Racka and Lustifik create adorable bathroom cabinet

Materials: Lustifik shoe rack, Racka curtain rod, 2 Betydlig curtain rod holders, fabric

Description: Our old under-the-bathroom-sink cabinet doors were falling apart! The hinges weren't put in correctly when it was first built, and so the doors would never shut completely and we were constantly banging our knees when we brushed our teeth. We went to the Home Depot to see how much it would cost to re-do the doors, and WHOA! Cabinet doors and hardware are EXPENSIVE!

Instead, we went to IKEA and purchased a Racka curtain rod and the Betydlig hardware to install it. While we were there, I saw the Lustifik shoe rack and the measurements were perfect to create shelves inside the cabinet space!

First, we took the hinges and old doors off completely! This was an amazing moment.

Then, we lightly sanded the wood surfaces and re-painted, which wasn't really necessary but added a lot of depth.

Next, we installed the Betydlig holders on the "ceiling" of the cabinet, so that the Racka rod would be suspended.

Using some old linen fabric we had stock-piled, we created no-sew curtains for the Racka rod. We trimmed the bottom and top with IKEA Sy pinking shears so the fabric wouldn't fray, and cut small slits along the top edge to weave the Racka rod through.

Finally, after the curtains were finished, we put together the Lustifik shoe rack and placed it inside. It fits perfectly and creates extra shelving for storage. We used the Skubb and Godmorgon boxes for organizing our bathroom, too!

All in all, this project only took about an hour. We spent a total of US$7.96, compared to over $100 we would've spent at the Home Depot for regular boring bathroom cabinet doors.

~ Lauren Willis Keo, West Hartford, CT, USA

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Lustifik Shoe Rack to Baby Doll Bunks

Materials: 2 Lustifik shoe racks, fabric, scissors, thread

Description: 1. Assemble Lustifik frame, leaving one end unattached.
2. Measure Lustifik liner for correct length and width.
3. Using the liner as the template, sew new/desired fabric. Include two open ends on each side for sliding onto the frame.
4. Repeat for second bunk.
5. Attach remaining frame end.
6. Attach to wall, using hollow wall anchors if necessary.

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~ Jen C.

Shoe Rack Hack

Materials: IKEA Lustifik

Description: I recently decided I needed some more storage for my shoes, but my small studio apartment lacks in that department.

This was actually not intended as a hack, as I had "accurately" measured the width of my closet with two Ikea plastic boxes, each being 20 centimeters wide. I measured my closet to 60 centimeters, and went out to Ikea to grab the Lustifik shoe rack, which is exactly 60 centimeters.

After assembling the shoe rack, I tried to fit it into my closet to no avail. I figured that it wouldn't fit because of the door, but after measuring more precisely (thank you for the paper measurement band Ikea!), I quickly realized that my closet was indeed 59 centimeters.

Seeing as it's not possible at all to fit the shoe rack inside the closet, I first thought of returning it, before my thoughts took a wild turn and I realized I could hack it.

The hack is pretty simple -- use the supplied thin, long metal rods, I wedged them inside the pre-drilled holes in my closet, which luckily turned out to be drilled with almost the exact same depth as the shoe rack.

I had to use brutal force to be able to get the metal rods of the shoe rack in place, but after some raw power and some sweat I won the fight.

While this isn't the prettiest hack of them all, it did the job and I'm happy to report that it's still holding up, after a full 15 minutes!

~ Henrik Christiansen, Norway

Say hello to my little (speaker) stands!

Materials: Ikea Shoe Rack (Lustifik)

Description: First and foremost I have to qualify/justify why I made these speaker stands (before the audiophiles out there cry blasphemy and take me for a fool not understanding the need for a $300 USD stand with zero resonance and spikes/cones for legs)

1) I needed to space out the speakers on my system to create a larger soundstage.

2) To me speaker stands are glorified stools

3) I don't have a proper workshop. (Over here in Singapore we live in tiny 3 room sardine cans which we spend our whole life's paying for). And as such anything I would do to modify/hack had to be simple.

4) Did I mention I think speaker stands are just glorified stools?...I ain't gonna pay $300 USD for stools!

So, one Friday afternoon I spent my time walking around my friendly Ikea store..I had been inspired by other cool ikeahacks (ie. Sexy legs stands, lamp/stands..) and wanted to do one myself...

Lo and behold! $6 USD shoe racks!..And at the optimum floor to sitting ear height of 60cm!

The mod work is rather simple.

1) Open and assemble said racks (you don't really need to follow the provided 1 page manual)

2) Cut a wooden board to fit the top where the speaker is going to sit on

3) Spray paint the whole thing midnight black ($1 USD can of spray paint)

And voila!...Speaker stands!...with a greatly expanded soundstage to boot and only for what...$13USD!!!!!

I'm sold!...

~ Lucas