Ikea is famous and loved all over the world because these guys manage to design simple yet very cool and timeless furniture that easily matches many modern and other interiors. Yet sometimes these simple pieces may seem boring to you and if you are creative enough, you can hack them. Ikea hacks is a super popular topic – there are thousands of ways to hack each piece! Today I’m sharing some DIYs for those of you who need a wardrobe, and these ones are hacked Ikea ones – wardrobes, dressers and shelves turned into cool wardrobes or closets.
This wardrobe is made of Ikea Billy – tall ,white and Swedish, almost an ideal of a man! Add some closet rods, some white shelving board and brackets, a small tweak to make Billy a little taller and you have a closet system for under 100 bucks per closet! To find out more details of turning this piece into a closet look in the source.
Ikea Pax wardrobe and a couple of Rast dressers will be a nice modern wardrobe piece in one! Make a list of all the things you want to store, then sketch a basic plan for where you want your shelves to fall. You’ll need to measure the height of hanging items, and certain tall shoes such as boots. This wardrobe is painted black but you can choose any color you like – it’s up to you.
Kids wardrobes are usually quite expensive as many other things made especially for little ones. Those that looks good and have good functionality are especially expensive. If you’re searching for a cheaper solution than you can take an IKEA’s computer cabinet and transform it into a beautiful wardrobe. The transformation will include painting and covering some surfaces with wallpapers. Interested? Read the tutorial!
IKEA Aneboda wardrobe can be turned into a farmhouse, cottage style wardrobe easily and for cheap! This piece can get a custom, barn door style look! It’s amazing what some paint and simple hacking tricks will do! Place some baskets inside to give it an even more rustic look and voila!
More about hacking Ikea Pax wardrobe here! The author of this article built a real closet using two Ikea Pax pieces and changing them according to his needs. The doors were also changed to fir the style of the room, and there are drawers for hampers and comfy shoes holders – everything you dream of!
IKEA Besta shelves and Pax wardrobes were hacked in this tutorial into a stylish and functional closet. The shelves are used as bookshelves and Pax wardrobes for clothes, so the piece is extremely smart and practical. Enjoy!
Ikea Fjell wardrobe is a simple piece but let’s hack it in a cool way! This hack turned a Fjell piece into a whitewashed one with pallet shelves and it perfectly suits a beach-inspired room. Like it? Go make one reading the exact instructions!
The Aneboda wardrobe from Ikea is the stalwart of rented apartments everywhere, but if you aren’t a fan of the semi-transparent plastic though and think that it looks messy when you can see the clothes inside, you can easily hack it. Renove the plastic panels and replace them with fabric making the wardrobe unique and giving it a bit more panache. Looks very special, love it!