Materials: BRIMNES, BESTA, LAGAN
Description: A bar table with 3 x BRIMNES (802-180-24) bound together with 2 x BESTA (801-340-53) and covered with work top LAGAN (401-465-24) 246×60.6×2.8 cm.
Materials: BILLY
Description: I always wanted to fill the gap between my BILLY bookcase (used for my shoes) and the ceiling. Unfortunately there aren’t height extension units at IKEA, which would be large enough or have the same pattern like my special anniversary BILLY BJÄSTA.
That’s why I created my own version 
I guess I’ll add a curtain soon to keep my shoes away from dust. Therefore I already bought a cornice an some fabrics.
You can see some pictures of the working progress below.
For further information click here.
The project I am overly excited to share with you today almost has me wanting to reconsider my future career path…I love it so much! If only I could make a living wrapping furniture with fabric. The finished result is unique and fun! It exudes the playful spirit I want in our basement.
Since we don’t have a cabin or vacation home, we always viewed our basement as our space to escape, to have fun, and to connect as a family without all the everyday distractions. These priorities are well reflected in the open layout with a game area, large family room seating area, and multiple play spaces.
I have done many great projects in the basement, which are all fun in their own way, but I think I have outdone myself. The simplicity of this project plus the cheery finished look makes this one of my favorite DIY projects of all time. I seriously want to start hoarding furniture and fabric scraps, so I can toil away for hours creating beautiful furniture pieces!!
I am sharing the mind-blowing easy project instructions over on 4 Men 1 Lady today.
Click here for the step by step fabric wrapped furniture tutorial!
The aim of this project is to have a big shelf with a sliding desk for having more space in the room when kids don’t study.
You need:
2 Expedit shelving unit 2×2 boxes (801.352.98)
1 Expedit shelving unit 5×5 boxes (002.086.46)
many Expedit drawers (for example 902.049.36) and doors (for example 001.982.04)
1 Besta rail for sliding doors 180cm (901.058.37)
1 Galant desk with T legs (chose the model you like… in my pictures a 120x80cm)
4 wheels (with brake) at a DIY store
A drill, a hummer and a saw.
1. Assemble the 2 Expedit 2×2 units without their top panel
2. Fix with a pencil (or a pin) the holes of the 2 little 2×2 Expedit top panels on the 5×5 top panel
3. Drill the 5×5 top panel and assemble it on the 2 little 2×2 Expedit shelves (without their original top panel)
4. Cut 1-2 cm of the Besta rail with a saw and fix it on the top 5×5 panel with its screws
5. Disassemble the 5×5 top panel from the 2 little 2×2 shelves and mount the 5×5 Expedit shelf
(I like to change some modules to make a little different shelf and to personalize it)
6. Assemble the 5×5 shelf on the 2 little 2×2 shelves after drilling the side panels and putting wood screws between the 2×2 shelves and the 5×5 shelf
7. Replace the original Galant desk feet with 4 wheels
8. Drill 2 or 3 holes on the depth of the Galant desk to screw 2 or 3 little wheels (boxed with Besta rail)
9. Find the exact height of the T-legs of Galant desk to put the little wheels inside the Besta rail
10. complete the shelves as you like with Expedit drawers and doors
Gerardo P. -Foggia, Italy-
Materials: Expedit, MDF
Description: The back is a 4′x6′ piece of plywood, padded with 1″ thick foam and covered with batting. My indoor/outdoor canvas fabric measured 55in wide, which would have been fine if I wanted to run the pattern horizontally. Since I wanted to run the pattern vertically, I needed to cut 2 pieces of fabric to 4 1/2 feet long and sew them together at the selvages, being sure to match up the pattern. I made sure the seam ran down the center of the board.
As for the seating, I stumbled across similar projects on Pinterest that used a piece of MDF board. Genius! I didn’t screw the MDF into the Expedit because, again, I wanted to preserve the bookcase. But, if you have kids I recommend securing it. I also decided against legs so it’s sturdier by being directly on the floor.
See more of the Expedit banquette.
Materials: Metalcabinet Josef
Description:This time I needed something to hold the beers, milk or other liquids cold.
Perfect when you sit outside on warm summerdays along with friends, so everyone doesn’t have to run into the kitchen and pick up new beers all the time.
I found a metalcabinet on ikea called Josef.
Only problem was that it wasn’t supposed to be wallmounted only for stand on the ground, but after opening the box I found out that it would be easily solved with 8 small metal screws.
I then needed some insulation so I bought two pieces of 20mm styrofoam which fitted perfectly, I glued it to the walls and even the door.
After that I did some pimping with a new handle and figuresaw out some letters and spray painted them silvergrey.
I have used it several times and if I put in 5 or 6 iceclamps it keeps the beers cold for hours.
~ Thomas Petersson, Sweden
Materials: Malm Bed, 78cm Lack coffee table, 2 Adils Legs. Table saw, drill, screws, screwdriver
Description: Placing a large bed along a wall you tend to create an aisle around it. If instead you place it diagonally on a corner, and four triangular spaces are created, including one behind the bed. This hack need needed to create a removable filler piece behind the Malm queen size bed to make a large platform with hidden storage space underneath. The same technique would also work on a king size bed.
1. Take the top of the 78cm LACK coffee table and saw it diagonally corner to corner.
2. Saw off enough from each corner so the two triangles fit the width of the bed.
3. Using plastic anchors screw three of the Lack legs into the back of the Malm headboard to form a ledge for the tabletop to rest on.
4. Install the Adils legs to the square corners to support the back point.
5. Saw the middle shelf of the Lack coffee table to be a square to fill in the remaining space.
6. Screw the included shelf brackets into the table top and wall.
Everything simply rests in place so that it can be removed to get at the storage space behind the bed
~ Daniel Nolte
