"Rustic" Lazy Susan

Materials: Snudda lazy susan, stain, permanent marker, paint

Description: I started out with the shiny, birch Snudda lazy susan that was around $7 at Ikea. After sanding off the clear coat, I stained it a dark color using Ebony Minwax. This gave the item a rustic, multi-toned effect. I then used the silhouette of a tree and outlined it with a permanent marker. After filling in the remainder of the design and adding a little accent paint to personalize it more, I had a rustic lazy susan for under $9 out of pocket because we had many of the items used in this hack around the house! To me, the new lazy susan resembles something from pottery barn, but it was done on an Ikea budget.

See more of the rustic lazy susan.

~ Lindsay

Kitchen turntable

Materials: Skala, Snudda

Description: So simple, so cheap and so useful for the kitchen corner that I can't believe Ikea doesn't sell anything like that.

I have the sink place in the corner of my L-shaped kitchen and I couldn't waste that space. As you know, specific corner racks are quite expensive but I just wanted something movable under my countertop!

As divine inspiration I found in Ikea that tray on my left hand and the the lazy susan on my right hand, and sizes matched perfectly...

~ Ydna, Granada, Spain

Lack Lazy Susan Coffee Table

Materials: Lack Side Table Legs and Lazy Susan Table Tops

Description: This creation was inspired by the 24 left over Lack Side Table legs I had after I created a headboard for my King size bed (See the post entitled "Headboard fit for a King-sized bed" for more details on that project).

This table took a couple of sequential steps before finally assembling each piece to form the final table.

First I designed three "+" shaped legs using five Lack Side Table legs, per leg and used double sided carpet tape to hold each "+" shape secure.

For each "+" table leg, I cut out a 7" diameter piece of MDF and attached each "+" leg to the MDF using 14 x 1" flat head screws after pre-drilling with a countersink bit. I used metal brackets on the opposite side of the "+" legs to secure the whole leg together.

I designed the table base as a double layered, offset "T" shape using eight table legs (four sections grouped into twos).

I slotted the "+" legs into the "T" base and used 14 x 3 1/2 " round head screws to attach each section (I also spray painted 1/4 washers with a flat black spray paint and bought black screw caps to mask the round head).

I then turned the whole structure on its head, and slid the Lazy Susan tops underneath, attaching them to the 7" diameter MDF.

This project used a total of 23 Lack Side Table legs and three Lazy Susans. The reason I used 14 (width size) screws is because the pre-drilled holes in the Lack legs were sized at a 14 width.

It took a lot of preplanning and forethought to assemble this coffee table, but being my first ever built piece of furniture, I'm very proud of it.

Hope you enjoy.

~ Doug Lu, Ontario Canada

Custom painted Snudda

Materials: Snudda lazy susan, acrylic paint and urethane finish

Description: My inner 1950's mom came out and I purchased the Snudda about a year and a half ago. I wanted to paint it and do something, but needed some time to think. After being held hostage for a week in the snow I painted. I decide to draw upon the scandanavian prints that I'd seen before and create a chaotic, whimsical piece that quite possibly only a mother could love.

The Snudda required sanding to get the basic finish off and several coats of acrylic paint to get the saturation just right. After it dried I sealed it with a urethane finish since it would come in contact with liquid and kids. That was that.

See more of the hand painted Snudda.

~ Annie Page, Indiana

Degu disc playground

Materials: SNUDDA

Description: Remember the good old turning disc on the playground? You can have the same for your Degus or other rodents now:

1. Buy the SNUDDA ("Lazy Susan", Drehscheibe) at Ikea!
2. Remove the lower part (foot) so that you can access the inner part. Take care of the balls in the bearing. Dont't loose them. Treat the surface of the disc with sandpaper so that it will not be to slippery for your pets to run on it.
3. Build the "chassis". Screw 2x2 bars together to build the frame. Make them long enough to ensure stability (length = approx. diameter of the dics). Screw two trapezoids with an angle of ca. 12� - 15� to the frame.
4. Screw the lower part (foot) to the chassis. As the Ikea wood is hard it is better to make holes for the screws insted of screwing them directly.
5. Re-Assamble the chassis and the disc (inverse to step 2). Don't forget to put the ball bearing inbetween. Do not pull the screw too tight!
6. Let your Degus have fun!

In my blog you can see my little sweeties running on it!

~ Marek