Tag Archives: Ikea

An IKEA LACK Table Top Turns into a Modern Wall Art

An IKEA LACK Table Top Turns into a Modern Wall Art

This is a project that I wasn’t planning on sharing because the “artist in me” might be a little embarrassed of potential negative critiques on my work. But, the “DIYer in me” wants to show you how I repurposed an old IKEA LACK side table that I found disassembled in the garage. The other day,… Continue Reading

Gorgeous DIY Upgrade For The IKEA Samla Storage Box

Gorgeous DIY Upgrade For The IKEA Samla Storage Box

Most of you will recognize the IKEA Samla box – the clear plastic container that comes in many sizes and is super inexpensive. I believe I bought a couple of them on my very first visit to IKEA in Germany fifteen years ago, and I got many more later to organize the kids’ toys, mostly… Continue Reading

6 Items That Are Always On My IKEA Shopping List

6 Items That Are Always On My IKEA Shopping List

Hello friends! How often do you get to spend a few hours at an IKEA store? I usually take a trip every few months, and whether it’s just for browsing through their new merchandise or because I need something in particular, there are a few items that are always on my shopping list. Here they are:… Continue Reading

Refreshing My Older IKEA Furniture

Refreshing My Older IKEA Furniture

Just because we did not spend a fortune on our  IKEA furniture, doesn’t mean that we shouldn’t do our best to keep it fresh and clean! Most of the larger IKEA items that are in our home were purchased more than five years ago, at extremely low budget times (so they were all the least of the least expensive). They have moved with… Continue Reading

Dresser Redo for a Girl’s Room

Dresser Redo for a Girl’s Room

I’ve been wanting to do something with this dresser for a very long time. Techniques, colors, materials and shapes of all kinds have been going around in my head for a while, trying to find the best way to embellish this dresser and give it some kind of personality.  The dresser sits in my daughter’s… Continue Reading

A Small Touch to Revive an IKEA Desk

A Small Touch to Revive an IKEA Desk

  My daughter found this cute fabric tape at Paper Source the other day, and bought it for me, knowing I would do something with it! Sure enough, as soon as she brought it home, I got to work! Remember those three IKEA desks I put in a row in the boy’s room? Well, they may… Continue Reading