In order to arrange your interior in your image and to decorate it with originality, you would like to make your own furniture and accessories.
But it is clear that you do not have the soul of a handyman and your unsuccessful attempts are beginning to discourage you.
In order to simplify your task, what if you simply divert old furniture or basic items from the Ikea catalog to customize them according to your desires?
Called “Ikea hacking”, this very popular trick on the Web for a few years has won over many followers, to the point of becoming a major trend in decoration.
Here are some ideas to choose from.
We makeover
For furniture worthy of the creations of the greatest designers, you can simply customize it by making a few small changes that will make all the difference.
For this, any furniture kit can do the trick, it is not necessary to transform an Ikea piece of furniture but these being the most popular, it will be all the easier to find suitable accessories to revamp them. .
There are also many brands specializing in the customization of furniture from the Swedish giant, offering, among other things, handles, doors, feet or even custom-made covers to bring armchairs, sofas and headboards back to life.
Are you dreaming of an emerald green velvet sofa that's right on trend this winter or a light linen seat for your summer evenings?
Simply select the model you own and then choose from a wide selection of fabrics.
The atmosphere of your living rooms is instantly modified.
Another option more in the vein of do-it-yourself: give your furniture a good brushstroke.
Repainting their facade, the bottom or just a few shelves can give them a certain youthfulness.
If manual work is not your forte and you fear a calamity, opt for an easy-to-apply adhesive coating, stock type or masking tape.
we divert
Just because a piece of furniture was designed for a certain use does not necessarily mean that you have to confine it to this one.
Just as the pallets used to transport goods are regularly recovered by decoration aficionados to serve as a coffee table, a bench or a vertical planter, the Kallax shelf from Ikea, but also the Billy bookcase are a delight for creative.
All the easier to use because of their great simplicity, Kallax melamine wood cubes can be used to make a podium bed frame with storage, a seat equipped with a storage box or even a central island for your kitchen, just adding an extra board and a few strokes of the screwdriver.
We invent
If you are particularly imaginative, you can use your kit furniture as a base material for creating other unique furniture and accessories.
Our favorite seen on social networks?
Two Frosta stools reassembled to form a Scandinavian-style coat rack.
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