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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
