by DELESIA WATSON
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From headboard redos to full-on transformations, these IKEA bed hacks will inspire you to think of new ways to approach one of your most-used pieces of furniture.
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Make bedtime fun with this KURA bed upgrade. You can’t beat story time with these added fairy lights, fluffy shag rug, and IKEA photo ledge shelves for book storage underneath.
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No storage? No problem. Create a platform bed with built-in storage and decor using two BILLY bookcases and wooden planks as an anchor.
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Extend the headboard height of an old frame to create a modern, more elegant bed look using leftover plywood, uprights, batting and fabric. The old wooden frame is similar to the TARVA.
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Sometimes, down is up. Once the KURA bed was flipped upside down for this girl‘s bedroom, it became the perfect setup for a canopy bed with added privacy.
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This open headboard on a TARVA frame was transformed using woven canvas straps to create a stylish, yet minimalist headboard to complement an elegant apartment.
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This KURA bunk bed upgrade offers style that’s just right for a shared girls’ room. For a custom look, use the same wallpaper on one wall of the room as on the bunk bed's accent panel.
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Upholstery is made simple with this black linen headboard cover on the TARVA bed. Rather than fully upholstering the headboard, this hack employs a slipcover-like style to get the look without the fuss.
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Adding wooden bars to the upper level of a KURA bunk bed and curtain rods for the bottom turns an open bed into a super cozy and chic enclosure.
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Turn two TROFAST storage units into a cool sleeping arrangement with wooden slats from an old bed. Painted black and attached to the wall with timber, it makes for a cool bed that optimizes space and storage.
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This simple floating headboard hack uses caning wrapped around a wood frame (the IVAR was used here). The effect is a little boho and a little modern, and extremely easy to pull off.