Design Hacks To Transform IKEA Products Into Chic Pieces For Any Home
You’ve probably come across “IKEA hackers” on your social media pages. These crafty people buy inexpensive products from IKEA and transform them into beautiful furniture and home accessories. With just a little bit of DIYing, you can take simple, mass-produced items and customize them into one-of-a-kind pieces for your home. If you’re moving into a new place, or you’re just ready to level up your decor game, these creative IKEA hacks are for you.
1. Turn a bookcase into kitchen storage
IKEA bookcases can be used for so many things if you know how to customize them. Instagrammer decorista_93 added extra storage to her kitchen by making an IKEA GERSBY bookcase into a slide-out storage unit. All she had to do was add appliance rollers and handles, and she had a whole new shelf for ingredients and utensils! This hack takes some basic knowledge of DIY and some power tools, but it’s fairly easy to pull off.
2. Transform bed slats into garden planters
Instagrammer bangonstyle came up with a new use for the bed slats that come with IKEA beds. They can be up-cycled into a garden planter! This one will take a bit of work and equipment — you’ll need screws, a drill, and ideally a saw that can easily create miter corners — but it’s well worth doing if you’re looking to spruce up your garden on a budget. You can plant some beautiful flowers or delicious homegrown produce in it.
3. Upcycle the SKOGSTA bench
IKEA’s SKOGSTA bench retails for around $79, but you can make it look like a million dollars with nothing but a few rolls of jute rope. Jute is very popular in home interior design at the moment, because it can withstand a lot, it looks pretty, and it’s great for rooms that open up onto the outdoors. The only other thing you need for this hack is a hot glue gun so you can attach the jute rope to the bench. Oh, and a little patience!
4. Chic upgrade for HEMNES drawers
We’re obsessed with this beautifully customized set of IKEA HEMNES drawers. Instagrammer diydoctorat49 gave this inexpensive unit an upgrade by painting it pale green, cutting out an arch shape into each drawer, lining each arch with natural rattan, and adding some stylish brass handles. Rattan, which is super popular right now, really takes this look to the next level. It’s not really a one-day project — it takes a while to create the curves and do the gluing and painting — but it’s very much worth it.
