Ikea basement

This IKEA furniture idea will give you so much more storage—and it’s been pinned 78 THOUSAND times on Pinterest!- This might be the coolest thing you'll see all day! When renovating my basement I knew I wanted a wall of built ins.

These IKEA built-ins were created by using a combination of wardrobes and bookcases. A place for everything and everything in its place.

IKEA hack storage idea for living spaces

(THIS IS OUR OLD HOUSE.) I recently teamed up with IKEA here in pittsburgh for a beautiful and functional basement makeover! We wanted to have a kid friendly adult space… We needed to have an office area, an entertainment area and a defined kid area! (with a limited amount of toys!) I filmed a video to give you the full tour. ALSO!! There’s another IKEA Makeover to check out at the bottom of my post! My Friend Abby created the cutest big boy room! I’ll link all of the products that are from…

Revamp your living room with an IKEA HAVSTA media wall hack. Discover creative ways to customize this storage solution, maximizing functionality and style in your entertainment area.

Built-ins... I love a good built-in. We just had our basement finished and before we even had a blueprint, I knew I’d want built-ins down there. I wanted shelves to have all of our books out and honestly, to style! This wasn't our first rodeo using IKEA cabinets to make a DIY built-in. We had done this refresh in our family room several years back with an IKEA kitchen cabinet + drawers. I considered doing floor to ceiling bookshelves but decided I really wanted the hidden storage that…

Fact: Living with kiddos means living with their toys. Although it’s not realistic for toys to be neatly hidden away at all times in a living room that looks like it belongs in a magazine, there are some great design tricks out there to mitigate toy clutter. (Check out AT’s sister site, Cubby, for TONS of inspo for living, decorating, organizing, and cleaning with kids.

Today I wanted to share with you the transformation we did of this basement – dark, crowded, and run down – to a beautiful basement apartment! BEFORE: Here are the before photos, totally untouched. And yes the first thing we had to do afterwards was completely empty it and take it right back to the studs (or foundation in this case). We got rid of EVERYTHING so we could start from the foundation out with waterproofing, new framing, new wiring, and all new plumbing. AFTER: Here it is! I’m so…

Built-In Ikea Havsta Hack: Kitchen Cabinets : create a custom built-in looking cabinet out of the Ikea havsta cabinets. Ikea hack

Thanks to a just-right shade of white paint, this Seattle basement became so much more than just a TV room. See the transformation.