7 amazing DIY Ikea furniture projects by — 13 Feb 2015 03:38 The best way to make something completely original is by making - or tweaking - it yourself. These 7 homeowners turned ordinary pieces of Ikea furniture into works of art all on their own! This owner brought a little bit of glamour into his kitchen by painting the legs of his Ikea kitchen cabinets gold. From bed frame to room divider This owner turned an old Ikea bed frame into a unique divider complete with shelves. An apothecary-style table out of a Kallax shelf It took several pieces of plywood, lots of elbow grease and plenty of paint to create this look. But personally, we think it was worth it. An ordinary shelf is given a gold and marble makeover Thanks to the help of contact paper and gold spray paint, this shelf was given a classy makeover. Alright, this isn’t really a DIY project, but this owner did personalised Ikea’s fantastic Raskog cart and turned it into a colourful portable planter.
This owner gave her ordinary Ikea Lack table some personality by decoupaging its table top with her old concert ticket stubs. DIY kitchen island counter With the help of an Ikea butcher block and a Billy bookshelf flipped onto its side, this owner made himself a kitchen island. TOPICS: billy bookshelf, diy, easy, ikea, ikea hacks, kallax, project Join our community for design and home inspirationHave you ever said the word “IKEA” only to have it met with a face of disgust/horror/disdain from someone? I know I have, but that doesn’t change my love for their furniture, because boy oh boy, when it’s carefully selected, there’s a lot of good there! The bedroom is one of those places you want to feel most at peace in, and it’s also nice to have it reflect your personality. After all, it’s your haven, right? Let’s look at some amazing IKEA bedrooms.In a small bedroom, having furniture with open space underneath it always gives the appearance of openness, so this FJELLSE bed frame and HEMNES dresser definitely do the job!
You almost forget that this space is open to a living room. It’s completely modern, functional and cozy!The PAX wardrobe system adds a great deal of storage without taking anything away from the room – don’t they almost look like built-ins? And in a room full of neutrals, this MALM bed looks like a big puffy cloud – perfect for dreaming in!Does it get any more grown up and chic than this? White, grey and black – a sophisticated combo that never goes out of style, and IKEA nailed it with the BEKKESTUA bed frame. This room is worthy of Carrie Bradshaw, especially with clothes and accessories taking part in decorating the space. And hey, Mr. Big would fit right in here too!The best is the understated star of the show in this room. Look around and you see a busy neutral palette that completely comes together in the perfect mix of white and natural wood of the MENDAL bed frame. The fact that it has built-in storage is just the icing on the cake!This room is full of Southern charm and sweetness.
The LEIRVIK bed frame screams girly in a totally classic way. The blue textiles, lace and gingham add to the classic charm with only a touch of pink to bring it all together. Now grab a glass of sweet tea and your favourite Jane Austen novel and curl up here.It’s wonderful when you see a bedroom and you can’t tell whether a guy or a girl decorated it. That’s definitely the case here, and yet you can imagine that just about anyone would love this fresh and cheerful combo. The NORDLI bed is a perfect blank canvas for just about any color to take over. Oh, and how great are those lamps framing the bed?Well, in this room you can just pick a side. I love that this image shows the versatility of the furniture (the MALM bed once again) so that everyone can feel like their bedroom can be their haven, whether it’s simple in black and white, or fluffy and pink.There is a quaint and homey feel in this room that welcomes you in like a warm breeze from Nantucket. It’s almost as if the ocean waves can be heard just beyond the window, but wait…this could be anywhere, and the furniture is still from IKEA!
The classic style of the HEMNES bed frame is completely versatile and works wonderfully in this room.Dark woods, heavy drapes and plaid scream ‘gentleman’ in this room, but there are definite feminine touches around. It’s sort of a beautiful, understated marriage, and again, the HEMNES bed frame fits right in. This bedroom is definitely moody with major feminine flair. The four poster EDLAND bed frame is a stunner, and sadly discontinued. I had to share it because this bed is too good to pass up, and don’t worry, the rest of the furniture in this room is readily available at an IKEA near you.And there you have it. It is possible to have a super stylish, comfortable and unique bedroom with some of the world’s most popular furniture. Just give it a try! Published on January 21st, 2011 | Description: My son and I live on very little space, so I wanted to make a bed for both of us that didn’t take up too much space. I bought a Kura bed, painted it white and removed one of the panels of the bed in order to fit an 140×200 cm mattress instead of the original 90×200 cm.
The new mattress is much wider than the original, so I had to make new bed rails – I painted them blue. Below I put several bookshelves for my son’s toys, as well as a lamp and glowing stars under the bed, for him to watch when going to sleep. I painted the end of the bed with magnetic paint and on top of that paint to use chalk on. I also made curtains from Ikea fabric, so he can close them and have a nice little “cave” in there! Now I sleep on top, and my son underneath – as a benefit all his toys fit under the bed, so I saved so much space!Last week, I moved to London but my furniture stayed in New York. Saying goodbye nearly drove me crazy. I have lived in New York on a tight budget for the past three years. I bought most of my furniture at an IKEA store in Brooklyn. Slowly, I built up an apartment that could have been sponsored by the Swedish company: I bought a bed, a couch, a rug, and, later, other items such as small, indoor trees and a high bar table, stools sold separately.