IKEA Hackers

When one room has to serve multiple functions, creating zones is one of the best ways to keep things streamlined. You can divide a space in all sorts of ways — a rug, a standing screen, strategic furniture placement — but using a dresser or shelving unit as a divider is especially smart because you also get storage. And when numerous things are happening in one space, storage...

I think it’s safe to say that anyone with kids knows a playroom could always use more storage. So it’s no surprise that this is exactly what motivated Rob to create this hack. He needed more places to put stuff, without giving up the TV and gaming elements in the space. However, pricing out a ready-made TV and media unit was a real let-down. He said it was “more expensive and...

More and more people work from home these days, whether it’s a full-time remote job or a hybrid position. Having a dedicated place to tackle work tasks is great, but what if you don’t have a spare room for an office? There are all sorts of ways to carve out a home office setup in other areas, like the kitchen or living room, or by doubling up the guest room. But nobody wants ...

When I saw this hack come across my desk, I thought it looked pretty cool. It had a high-end, cozy vibe about it, and I realized I hadn’t really seen anything like it before. I googled hanging planter lamps, and the available ones I saw were all around $150 to $180. That’s when I realized just how good an idea this hack is, since you can create a DIY plant pendant for a fract...

The IKEA MAMMUT children’s table looks like any ordinary kids’ table. But is it? Lift off the top surface, and you’ll find something IKEA created as a structural design — a honeycomb of compartments built into the base, hidden just beneath the tabletop. One hacker discovered that these compartments are almost perfectly sized for sorting LEGO bricks by colour, size, or type. N...