The 25 Coolest Hacks For All Your Favorite IKEA Products
We found the most creative ideas for the retailer's most iconic items (how many do you own?).
Make the best use of IKEA's put-it-together-yourself furniture to create unique storage ideas and home decor.
Before: BEKVAM Step Stool
This IKEA favorite might look like a typical step stool made of solid wood. But in reality, there are so many ways to use this versatile item.
BUY NOW: $20, ikea.com
After: Play Kitchen
Your kids are going to love playing "let's make dinner" alongside you — and you're going to love how affordable this set up is. It's as simple as painting the steps black, drawing on a stove top, and adding some knobs on the front to get the "burners" going.
What you'll need: chalkboard paint ($4, amazon.com), chalk ($4, amazon.com)
Before: INGO Table
Made of pine, this sturdy table has a plain, sleek design and comes unfinished.
BUY NOW: $69, ikea.com
After: Farmhouse Fab
Believe it or not, this gorgeous dining room table was once the simple INGO. You'll have to get out the power tools for this hack, but the stunning result is well worth the effort.
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What you'll need: wood stain ($5, amazon.com)
Before: VARIERA Plastic Bag Dispenser
To manage all of the grocery bags you plan to reuse, IKEA sells a dispenser that hangs on the wall.
BUY NOW: $2, ikea.com
After: Neat Wrapping Paper Container
Having a hard time keeping all of your gift wrapping gear organized? Repurposing the plastic bag dispenser into a holder for paper rolls is an easy solution.
What you'll need: command strips ($3, amazon.com)
Before: FINTORP Rail
Hooks can be attached to this simple rail, which you can use to organize just about anything.
BUY NOW: $9, ikea.com
After: Charging Station
To keep electronics from cluttering your counter, you can mount this bar near an outlet along with a basket to hold your gadgets. This blogger even added potted plants for decoration.
What you'll need: hanging basket ($6, amazon.com)
Before: BORRBY Lantern
For either indoor or outdoor use, this lantern cam hold a large candle inside.
BUY NOW: $15, ikea.com
After: Modern Terrarium
Potting soil, charcoal, gravel, and plants fill the lantern with an earthy brightness. The result is both decorative and low maintenance.
What you'll need: potting soil ($6, amazon.com), gravel ($8, amazon.com), fern ($4, amazon.com)
Before: TARVA Chest
Like most IKEA chests, this simple dresser has endless decorating possibilities.
BUY NOW: similar for $179, ikea.com
After: Rolling Desk
This transformation requires some serious handy work. By making it fold out, the top drawer becomes the main surface for a desk. This blogger was even crafty enough to add her initials.
What you'll need: white paint ($4, amazon.com), label pulls ($10, amazon.com)
Before: MOSSLANDA Picture Ledge
This skinny shelf may seem like it's only good for displaying pictures, but a little imagination can make this product the most useful item in your home.
BUY NOW: $7, ikea.com
After: Bathroom Storage
Nothing's more frustrating than a sink without any storage. But this narrow shelf fits above your faucet and below your mirror so you can add organization for soap, candles, and toothpaste where you need it most.
Before: RASKOG Utility Cart
This rolling, metal cart is a popular a IKEA product because it's useful in literally every room of the house.
BUY NOW: $25, ikea.com
After: Vanity Station
This clever blogger used the cart to categorize her beauty routine — and even doctored the side with a bin for her hot tools.
What you'll need: white paint ($4, amazon.com)
Before: Grundtal Magnetic Knife Rack
This stainless steel strip is magnetized, making it easy to organize all of your knives — or anything metal — without taking up precious counter space.
BUY NOW: $9, ikea.com
After: Train Parking
A blogger hung two Grundtal strips on the wall in her boys' bedroom to store their trucks and trains. In addition to being practical, the colorful toys add a fun decor element to the gray wall.
Before: KURA Bed
This children's loft bed has inspired several DIY creations. Its simple design is both versatile and affordable.
BUY NOW: $179, ikea.com
After: Ultimate Big-Kid Bed with a Slide
Want the coolest parent of the year award? Try out this nifty DIY that's the ultimate sleeping set-up for a kid. It requires three pieces of IKEA furniture (the KURA Bed, TROFAST storage piece, and BESTA shelf) and, of course, a slide.
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