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Drew Michael Scott

Thanks to their quality and affordability, it’s pretty easy to love IKEA furniture.

However, every option she came across was out of her budget.

IKEA Hacks

Drew Michael Scott

So, she did what every resourceful DIYer doesshe made her own.

She used theDOCKSTA table baseand cut the oval top from her current dining room table.

If you want to follow Gummerman’s lead,check out the full tutorial.

Ikea table hack

A Beautiful Mess

He opted to use the versionwith a birch veneerfor this project.

“The design was fully inspired by a material I came across called pole wrap,” he says.

Then, he covered the sides in pole wrap.

BILLY bookcase hack

Drew Michael Scott

Lucky for us, he offers adetailed tutorial on his YouTube channel.

Gater chose to install anIKEA KALLAX shelfin this small studio apartment to act as a divider and storage shelf.

By closing the bed in, she created the illusion of a separate room.

Room divider hack

Project by Alexandra Gater / Photo by Carla Antonio

She gave it a few finishing touches to give it a custom look.

Take thisSINNERLIG Pendant Light Hackby Stephanie Watkins of Casa Watkins Living, for example.

She simply attached a few tassels to theSINNERLIG pendantusing fishing wire.

IKEA lamp hack

Casa Watkins Living

you could even change out the decor on the lampshade seasonally.

Then, she finished the look off by adding trim.

If you want to recreate the DIY in your own home, you canfollow her tutorial.

IKEA wardrobe Hack

Ursula Carmona of Home Made by Carmona