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Are you considering installing an Ikea kitchen in your home and wondering if it’s good quality, how expensive it will be, if you can customize and install it, and how it will last? We’ve had our Ikea kitchen for 7 years, and I’m sharing my review on it today and answering all your questions!Continue reading
Oftentimes when people think of DIYing furniture, they automatically think that means building from scratch. I’m here to tell you that you can create beautiful, custom, unique to you pieces of furniture without being a carpenter because DIY can also mean, transforming, modifying, repurposing, altering… really anything you do to make it your own!
I’m a mom of three girls and time is at a premium so whenever I can save myself time and energy, I take it! That’s why I often start my woodworking projects with IKEA furniture and Cabinetry because it is such a timesaver:
I wanted to add some more storage to this closet so, I transformed a very inexpensive IKEA Tarva pine dresser with stain, paint, and some DIY drawer pulls to suit the Industrial styling of the rest of the closet. Before I assembled it I stained all of the drawer pieces with a weathered-look stain and painted all the rest of the pieces with a charcoal coloured chalk style paint. To create the leather pulls, I purchased a leather belt at the thrift store, cut it into 5 1/2 pieces and punched a hole on the top and bottom of each piece with a leather punch. Then, I folded each piece into a loop, threaded a brass bolt through the two holes, and attached it to the dresser drawer by securing it with a nut. It was such an easy DIY that gave this dresser a fun detail!
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This window seat was really as simple as assembling IKEA furniture. For this project, I purchased a couple of IKEA Kallax Shelves (one of the long ones and two of the square ones), I assembled them according to the directions and lined them up along the wall below the window. With some storage baskets from IKEA and some velvet floor cushions from Urban Outfitters, my daughter has this cozy window seat that she loves so much!
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The Sektion Kitchen Cabinet line from IKEA is my go-to for DIY cabinetry solution in my home. With a variety of sizes for width and depth, it makes it so easy to find a “base” in the size you need so you can get to the fun part of customizing it for your space and really make it your own, unique creation.
For this project, I wanted to build a workbench and for this space, three 24″ wide IKEA kitchen cabinets fit the space exactly how I wanted. In this case, I really just used the cabinets as sold by IKEA and then I made a DIY framed Pegboard for extra storage and organization.
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This is one of my favourite hacks, a DIY recycling organization station made with inexpensive IKEA Sektion Cabinets. For this space, I used two 15″ x 15″ IKEA kitchen cabinets with drawers and assembled them as per the instructions. To create a functional recycling space, I added fabric bins and recycling bags to the drawers and made some labels for each drawer using my Cricut.
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When we designed our breakfast nook, I wanted to create a built-in looking dining bench but make it moveable so that we could change up this space easily in the future. Here’s how I turned some Ikea Kitchen Cabinets into a simple dining bench. For this project, I used IKEA Sektion Refrigerator Cabinets (because they’re deeper) and then I created a base out of 2×4 lumber and some braces in the middle of the frame. I added some 2″ high foam and sewed a simple bench cushion cover.
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Who knew Cutlery Trays could be so versatile? Using a bamboo cutlery tray, similar to the IKEA Variera, I made this beautiful Jewelry holder by adding some paint, knobs and cup hooks!
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I also made a cute wall shelf that was perfect for my daughter’s collectable “treasures” out of a cutlery tray as well!
Have you created your own IKEA hack or transformation? I’d love to hear about it!
We’re finishing my parents’ lake house master bathroom for the Spring One Room Challenge! Come see how my parents are hacking some Ikea kitchen cabinets into a beautiful custom vanity for their space.Continue reading
by Christina Dennis
We live in a wee little house (and by “wee”, I mean 880 square feet with no basement for the four of us). When it was time for my newest baby to graduate from her bassinet to a “big” crib, we had to get creative.
To maintain storage space in the girls’ tiny room that was now going to be shared, we purchased an IKEA Kura bunk bed for my 3-year-old daughter so that we could store toys and things underneath while she slept above. We could then squeeeeeeze a crib beside her bed!
There are several amazing, detailed “hacks” for these beds in the webisphere, but we had little time to pull something together so I stuck to something simple.
My hubby spray painted the MDF panels a nice, bright pink before he assembled the bed (they’re originally a medium blue). I purchased a tension shower rod and then made some simple rod pocket panel curtains using the following method:
Thread a tension rod through the panel pocket and hang just below the upper bunk. The curtain hides a mess nicely!
It’s a simple and sweet update to the IKEA Kura bed!
by Christina Dennis
Yes. I do have a wee bit of an obsession with all things IKEA. The prices work well for my little decor budget, and I’ve been really getting into “hacking” and glamourizing items from there! A few weeks ago, I added a bit of excitement to a plan IKEA doormat with leftover paint from this project that I want to share with you today: painting a “Bekvam” kitchen cart! I’ve painted furniture before, but since then I’ve learned a few more tips on how to make painted furniture look even better. Plus, I’ve simplified the process here by using a paint+primer product.
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Christina Dennis is the creator and designer behind Golly Gee Baby, a collection of unique and colourful baby clothing and accessories that are ethically manufactured.
Eeeeek! I’m so excited to share the final look of our camper’s main room with you today. It’s taken over two months to complete this RV makeover, but I love this vintage glam look. Come see how the main area makeover of Our DIY Camper 2.0 turned out, plus all the steps it took to get here!Continue reading
Come see how I transformed the entertainment unit in our RV into a handy coffee and drink station!Continue reading
Want to decorate your outdoor space on a budget this summer? I’m sharing some easy, colorful patio decorating ideas along with mosquito repellent tricks for your outdoor areas today!Continue reading
I'm Christina - a DIYer and decorator living on the Alberta prairies in a home we built ourselves. My goal is to inspire you to create a cozy home and life you love!
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