21 IKEA Hacks That Look Like A Million Bucks

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If you are moving to a new home, renting first time or just on a budget otherwise, you know that the furniture can be very expensive and you are not really spoilt for choice. The good news is that there is IKEA, and even better, it is very easy to find IKEA pieces second hand, usually for a few pennies. The bad news is, not all IKEA furniture look very fashionable or high-end – but as these fantastic bloggers show below, it is absolutely possible to transform them into beautiful pieces that look like a million bucks!

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Kallax

If you’ve ever been to Ikea, you have probably seen Kallax storage units before. Their long time classic is cheap and extremely versatile. Have a look at these pretty pieces of furniture that you wouldn’t believe were just Kallax units before.

Always been dreaming of kitchen island? This one is great, as it also has casters underneath for convenience. See Jen Lou’s lovely tutorial here.

Wouldn’t believe it’s Ikea’s Kallax! For some added luxury, see the tutorial here.

For some mid century vibes, see the fab tutorial from Fabric Paper Glue here.

Ingo

Kicshihaz used Ikea’s Nornas table and some casters to create this absolutely beautiful bar cart, see the original tutorial here (not in English). Nornas isn’t available anymore, but as it was just a small basic pine table, any table of suitable size works.

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From boring to interesting. The base for this pretty project was Ikea’s Ingo table.

Billy & Hyllis

One key element in high-end living rooms is custom built-ins. They are not cheap though, so check out this fantastic tutorial from The Makerista on how to build your own for cheap, just with Ikea’s Billys.

You can get this shelf unit from Ikea for just $15 – add some gold paint and marble vinyl to add some glamour.

Vittsjö

These are probably my biggest favorites from this list. Look at these original Vittsjo nesting tables from Ikea, wouldn’t even recognize them now after Melodrama and Style Me Pretty transformed them into high-end looking ottomans.

Rast & Tarva

Ikea unfortunately doesn’t make these anymore, but you can still find them in your local Craigslist. For a similar, try Ikea’s Malm or Tarva.

Links to original posts are just below the photos.

This pretty dresser was originally Ikea’s Tarva.

Night Table Ideas

This table isn’t unfortunately available anymore, but it is crazy to see how much just some gold paint and marble vinyl can do. You could try similar table to this.

Believe it or not, this one was originally the classic LACK table, which you can pick up from your local Ikea for just $10. To see what she did, see here.