make an ivar trellis

a quick post before i head down south for a few days of r&r with family. also wanted to take the chance to wish you merry christmas and happy holidays. i hope you have a wonderful time filled with peace and joy.

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this one is from anna who used some pieces from the ivar shelving system to make a trellis for her balcony. bamboo sticks tied to the ivar units complete the set-up.

anna says, "it worked out really nice once the flowers grew and climbed up the trellis. and now it provides shade from the sun and makes for a cozy spot... i am so very happy with my hack!"

glamorized isig christmas ornaments

one more holiday hack before the big day hits us.

grace glams up the ikea isig ball ornaments with some glue and glitter. she also does the same with vintage ornaments.

see more christmas ornaments.

ikea gorm art

in september, there was an art exhibition in germany that used ikea in its creations. matthias, one of the artists, sent me some of his sculptures made from gorm shelves.

he tells me, "an art exhibition together with about 20 local artists gave me the opportunity to show these temporary sculptures in the garden of rumpenheim castle, germany. the sculptures are named "Wrong Assembly" which made a lot of the visitors smile. they are made from gorm shelves, posts, height expansion posts and from observat�r cross-braces."

a simple mod on the lack tv unit

jonas tipped me on this media set-up, modified from the lack tv unit, on minhembio. both sides of the tv unit are removed and replaced by metal legs.

see more on minhembio (warning! the site has lots of pics so it takes a long time to load and the lack hack is way, way at the bottom)

sylvie's delightful green bathroom

slyvie from france does a wonderful makeover for her bathroom. i love the green tiles.

"here is our bathroom makeover, using pronomen countertop which i tainted dark to make it look like exotic wood (but much cheaper!) and varnished.

here are a few 'before' pictures of the bathroom.

and some 'after'.

we used some tiles made by my boyfriend's grandfather here in s�vres, capitale de la porcelaine! we kept the bath but changed the sink, and put in a matching shelf under the window. we measured everything to fit the length of two pronomen, and the whole makeover was a real bargain."

a doctor's front desk

janet is doctor. she's also pretty handy. with the help of her boyfriend, they custom-made this front desk workspace from ikea pieces.

she writes, "i needed a large front desk for my office staff and had neither the time nor the patience to have one built by a carpenter.

i used one expedit bookcase, two small effektiv file cabinets, two reclaimed effektiv tabletops (dressing for the base), as well as two cast-off maple drafting tabletops i found on craigslist. additional effektiv file cabs are seen in the photos as well as a large pax wardrobe that houses my server and supplies.

although it is not well visualized in the photos, i underlit the hanging edge with rope lighting. much of my office is ikea and ikea hacked, from therapy bay to the exam rooms."

see more of dr janet's front desk flickr set

brighten your room with holiday lighting hacks

another holiday hack to get you in the spirit.

zen bliss writes, "here are what i've come up with lately in a flurry of lighting upgrades for the winter days.

knappa klover floor lamp + isig paper napkin overlaid on each piece before assembly (with wooden dowel legs to bring the profile down). it's very large so i'll likely hang this. the glow is very nice.

the orgel room divider lamp works just as well placed on its side. it also makes a nice topper on an expedit bookcase and adds more privacy. a few gestalta set the mood.

zen bliss' previous hack: play kitchen for under $200