If you're looking for a way to
keep your recycling bins handy and organized but out of the way,
this clever recycling bin cabinet does the trick.
Over at IKEAHacker, they highlight how one German reader hid his recycling bins by crafting a clever cabinet for his kitchen. He lives in an apartment and space was tight, so the best way to have the recycle bins handy but out of sight was to take some inexpensive IKEA components and make a hidden recycling storage area:
We took an Akurum cupboard with Applad doors and handles to match our Ikea kitchen. Put the worktop on which is also used in...
We've all got the best of intentions when it comes to recycling, but your home's recycling spot can quickly become cluttered and underutilized. The Re-Nest blog offers advice and inspiration on crafting a recycling station that really works, and actually fits.
Like so many things related to organization, a recycling station only makes sense if it fits into how your use, toss, and recycle your goods. If it's too far from where you generate the majority of your reusable containers (the kitchen, most likely), it will see as much use as the StairMaster in your parents' garage. If you pick the right containers, and tuck ...
Knife drawer organizers are either moderately priced and not custom or custom-made and expensive. This easy-to-execute hack gives you a custom organizer for your cutlery drawer on the cheap.
Over at the DIY blog IKEAHacker, reader Laura was disappointed to see IKEA had discontinued their cheap knife drawer inserts. Rather than pay expensive shipping fees to get the organizer she wanted shipped to Italy, she made her own:
I measured my longest knife blade for the length of the long slats, and steak knife blades for the length of the short slats. I began to hot-glue the slats on ...
With broadband market penetration, mailing a physical disc of information might seem quaint. Still for those times when you need to mail a CD or DVD, this DIY recycled mailer is quite clever.
The hack is super simple. Rinse out your milk or juice carton. Cut along the top and bottom. Flatten the carton. Cut the carton down to size—a few inches taller than your disc—and then cut the top and bottom edges to have a "flap" you can fold down a tape in place. It's simple, sturdy, and about the same weight and thickness as a regular commercial CD mailer.
Check out the link below for step by step in...
If you're lacking storage space and know you can't possibly build on or add a large pantry or more cabinets to your home, look around - there's always some small space (or large) that's just crying to used. We often overlook the space behind a door, above the laundry appliances or under the stairs. And closets often have the most inefficient use of space than anywhere else. When you're trying to find a spot for everything, you can often create more storage space simply by first organizing what you have. So take a tour of your home and look for ways to create space, re-organize what you have, recycle to others what you're not likely to use and discard (hard wo...
Looking for an interesting way to mount your sleek HDTV? Decorating blog IKEA hacker features an ingenious mounting guide involving a simple, inexpensive pole from IKEA.
Using the pole and other parts from IKEA, the post details how to fabricate the rails that attach to the TV, drill the necessary holes in each rail to match the mounting holes on the back of the television, and all the rest of the nitty gritty required to attach your HDTV to a pole. The author finishes up by using an angle bracket is from a clothes rail installation kit. For easier assembly, it's...
