White to stripe: LINNMON gets some colour By: sarah

Materials: ADILS legs, Colour duct tape, LINNMON table top

I have a small space and limited budget but I wanted to make a colourful and cheap table for my children to do their work on.

I had an old cheap white Linnmon table with 4 Adils legs from Ikea so I decided to use this!

I had some colour duct tape hanging around so I decided to use this but I soon realised I needed more colour!

I brought some cheap electrical tape from the pound shop (5 coloured rolls for a pound) and started to get sticking!

To get this effect I spaced out the colours and varied the widths of the tapes by overlapping them.

You can then varnish or use transparent sticky back plastic to seal, if you want a wipeable surface.

It only took an hour but my children love it and now work appears more fun!

Thanks!

via IKEA Hackers http://ift.tt/1v4HGr6 From sarah

Lack TV bench turned into a desk By: Sarah

I needed a desk that looks like a Malm, but with a depth less than 60cm (Malm is 65cm).

So I thought to buy a Lack TV bench (depth: 55cm), that has 2 shelves, and I cut in 2 pieces the second shelf, to transform it into the legs of the desk.

I removed the 2 central thin pieces of chipboard wood and inserted and glued 2 pieces of solid wood, pushing the cardboard inside the legs.

I made the same hole of the two lateral pieces, using 8mm drill bit for 4cm of depth on the top of the legs, and a 15mm bit on the side for about 3cm (until I reached the other hole).

Then I used the cam lock and the screws in the package and the work is done!

It’s pretty stable, but I suggest you do not put too much weight on it, unless you add some brackets to stabilize it a little more!

Enjoy!

via IKEA Hackers http://ift.tt/1iT9VTg From Sarah