IKEA Hackers

One of my favorite things to do when I visit an IKEA is wander through the showroom. (Isn’t it everyone’s?) I love seeing the products in action and how they come together to create effortless spaces that reflect a variety of styles. Recently, poking around an IKEA subreddit brought me to a post from Lalitya Blue that made me feel like I was back on the showroom floor. It’s d...

The IKEA IVAR collection offers oodles of versatility thanks to its variety of cabinets, shelving, storage boxes, drawers, doors, and more. Plus, the untreated pine looks great, but it’s also easy to paint. Therefore, it’s a breeze to create whatever look suits your favorite design scheme. Maybe these are the reasons the IVAR range has been popping up in homes everywhere, fro...

Woo hoo, summer is on its way! And, while I have to admit, I don’t always look forward to the sweltering heat, I do love summertime. You get more sunshine, longer days, barbecues, family time, all the things that seem to give this season a more laid-back feel. You also have summer vacations, beach trips (if that’s your thing), and more time for outdoor activities. Yep, summer...

Have you heard the phrase, “If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, it’s probably a duck?” It basically means you can confidently identify something based on its features. Makes sense. But then came the IKEA HOLMERUD side table. IKEA’s HOLMERUD side table joined the line-up in 2024 after the successful intro of the HOLMERUD coffee table in the fall...

We’ve been there—futile furniture hunting. Txetxu31 tells us, “We’d been looking for a medium-to-large coffee table with storage for a while,” he explains, “but we couldn’t find anything that met those requirements unless we ordered a custom-made piece. But that was too expensive.” Lucky for us, inspiration struck. And the result is a KALLAX hack in the shape of a sprawling c...