Hacking the Lack into an upholstered ottoman By: Jules IKEAHacker

Materials: Lack Coffee Table

Description: I had an old Lack coffee table but I really wanted an upholstered ottoman. Since it was the right size, I just decided to see if I could turn what I had into what I wanted. I knew I wanted mine to be thick, so I waited until the 5″ foam batting was on sale at JoAnns. If I remember correctly it was about 75 dollars a yard, and I needed two yards. I got it for 50% off, so for my two yards it was about 75 dollars. I already had the upholstery fabric on hand, so I just needed to pick up a little quilt batting, an upholstery needle, upholstery thread, and some buttons I could cover with the fabric.

I unscrewed the legs and then cut my foam, fabric and quilt batting to size. (The foam needs to be the exact same dimensions as the top of the table, but the fabric and batting need to be big enough to cover the top of the table, the sides of the foam and table and still attach under the table by at least an inch.

I just laid it all down on the floor and eyeballed it. After cutting the foam to the right size (using a serrated knife) I used spray adhesive to attach it to the top of the Lack. Then I laid my fabric down on the floor with the quilt batting on top of it, and then laid my table top (with foam attached)upside down on the quilt batting. From here I used a drill bit to drill holes where I wanted my tufting buttons to go…be sure your drill goes at least all the way through both the top and bottom of the Lack tabletop.

Next I used my staple gun, I pulled the fabric taught and stapled it on all sides, folding the corners like you would a bed sheet. Now comes the hard part: using upholstery thread you have to thread the needle up through both holes you made with the drill (the top and bottom of the tabletop of the Lack) and up through the foam and fabric. I used a 12″ upholstery needle to get all the way through all the pieces. It was challenging getting the needle back down through the same holes, but trial and error got it done! To keep the thread from going back through the hole, I attached a small rolled up piece of fabric through the thread and then pulled it taught on the bottom side to make the button more ‘tufted’.

After that I took the legs out to the garage to cut them down a bit (the 5″ foam batting made the ottoman too tall for my couch!) and then reattached them to finish off my hack!

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~ Marynell Jones, United States

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Elegant and Timeless Girly Bedroom Makover From House of Smiths

Today's Inspiration comes from guest blogger House of Smiths Be sure to check out their blog!

I've got a horrible habit of showing small projects and corners of spaces, but not entire rooms once they're finished, so I'm trying to get better at that :)

Well, Aubrielle's elegant, girly bedroom is totally complete, and I'm so thrilled to finally share it in it's entirety!

Rug - DownEast Home, from Pottery Barn

Aubrielle loves all things pink and princess-like, so I wanted to make sure that the colors were light, airy and happy in her space, without going full-on character princess... if that makes sense. I love decor and design that can last and grow WITH us, so finding ways to incorporate the things my kids love, but in a timeless, classy way is always the challenge for me.

Dresser - thrifted for $120 and refinished

A while ago I picked out this dresser from my friend Sausha, who worked her magic and helped me take it from outdated, to shabby chic, with light, powder-blue paint, a little distressing and crystal knobs.

Tall Arrows - Fletcher and Fox

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What Class Do You Want? From Jackie

Today's Inspiration comes from guest blogger Jackie Be sure to check out their blog!

I am planning new e-courses for 2014 and I want your input! Please take this quick poll and let me know which class you think I should launch next. Whatever class wins will be the next new class to launch!

After you make a choice below, you will be able to click a link (labeled “see previous responses”) to see current results of the poll. I will keep the poll open for one week, through Nov. 8th.

Have other class ideas? Please feel free to comment and share your ideas below. I can’t wait to hear what you want to learn more about.

Instant colored wainscoating in 10 mins. No paint needed. By: Jules IKEAHacker

Materials: Sanela Panel, staple gun.

Description: I wanted to cover up the boring white wall under chair rail molding in a rented apt. Could have painted it but didn’t have the time to paint.

Got two IKEA Sanela Panels in grey. I hadn’t measured or anything. Thought it would be a good experiment.

They fit perfectly without any cutting.They had just the right stiffness and good texture like a grass cloth. I just got my staple gun and put them in position. 10 minutes later the room looked warmer, cozier and I was done!

~ Kathy Yaude, LA, CA area

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Stranne Jellyfish Lamp By: Jules IKEAHacker

Materials: STRANNE, BLANDA BLANK, some cables, luster terminals, pliers, screwdrivers, wire strap

Description: I was bored of looking at my STRANNE floor lamp. It looked great at IKEA, but I could never find a decent place in any of my rooms – so I decided to dissemble it.

Since those wired LED tubes are like tentacles I grabbed a BLANDA BLANK bowl to make it look like a jellyfish. I was only fooling around, but it turned out to look great!

I made a hole in each bowl, pulled through a cable and used luster terminals and wire strap to fix the tubes/tentacles underneath the bowl. Et voilà! My new STRANNE Jellyfish ceiling-lamp was born.

~ Gerrit Fries, Ruhrort, Germany

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Kura bed with reclaimed wood By: Jules IKEAHacker

Materials: Kura bed, white paint, reclaimed wood wall coverage

Description: We’ve painted the Kura bed wood white.

Then we covered the panels with a reclaimed wood wall coverage.

~ Simone Jacobs

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Quick and Easy Jewelry Stand By: Jules IKEAHacker

Materials: ÅRYD Tealight holder, HULTET Dish bamboo, metal decorative plate

Description: You can pick up any plate or candle holders you want. Mix and match the colors – have it fit your current decor! I picked up this metal lace plate because the holes are perfect (and strong enough) for earrings.

1) Layer glue on the bottom side of the candlestick holder. Press gently but firmly onto the center of the bottom plate.

2) Layer glue on the top side of the candlestick holder. Press center of top plate onto candlestick holder. Let rest for 8 hours or more. (Or, if you’€™re impatient, just start throwing stuff on! Just don’€™t lift it by the top plate).

3) Start throwing your bling on!

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~ Betty, Boston

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Antonius kitty window seat By: Jules IKEAHacker

Materials: Antonius wire basket

Description: My kitty needed some fresh air; and so did we. Problem was, our ghetto-ass apartment has no screen in half the windows. See, our kitty Po Boy likes to escape when he gets the chance. Jump on the roof of the neighbor’s car and spend a fine evening courting the ladies. Well that just ain’t how a civilized kitty ought to behave, so we looked around the apartment for a good solution. We had too many of these Antonius baskets kickin’ around anyway; add a tea towel and you’ve got a perfect window seat for old don gato. I’d say this compromise is a win-win.

~ jen chapman, United States

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Field of Flowers Crochet Poäng Chair By: Jules IKEAHacker

Materials: Poäng Chair and Footstool, Korndal Beige Cushions

Description: I love my Poäng, but I had nowhere to put it after moving to my new house. I also needed a comfortable new office chair for work and the Poäng fit the bill. I like having a place to sit back when the stress level is high, and I can type while sitting near the end of the chair. I decided to make a new chair cover because the cushions were stained after several years of use.

Unfortunately, I can’t sew well enough to make it look professional (I did manage to make new covers for my Börje dining room chairs, but that only required scissors and a staple gun). I also couldn’t find any fabric I liked for the job. But I can crochet…

I found a free flower pattern on Pinterest and started making motifs using a G hook and all of the blue and purple yarn in my stash. After making a rectangle about the size of the front of the cushion, I crocheted a stretchy back V stitch (double crochet, chain 1, double crochet, repeat) for enough rows to just barely stretch across the back. Then I joined the top and bottom (slip stitch, chain 1, slip stitch in other side). I stretched the edges and joined them in a similar fashion.

After working in all of the ends, it looks great! It’s not easily removable, but it cleans easily with fabric cleaners. And it only cost about $10 because I needed to buy new yarn for the back.

I really like the V stitch on the back and I think the entire cushion would look good covered with that as well. It shapes around the cushion very easily. Stripes would be very easy to do that way. Granny squares might also work, but I don’t think they would stretch as well.

~ Heather, Wisconsin, USA

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