50 Genius DIY Project Ideas to Make Your IKEA Stuff Look Fancy

36 Upright Bookcases now Mid Century Modern Sideboards

36. Upright Bookcases now Mid Century Modern Sideboards: Materials: Expedit,12mm ply board Description: Ex Ikea upright Expedit hack! Turn the bookcase on its side, we had 12mm ply board that we cut to size, sanded the edges and then stained in maple coloured stain with a satin finish. Then a few tubes of liquid nails spread onto the bottom sides of the stained (via IKEA Hackers)

37 Wine Crate Drawer Fronts

37. Wine Crate Drawer Fronts (via Hunted Interior)

38 IKEA TARVA Transformed Into a Kitchen Sideboard

38. IKEA TARVA Transformed Into a Kitchen Sideboard: Fact #1: I’m obsessed with storage. I think no matter how big our house is or how many closets it has, it will always feel like there’s never enough storage. Fact #2: I hate staring at the back of our couch when I’m in the kitchen. Its boring. Its flat. Nothing about it excites me. (via All Things G&D)

39 Malm Dresser + O’verlays

39. Malm Dresser + O’verlays: Most of us have heard of Ikea, but have you heard of Ikea Hackers? Yep, a site devoted to making ordinary Ikea furniture into something fabulous. Thanks to Pinterest, once I got the final word we were headed to Chicago, I started to look for design and style inspiration for our Chicago apartment. I even (via Posh Meets Pavement)

40 A Restoration Hardware Inspired IKEA Hack

40. A Restoration Hardware Inspired IKEA Hack: When I planned my son’s nursery I had only one item on my wish list, Restoration Hardware’s Iron & Rope Mirror. The problem? It cost more than I budgeted for the entire room. However, with a quick trip to the hardware store and another one to the Swedish retail giant, I was in business. (via Apartment Therapy)