Zen kitchen island

Materials: Lack Table, Fintorp bar+hook+door knobs

Description: Take 8 tables Lack (5.9 �) and pile them two by two to form a cube.

Take two patches of 110 cm * 90 cms* 1 cms medium(30 �) and screw them on two quoted of the cube.

I put a bar Fintorp (6.99 �) with 5 hooks (2.99�) on one quoted.

For the rest, cut 8 doors of medium 44 cms * 40 cms (30�).

Put doorknobs Fintorp (3.5� 2). A door is fixed by means of two hinges.

Follow your inspiration and paint the kitchen island.

It is possible to add wooden brackets and to make additional shelves inside.

All in all, this kitchen island cost me 131 � and about fifty screws.

~ Zyl, Bretagne (France)

Entertainment center for small spaces... Ikea style

Materials: (2) Ekby Osten Shelves, (1) pack Capita Brackets, (2) Vika Fintorp ($42.97)

Description: We have a tiny den. We had an Expedit bookshelf, Ektorp couch and a Kivik ottoman and couldn't get in the room! So we needed a small entertainment center to house our TV and devices. We didn't like anything we saw, so here's what we came up with.

1) We attached 2 Vika Fintorp legs to the front of the Ekby Osten shelf (46in). We could've used the cheaper Vika Curry legs but these have a bit of flair!

2) The Capita brackets have a cool slanted design and are designed to attach on top and bottom so they were a great choice to attach a second shelf.

3) Use wall brackets to attach the unit to the wall, (because the shelf isn't wide enough for 2 sets of legs).

In the end we have an entertainment center that gave us lots of extra storage space and at a mere $42 it's a bargain!

(Two spare pillows cover up the power strip!)

~ The Terrals, Charlotte, NC