Learning to speak … By: Jules IKEAHacker

Outside of this blog, I don’t talk much about my work and what I do on IKEAhackers. So when my church asked me to share a bit of my story to a group of young working adults, I thought I should step up and share the things I’ve learnt over the years.

Public speaking has always been a struggle for me, maybe because I prefer to write than speak and I am naturally a shy person. But there are days one just has to thicken the face and do the deed. I am glad I did. I am not sure what the audience took home but I personally learnt a lot from the experience as well as from the other speakers in the conference.

Read the full post on Jules’ blog.

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ORDNING multi-lamp By: Jules IKEAHacker

Materials:

Big and small ORDNING kitchen utensil stands, stainless steel

I removed the caps and lamp bulbs from an old lamp.

Then I screwed three large and three small ORDNING kitchen utensil stands together.

Drilled holes in the top of the three large ORDNING stands.

Then mounted the lamp bulbs on to the three large ORDNING stands.

~ Jorik Beukeveld

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What We Believe: The Design*Sponge Mission Statement By: Grace Bonney

After 10 years, 6 redesigns and nearly 16,000 posts, I thought it was time to sit down and define what we stand for here at Design*Sponge. This site began as a small personal hobby during my lunch break and has grown and changed in ways I could never possibly imagine. I’ve gone from blogging alone in my room to managing over 20 people to narrowing down to a small, nimble and devoted team of colleagues that I wouldn’t change for the world. When I first started, there were less than a handful of us talking about design online. We didn’t need to stand out because there wasn’t a crowd to differentiate ourselves from. But 10 years later this incredible design community has grown to such great heights that I think it’s important to talk about the things we do (and don’t) believe in here. I’ve spent months thinking about why we write this blog, what matters most to us and what informs every single thing we post. And what I ended up with was a manifesto of sorts, a list of 10 statements that lay our hearts, minds and beliefs on the table and hopefully will help you get to know us better as we are today. One of the greatest joys of my life so far has been getting to learn and grow alongside all of you and I hope that sharing our goals with Design*Sponge can enable us to connect even more as we move forward. xo, grace

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Kristaller Nymö chandelier By: Jules IKEAHacker

Materials: Kristaller + Nymö

Take a lampshade your choice and add Kristaller = a chandelier with a unique design

~ Daniela

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Drab to Fab INGOLF bar stools By: Jules IKEAHacker

Materials: INGOLF bar stool

I liked the INGOLF counter height stool, but too hard. I tried the tie on cushions and they moved too much. So I decided to buy foam and faux leather.

Since the chair was already apart in the box, we assembled everything but the seat. The leather was going to take up some space, so we used a jigsaw to make the notch in the back of the seat 1/4 inch bigger.

Then I cut the foam using electric knife to size.

Cut the leather 4 inches wider on all sides. Then used a power stapler and stretch the leather around the seat and tacked it in place.

You can stop there, but I went a little further in my design and added cording using the same faux leather. We tacked it on using the same power stapler.

Then attach the seat using the hardware that came in box.

~ Sally

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DIY Acrylic Gift Tags By: Grace Bonney

Each year, we have a small theme under the tree. Usually it’s a color scheme, a pattern mix, or a selection of embellishments we use to decorate and tag each gift. After working on a few acrylic projects these past few months, scaling them down to a tag-sized version was the perfect solution for holiday gifting! I love that these tags will go well with all different colors of paper to create some fun pops under your tree or on the table. Plus, the recipient can keep the tag and display as an ornament for years to come! -Lauren Saylor

Supplies:

– Acrylic tags (Via Etsy)

– Twine

– Gold spray paint

– Painters tape

– Sharpie paint pens

Steps:

1. Start by taping off your diamonds about halfway up, cover the entire back side.

2. Use 1 to 2 light coats of gold paint and let dry.

3. Remove tape and add names or greetings with your paint pen.

4. Thread onto a long piece of twine and wrap up your gifts.

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MÖLNDAL in black By: Jules IKEAHacker

Materials: MÖLNDAL, SKURAR

I like the white color, but this time …

First I tried on SKURAR. Managed well, then also tried on Mölndal. The main idea carefully taping the holes and slowly apply the color.

I think the colors should be on the outside, inside is better left white.

Good luck in experiments!

~ Uldze from Latvia

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