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The $2 IKEA Solution for Angled Wall Shelving Daily Find

The $2 IKEA Solution for Angled Wall Shelving Daily Find

IKEA EKBY RISET Bracket for sloping walls • $2 • IKEA Here's a $2 solution for on-the-wall shelving for unusual spaces where your walls may not be 90 degrees perpendicular to the floor (e.g. attic home offices). These IKEA EKBY RISET brackets are designed to work with sloping walls and can be adjusted and... Continue reading »

Video: Desk Made of Plumbing Parts and Reclaimed Wood Nate Berkus Show

Video: Desk Made of Plumbing Parts and Reclaimed Wood Nate Berkus Show

Need a cheap desk option? Here is a fantastic idea that uses plumbing supplies and reclaimed wood. What I love most is that it can easily be reconfigured at any time just by moving around the plumbing parts. And moving it from apartment to apartment would be easy if you just take it apart! See the video after the... Continue reading »

DIY Foldaway Makeup Vanity From An IKEA Laptop Desk

DIY Foldaway Makeup Vanity From An IKEA Laptop Desk

Thoughtful makeup storage and jewelry organization are things that every woman need. A foldaway makeup vanity is a perfect thing to solve the first problem. It doesn’t occupy any space but feature several compartments for makeup storage and a battery-powered lighted mirror. When the unit is closed it is just... Continue reading »

Expedit/Vika Amon Desk

Expedit/Vika Amon Desk

Materials: Expedit Shelving Unit, Vika Amon Table Top & Capita 4" Legs Description: Originally intended to be a DJ/Media center for music and podcasting. The concept was to use a hack posted last year (Expedit Standing Desk). Unfortunately the desk was way too large for our space and ingenuity came into play. What... Continue reading »

Floating DIY Computer Desk For An iMac

Floating DIY Computer Desk For An iMac

This isn’t the first floating DIY computer desk made using things from IKEA. Although it’s definitely the most sophisticated of them. That’s why it’s so perfect to use with an awesome iMac. The desk consists of Ludvig Laptop shelf/charging station and a Ludvig Router/modem wall cabinet. The... Continue reading »

Before & After: IKEA Micke Desk Gets a New Luxe Look

Before & After: IKEA Micke Desk Gets a New Luxe Look

IKEA's basic black and white MICKE is a great desk, if a little uninspired. Well, it inspired at least one DIY'er. Marci from Timber and Lace took her MICKE desk and covered its every surface to create a piece of finished workspace furniture with a mix of textures and a super luxe look. Read Full Post Continue reading »

DIY Bookcase Made Of Old Drawers

DIY Bookcase Made Of Old Drawers

Who knew that old drawers can be reused to make a bookcase? Kristine Larsen from Urban Retro has managed to create a retro looking bookcase from 7 drawers. She used glue to connect them with each other and brackets to secure them on a wall. Interior and exterior of all drawers are slightly sanded and stained with... Continue reading »

Ikea's Melltorp Dining Table Is One of the Best Office Desks

Ikea's Melltorp Dining Table Is One of the Best Office Desks

This morning we checked out the house tour of Naseem Alizadeh of The Bureau for Architecture and Urbanism and were psyched to see that Naseem works at the same desk as we do. The Ikea Melltorp was originally designed to be a dining table, but we've noticed more and more people using it as their home office workspace.... Continue reading »

Turn a Cabinet Door Into A Small Space Art Desk U Create

Turn a Cabinet Door Into A Small Space Art Desk U Create

Children's art desks can be extremely helpful in small spaces, but retail versions are often made from plastic and have bulky legs while the bean bag variety always seems to slide off little legs. Check out this diy version that's made from a cabinet door! Read Full Post Continue reading »

Daily Delight: Sleek Floating Shelf/Desk

Daily Delight: Sleek Floating Shelf/Desk

I saw this sleek floating shelf/desk — the MAMBA by Victor Vasilev for MDF Italia — on Pinterest the other day, and it struck me as the fantastic version of the space-saving floating desk how-to that Kayla posted earlier. They’re both space-saving and do double-duty as desks or shelves, but MAMBA has a... Continue reading »

IKEA Dressing Table Turned Keyboard Tray Desk

IKEA Dressing Table Turned Keyboard Tray Desk

We like desks that come with keyboard trays, there’s something nice about being able to access the keyboard when needed, and sliding it back in out of sight after we’re done working. We came across this IKEA hack where a dressing table is repurposed as a desk. More after the jump! Read Full Post Continue reading »

Help Me Find a Long, Yet Narrow Desk? Good Questions

Help Me Find a Long, Yet Narrow Desk? Good Questions

Q: In an effort to fit a workspace in my already small bedroom, I am looking for a very long (about 80-100 in) desk that is also rather shallow (about 18-24 inches). I've scoured the Internet and Apartment Therapy for some decent ideas, but I haven't been successful even after looking at the usual suspects (IKEA,... Continue reading »

Utensilo Wall Organizer

Utensilo Wall Organizer

We have absolutely not idea why, but, we're huge fans of everything having its own place. We're especially crazy about it in our home office. We've spent good money on containers, organizers and such to ensure that our desk and bookshelves remain clutter free! We swear by this method &mdash we're much more... Continue reading »

before & after: ikea dresser redo + painted desk

before & after: ikea dresser redo + painted desk

These Ikea dressers should be inducted into some kind of furniture hall of fame. I know we all have a complicated relationship with Ikea furniture, but the Malm dresser is inexpensive, attractive, easy to assemble, holds a TON of stuff and — as this makeover from Josue clearly illustrates — is essentially a blank... Continue reading »

Micke & Byse Built in Desk

Micke & Byse Built in Desk

Materials: Vika Byse, Galant Leg , Micke Description: We wanted a built in desk for our 10x10 foot office. We decided to buy two Vika Byse table tops and cut them down to size. For the middle drawers we used the all white Micke drawer unit and for the outside legs we bought the Galant Legs. There are a lot of great... Continue reading »

Cutegreggator: Anne Geddes Babies Dressed Up As Food

Cutegreggator: Anne Geddes Babies Dressed Up As Food

Anne Geddes is a national treasure and her photos of babies dressed up as food is her greatest contribution to humanity. It’s like, these babies are so cute, but they’re dressed up as food. Which is for eating. And not decorating that desk calendar you stuck in the corner of your office and never managed... Continue reading »

Is my female boss hitting on me?

She continually touches my hand when I pass her papers (to the point of gripping my fingers for a split few seconds), I've heard her call me 'babe', and she touches me back whenever she talks to me (I'm at a desk). There were even a few moments where our eyes had locked and the intensity between us was... let's just... Continue reading »

Tao 84000 Digital Photo Table Lamp is More than Just a Desk Accessory

Tao 84000 Digital Photo Table Lamp is More than Just a Desk Accessory

Holiday season calls for a lot of innovative gifting ideas but the ones which bear an affordable price tag. If you have been having a creativity burnout, the Tao 84000 Digital Photo Table Lamp could be the best thing on your gifting list right now. It sports low-key attire owing to absence of fancy design and... Continue reading »

Video: Bill Hader Laughing Through An SNL Blooper Reel As Stefon

Video: Bill Hader Laughing Through An SNL Blooper Reel As Stefon

Bill Hader doing Stefon is one of our favorite things about Saturday Night Live right now. And while it’s usually a bad thing when SNL castmembers laugh during the show, watching Bill Hader crack himself up at the Weekend Update desk only makes it all better. And thanks to Splitsider, we just found a new video... Continue reading »

DIY Sun Shade For Your Patio Or Terrace

DIY Sun Shade For Your Patio Or Terrace

If it’s very hot where you live then you need some sun protection to spend time outdoors. The sun shade can be made of two metal poles, pvc pipes, some pvc pieces, fabric and an assortment of hardware. The whole project will cost you less than $200. Visit secretpieshoppe for full instructions.Similar Posts: DIY... Continue reading »