IKEA Hackers

As someone who lives in a small home, I’m always looking for ways to make things more functional without overwhelming a room. One trick I love is keeping things off the floor to create more visual space. (Plus, it makes it easier to vacuum.) Turns out, IKEA hacker Alex Semenov (Homeject) had similar thoughts about his entryway. He needed a place to hang coats that didn’t feel...

Years ago, my husband and I made an impromptu purchase of four matching storage benches. We were in my Toyota Rav4, and let’s just say, after a lot of creative rearranging and deconstructing, we managed to get all of them inside the vehicle. But having to wrestle with a bunch of benches, remove the legs, load them in and out several times, all while in a hot parking lot, was ...

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...