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14. Turn Your Bland Bedroom Wall into a Showstopper with the Karwei Shelf!
So, you’ve got that blank, yawning wall in your bedroom?
Let’s transform it! With the Karwei shelf wall, you get a trendy, fun space to show off your favorite treasures hiding under layers of dust; even if you’ve never swung a hammer, no worries! Here’s a step-by-step guide to making your own shelf sensation:
- Gear Up: Grab your spruce slats, a working drawing, a hammer, and nails. Ready? Go!
- Customize: Going big or staying snug? Whether you’re working with a spacious room or a cozy corner, adjust the size of your compartment wall. Play with thin and chunky planks for a whimsical touch. Fun fact: Some even use this as a bed headboard or a room divider!
- Color Pop: Amplify the charm with a splash of paint. Coat your slats with your favorite hue, let it dry, then start assembling.
- Accessorize: Adorn your wall! Mix up prints (like the chic Urban Botanic postcard set from My Deer) and add mini shelves for those quirky knick-knacks. Need a chic touch? Attach bedside pendants using wall brackets on top.
- Maximize Space: The Karwei wall isn’t just a head-turning bedhead. It doubles as a partition. Perfect for compact spaces, prop a console or desk against its flip side. Now you’ve got a work zone, added storage, and a chic backdrop for your artsy exhibits!
Remember, it’s not just a wall; it’s your canvas. Unleash your creativity and watch your bedroom come alive!
13. Turn That Drab IKEA Wardrobe Into a Dazzling Display in No Time!
Prediction: You’re about to become the neighborhood IKEA hacker! Ready for the magic? Ditch that boring IKEA wardrobe back and transform it into an aesthetic masterpiece. Why settle for mundane when you can have marvelous for just S$249? Buckle up, DIY enthusiast!
1. Dream Big! Sketch It Out!
Grab your favorite tool (mine’s PowerPoint) and sketch your vision to scale. Visualize your grand design, and tally up those wood planks you’ll need.
2. Shopping Spree Time!
Bop over to IKEA and your nearest hardware store, and gather:
- 2 Stolmen posts ($118)
- 8 Stolmen brackets ($20)
- 4 Sultan Lade ($80)
- 4 Long wood ($10)
- L-brackets ($4), Screws ($15)
- Bolts and Nuts ($2)
- A trusty screwdriver (battery-powered ones are arm-savers, but old-school ones do the trick!)
- Saw, measuring tape, and ladder. Safety first!
3. Post Up!
Dive into IKEA’s manual and get those Stolmen posts fixed up.
4. Plank Party!
Untangle those strings and discard those staples from the planks. Channel your inner craftsman, measure, and slice those planks to perfection. Pro tip: an electric jigsaw is a game-changer.
5. Center Stage
Ensure the horizontal planks don’t shy past the midpoint of the vertical ones. Use double-sided tape to bond the planks. Flip, screw, and voila! Invisible screw magic.
6. Frame It Fancy
Start by attaching the top and bottom horizontal planks to the third vertical plank. Using the center section as your guide, align and fix the rest.
7. Brilliant Bracketry
Fuse that L-bracket into the IKEA Stolmen bracket. You might need about 8 of these, depending on your panel’s size. Fix the brackets to your posts, plop your panel on, and, with the wardrobe set aside, screw it all securely.
8. Finishing Touches
Now, here’s the best part – unleash your creativity! Whether it’s vibrant paints, quirky stickers, or chic décor, make it scream YOU.
Remember, you’ll wake up to your handiwork every morning, so make it count!
Turn that walk-in wardrobe’s ugly side into its highlight reel.
Happy hacking!
12. The IKEA Partition hack for A teen room
Are you dreaming of a small bedroom that’s both hip and functional?
Step right up!
1. Bye-bye Bunk Beds! Hello, Room Divider!
Do your teens crave their own space? Instead of two tiny rooms, be IKEA-inspired! Craft a divider using birch plywood and Nordic pine wood, splitting the room without squishing it. The divider isn’t just for looks – it’s a workhorse!
2. KARLBY Desk Hack: With a Twist!
We’ve all seen KARLBY desks. But yours? Next-level cool. Grab 3 worktops (two 1.86m, one 2.40m). Chop the long one: use some parts for the desk’s middle legs and others to extend the desk past the curtains. Snag a pair of GODVIN legs, bolt things together using “L” brackets, and attach them to that chic divider.
3. Dual-Purpose Beds – Sleep & Lounge!
Slide ESPEVÄR slatted mattress bases under the desks by day, becoming cozy couches! Felt pads on the feet? A sliding dream! At night? Comfy beds with rad KARLBY headboards!
4. Room Divider: Built to Last!
Your teens can be wild. So, for a sturdy divider, use 16mm threaded rods. One spanning floor to ceiling, others linking the base to the top. The bottom? A mix of fixed and removable panels for easy fixes. Lock it in place with bolts and hard drive magnets and attach it to the wall.
11. Two Scandi-Chic Room Divider Ideas (Frugal and Modern Style)
Hey, urban dweller, cramped in that cozy one-room? Let’s add some zesty space with a DIY room divider that screams elegant minimalism.
- The Idea: Forget old-school bamboo screens. Bring in the mountains—Scandinavian style! This DIY lets you decide the size, color, and material. Own your space!
- What You Need: Start with two beech wood panels, each 120 cm x 40 cm. Sketch a mountain panorama (maybe peek at a Swiss tourist map for inspo!) starting around 50 cm up.
- Painting Time: Outline your peaks in white paint (matt or acrylic, your call). Dark wood? Layer it up, letting each coat dry.
- Building Blocks: Once dry, hinge the boards together. Not sure about the hinge size? No prob, just show your boards at the hardware store—they’ll have your back!
- Flashy Feet: Fix 8 decorative copper tubes as feet. All you need is industrial adhesive (gloved hands recommended)!
- Slide on some felt pads below to protect your floor.
Voila! Your space just got a whole lot trendier! Dive deeper into DIY with wohnWERKen magazine for more swanky tips.
Modern Style
So, you’ve got a plain empty rental room and wonder, “How do I fill this space?” Just like Brad and his fiancé, who moved into a spacious loft and felt lost in its untapped potential. The solution? IKEA SEKTION cabinets hack!
Here’s the breakdown:
- Identify the Need: The couple’s large bedroom echoed emptiness. A little division would give it character, privacy, and function.
- The Genius Idea: Instead of ugly wardrobes in the room center, they thought: Why not an IKEA closet partition? It’s chic and functional.
- Design Deets: The vision? A drywall partition, 24” deep, accommodating three SEKTION tall cabinets: two of 30” W and one of 24” W. They added four 10” H MAXIMERA drawers with cool BODARP gray-green fronts, creating a dresser-like feel. Oh, and no doors – for that swanky walk-in closet vibe!
- Blend and Match: The white LACK wall shelf ($160) + walnut shelves by Semihandmade = a multi-layered, warm look.
- Outcome? An 8’ x 7’ addition transformed their space. The total spend on IKEA goodies was $1,367, and it was *so* worth it. Now, their loft feels like home.
