People love IKEA furniture. It’s like a clean canvas that they can decorate with whatever they want, however they want to make it fit their own unique personality and style. It is so fun to see how creative people get with all the fun Ikea furniture! However, IKEA offers products that are not only customizable, but also versatile and above all, practical. Seriously, you take these pieces and use them for almost anything! Just to prove it to you, we’ve pulled together 11 IKEA products that, with the right hacks and some creativity can brighten up any space.

11 Products that Makes Ikea Hacks Simple

Magazine Files

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These magazine files can be customized so many different ways! Paint, fabric, paper, or fake flowers. I could go on and on you can take these plain white files and turn them into so many awesome things!

Drawer Unit

These drawers are great for an office or craft room hack! They make great storage and you can use several to create a desk or a large cutting table. The possibilities are endless.

Bookcase

These go great with the drawers above for creating work spaces in a craft room or office. They are also great for customizing with different finishes.

Plant Pot

These pots are awesome for so many different hacks. Use them on a peg wall, in the kitchen, or for desk storage.

Spice Rack

Paint these in a rainbow and hang them in the kids room as a book rack. Or use them in a million other ways!

Pine Chest

Don’t we love a clean slate like this to paint or customize? Paint them and then use a sharpie to add a hand drawn doodle! So many great options and hacks with this chest.

White Container

You know what you should try with these cool containers? The nail polish painting hack! You pour it in water (or something) and then it sticks somehow (google it!)

White Curtain

These can be cut to size, dip dyed, and hung from the ceiling to create an awesome reading nook.

Trivet Place Mat

These can be stenciled, painted, colored, cut, and glued. What can you not do with these basically?

Nightstand

This is another great blank canvas to work with. There are so many awesome hacks for this piece! You can use it in so many ways!

Ikea Chair Cover

I recently saw an amazing cow print chair cover where all they used was a Sharpie and a white chair cover, you’re welcome!

What did I tell you? The possibilities are endless. Like washi tape? Use it to make some storage items! Enjoy painting? Brighten up a dresser. Like a simple minimalist look? Leave the furniture just the way it is! Whatever your taste, you can make your space your own with these amazing IKEA pieces. Are inspired yet?

This post is oh so overdue! About a month or so after we moved in to our house my brother-in-law came over to help us put together a DIY built-in bookcase.  I really wasn’t sure if it was going to work…so I sketched out the measurements, pieces of wood, trim, etc. hoping that it would all work itself out. Well, to my surprise it turned out even better than I thought! Thanks to all of those Ikea Hack on pinterest 😉

Since this was done about 5 months ago I cannot quite remember the exact sizes and seem to have lost my original sketch, but the following will break down the supplies a bit with you. So, if you plan to do this yourself you’ll just have to do all of the measuring and math 😉

Since we knew this bookcase would be semi-permanent we had to think hard on exactly how to set it up to be able to still access the wires and cable jack near the bottom of the wall.  So, we actually pull the 2 smaller shelves out about 6″ to leave us enough room to both run the wires up to the tv, as well as have enough space to access the outlets and surge protector. The back of that bottom left shelf (with the baskets) is actually completely cut-off, but has a piece of foam core board (cut to size) to act as a temporary back. It was perfect (and not noticeable), so we can simply remove that piece and access the outlets with ease.

With that, we also knew we needed to be able to easily reach behind the bookcase, so the top shelf you see can actually be pulled or slid right off. To be honest, when you put a few heads together you can think of some awesome options for this, and it really worked out perfectly! The total cost to do (since we already had the Benjamin Moore Satin Impervo paint) was about $450! Which is way cheaper than what I’ve heard custom built-ins could cost. I do however plan to fill in all of the holes with filler and add some lights on the top shelf for ambiance and a more custom look.

Also, shout-out to my sister who is amazing when it comes to interior design, she not only provided me with a ton of the shelf decor, but also told me how to properly style a shelf..and how important spacing and consistency is!

(see above, that’s the ‘false’ back that we can remove and reach behind) 

And here is a peek of the before and after! I couldn’t get a great full shot…our big ‘ol christmas tree was in the way!

So, let me know if you have any questions, I’ll definitely try to answer them the best I can. My biggest tip is to get someone who is handy with this type of project. My brother in law loves this stuff and is very detailed when it comes to these projects, so I think I got pretty lucky!

first, I had no idea what Ikea even was, so I googled and I was blown away. No, like seriously! It was amazing to see all these diy and detailed tutorials showing you how to decorate your home in a cheap and easy way, allowing one to actually stick to a budget.

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Now you may just have moved into your new house or apartment, or maybe you’ve lived in it for awhile. But one thing’s for sure (at least I’m assuming since you’re reading this), you want to find a new way to make your home look great. And that’s why I decided to create a list of infographics that will get you well on your way to making your place look amazing.

Now we’re not all interior decorating graduates, but with a few simple steps and tips, we can become interior decorating geniuses. There’s always a way to improve our rooms and the feelings they give off, whether that’s through color or the placement of furniture. So down below I’ve included a list of graphs to help you decide what’s best for your home and taste.

I really like finding the best information out there for my readers, but as with any list of helpful graphics, I’ll point out what tip I think is the best or know to be true for myself. And sometimes I’ll even include a tip of my own, so read on and let me know what you think!

For Deciding Your Art Placement

How to Display Art in Your Home

Source: LifeHacker

Eye Level and Lining up With the Middle: I really like this tip on how to hang pictures. You really want to make sure that it’s eye level and each picture no matter how tall or short, is lining up with their middle. You don’t want to hang a short photo (or piece of art), and line it up with the top or bottom of the long piece.

How to Hang Art Above the Sofa

Source: interiorsPL

Now this one may not have any specific tips on why you should hang your pictures in a certain order, but it certainly gives some great ideas on different hanging orders to make your room look great.

When You Want to Know How to Set the Right Mood..

Lighting Size and Placement Guide

Source: FurnishedUp

Hang your light(s) 7 feet above the bedroom floor: But make sure it’s at least 6 inches above your head when kneeling on your bed (that is if it’s above your bed).

For the Walls in Your Home

How to Choose the Right Paint Finish

Source: Pulte

Paint your ceilings flat: Your walls are one of the main focal points in a room, not the ceiling. A flat finish to the top of your room looks best.

How to Choose a Color Scheme

Source: White Corner Creative

Now if you’re painting your room(s) for the first time (or perhaps it’s not your first time), then this is a great guide to lead you through picking the best colors to make your home look its best.

Because This is Pretty Important

Choosing the Right Rug

Source: Discover

If you’re into rugs, then Discover (a blog by World Market) has a great graph to show you how you can decorate your room with one and how to place it. It’s a great way to add some color to wood or even carpeted floors.

Basically Everything You Need to Know About Decor

The Beginner’s Guide to Interior Design and Decorating

Source: Cottage & Bungalow

Alternating lights fixtures: Now I’ve seen this one many times on Pinterest, but alternating heights for hanging lights is a great way to add some fun to your room and make it look chic.

What You Need to Know About Interior Design

Source: Beckenstein Fabrics

Wall Art That Corresponds With Upholstery: A great way to give your room some good color and unity is to have the colors in a painting (or even a photo) match the colors of your furniture; even if it’s just a nicely upholstered chair.

It May Not Be Interior, But It’s Still Something to Think About

How Long Do Your Systems and Appliances Last

Source: Landmark

Now this may not be interior decoration, but if you’re looking into taking care of your home and perhaps replacing your old appliances (such as ovens or refrigerators) for more visually appealing ones; here’s when you should replace them all.

Now whether you just want to give your room a facelift with a new paint job or rearrange your furniture, there are plenty of ways to go about it. Even simply adding a splash of color by getting new pillow covers is a great way to liven up your rooms.

It can be fun to experiment and see different ways of decorating your home; there are so many choices, cheap and sometimes a bit more expensive. And if you find the right inspiration and look, you’ll be able to nail down what you want and go after the perfect design.