Friday, August 29, 2014

Two Fjellse beds make a living room By: Jules IKEAHacker

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Fjellse sittingroom


1. I assembled one bedframe with two Headboards.


Fjellse sofa 1


2. I took off the upper bars and removed all six decorative strips from both headboards.


Fjellse sofa 2


3. I cut three of them in half drilling new holes in the cutted ends.


4. I reassembled the headboards and drilled new holes for the upper bars and screwed them in, after that I cut the high poles down on the soon to bee front of the Sofa.


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5. I then used one of the short legs as a template for drilling new holes into the Poles for the other two sideboards which became the back of the sofa.


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Lade coffee table 2


1. I assembled the two footends of the bed frames.


2. I joined them by putting two of the decorative strips into the upper holes securing them by putting in long screw through the leg.


3. I cut 20 cm off the 16 Lade strips, after that I split one strip lengthwise and fixed 9 strips to it.


Lade coffee table 1


4. I used four 20 cm leftover pieces with cut out bits for the legs as fastening for the three strip wide sides of the table.


5. I used the pole leftovers for attaching the three strip wide ends of the Table to the legs.


6. I used a piano hinge to attach the tabletop into the middle.


Lade coffee table 3

Lade coffee table 4


7. I screwed a board under the table into the pieces connecting the tabletop to the legs thus creating a compartment accessible through the tabletop.


~ kolja







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Thursday, August 28, 2014

Fancy Frilly Expedit By: Jules IKEAHacker

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Materials: EXPEDIT


I bought gypsum samples and with construction glue and screws fixed them on the EXPEDIT.


Where the gypsum parts meet I completed with filler. Burnished as like model, that they could running.


Than decorated with solvent white paint. That’s all.


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~ Regi, Hungary







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BESTA banquette By: Jules IKEAHacker

This is our banquette seating made out of Besta cabinets.


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~ Shannon







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Radio Hits: Your 10 Favorite Episodes of After the Jump By: Grace Bonney

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Every year the radio station from which my radio show, After the Jump, is broadcast takes a two-week break to gear up for fall programming. This year I’m using my radio break to think BIG about the show and try to reimagine the format to include new and exciting features, more interview clips with people from across the globe and more resources to help people get inspired and stay motivated with their creative businesses. One of the ways I try to learn what people want more of is to take a look at what’s worked in the past and what hasn’t. While I was digging into my stats to see what shows had been most successful, I thought it would be fun to share the shows that people have enjoyed the most so far. It can be tougher to figure out these stats than you’d think, as there are so many ways and places people can listen to shows (on this site, on other sites, through iTunes or other apps like Stitcher). I used a mix of all these stats to calculate your favorites and I am so excited to see how I can integrate more of these ideas you liked into shows going forward. If you have any requests for the fall season, please feel free to leave them below. So many of my shows come from direct listener requests, so feel free to request to your heart’s content – I’m listening. xo, grace


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Wednesday, August 27, 2014

Hackers help: Can I paint the BESTA BURS? By: Jules IKEAHacker

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Hi, I am Janelle. I would like to know whether Ikea’s Besta Burs line can be painted, and if so, which product would work the best? I would really appreciate your insight, or if you could direct me to somewhere I could ask. Thank you for your time.







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10 Inexpensive DIYs for Summer Break By: Grace Bonney

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I get really frustrated when I find a great DIY project that I want to try, but discover that it comes with an incredibly high price point. For me, DIY is all about using what you have around the house and finding clever ways to turn inexpensive materials into something that looks fantastic. So if you’ve got some extra time on your hands this summer, these 10 projects will show you how to take things you have around you at home (like old sheets, towels and even fallen branches) and use them to create home decor that’s as beautiful as it is functional. No complicated instructions and no trips back to the ATM to get extra money for pricey materials. xo, grace


Image above: Copper Curtain Rod with Geometric Finials


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