Can You Spot It? 10 Nearly Unrecognizable IKEA Hacks
To pull off a truly spectacular IKEA hack, you need tools, talent and an unflappable vision. You need to be able to look at a footstool and see a shelving unit. Can you tell what IKEA products inspired each of these nearly unrecognizable hacks?
Above: From stool to hanging shelves.
Workspace shelving from Dutch magazine vtwonen, made from a FROSTA stool.
From clothes hamper to side table.
This table was crafted from an ANTONIUS laundry hamper by The Clever Bunny.
From bowl to pendant light.
Kind of a Tom Dixon knock-off, crafted from an ANGENAM platter by Sarah Sherman Samuel for A Beautiful Mess.
From bowls to a globe that’s also storage.
Kristi Murphy painted two BLANDA MATT bamboo bowls and fastened them with a hinge to create this clever trinket-storing solution.
From throw to maxi skirt.
With a little practice draping, an EIVOR striped throw blanket becomes a chic skirt, again from Kristi Murphy.
From pillowcase to tote bag.
Melissa Esplin was inspired by a challenge from IKEA themselves to make this leather-bottomed tote from a MALIN FIGUR pillowcase.
From stool to kids’ toy bicycle.
The FROSTA stool is reinvented again, this time as a push bike featured on Mashable, by artists Andreas Bhend and Samuel Bernier.
From vanity mirror to wall sconce.
Daniel of Manhattan Nest removes the mirror part of the FRÄCK and adds an exposed bulb and colorful cord to create this bedside sconce.
From vases to a bathroom wall.
You look at REKTANGEL and see a place to stick flowers, this IKEA Hacker (Marloes van Heteren in Amsterdam) sees the perfect bricks for a translucent bathroom wall divider.
From faux-sheepskin rug to vest.
Re-edited from a post originally published 10.4.15-NT