitchen cabinets, turning them into a shiplap entertainment center. We initially wanted our favorite carpenter friend to build a custom wall unit for us,...
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Video Games Table for less than 100 euros
I love to play ’80’s arcade games, so I wanted a video games table — something cool and compact for my living room to play in my spare time using my TV. So I got the idea to create something to be used...
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IKEA TV stand + the LACK range extension that IKEA didn’t produce
I have a LACK TV unit, but I have also a lot of devices that cannot fit into it. And IKEA does not provide other LACK products that can suit with the TV unit (as the BESTÅ can.) This is my version of...
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There was a METOD to my madness
When I moved to Singapore around 5 years ago I created my first IKEA hack by combining two LACK TV Benches and the sides from a LACK TV Side Table to create a larger tv unit. Having recently moved into...
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Alert! You’ll want to hack IKEA drawers after this
Mike shows us how to make custom fronts for IKEA drawers, which in his case, is the 4-drawer NORDLI dresser. His plan was to use his NORDLI hack as a combination dresser/ media center in his bedroom...
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Kudos to the moody makeover of this popular IKEA TV cabinet
Our white IKEA TV cabinet, the BESTÅ, was the perfect size for holding our Sky box, sound bar, DVD player and hiding an assortment of junk in the drawers. It had served us well for many years in our...
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