Do you have old furniture or products from IKEA you don’t use anymore? Don’t let them go to waste! If you have any carpentry or creative talent, know that you can transform them into new and useful objects. At least, that’s what many people have done. Here are 10 fantastic projects to do with your favourite IKEA products. We hope they inspire you to create unique storage and interior design projects.
1. Before
This product, which is very popular with customers, looks like a simple stepladder. But, in reality, there are so many different ways to use this versatile object. You’ll be surprised to see how you can use it.
2. After
Your kids will love to play the cook beside you when you are cooking in the kitchen and you’ll love how adorable this installation is. All you need to do is to paint the steps in black, draw a stovetop, and add a few buttons on the front to make the ‘burners’.
3. Before
Made with pine, this robust table has a simple and sleek design that looks good with any indoor decorations.
4. After
Believe it or not, this magnificent dining room table used to be a simple, boring pine table. You’ll have to take out your construction tools for this hack to succeed but the stupendous results are worth it.
5. Before
To manage all your reusable grocery bags, IKEA sells a bag dispenser that you can hang on the wall.
6. After
Do you have trouble keeping all your gift wrapping papers in order? Why not use the plastic bag dispenser to store your wrapping papers? It is a simple and practical solution.
7. Before
Like most IKEA furniture, this simple chest of drawers has endless decoration possibilities.
8. After
This transformation requires a certain investment of time. When opened, the top drawer becomes the main surface of this desk.
9. Before
This thin shelf is only useful for displaying frames, but with a little imagination, one can make this product the most useful item in one’s home.
10. After
Nothing is more frustrating than a sink that lacks storage space. Fortunately, this narrow shelf fits over your sink and under your mirror so you can add storage space for soap, candles and toothpaste.
11. Before
This metal trolley is a popular IKEA product since it is useful in every room of the house.
12. After
This clever blogger used the cart to store all her beauty products. She even added a tray for her curling and straightening irons: ingenious!
13. Before
This stainless steel strip is magnetized, making it easy to organize all your knives – or any other metal objects – without occupying valuable counter space.
14. After
A blogger hung two strips of it on the wall in his boys’ bedroom wall to store his trucks and trains. In addition to being practical, colourful toys add a fun decorative element to the grey wall.
15. Before
This mezzanine bed has inspired several creations. Its simple design is both versatile and affordable.
16. After
Do you want the coolest parent of the year award? Try this clever project, it is the ultimate room set up to offer a child. This requires three IKEA pieces of furniture (a bed, a storage unit and a shelf) and, of course, a slide.
17. Before
Hooks can be attached to this bar, which you can use to organize just about anything.
18. After
To prevent your electronics from cluttering up your counter, you can mount this bar near an outlet with a basket to hold your gadgets. This blogger even added potted plants for decoration.
19. Before
For indoor or outdoor use, this lantern can house a very large candle.
20. After
Soil, charcoal, gravel and plants fill this lantern. The result is both decorative and requires little maintenance.
Source:
HouseBeautiful
