Un-breakable Tiered Server

Materials: �RYD + 3 Melamine plates or bowls

Description: Here at the shop, we have rowdy and excited dogs wanting to get at the bakery treats, so we try to get serving dishes that won't break easily. I couldn't find a nice tiered display that wasn't glass or ceramic, so I made one.

You will need: 3 plates or bowls, 2 �RYD candlesticks, epoxy glue.

1. Get any three plates or bowls. I chose melamine plates and a small bowl in ascending sizes.

2. Cut the top and bottom 1 inch off of one �RYD. This makes it smaller so it looks better between the top two tiers. Be careful because the tops of the �RYD have metal cups that hold the candle.

3. Using super strong epoxy, glue the full �RYD to the center of the largest plate or bowl.

4. Glue the next plate or bowl on top of the full �RYD.

5. Glue the cut �RYD onto the center of the second tier.

6. Glue the third bowl or plate on the top of the cut �RYD.

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~ Alan, 6498 Gulf Blvd 33706

RAST Nightstand Speaker Stands

Materials: 2 RAST Nightstands, 16 spikes, Drill, Stain of your choice

Description: I refurbished a pair of Bang & Olufsen Beovox M70 loudspeakers from the 1970's and needed a pair of speaker stands. I went to my local IKEA for the express purpose of finding something to convert into speaker stands and found the RAST Nightstand, an unfinished pine mini-shelf about a foot tall. Perfect.

After assembling the RASTs per the instructions, I placed 4 spikes on the bottoms and 4 spikes on the tops. I then used some red mahogany stain to get a close match to the finish of the M70 speakers.

You can see in the final photo what the hacked RAST nightstands look like with the M70s. Next up will be a hack to replace the table the receiver and turntable are on.

~ Rich, Orlando, Florida, USA

Expedit + Vika Amon desk to fit my office perfectly

Materials: 3 Expedit 2x2s, 1 Expedit drawer, 1 Vika Amon Tabletop, 8 Ekby St�dis brackets, optional: two Vika Kaj legs

Description: I was looking for a desk that would fit the width of my home office (2.4 meters wide, the desk ends up at 2.3 meters) perfectly so that I don't waste to much space. After taking a few measurements I noticed the the cheapest thing to do would be to grab two 2x2 Expedits and a Vika Amon tabletop and combine them with some brackets to make a wide surface. While walking through Ikea I found the Ekby St�dis white plastic brackets at �0,50 a piece an grabbed 8 of them for more stability (2 per corner, read below for an encountered problem). Then just screw the brackets to the Expedits and the tabletop, your wide desk is done!

I just missed one detail while planning this, the Expedits are a bit wider than the tabletop is deep, so at the back you will only be able to apply one bracket per side and there will be a small gap if you align the desk to a wall. The gap isn't that bad though since it gives you space for cables and i.e. optional LED-lighting. To test stability I sat on the back of the desk (with only 1 bracket per side) and it held my weight, but to be on the safe side I added to Vika Kaj adjustable legs at the back.

To finish it off I added the third Expedit with two drawers to the right side of the desk. It's just standing there, no screws or anything. The right Expedit part of the desk is now missing the vertical separators to make room for bigger stuff like a printer (not on photo) while the other one holds folders and stuff I don't need that much in those boxes that are made for the Expedit.

~ Andy, Germany

Expedit nightstand

Materials: Expedit drawers

Description: I have a tiny space between the bed and the wall but I needed a nightstand on my side of the bed.

I've been looking for something that fits my 30cm space for a while but I wanted something with drawers or a door.

At least I bought the insert with 2 drawers and screwed it directly to the wall so you can tidy up easily.

Finally I bought a glass in the glazier to put on the top. My idea was to put a white glass but it was more expensive so it's completely transparent.

~ Mireia, Barcelona

Loft Bed/Workstation

Materials: MATERIALS: FJELLDAL Loft Bed, VIKA KAJ Table Leg, Solid Birch Door, slim pine board. TOOLS: Table saw, handsaw, wood screws, a few small nails

Description: I did this like 4 years ago and didn't realize this wonderful site even existed. Anyhow, it was really simple and cheap so I thought I'd dig up some photos and share it.

We wanted a small wokstation in my son's room, and this seemed like a no-brainer.

I went to the lumber store looking for some kind of countertop - everything was coming in > $200 - so I ended up coming home with a $65 solid-core birch door - which fit perfectly and matched the birch finish on the bed. Ripped the door to my desired width (I chose a pretty slim 20") on my neighbor's table saw, and cut out the corners with a handsaw. I tacked a small piece of pine that was about 1/4" wider than the desktop width to the backside of the desktop (you know, to keep things from rolling off). A little sanding, and a clearcoat finish on it and it was done.

I added the table leg to prevent warping, although I think it was probably total overkill.

Bonus: I ripped another 6" wide section of the door, finished it, and attached it along the bottom with a few wood screws for an attractive cord-hider - turned out very clean.

~ John, San Francisco

Hyllis Garage "Man Cave"

Materials: Hyllis Storage, Melamine Shelves, Screws

Description: I needed to convert an ugly mess in my garage into a "man cave" with a useable bench -- I was sick and tired of all the projects being conducted on my kitchen bench! And my budget is very small.

We used:

6 x Hyllis storage units from Ikea Homebush, NSW ($16.99 each) - which we cut down to 3 shelves
2 x Melamine shelves from Bunnings Hardware ($13.99 each)
16 x screws we already had

Method:
1. Build the six Hyllis units as per the instructions, but don't put on the 4th (top) shelf.
2. Cut off the left-over bracket between the 3rd shelf and what would have been the top shelf.
3. Place the unused 4th shelf on top of the bottom shelf for added stability. No drilling or screwing necessary,
4. Position the units 2 deep x 3 wide.
5. Drill pilot holes in each of the top shelves (we did 2 per shelf x 6 shelves).
6. Position melamine shelves on top on Hyllis units. leaving overhang on both sides (we used 120cm x 60xm shelves)
7. From underneath, drill 12mm screws into melamine shelves to fix into place.

The whole job took us about 2 hours and the end result is fantastic and economical.

~ Frances, Sydney, Australis

No More dinner services

Materials: Magasin - dish drainer

Description: I just used it as a plant stand.

~ Silvia V�zquez , Spain