TOP 10 IKEA HACKS | easy, functional & aesthetic (full tutorials)
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L I N K S
1. MOPPE NIGHTSTAND
Original video: • the cosiest bedroom ma...
Sanding block* - amzn.to/3T8MV8k
Wood stain - tinyurl.com/3vf6m6a3
L-brackets - tinyurl.com/tjmx4ujb
Knobs* - amzn.to/3wUzhxQ
2. BESTA BENCH NOOK
Original video: • Entryway makeover | Ik...
90 deg clamp - amzn.to/4a6frOF
Wood primer - tinyurl.com/mry2f4mf
Chalk paint - tinyurl.com/yn4v2a42
Paint sealant - tinyurl.com/yjbkbvj7
Command strips* - amzn.to/4cb9H7U
Circular saw* - amzn.to/4cabni1
Drill/screwdriver* - amzn.to/3Tbmoar
Cushion foam* - amzn.to/3PgMNCu
Fleece batting* - amzn.to/3TuZfRG
Fabric* - amzn.to/3IrGnN7
Stapler* - amzn.to/3Pena5i
Art print* - rstyle.me/+OXcBHhpqkvT_rI7xuB...
Frame* - amzn.to/3Tsc7YI
3. PLATSA L-SHAPE OFFICE
Original video: • Creating a cozy home o...
Trim - tinyurl.com/ycyyvy28
Sanding block* - amzn.to/3PheLxT
Wood glue* - amzn.to/3Tdh8ms
Knobs* - amzn.to/3Te6xrs
Paint - tinyurl.com/3jefxxkb
Wood stain - tinyurl.com/3vf6m6a3
Furniture legs* - amzn.to/3PcC7EI
Turned legs - tinyurl.com/cc6ydrk6
Jute fabric* - amzn.to/3Vd8wz4
Drill/screwdriver* - amzn.to/3Tbmoar
Orbital sander* - amzn.to/4aamHsV
Circular saw* - amzn.to/4cabni1
Mitre saw* - amzn.to/3V9QT2U
Mitre shears* - amzn.to/4c1g11Q
Office chair - tinyurl.com/2h88p55n
Ceiling light* - amzn.to/3wNubDT
Floating shelves* - amzn.to/49QbAWb
4. BILLY BOOKCASE
Original video: • Cozy Living Room Makeo...
Paint - tinyurl.com/3fdpwph5
5. BASKET WALL LAMP
Original video: • Ikea shopping, making ...
Chalk paint - tinyurl.com/5n93syhu
Wooden rings* - amzn.to/3TwRKtv
Wooden bracket* - amzn.to/4a0PXml
Hot glue gun* - amzn.to/4c6gVKD
Superglue* - amzn.to/4c7YLIo
Rope* - amzn.to/3ItcOdU
6. EKET APOTHECARY CABINET
Original video: • Workspace makeover on ...
Knobs* - amzn.to/48PlAhh
Paint 1 - tinyurl.com/y24yhysp
Paint 2 - tinyurl.com/293kb3wb
Wood glue* - amzn.to/3Tdh8ms
Drill/screwdriver* - amzn.to/3Tbmoar
Orbital sander* - amzn.to/4aamHsV
Laser level* - amzn.to/3TuM6YD
7. KITCHEN ISLAND
Original video: • Kitchen Makeover | Upg...
Ikea kitchen review: • 1 year IKEA kitchen re...
Clamps* - amzn.to/3v4jmMY
8. HEMNES SHOE CABINET
Original video: • Entryway makeover | Ik...
Half-round trim - tinyurl.com/3wf95tz4
Decorative trim - tinyurl.com/24ws5dfm
Wood glue* - amzn.to/3TblKK3
Chalk paint - tinyurl.com/tpf8z999
Furniture wax - tinyurl.com/mr2e94pk
Nail gun* - amzn.to/48IyCNq
Mitre saw* - amzn.to/3V9QT2U
Mitre shears* - amzn.to/4c1g11Q
9. BESTA SIDEBOARD
Original video: • Dining room makeover +...
Wood primer - tinyurl.com/mry2f4mf
Paint - tinyurl.com/2x92w6cw
Handles* - amzn.to/3uURNpz
Textured wallpaper* - amzn.to/3vt8PLl
Modpodge* - amzn.to/3TsbqP6
Squeegee set* - amzn.to/3VcjlkF
10. ROOM DIVIDER + VANITY
Original video: • Ikea room divider & va...
Vinyl player* - rstyle.me/+dkVMhte16bA4F16hYr... OR cheaper alternative - amzn.to/3OtLDmA
Table lamp* - rstyle.me/+qwNmPwd1GJC8qEK27L...
Links marked with * are affiliated links.
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T I M E S T A M P S
0:00 Intro
0:31 Moppe nightstand
1:59 Besta bench nook
7:15 Platsa L-shape office
11:31 Billy bookcase
12:54 Basket wall lamp
15:07 Eket apothecary cabinet
17:14 Kitchen island
19:41 Hemnes shoe cabinet
22:34 Besta textured sideboard
25:43 Room divider
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M U S I C 🎶
I use various platforms including:
Epidemic sound (30 days free trial) - www.epidemicsound.com/referra...
Artlist (+2 months free) - artlist.io/Hillary-1982006
Thematic (+1 month free) - app.hellothematic.com/?via=hi...
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Music by heiWr - Promise - thmatc.co/?l=E2AE1AD4
This little hobby of mine has been going on for nearly 3 years! 🥹 To celebrate that, I've compiled 10 of my favourite Ikea hacks into a video, that has been also requested by many subscribers. Links for all the materials have also been provided in the description box. I hope you'll send me pictures on IG @ccloudyhills if you recreate any of them :)
Amazing and beautiful all around. You make it look so easy! Love how you share all the how to's.
Hi! First time seeing your videos. I love home design & making inexpensive furniture look spendy! I really want to know what the computer program is that you keep using to mock up your ideas? I looked on your channel and I can't find the description of it anywhere. Would love to know. Thanks for the ideas! You are very talented :)
Hello! I use Milanote for general planning and moodboarding, which is free. For 2D mockups I use Sketch, it's an app that I already use for work in UXUI but the licence is pricey. I know there are some free 2D planners out there, you could just try doing a google search ☺️
I love this video 😍
I love the fact that you're showing us the hacks instead of just talking about it!
I learn by watching and reading, I cannot concentrate by listening at all 🥹
This so relatable. I dislike those videos where they just talk more than doing it
😢Yay, so agree!
@@fundamental1020l
I am just so impressed with your ability to think outside the box and see uses for these furniture pieces for something way beyond what they were designed for.
This is by far the best IKEA hacks video I’ve EVER watched. And I watched A LOT! The printed details at the beginning of each project is brilliant and very easy to follow and/or tweak to anyone’s liking. For a month, I was searching for a good specific size IKEA kitchen island to use in a walk-in closet and voila! I think this is the best tweakable island I’ve found 😍 Thank you so much for the amazing ideas ❤
WOW the macrame on the lamp chord is brilliant! Love it!
You CAN'T IMAGINE how happy I am finding you!!! I'm located in Belarus, not all Ikea's things are available here, but during watching I was like "Well, I know where I can find smth similar, WTF IDEA WITH EKET IS SO GOOD!!!" Thank you veryveryvery much for inspo!
This is the best channel EVER!! It’s great info without the chatty annoying extra! It’s DIY ASMR. Thank you 🎉🎉🎉🎉
I’ve been an IKEA fan and amateur hacker for years. I love the things you do: so lovely and creative! Thanks so much for sharing with us!
Very satisfying and the functionality of each and every one is unique....to your home...your colours. Great transformations....😊
Yay! New CloudyHills video 😊 Just wanted to say how inspirational I find your videos - so much so that I've finally got round to starting my own KZhead channel! Thank you so much Hillary! 🥰
Fantastic! I have been wanting to transform my entryway and kitchen. Your examples answered a lot of questions I've had. Thanks ❤
I love everything you do - very inspiring and creative. I have used some ikea pieces to update my pantry and my personal closet - but you take everything to the next level. ❤️
your videos are so inspiring and comforting 🫶🏻 🥰
These are the best IKEA hacks I’ve seen by a million miles! Beautifully filmed as well 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
You guys are amazing. Thanks for showing us even the little things because sometimes Ikea instructions are hard to follow using them the first time. You have a beautiful home. Thanks for sharing.
I remember the first time building an Ikea kitchen unit and I almost cried because it was so difficult! 😅
I am so proud of you! You are an exceptionally talented young woman! Thank you for your fabulous ideas.
This is very clever and I adore how you see different uses for these objects! Very interesting!
Watching your work is soothing to my heart and soul. Thank you @cloudyhills!
This has to be my favourite 'hack' video of all time. Absolutely outstanding! 😃
ikea was my first love as a kid :) this brough me so much joy! love your editing as well - absolutely beautiful as a storytelling medium.
🥰 Your comment means a lot to me, thank you!
I really love watching all your videos. 🥰 They're calming 😌😌
Love all your diy tools! Such a good finish on your projects x
You are brilliant! So relaxing just watching your videos
Love your thoughts and ideas to change this beautiful furniture ❤
Amazingly well done video,and amazing tips once again!thanks for the hard work cloudyhills💕
This is inspiring how much you've learnt. Thank you for sharing!
This was great! There were a couple of projects I hadn’t seen before, thanks for the compilation 😊
The Besta bench with the shiplap is my favourite. I don't have a place for one, but will definitely keep it in mind!
Hmmm..that moppe nightstand might be a new addition to my house soon, thats gorgeous and practical, thanks for the inspo🥰
That was actually useful. Practical yet aesthetic, not just putting random things together "because you can". I liked the basket under the hanging night table, and that the night table had so many drawers. In the end this is the most functional thing for next to the bed that I have seen, now I understand why my current night stand is useless!
favorite is the room divider!
I subscribed immediately. I LOVE how detailed this video is! You have all this new-age aesthetic music and filters and backgrounds and all the things I've been seeing on hack videos lol which is cute. But, the "hacks" you're showing are actually substantial changes that you can make in your house - and VERY well done. No shortcuts, no slapping things together that you otherwise wouldn't use if it weren't for the video. You worked so hard and put so much effort in every hack. I just loved everything about this. THIS is what "hack" videos should be. Thank you so much for sharing these ideas with us!!!!!
Beautiful! You are very good at what you do. You seem comfortable around power tools, you have an eye for design and make everything look so easy! I love them all, and esp the wardrobe turned wall divider! Ingenius! New subscriber! Can't wait to see what you fo next! Will go back and review older videos. Have a blessed day and a fabulous weekend!!
I love EVERYTHING you’ve done here❣️
Amazing…love what you do, great variety of tools you have…I’m jealous 😊
Amazing ❤ Such lovely, brilliant hacks!
Thank you so much for this amazing video! So helpful and inspirational! ❤❤
You are so incredibly creative! Wonderful ❤❤❤
I watched 1 minute and that was more than enough to know your content was more than a thousand times worth subscribing to!! 😍⭐️
These are very clever. I’ve definitely got a couple of ideas after watching this. Thanks
It's wonderful no matter how many times you watch it.🥰 I love it💕
hehe ❤️
You are a creative genius ❤
Congratulations on your 3 years for the youtube videos❤ I like your spaces all around with the Ikea hacks😊
Love this video - you are so creative !
You‘re such an artist 🥰 Everything in this video looks so pretty and seems easy to follow thanks to your instructions. I quickly corrected that I wasn’t already subscribed too, thank you for these videos :)
All your projects are stunning!
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Amazing! I need lessons like this on all my stuff !
It’s 3 AM where I am. I want to watch, but I will have to wait for morning. 😭
قناتك عبارة عن سعادة وانتعاش احب كل اعمالك ❤️
You're so sweet ❤️
❤❤❤❤ EVERYTHING U r making!!!
Lovely compilation 😍
New subscriber here. You are amazing! Can't get over how neat you are while working 🤯
Wow!! You go girl!! You are my new Super Hero!!!!
Wow! Tout cela est magnifique! Vous êtes très impressionants!
Wow, you are incredible, i wish i had just 1% of your talent. Thank you for sharing your projects with us
Thank you, but I just wanna say it's just all about practice and trial and error when it comes to DIY! Anyone can do it honestly ☺️
So einen wunderbares handwerkliches Geschick und was für ein hervorragender Geschmack, die Gegenstände "aufzuhübschen"❤ ❤❤❤
Смотрю видео всего 4 минуты,но я уже в восторге от твоих золотых и аккуратных рук❤ прекрасно
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Amazing hacks. Thank you. ❤
A suggestion for the gorgeous Besta Bench Nook: if the board that covers the 2x4 base was cut to fit the full space, rather than just fitting under the Besta unit, the extra space on each side could also be used for storage.
Yes, that was such an afterthought 😫 After finishing the project I ended up cutting 2 more small panels to put on the sides 😂
It's interesting that a lot of these items I cannot find in Ikea like eg.Moppe chest (there is only mini chest which is 18 cm deep - not good for bed side table), or Platsa box (I don't know - nonexistent) but Billy and Besta is there of course for as long as I remember. Very inspiring video, thank you but so often you need all this equipment.
Don't know why I'm watching this. I don't have any power tools or anyplace to have a workshop like this.
Just amazing. Ty
Amazing thank you for sharing!
Some great ones here ❤
Your lamp is maybe my favorite!!!🎉
🥹 That was one of my first ever DIYs so it means a lot!
I like the warm beige better than the grey!
Beautiful!
These are some of the best IKEA hacks i have ever seen! I will try some. I prefer not to drill holes in the wall so i may add legs to some of the pieces.
Yes, you do you!! I have a hard time finding nice furniture legs, that's why most of them are hung 😂
Seu bom gosto nas cores e nos acabamentos são incríveis!!! Uma grande inspiração pra mim ❤
I'm so happy to hear!
Me ha encantado el vídeo ❤
These look amazing! Well done 🫶
Thank you 🫶🏻
Perfeito tudo ❤
Waouh ! Ingénieux et élégant ! Félicitations ! 🌸🌸🌸
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Danke❤❤❤, wie schön
Divno❤ Svaka čast mlada ženo. Veliki pozdrav iz Srbije ❤️❤️❤️
sei una meraviglia ❤
I painted my shoe cabinet anthracite grey and ended up hating it too :') Very creative DIY's. Gave me some food to think about my own projects.
I was referring to your filing cabinet, not your shoe cabinet which looks lovely.
It ended up looking way more navy blue than a dark grey 😢 I love the beige much more now!
Sehr schöne Ideen dabei!
Love ❤ thank you for cool video 🎉
I love your channel and your creativity so much! Do you have any videos on how you manage and store all your tools / equipment in a small space? I would love to do what you do, but it seems so difficult living in an apartment. I feel like you might have a clever solution!
If you have a spare room, I maximised the vertical space in my little room where I do my DIYs ☺️ kzhead.info/sun/gsVvp82Non6cjZ8/bejne.html This one is on making the organization more efficient and my favourite diy tools for beginners kzhead.info/sun/ps5tl6qsooqHpps/bejne.html
@@cloudyhills Thank you so much! I don't have a spare room sadly, but I'm sure you have some handy tips in these videos 💛 love your work!
I’m not a carpenter but I work for a builder. I’ve heard that it is not a good idea to wear gloves when using a saw because the glove can get caught and you can get hurt. You are so precise and careful though. Good work!
Yes, thank you! Someone who went to woodworking school also pointed this out to me and I've stopped wearing gloves ever since 😄
Where is the gold lamp from? It's so beautiful! And I love all the diys that you did! Never disappoint.
H&M Home 😊 rstyle.me/+qwNmPwd1GJC8qEK27Ls2zg
Love your compilation , I’d love to know where you got you cut lamp with the pleated shade.❤️
H&M 😊 rstyle.me/+qwNmPwd1GJC8qEK27Ls2zg
Brilliant!
You have realy good Idears.....thank you from Munich
I love it, any new video from you makes me so excited! I have a question about painting the IKEA furniture, especially the ones that come with a „glossy” finish like Platsa. I watched tons of videos with people painting the IKEA furniture and people complained that without using the right primer, the paint can go off if scratched. In your experience, did the chalk paint + top coat combo turn out to be a solid solution to it? 😊
For chalk paint, it definitely does scratch off very easily on its own, but with the top coat (Klarlack or Möbelwachs) it's so so durable. For other projects where I did NOT add a top coat, I sanded the laminated surfaces with a power sander with 180-grit and then used only LACK (specifically, I like Alpina Feine Farben Edelmatter Lack). I still have zero scratches or chips after almost 2 years!
@@cloudyhills lovely, thank you so much for taking your time to answer me this quick 😊 All the best from Poland!
Amazing video! Love all the ideas:) May I ask what furniture piece that is in the beginning? Where you are sitting at the table. In Germany we call it „Wandschrank“;) I love how it‘s both open and closed. And the color is so wonderfully warm.🙏🏼
I saw that you also commented on the video where I showed it! Hehe, we're totally in love with it
Canale meraviglioso ❤complimenti di vero cuore 😊
Beautiful creations, I admire your creativity and the amount of tools you have for these projects. One thing to note tho, take inspiration from the creator of this video and do not use BESTA frames for sitting without a proper support - as they are not made for heavy loads. Or you can opt to use the METOD range with 8cm legs instead. As an alternative to the DIY boards I can recommend the RÖDEBY armrest tray as well.
Very very clever...😊
Can you do a hack to add drawers to the base cabinet of the havsta? ❤🎉❤
Deine Ideen sind so toll, gut umsetzbar und trotzdem ordentlich! Ich freue mich, endlich mal solche DIYs aus Deutschland zu sehen, denn als jemand der gerade erst damit anfängt ist es hilfreich zu wissen, welche Produkte verwendet wurden (Farben, Primer...) und nicht immer erst nachsehen zu müssen: Was ist das genau / wie heißt das bei uns? Gibt es das hier, oder welches Produkt bei uns entspricht dem...? - und sicher sein zu können, dass ich das hier auch bekomme. Auch sowas wie z. B. die tollen Beine für den Schreibtisch. Neues Abo! 🙂
Danke ❤️ Das ist auch mein größtes Dilemma, da ich gerne DIY-Videos aus den USA und Kanada anschaue!
Great ideas, thank you so much!! What app or program are you using at 2:11 to make notes and work with your ideas? Thank you very much!
Milanote! I love it and it's free to use - milanote.com/cloudyhills0224
Congratulations 👏 🎉❤
Clever and handy...
GREAT!!!
😀Great ideas!
Where did you get that flip clock? I love your hacks!!!
Here :) amzn.to/3uPrIIb
Me encantó lo bonito que quedaba el servilletero como bandeja de perfumes pero fui corriendo a comprarme uno para darle el mismo uso y resulta que, al no ser una superficie plana, se me torcieron los tarros 😂😂😂😂... Le he puesto un corcho que compré como salvamanteles y parece que lo he solucionado (pero a tí te queda más bonito) ❤
oh noooo 😢
Hello vraiment tout d’abord « BRAVO »! Et encore merci pour ces jolies idées .. Belle soirée