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An IKEA Home for Chickens
IKEA Hacker

In The New Yorker, Susan Orleans wrote about her experience raising chickens in upstate New York. Her article explained the raising popularity of chickens as pets, and mentioned this chicken coop ha...

IKEA Hacks from Elisa's House

Miss Elisa was kind enough to share the updates she did to two pieces of her IKEA furniture. Take a peek to see how small changes to nondescript items can make them fit into a highly personal style ...

IKEA Hack #2,389,421 (approx.)

An intrepid reader called Fred sent in some photos of a quirky-yet-functional repurposing of his IKEA Detolf cabinet — an idea inspired by post-pop artist Jeff Koons....

The Framed Entertainment Center

Here's an interesting take on "framing" your entertainment center. Tien utilized 4 Lack long shelves, 2 Lack side tables and some L-brackets to store and display his Pioneer KURO plasma, Pioneer LX-01...

Can I DIY a Sliding Door?
Good Questions

Q: My bathroom is very narrow. I want to replace the existing hinged door and instead install one of the new blue glass PAX wardrobe doors. The glass door will be about 6" taller then the door openi...

How To: Build a Modern Rabbit Hutch
design*sponge

This is a thorough and informative Do It Yourself project — design*sponge reader Nicole shares her instructions for turning an IKEA BESTA unit into a modern (and very attractive) rabbit hutch ...

Good Questions: Stripping Finish from IKEA PS Locker?

Do you think it's possible to strip the metal from an Ikea PS locker? Looking for advice on how to do this and if I should seal it afterwards. I am worried the metal underneth would be too low quali...

How To: Embed a Scrap Bowl Into Your Countertop

Last Friday, Lifehacker posted a list of their Top Ten Ikea Mods, and over the next few days, we'll be sharing some of our favorites. First up, this how-to on embedding a scrap & work bowl into a ...

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