Hemnes Bridging Wall Shelf Bench/Toy Storage By: Sonja

Materials: Hemnes wall unit

We had a tricky space to fill in our daughter’s nursery: very narrow and rather short. All of the regular bookshelves and media units were too wide and wouldn’t allow for the closet door (not shown) to open. So we assembled the shorter Hemnes wall unit and beefed it up with two 3/4 plywood boards, screwed on legs, and a thick foam bench seat (covered with Ikea fabric). Added a few drawers, and presto, bench and toy storage unit.

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Hifi Pig CD Rack By: Stuart

Materials: Capita legs, drawer fronts (name unknown)

Found a load of drawer fronts at IKEA over the weekend for 50 cents each and thought they’d make excellent shelves for my CDs without me having to buy and saw wood to fit. I have NO DIY skills.

Capita legs are simply screwed onto the middle and each end of the drawer fronts.

Each part of the shelf is essentially an individual shelf that rests on the one below. Each shelf is also attached to the wall with a little L shaped bracket – this is essential.

Works a treat and I still have another 22 drawer fronts to build another 2 units which will just about hold he rest of the CDs we have.

Each shelf cost €3.50

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Ikea distillery design By: B's-brouwsel

Materials: DILLKOT pressure cooker

I’ve turned the pressure cooker into a alcohol distillery. Unfortunately the pressure cooker isn’t available any more. The product get’s stored in the Korken bottles from Ikea

Now the setup.

Before I build something I like to draw it out. This is the construction manual. As you can see the centerpiece is the Ikea pressure cooker. Also because I don’t want this installation in my living room 24/7 I made it detachable. The bridge (Dutch “brug”) can come off. Once it is detached it all fits in the brown wooden box (made that one also).

The cap of the pressure cooker needs to be adjusted to get the steam (with alcohol) out of the cooker into the worm. So I made a hole in it and with some tools I attached the copper pipe. It’s important to know that there is no pressure on the pressure cooker. I use an open system. If there was pressure on the cooker and the steam comes out it may catch fire and… explode.

The result of the assembly. This had to be done right the first time, if I’ve messed up the cap isn’t usable any more.

This is a tricky part. Because of the small barrel it’s very difficult to get the worm right. On the top of the barrel the worm starts and on the bottom the worm comes out. I’ve made this as long as possible. The longer it is the more time it has to turn into liquid. If you have a very strong and awesome cooling system you can make it shorter.

I’ve already mentioned that I don’t want the installation in my living room all the time so I’ve made a wooden box. This is the construction manual I made and used I’m very happy with the result. This is a hobby not everyone needs to know so it’s handy to be able to tuck it away.

The whole setup

#1 My own made wash (wash has no grain in it, if it has, it’s called a mash). This is a mixture of sugar, %$#*, lemon, tomato, %$#* and a lot of water.

#2 The Ikea pressure cooker Dillkott. Cook the wash so the alcohol comes out, not too warm because the alcohol evaporates quicker and that’s what I need.

#3 The bridge. This takes the steam which carries the alcohol into the worm.

#4 The barrel with the worm in it. The hot steam (with the alcohol) comes in and the cooled water inside the barrel makes it liquid again. And there we have it! Almost pure alcohol.

#5 You need a lot of jars to catch the alcohol. Simply because you have to calculate the head, center cuts and tails. You only use the center cut!

#6 A simple water pump. It pumps the hot water from the top of the barrel (with the worm in it) into the barrel with cold water in it and then back into the barrel with the worm on the bottom. So that the water circulates. This makes the hot steam turn into liquid.

#7 The end result! Four jars with alcohol. I’ve already made the cuts here. The head can’t be used again so it get’s thrown away. The tail can be used with the next run. The center cuts are used to make great liqueur!

It’s a very good and tasty hack!

Learn how to brew

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Besta Wall Unit Hack By: Micah

Materials: BESTA, INREDA

I started by assembling 2 Besta floor cabinets and attached them together. I installed handles and door catches. Next I built a base to raise them off the ground and mounted the cabinets. I cut a piece of maple for the countertop and attached trim, stained and clear coated.

Then built best upper cabinets…they were too deep and didn’t look right with the TV so I disassembled and cut every piece down to 11 inches deep. Next I inserted the shelves and added baseboard and crown molding…Looks great!!

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New look for MICKE By: Christine K.

Materials: MICKE desk

Change the look of a MICKE desk. Step by step here.

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Ikea Traby/Trissa hack for 45 records By: Jamie Buckingham

Materials: TRABY, TRISSA

The smaller (discontinued) Trissa boxes are perfect for storing 7″ records. I had 9 of them stacked messily. So I made a cabinet to house them.

Starting with a square Traby 2×2 unit and a smaller donor Traby, I added a shelf (screwed to back & sides for strength) and simple runners. This makes the unit a perfect size for the Trissa boxes.

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Pax closet pimp By: Ingrid

Materials: PAX sliding door frames

Nevermind those regular door panels.. make your own panels by using what has been giving to you: the cardboard box! When buying your Pax closet, leave the door panels as they are. Your door panels are already in your hands: the box your closet came in.

Cut the cardboard box into 101 x 57,5 cm rectangular shapes and simply slide those in the door frame. You can even be creative and pimp the panels with a nice drawing. No extra costs and very ‘green’. Your Pax closet box – re-used!

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Mess-proof food bar for the furry four legged By: Jill

Materials: FAKTUM kitchen cabinet, HARLIG door, PATRULL cabinet lock

Our boxer dog made a complete mess when he was eating his meals, due to him moving around his food and water bowl while he was slobbering up his water and food. Food all over the place, wet floors, and not even the freshly tiled wall behind it could keep the mess from sticking everywhere.

I needed a cheap, yet aesthetically appealing and easy to clean solution to keep his bowls nice and sturdy in place, ASAP!

We recently put Faktum cabinets up in our wash/dryer room for extra storage, and while I was putting them together, I got it.

I made a food bar for our boxer, using a Faktum cabinet. I turned it on it’s side (hinges down), I made two holes in it to hold the bowls. I lined the holes with rubber tape to keep the bowls from moving and making those clonking sounds, and I put wheels underneath the cabinet, so we could move it when needed. Needless to say the wheels have brakes on ‘em.

Underneath we now have some extra space to store our boxer’s stuff, like towels and treats. I put in the Patrull cabinet locks, because our furry boy is smart, and he’d find a way to open that door.

We were able to get a new floor now (not in the photo). But just to be on the safe side, we now put a Kolon floor protector (usually used for underneath office chairs…and yes, it actually is called Kolon) underneath.

Buy elevated dog bowl feeder.

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