Modern Decoration

Thursday, 4 April 2013

LACK table clock

Materials: LACK table and sticker clock

Description: It is very simple, the clock is stuck in position and made the hole for the mechanism. And ready to hang.

~ Miguel, Madrid, Spain.

Vintage inspired Aneboda wardrobe

Materials: Aneboda wardrobe

Description: We couldn't afford a new wardrobe so we decided to transform our old Aneboda one.

This is how we did it:

1. Firstly we took off the doors from the wardrobe as well as the handles and hinges.
2. Then we removed the plastic panels on the doors by pushing and bending slowly.
3. The space where the panels were was wood-colour, so we painted in white.
4. After this, with a pair of pliers and using one of the panels as template, we cut the chicken wire net in the same size.

5. Once ready, the chicken wire was inserted in the space of the doors. We didn't need to use any glue or anything else to keep the wire in place as we initially thought. Once in place, they fitted perfectly and did not move.
6. Then, we made the curtains using our fabric of choice and a sewing machine. The size of the fabric was double the size of the panels to create the wave effect.
7. The curtains were hanged using wire and hooks on the top and bottom of the inside of the doors.
8. Finally we replaced the handles with a pair of ceramic knobs and decorated with some tassels.

We hope you like it!

~ Arantxa and Carlos, London

Wood RUSCH clock

Materials: Rusch clock, a piece of wood, some varnish, a circular saw

Description: I took a slice of wood, sand it and with a circular saw I cut the back of it very carefully to fit the mechanism of the Rusch clock. It's very difficult since the metal rod of the clock is not thick at all.

I fixed the clock with two screws because it didn't work with glue.

I wrote the numbers with a pyrograph.

~ Vincent, Versailles (France)

Turn a throw blanket into a shower curtain

Materials: Ursula Ikea Throw Blanket

Description: A blanket can be a gorgeous shower curtain too.

See step by step instructions on Lynne's blog.

~ Lynne Knowlton, Design The Life You Want to Live

Tuesday, 2 April 2013

Godvinudden Light

Materials: ENUDDEN Towel Rack, GODVIN Leg, HEMMA cord set, SPARSAM bulbs

Description: We just moved in to a new apartment in Nashville and I needed to set up some quick lighting for my office using some Ikea odds and ends we've accumulated.

I had some Hemma cords that had been hung from the ceiling in our last place - but we have 14' unfinished loft here and no ladder to boot - so I needed something within reach of me tip-toeing on a wobbly chair.

I'm not entirely sure why, but we had a 5th Godvin leg laying around, as well as a few bathroom accessories we picked up at an Ikea on the drive down south but didn't end up having a use for when we got here.

So - throw em all together and you've got the Godvinudden light.

Super easy.

1. line up the Enudden towel rack on the Godvin legs widest side (they're the same width) the towel rack has 2 pre-drilled mounting holes use those to mark where to drill into the leg.

2. pre-drill the holes in the leg to make room for whatever screws you have handy - I had a couple sheetmetal screws that worked just fine.

3. screw the two together and voila.

I mounted the fixture as high as I could on the wall and strung up the Hemma cords as pictured.

Nothing fancy - table leg and towel rack, but it does the job.

~ Ben Krebs, Nashville

Open wardrobe

Materials: Expedit 5x1, Dröna black, Stuva Grundlig, Ledberg

Description: I had a built-in wardrobe with large wood doors.

• I took it apart, stripped all off the wood in order to make a compartment inside the wall.
• I then placed wooden flooring to continue the existing flooring of the bedroom.
• The walls were also painted white and prepared for lightning on the ceiling.

• I hanged a 5x1 white Expedit with a small stainless tube to reinforce it.
• Then I placed white board in several asymmetric positions and the Stuva Grundlig beneath them.
• On the top shelf I put some Dröna boxes, and above it all installed 2 Ledberg sets.

I'm very happy with the result as I gained space in my room and made it prettier.

~ Diana Marques, Porto, Portugal

Another IKEA retro Lack hack

Materials: Lack shelving unit

Description: I really love what I saw from this post.

I pretty much used all the same material and followed all the steps as he suggested. But instead of walnut veneer for the panels, I used some plywood with holes and painted a cover of dark walnut wood stain. I tried to make it resemble this CB2 TV console.

I also got some really nice dimension measures from this link.

~ Adam Wu, Sausalito, CA