IKEA Hackers

Ooh, those pesky sloped ceilings. They sure do make it tricky to fit storage, don’t they? But when you’re a clever IKEA hacker like Marie, you meet the challenge head-on and end up with a sweet, custom-built-in solution. If you’re dealing with an angled roof and trying to figure out your storage options, then you need to check out this hack. The IKEA METOD kitchen cabinets fo...

Is it just me, or do toys seem to multiply when you’re not looking? It’s like I wake up, go into my son’s room, and I swear there’s more in there. I will be the first to admit that even when you have the best intentions of keeping your kid’s room organized, the toys can get out of hand. At one point, my son’s room had a dinosaur jungle, a superhero headquarters, and some kind...

Can we all agree that it’s super frustrating to know what you want to do but be unable to do it? It doesn’t matter what it is. You could be trying to solve world hunger or simply looking for your keys, and if you can’t figure it out, it’s stressful. But that’s when you reach out to others for some guidance. Maybe they’ll see something you don’t, looking at things from a new p...

If you’ve ever lived in a compact flat, you know the problem: you need a desk and storage, but your room never has space for both. Hynge has a fix for that. Their mechanical system turns an ordinary IKEA BESTÅ cabinet into a swivel-out desk.  When you need to work, the desktop rotates out. When you’re done, it disappears back over the cabinet. Simple idea. Clever execution. W...

This hack is all about taking things in a new direction, literally. Jim flipped the METOD vertical cabinets on their sides to create slim horizontal uppers.  After wrapping them with SINARP panels on the top and bottom and fitting them with MITTLED LEDs, they become modern kitchen storage. It’s a great solution for anybody looking for some sleek upper cabinets. Sure, the METO...