TriFecta Computer Desk

Materials: (2) VIKA AMON - Table top, white (Length: 39.3/8" x Width: 23.5/8"�) / (2) VIKA ADILS - Leg, white (non-adjustable) / (1) ANTONIUS - Shelf, white / (4) EKBY STÖDIS - Bracket, white / (1) LEDBERG -3-piece light strip set, white [optional added feature]

Description: This computer desk was completed using two table tops. One table top is used as the flat horizontal surface, the other as the back support, or "uni-leg"�, turned vertical length side upright.

In the front are 2 table legs. Next, fastening the two "table tops"� together are two brackets. Also, two more are used to support the smaller top shelf, which can be used for a Computer Monitor, Books or Software!

Lastly, and optional, a 3 piece LED light strip was added. This added lighting feature is secured to the small top shelf towards the front!

*Components:

(2) VIKA AMON - Table top, white (Length: 39.3/8" x Width: 23.5/8")

(2) VIKA ADILS - Leg, white (non-adjustable)

(1) ANTONIUS - Shelf, white

(4) EKBY STODIS - Bracket, white

(1) LEDBERG - 3-piece light strip set, white [optional added feature]

I hope you enjoyed this "trifecta computer table, and if you choose to make this or a variation thereof, have fun! Remember we're only limited by our imagination & budgets!

~ UNtamED �, Seattle, WA

Mind the Gap With Antonius Wire Baskets

Materials: Antonius wire basket drawers, zip ties

Description: When we placed our Tylosand sofa up against a bay window, it left a 7 inch gap between the sofa and the window sill, a space wide enough for our toddler to fall into. Images of our little one stuck upside down back there kept flashing through my mind so we needed a childproofing solution. One important consideration: the floor vent in the gap behind the couch meant whatever was used had to allow for air flow.

Wandering though the house, I spied my Antonius with wire basket drawers and a lightbulb went off. The steel Antonius wire baskets would be strong enough to hold the weight of a toddler and the open mesh wouldn't block the vent. The wire baskets filled the gap perfectly and were short enough that they didn't protrude over the top of the couch. All I had to do was slip the baskets behind the sofa and connect them with zip ties so they couldn't be pulled out by a toddler. Voila! Babyproofing solution for $10 ($2.50 per basket) and I can reuse the baskets once they're no longer needed behind the couch.

~ Sydney, Chicago, IL

Antonius plant stand

Materials: Antonius laundry bag stand

Description: I was contemplating to get another Socker plant stand when it occurred to me that the Antonius laundry bag stand is better looking, more stable (its screw feet can be adjusted to the floor), and only one third of the price (5� for the Antonius, 15� for the Socker).

I assembled the Antonius according to the instructions, then used a 3mm metal drill bit to drill 4 holes through the 2 "flat" connecting bars on the top. I used the holes to attach a piece of leftover oak panel with 4 wood screws. Apart from treating the wood with oil, the hack only took a couple of minutes, but the result is a very serviceable plat stand that looks rather elegant to boot.

~ Eli, Belgium

PINGLA, ANTONIUS and SNALIS pull out drawers

Materials: PINGLA, ANTONIUS, SNALIS

Description: This system is a hack of the PINGLA cardboard boxes. It will work with SNALIS storage boxes and ANTONIUS wire baskets. It was inspired by the TROFAST system, but won't be compatible with it as is. They will be compatible with TROFAST if it is widened.

The main idea of this hack consists of adding a rail to the sides of the PINGLA boxes that is 2cm thick by 2cm wide and 37cm long. That gives it sturdiness and locks in the flaps that hold the box together. The PINGLA boxes turn into wide drawers (the rails could be added on the longer sides to make a deep drawer, or added on the perimeter of the box in a frame like fashion).

In order to have the same dimension and for this to work, the ANTONIUS wire baskets need to have a 2cm thick by 6cm wide and 37cm long rails, for they are 8cm shorter than PINGLA.

SNALIS boxes have a very sturdy lip and need no alteration. Do not forget to attach these rails to PINGLA boxes 3.5cm from the top of the box in order to make room for the lid (if you want to use the boxes lidded).

This set of resulting drawers could be used with a modified MEGASIN dish drainers as shown here (they would have to be strengthened by additional nails or screws and cross bracing beams), it also be used with a modified TROFAST system.

This hack shows one way, as an example, of how you can make your own drawer system out of a flat 2cm thick plywood material. It could be routed out/sawn out by hand or milled/laser cut by a machine. It can then be reconfigured to be used as two or more modules- serving as basic side table frames, coffee table frame or bed frame. The measurements are included.

~ irakliy kontselidze, Canada

Laundry Daze

Materials: Antonius clothes storage system items

Description: This isn't a hack in the truest since of the word but it is an adaption and adjustment of Ikea items to suit a different need.

The laundry room of our house is very small which means space in the room is very tight. So after searching for a long time for a laundry system (stand alone or wall mounted) to fit the space and our needs, everything we found was either too expensive, too big and/or didn't suit our needs. Which were to have room to hang empty clothes hangers and clothes, a place to fold clothes and/or set the laundry basket as well as room for a small bin to hold a few dirty towels/clothes when there weren't enough for a full load.

So I took some parts from the Antonius clothes storage system and re-purposed them. The items used are 2 long wall rails, 4 brackets, 2 solid (not wire) shelves and 2 clothes rails. These pieces are sold separately at the Ikea stores, so you can mix and match as I did. I also bought a small plastic Ikea storage bin to put on the floor underneath the unit.

To suit our needs in the laundry room, we adjusted the lower shelf so it was high enough off the ground to give clearance for the bin and the empty hangers. Then the top shelf we put quite high so you could hang clothes up there and still be able to put the laundry basket on top of the lower shelf. It's perfect for the need and the space as it's very sturdy (no wobbling at all) and the shelves don't stick out too far. It fills every need and didn't cost a fortune as a lot of the purpose built standalone laundry racks do.

~ Rebecca McCarty, Seattle

Accessories sorter/earrings organiser

Materials: Antonius basket insert and a drill

Description: Buy Antonius basket insert.

Drill holes along the rim of each compartment at 1" intervals, or as it suits you (I just guessed as I went - this is not high science).

Hang earrings in pairs in holes. Use compartments to organise rings, necklaces, watches, bangles etc.

(I have two inserts in one Antonius basket. One for earrings et al, and the other, with no holes drilled, for chunkier items)

~ Foo

Sewing/Crafting table with Basket storage

Materials: two Antonius Frame and Wire Baskets, Vika Amon Table Top

Description: This is a simple sewing/craft desk made with two Antonius Frame and Wire Baskets and the Vika Amon Table Top. I used four cable clamps and small wood screws per each Antonius frame to attach them to the table top after they were assembled. You could use brackets, but I found that the cable clamps were pliable and stretched over the frames to hold them on securely. Turn it over and it's done!

See more of the Vika Amon Antonius crafting table.

~ Andrea R., Cincinnati, Ohio

Antonius becomes C&B's frame table!!!

Materials: Antonius laundry frame and piece of wood

Description: I really wanted something like the frame tables at Crate and Barrel for nightstands, but I wasn't willing to pay $349 each! I realized the frame from my Antonius laundry basket was exactly the same! I happened to have a scrap piece of bowling alley floor in the garage for the tops and for $6.99 each frame, I had the same look.

My older Antonius frame was silver, but the new ones I found at my local IKEA were white so I may leave them white, or simply spray them silver so they are a perfect match. You could also lay the frame on it's side and use it as a coffee table! I am so happy how it turned out, but I am even happier I did it for 13 bucks! Take that C&B!!! I like mine even better! I included a pic of the C&B table too (pic, right)!

~ Christy, Chicago

The other cat tree

Materials: STOLMEN, LACK, ANTONIUS, BORRIS

Description: Searching the internet for a cat tree, which did not look like one, I landed on ikeahackers.net An I found the tree of Maria and Jan Ove Gjerde Strand, Norway.

I was immediately impressed and inspired by this tree, because it is easy to clean and defective parts can be changed easily.

Now you can see here the German version.

One hole drilled with a 52mm holesaw through the LACK table (used with only 3 legs)
Steps made of 4 ANTONIUS shelves also drilled with 52mm holes for the STOLMEN pole and 9mm holes for the STOLMEN fastening kit.

For a better look, I've painted the nuts white

The ANTONIUS shelves I have partially covered with BORRIS floor mats, these are rubberized on the back so no further fastening is necessary

~ Boris S., Germany

Kitty cat's Clawpole

Materials: Antonius shelf, Ekby St�dis brackets, Hessum doormat, screws, metallic L-brackets, white paint, pole, jute rope, floor protectors, small nails

Description: Since I think most cat-clawing furniture are both really expensive and ugly I decided to make my own.

1.Take the Antonius shelf and cut it in three or how many "floors" you want for your cat. I measured two shelves after about half of the doormat and let the last piece become the bottom plate.
2. Rasp the edges of the shelves so it's smoother. Attach the shelves on the pole at the heights you think your cat would like, with small metallic L-brackets and screws. Attach the bottom plate.
3. Paint the whole thing with colour of your choice.
4. Staple the cut up doormat to the top of the shelf so that your kitty has something to grip on while getting up.
5. Use U-shaped nails to hammer down the jute rope. Start at an appropriate height (the cat won't scratch his nails too far down), and wrap the rope around the pole going up. At some places you might need to secure with an extra nail.
6. Put floor protectors underneath the bottom plate and raise the whole pole against the wall where you want it. Secure it to the wall by using the Ekby St�dis brackets under the shelves.
7. Show it to your cat and amaze over his/her climbing skills and overall joy.

See more of the claw pole.

~ Caroline, Sk�

LACK Hack + RIBBA + ANTONIUS in my closet = Organized Sewing Room!!!

Materials: Lack, Ribba, Antonius

Description: Long before I ever discovered IKEAhackers.net, I actually did some IKEA hacking of my own in my sewing room. (I've since seen similar hacks but not exactly the same.) And this is how I did it:


I bought 12 white LACK tables and my husband and I assembled all of them according to the instructions. We turned half of the tables over and drilled 2 holes in the bottom of each leg (opposite corners of the square leg). In each hole, we either glued a wooden peg (leftover from other IKEA projects) or a small dowel-rod segment.


Once the glue was dry, we balanced one pegged table on top of an unaltered LACK and marked were the pegs touched the surface of the lower table's top. Then we drilled holes where we marked, put some glue on the pegs, and pushed the two tables together (using a rubber mallet when necessary).

Eventually, we had 6 double stacked tables. (And they were really easy to get through the doorway!) The stacks were then arranged 2 by 3 where I wanted them in the room, and I used strips of sew-on Velcro around the center legs to keep the tables flush with each other on the top surface.

I covered the table with a store-bought cardboard cutting board and I keep it from sliding around with scraps of leftover STOPP anti-slip rug underlay (also from IKEA).

The unplanned bonus of the hack was the "shelf" that was created with the bottom layer of tables. I suddenly had places to pile my fabric tubes and bolts, and some large plastic bins fit in the "cubbies" on the floor.

Recently, I purchased a couple of RIBBA picture ledges to use on my sewing room wall as shelves for tiny jars, ribbon spools, and other miscellaneous tools.

A few days after hanging them on the wall, I realized that they would be the perfect width for holding my rulers - which I have never been able to find a home for or keep from burying under my projects. I measured the small ledge already hanging on my wall and it was exactly the same width and height as a LACK tabletop! I can't believe I didn't think of it before! The RIBBA picture ledge is practically made for the LACK!

So I bought two more small RIBBAs and marked and drilled the necessary holes on the sides of my cutting table. (In retrospect, it would have been much easier to mark the holes by lining up the RIBBA with the legless tabletop on the floor, if I hadn't already built the table years ago.) Then I attached the ledges with 3" drywall screws and moved my rulers into their new home. I quickly discovered the ledge also makes a good pencil tray.

The other major sewing room hack is in the closet where I store most of my fabric and some of my patterns. It used to be a major disaster!

Basically, we turned the ANTONIUS drawer frames 90� so that the wire drawers slide out, with the wider side of the drawer in the front. By reorienting the frame design, the closet holds 16 drawers, maximizing the use of space with two towers facing each other. And I can still pull a basket drawer completely out of the closet when I need to go through it. The hack turned out to be more complicated than I expected, so I had to recruit my husband's coworker to shorten the drawer frame pieces. (At work he has access to power tools I don't have at home - like the steel-cutting kind.)

I'm sure with more time, I could have figured out a better way to execute the project, but it's installed and it works, so I'm happy.

I roll the plastic drawer tower out to access the IKEA wire drawers.

See more of the stacked Lack sewing table.

~ Brooke, Plano, TX

Antonius frame turns into printer cabinet, to its surprise

Materials: Antonius frame, Harlig doors, drawer runners, Jigsaw and Fixa screwdriver.

Description: Since one of our printers is 1cm too wide to fit inside a Besta cabinet we had to find a solution to house our two printers in a very small space. It had to be a cabinet with slide-out feature so we could tuck them away when not in use.

We realized that the Antonius frame was less than half the price than that of a standard DIY metal frame, so we bought one and assembled it.

As this was a very-low-budget hack we used aluminium profiles we had at home to attach the runners to the frame. The frame guides helped levelling the runners. Luckily a Harlig 40x60 door fits seamlessly between the runners.

For the top and the front we cut two Harlig doors (60x57 for the top, 60x70 for the front) to match the width of the Antonius frame. Because this cabinet was supposed to be alongside a Vika table, the length of the top was kept at 60cm, despite the 54cm frame length.

We installed an extension socket on the inside for all the printer and other plugs. We still had the space to use the bottom guide for an Antonius drawer, very convenient for storing paper. ;)


~ Marcelo Aguiar, Lisbon

Bedroom radiator cover

Materials: Three Antonius shoe racks/plates (item 600.943.50 in The Netherlands, now discontinued), magnetic attachments, screws, wood, ventilation grill.

Description: With our bedroom dress boys in place, I also wanted to cover the radiator: it didn't look nice, giving the room an unfinished look. I found the metal plates with rectangular holes in them from the Antonius system, intended to be shoe racks (these are now discontinued). I used three.

The sides have little "hooks" that fit perfect over small screws that have the head still sticking out a little. The wooden slats in between are fixed with magnets, so the whole thing can be quite easily dismantled for cleaning, repair, taking a picture for Ikea hacker, etc. It took some exact measuring, but gives a nice clean finish.

~ G.V.M., The Netherlands

Ikea for music!

Materials: Expedit, Lack, Antonius etc

Description: I was long looking for a suitable solution for my growing music homestudio. I never found one that really fitted my needs...so i decided to make one myself!

I bought 2 EXPEDIT shelv units, 3 short LACK wall shelves, 2 inserts with drawers and 2 inserts with a door. Those are the main units and then i started to think about decoration so i grabbed a KVART lamp, a GRUNDTAL spotlight, 2 SUMMERA drawer inserts at IKEA and a few hooks and legs from a local shop.

The main EXPEDIT shelf were fitted with 5 legs, one of them fitted in the middle for added support due to the added weight of the second EXPEDIT shelf that I placed on top of the bigger one. The main EXPEDIT unit had have 2 inserts with door installed for some major storage.

On the smaller EXPEDIT shelf i installed the KVART lamp and the 2 drawer inserts and two hooks to store my cables on.

In the drawers of the small EXPEDIT shelf, i cutted and fitted some SUMMERA drawer inserts. It really fitted well and keeps my cables and other things in place and order.

The 3 LACK shelves were glued and bolted together and fitted in a such way that i could place my keyboard on it. A also attatched it with two drawer bars so i can pull it out when i'm about to play on it and hide it back in when it's not in use.

To make this solution, i had to move one of the small shelfs to the right and by that i also created a small storage space which also has a GRUNDTAL spotlight installed that i found really cool for some backlightning when i want to get some mood and feeling during productions.

And for the last, I had to do something for my Boss GT-10 guitar effect board. I knew i would be bothered to have it by my feet all the time. So to get it out of the way when not in use, an ANTONIUS shelf (cut to match the size of the GT-10), 4 wheels of two different sizes (2 fitted with brakes) and 2 small metal brackets to keep it in place, made a perfect solution for it!

When the pedalboard is not in use...just roll it in underneath the desk!

I just love this station i built! It really fit my needs and i have a lot of fun sitting by it. And it was really fun thing to build to!

~ Steven Persson, Vestfold