Razor Scooter Stand By: Jules IKEAHacker

Materials: Hemnes Drawer supports, wood slats, a few screws

Description: Got absolutely tired of picking up the Razors off the floor in the garage. So I made these simple stands from the recently disassembled Hemnes Daybed and they now have a home.

Directions:

Cut four of the 2×3 drawer supports down to 25 inches.

Place each board 1 3/4 inches apart from each other.

Cut three of the bed slats down to 11 1/4 inch.

Place one slat at the top, middle, and bottom and the screw into each 2×3 (4 screws per slat, 12 in all)

Flip it the stand over, smile, and rejoice.

~ Jim Sparks

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A fruitful bit of hacking for a lamp By: Jules IKEAHacker

Materials: Angenäm fruit bowl + Hemma light cord

Description: After fruitlessly shopping for expensive design lamps, I decided to go for a more beautiful $30 option. Drill a 5cm diameter hole in the bottom of the aluminum Angenäm fruit bowl. Insert the black version of the $3 Hemma light cord and add the lightbulb of your preference. The resulting is light enough to hang from sheetwall, but still boasts a full metal matte look, with an inside that resembles hammered copper. I have 3 hanging over the dining table; their golden inside create instant atmosphere, focus the light and give faces around the table a nice complexion. They’re also great conversation subjects.

~ Maarten in Belgium, Ghent, Belgium

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3D Frame inside EXPEDIT 2×4 By: Jules IKEAHacker

Materials: EXPEDIT 4×2

Description: Here’s my first Ikea Hack. I have removed some lower parts of the Expedit(2×4 sized) to fit my Washing machine, but since I’ve removed the bottom part I had to use the cross-brace(OBSERVATO–R) behind the Expedit to strengthen the structure.

Then I decided to put a 3D picture frame inside one of the Expedit sides. But it does not end here. I’ve made 8 holes in the upper/inner part of the 3D picture frame and installed 8 white LEDs, then linked them to a button switch beneath the shelf that hold the mirror doors.

Remember that the Expedit is empty in the middle part, actually not really empty. It has hexagonal structure made out of cardboard/paper like most of the light house doors are made. So you can cut inside and remove the needed part of the hexagonal cardboard.

Since I’ve used 4 AA batteries, the Expedit has no cables visible outside, they are all inside. This way it looks perfect!

~ Miljan Bojovic, Bergamo, Italy

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Compact TIVED By: Jules IKEAHacker

This is my first hack so it’s not a hard one.

My bathroom has a lack of illumination, and I need another light that I could manage to move all around the mirror, to reach the vanity mirror and to cover the huge amount of holes that exist on the wall! So the best option to use is the TIVED lamp. The problem is I cannot hide that awful transformer that comes at the end of the wires.

So here starts the hack

- Disassemble the back of the TIVED lamp (the back is covered by a anti-slip material, try to feel the screws with the screwdriver, there are 4 of them, it’s really easy and you don’t need to rip all the cover as I did…).

- Unscrew to remove the weight. You will notice there is a huge space.

- Now open the transformer. I’m sure there are lots of ways, I just broke it apart in the worst way.

- Disassemble the plug and replace it with 2 wire clamps to connect them directly to the house electric circuit.

- I chose to maintain the plug that connects the lamp to the transformer, but if you manage to connect them directly, you won’t have any problem placing the circuit into the cover of the lamp.

- Remove the switcher and replace it with another pair of wire clamps. ATTENTION! There is just one way to join the wires on this stage. On my first attempt I didn’t connect them right, so the lamp didn’t turn on. If this happens to you, just switch the wires and it will work properly.

- Now place the circuit into the cover as is shown at the photos. I don’t know what could happened if the circuit touch the cover of the lamp, but just in case I covered it with a 3M gaffer tape.

- Connect it to the main electric circuit by inserting the main wires through the hole at the bottom of the cover, screw the cover of the lamp and place it on the wall as the instructions say.

So that’s all! Now you have your own TIVED lamp without any transformer dancing around!

~ Daniel, Madrid, Spain

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EXPEDIT LEDs with style By: Jules IKEAHacker

Materials: EXPEDIT 4×2, LEDBERG, 19mm Anti-Vandal switch button.

Description: Here’s my second Ikea Hack. I’ve decided to add a button on top of the Expedit to turn on/off the LEDBERG led bars. As you can see in the pictures there’s just a button switching on and off my LEDBERG lights inside the Expedit(4×2).

To achieve this I had to make 4 holes on the top part of the Expedit, which is the only part I have modified and put a some wires inside.

So the holes I did are as follows:

1 Hole for the switch button 19mm.

1 hole for the power cables behind the expedit, 14mm is enough.

2 holes to let the cables go inside the top part and end inside the 2 rooms enclosed with glass shelves and power the led bars, 8mm.

The images tells the story better than I do so look at them. The very difficult part is letting the cables go inside the small holes, but if you want to do it, buy the fish tape/rod which is the tool to lead cables inside the house walls, it’s used by electricians.

~ Miljan Bojovic, Bergamo, Italy

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Hidden Cables TV furniture By: Jules IKEAHacker

Materials: Old ikea tv furniture, Drill, screws, cables ties, main cables …

Description: I do like music and I bough some pieces of equipment (amplifier, CD player, multimedia player …). The back of my TV furniture was a “jungle” of dusty cables (power cables, ethernet, light cables, speakers …)

So I “simply” decided to …. screw all the Multi-socket mains extension UNDER the Ikea TV furniture. All the cables are maintained organised using cables ties.

At the end of “some days” of work the back of my TV furniture move from jungle to Desert (highest WAF compatibility). No dust, no mess.

I replace the wooden board and I painted in black. For a better air flow dissipation I make 10 cm holes using a core drill.

~ Francis, Switzerland

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From BASISK Pendant to Modern Planter By: Marlene

My BASISK Pendant light refused to hang straight, so I transformed it into a pretty plant pot.

Here’s how:

Disassemble the pendant light. I don’t have any pictures of this step, but it basically involves unscrewing any components you can, cutting through the lamp cord, and pulling off the metal parts. It’s easy, don’t worry.

If you want to make your Ikea hack even more awesome, tape and paint a design on the shade-turned-pot. Hot neon pink is always a good choice.

Cut a piece of mesh large enough to cover the bottom of the pot, and place it over the hole.

Tie up the old terra cotta pot in a plastic bag and either drop it on the ground (outside!), or hit it with a hammer to break it. You want a variety of piece sizes, roughly quarter sized to sand-dollar sized. Bonus: breaking old terra cotta pots is very therapeutic.

Weigh down the mesh with a few pieces of terra cotta around the edges. Then, continue to layer in large and small pieces until the bottom of the pot is completely covered. My local gardening center actually recommends this for good drainage, so our hacked planters will house very healthy plants.

Add soil and a plant, and you’re done!

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