Ikea hack

While I love hiding as much of my crafting supplies away as possible, I do like to keep items that my kids and I use …

Brit from House Updated wanted to refresh her dining room with a bright new look. She loved the large mid-century buffet from West Elm but …

Chris and Julia of Chris Loves Julia “amped up” an unfinished six-drawer dresser from IKEA and turned it into the piece they’d been dreaming of for their in-progress nursery. Julia says it was an easy makeover, involving the addition of couple of boards and a coat of mint paint. Now the couple can sit back and enjoy the $3,000 they saved and pack their beautiful dresser full of tiny clothes!

Oh, curtains. They can be such a pain in the rear challenge when it comes to decorating. There are just so many factors to consider …

Draven of Draven Made found a budget-friendly alternative dishing out $1,000 for a wood and metal bookshelf from Restoration Hardware. The answer came in an inexpensive metal shelf frame from IKEA. Draven simply traded out the existing glass shelves for wood ones she had cut at Home Depot. Unless you are into welding, this is a great starting place for creating a custom metal shelf. As Draven says, “You could Krylon-spray paint the metal any color, add crown molding to the edges of all the shelves, build a wood base if you don’t like the exposed legs…”