Archive for March, 2009

Customised bay window desk

Friday, March 27th, 2009

Lee does a customised desk to fit a bay window using a Plywood panel and two Ikea Apa storage boxes.
He says, “I had a big trestle table in my bedroom that I was using as a computer desk. Behind my bedhead was a bay window, which was wasted space. I decided to build a [...]

Malm bed goes glam

Friday, March 27th, 2009

Gorm and the wash basin

Thursday, March 26th, 2009

Thye Foo from Malaysia (yay!) completes his first Ikea hack. And it’s the first time I’ve seen the Gorm used with a sink unit. That said, the Gorm is untreated wood, so it would be advisable to coat it with varnish to avoid water damage.
“This is my first ‘Ikea hack’,” he says, “I replaced my [...]

Customised bay window desk

Thursday, March 26th, 2009

Gorm and the wash basin

Wednesday, March 25th, 2009

Benjamille Chair

Wednesday, March 25th, 2009

Eric, who is a Masters candidate for a degree in Industrial Design, has been hacking Ikea for a while now. His most current hack is his successful recovery of his Snille Chair. It’s a mutant between a Benjamin stool and a Snille - a Benjamille?
He says, “The stem and wheel base of the chair broke [...]

Benjamille Chair

Tuesday, March 24th, 2009

Handsome makeover for ugly AC unit

Tuesday, March 24th, 2009

If you remember Alex’s gorgeous loft, you’ll know that he won’t settle for ugly. Here’s the latest hack in his ongoing loft project.
He says, “I have this really ugly ‘motel’ style ac unit that did not fit with the rest of my loft and created an unusable and unsightly area. The problem was that [...]

Handsome makeover for ugly AC unit

Monday, March 23rd, 2009

IKEA Declares Sun Power

Monday, March 23rd, 2009