Heading back to school? Check out these photos of student Aaron Francis' college room in a rent house. The whole room is 10 feet by 11 feet, but Aaron manages to pack it with high-tech function and mi...
Los Angeles crafter and self-proclaimed nerd Anjali's gaming control storage solution is a smile-inviting setup comprised of an IKEA CD shelf which has been dubbed "The Hutch", making it a perfect spo...
So you are moving again or changing the look of your place. You've decided that a particular piece of furniture or lamp isn't going to make it into the new place. However before you throw it out, you ...
On Ikea Hacker today, Swedish hackster Oscar Cederwall turns a gigantic Bonde TV add-on into a slick sideboard. "The main reason for why I decided to build my own side board from Bonde is because I ...
We love floating shelves. Why? Well because they seem to float and take up almost no space. What if we told you that you could easily transform an Ikea countertop into a neat little computer workstati...
This DIY creation made out of an IKEA blanda blank metal bowl, 6 Tertial lamps, some metal cables and "lots of time" resulted in a creepy-cool creation that reminds us of one of those deep sea crabs...
When Matt and Beck decided it was time to redecorate their office they hacked their way into a clean and simple space. "When we first moved in we sorta just slammed in whatever furniture we had, boug...
With HDTVs getting thinner and thinner, and even being able to stream your NetFlix movies directly without any extra hardware, you'll need less and less space to showcase them. That being said, we don...
Name: Adam Selwood Location: Melbourne, Australia Now here's inspiration to clean out that basement or attic and make better use of the space. Adam was kind enough to share his work-in-progress ren...
Times are tough, but that doesn't mean that you have to spend no money. You just have to spend what money you have at your disposal smartly. This is why we thought that this Ikea hack was really nifty...
When you are traveling in other countries, you become reliant on free WiFi hotspots. No one wants to use their credit card to get access to the internet. Since multiple WiFi networks can permeate the ...
We love mood lighting. There is nothing like placing a few mood lights around a room to revitalize it and change what it looks like. One problem that people face is the actual cost of buying and insta...
A brilliant little idea from a brilliant little Ikea Hacker: In order to raise his laptop's screen to a better height on his desktop, Erik M. modified and repurposed an Ikea CD rack into a cool indust...
The simplest ideas are sometimes the most elegant. In this Flickr Find, a single extra bar-height folding chair becomes an artsy, almost bohemian way to stand up your speakers... ...
Our home office is smaller than any cubicle we've ever had to work within, measuring about 5'x6.5' in usable space. This means in our current configuration the area dictates we optimize every square ...
Ikea's multi-tonal LED lighting strips have proven to be one of the easiest ways to brighten up your home tech. From highlighting home office desks to adding ambient lighting behind speakers, the $50...
It's officially beautiful out (hooray!), so there's no better time than to get organized and clean up that desk to match! No worries, we've got some ideas to get you started (in addition to a few we'v...
If you are like most people, you're working more and more off your laptop. This liberates you from your desk, and makes you find different places to work. The trouble is that you need a nice flat surf...
Maryse Coziol works from home as a project manager for a publishing house. Her goal is to become a young adult novelist, so her work space needs to inspire. Her main issue with her original home offi...
While the Ikea Summer 2009 sneak peek at AT LA had us lusting over the Arholma outdoor sectional, what we didn't, and should have taken a closer look at, was the solar lighting selection. We are yet t...
Krama in Swedish means "squeeze", and that's the name for the software concept designed by industrial design student, Steven Paxton, which addresses the problem of how to optimally pack up your car wi...
Oh the Ikea Lack line. How many ways can we hack thee? DIYers out there have found countless ways to use Lack shelves to shelve their gizmos. From a fan-cooled media cabinet to a monitor stand, the v...
We spotted this clever transformation on Ikea Hacker: Suphi and Ebrar, a couple from Istanbul, had a few Ikea pieces in their media room that out wore their welcome. Rather than turn to Craigslist or&...
Occasionally Ikea sends out PDFs with ideas on how the company's goods can help organize and beautify a space. Now we're not sure about you, but we don't have the luxury of having two Philips flat sc...
The problem with Ikea—if we had to have one—would be that sometimes, you feel a little bit like sheep during the whole process. Obviously, yes, the showroom and warehouse makes you feel li...
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