Chapter 1: What is IKEA hacking and why has it become popular?
How can I optimize my interior through IKEA hacking? Thanks for asking. Ever since COVID-19 lockdowns, many people have developed a taste for interior design and regularly take to Pinterest for inspiration. But as you may well know from experience, the cost of buying a few furniture items can quickly add up.
As a result, clever internet users have been coming up with solutions to repurpose items bought from IKEA, which are available in many different parts of the world. The trend has been labelled IKEA hacking. What are some examples? One of the main goals is to organise and optimise space. It could be using a small bookcase with square compartments as a horizontal bench for example.
Add a mattress and some cushions and you've got something that's comfortable to sit on and can still be used for storage. Meanwhile, stools are also very popular for making coffee tables or plant shelves. Some IKEA hacks are very simple, like using a spice rack in the bathroom, a child's bedroom or a cupboard to save space. The same goes for bathroom steel bars.
They can be put in kitchen cupboards to store lids. A ladder can be used as a magazine rack. A bed frame as a wall organizer. A baby bed as a clothes drying rack. You can even create a small bed for your pets using a low-level coffee table with a cushion inside. There's also a design aspect to it.
You could take a pie dish and a pot cover with the same grooves, paint them and make them into a candle holder, a flower pot, an ultragraphic fruit basket or a tray. You could convert your laundry baskets into beautiful lamp shields.
So can you just customize any piece of furniture?
Well, IKEA's main concept is offering simple and minimalist objects at affordable prices. The flip side is that you often end up with the same furniture as your friends, or something that doesn't look very high quality. The term IKEA hacking is now used in a broad sense to refer to improving a cheap IKEA product.
On the internet you can find many ways to enhance and elevate furniture without breaking the bank. Particle board furniture can be repainted to look like real wood, and adorned with vintage handles to give it an antique look. Adding doors to a simple bookcase can make it more aesthetically pleasing.
Right now, one particular trend involves redecorating entire pieces of furniture with mosaic tiles.
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Chapter 2: What are some creative examples of IKEA hacks?
Now you know what IKEA hacking is. In under three minutes, we answer your questions and help you understand the true meaning behind the trends, concepts and acronyms that are making headlines. Listen along and you will really know for sure.