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Bench and coffee table in one

It’s a bench but Melanie makes it do double (and triple) duty as a coffee table and some times computer table. I like that the “tables” are removable and can be repositioned to where you want them to be. This is an Ikea hack I made some time ago.

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Bench and coffee table in one

Cat climbing shelf in one compact Billy

Cave Lion fashions a fantastic Billy Cat climbing shelf. It looks pretty easy to do too. Looks fun! “I made an Ikea hack of my own a few weeks ago and thought you’d like to share it too. The shelf is made from a 40cm wide Billy shelf and it cost only 15€ (the shelf was a bit damaged at the store but it suited our purpose fine) and 5€ for the carpet (so that it’s not slippery)

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Cat climbing shelf in one compact Billy

Side chairs into mid-century-ish club chairs

Tim gives a new mid-century twist to these side chairs. “I’m not sure what the Ikea name for these side chairs is, but they were old and wobbly and the back legs were breaking off.

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Side chairs into mid-century-ish club chairs

Skruvsta office chair makeover

Maya turns the

Have your year-end party with this home bar

Ubernerkle converts a Hemnes 8 drawer dresser and two Leksvik bookshelf cabinets into a home bar. See how it’s done in the vid. Related hack: – Cheers! It’s a Kegerator . – A home bar from kitchen furniture .

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Have your year-end party with this home bar

Ikea desk with flight simulator

Norman adds “flight simulator support” to his desk. “I moved across the country and did not bring any furniture with me, only belongings. I was looking for a desk to house my computer, but had some criteria

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Ikea desk with flight simulator

A low audio video cabinet as room divider

A neat room divider with loads of storage for media stuff. Double duty furniture from Phil. “We ripped out all the walls of our living room, dining room and kitchen and then added a new kitchen.

Movable laptop desk

Linda hacks together a mobile laptop desk. She didn’t provide the names but I think the base is a Besta height extension unit . The shelf is supported by Capita legs . Linda says, “I have a laptop computer with a battery out of order, a subwoofer and external hard disk

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Movable laptop desk

Ecomodder Ikea LED hack

A hack that Mother Earth will approve. This Ecomodder is from Marcus. “I’m a furniture designer and a ruthless hacker of all things found, discarded and misused. I have a thread going on Ecomodder.com where I am building a Kamm back aerodynamic mod for my Previa van. I’m getting 43% above The EPA mileage rating for my van with a record of 36mpg highway with normal driving techniques

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Ecomodder Ikea LED hack

Makeup stand hack

Konstantin hacks a dresser for his girlfriend. “I could not wait to come up with an own hack that fits my new apartment in Berlin. I tried building shelves on my own from scratch, but that is more expensive, less flexible and does not even look better. So here you go – that is my first Ikea creation.

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Makeup stand hack