Here, at comfydwelling.com, we are great suckers for IKEA furniture and its hacks that personalize it and make it a perfect fit for any space. It’s really wonderful how people can turn a plain piece into something very special, award-worthy and super stylish, sometimes just for a couple of bucks! Today I’d like to share some ideas that really inspire, those hacks of storage furniture that look so harmonious as if it was intended by IKEA to do so. Enjoy!
Ivar
Ivar cabinets are perfect for giving them a totally new look, from a laconic to bright and colorful one. Ivar cabinets can be attached on the wall and painted and stenciled in a bold way for kids’ toy storage or put on legs and painted or stenciled in an elegant way to create a chic storage piece or a home bar. Try!
Pax
A Pax wardrobe
Pax wardrobe is an iconic piece by IKEA, which can undergo so many changes that you may not recognize it in its final look. Contact paper, paints, new knobs, molding, adding open shelving – this is just a part of what you can do with it to fit your space.
Malm
IKEA Malm dresser is a plain piece that asks you to spruce it up with its look. And you can do it! bright tropical contact paper, molding and knobs and pulls and even a secret headboard storage piece – it’s only the beginning, you can do more!
Kallax/Expedit
Kallax or Expedit series are the most popular ones for hacking, and there’s a ton of ways to do that depending on the piece you have at hand. Cover I with weather wood, add countertops and compartments, put the piece on casters and change a shelf into a kitchen island or bar – turn on your creativity!
Besta
IKEA Besta piece is a great bench with storage, perfect for a contemporary, minimalist or Scandinavian home. Add compartments, drawers and pulls, try a new top and change the color if you want – go for more ideas realizing what you have in your head!
Other Items
Among other items I’d like to pay your attention to are IKEA Rast dresser, Tarva and Hemnes dressers, Metod cabinets and Stockholm sideboard. All of them can be easily and stylishly hacked to make them fit your space, look at the ideas below and go creative, guys!
by Chloe