IKEA is famous for its timeless and simple designs that easily fit almost any space, from a modern to an industrial one. Such furniture is ideal but may seem too plain, so hacking it is great, and there are lots of ideas and DIYs to do that. Today we’ll have a look at IKEA Lack shelves and ways to hack them in the best way possible.
IKEA Lack shelves are rather thick wall-mounted ones available in various sizes, configurations and in black and white. The most obvious idea for them is using Lack shelves for storage – they can be attached anywhere you want and in any looks and sizes but we won’t look at such simple solutions, let’s take a look at more interesting options you may go for. First of all, you may create interesting and eye-catchy shelving units attaching Lack shelves to each other. Second, you can repurpose the shelves compltely and turn them into a cool vanity, nightstand, desk and even a cat tree.
Home Bars
Many homeowners have a home bar, and you can make it stylish and chic using IKEA Lack shelves. Attach several Lack shelves to the wall, add lights or holders for glasses to the shelves. Go for decanters, shakers, glasses and other necessary stuff. Such a chic floating bar is a great idea for any space but especially for a small one as it literally takes no space at all! If you want, you may make the lower part a bar countertop and add some stools of your choice.
Create a stylish home bar using lit up IKEA Lack shelves in black - looks very chic.
A simple floating home bar made of IKEA Lack shelves.
A small yet stylish floating home bar organized with dark IKEA Lack shelves.
An IKEA Lack shelf with comfy glass holders is an ideal option for a home bar.
A chic IKEA Lack bar of shelves and a little console used as a bar countertop.
Cat Trees
IKEA Lack shelves are ideal for making cat facilities: create a ladder or a cat tree of your choice for your kitties. It can be a ladder that helps them reach a windowsill or some furniture, it can be a ladder with a sleeping zone on top, a funny cat tree for jumping and so on. Spoil your pets with it!
Black IKEA Lack shelves attached to the wall wil excite your cats, it's a simple tree idea.
A cute and simple cat tree made of IKEA Lack shelves is ideal for one or more kitties to have fun.
A cat tree shaped as a real ladder is safer for cats and is suitable for smaller kitties, too.
IKEA Lack shelves attached to the wall to make a kitty ladder.
Make a simple Lack shelf ladder to make the window more achievable for the kitties.
A stylish cat tree made of floating IKEA Lack shelves with a large sleeping space on top.
Vanities
Lack shelves are ideal for building anything floating, and vanities are among such pieces. Create a comfy floating vanity of IKEA Lack shelves, add a mirror on top or to the wall and insert some baskets, boxes or drawers for storage. If you have a small space or don’t want to take much space with your vanity nook, it’s an ideal option.
A small dressing table with IKEA Lack shelves and white woven basket drawers.
Build a floating vanity for an entryway using two Lack shelves and some boxes for storage.
IKEA Lack shelves turned into a narrow floating vanity with baskets for storage - ideal for a small space.
IKEA Lack shelf turned into a comfy Scandinavian wall-mounted vanity is a chic solution.
A floating vanity and storage boxes under the top are great for a small space.
Desks
Make a floating desk and matching shelves using IKEA Lack shelves – vary the size and looks according to your needs and the space you have. It may be a whole home office nook with everything floating or just a tiny desk space for your kid to paint and draw there. Stain and paint the pieces as you like and enjoy the comfy and modern space!
IKEA Lack shelves for displaying art and as a floating desk, additional cabinets under the top.
IKEA Lack shelf attached to the wall can be used as a tiny kids' desk.
Create a comfy storage space and a floating desk of IKEA Lack shelves.
A pink floating working space with IKEA Lack shelves used as shelves and a long corner desk.
Shelves
IKEA Lack shelves are best of all for making shelving units and clusters. You may go for various looks, colors and configurations, for example, make a tree=shaped unit; Lack shelves are great for building them into walls, for using in awkward corners for storage. Build Lack shelves into interesting shapes to perfectly fit the space and its decor theme. You may even cut them into triangles to fit really small corners and use them for storage. Use them everywhere you want, from kitchens to bathrooms, and for anything, from potted plants to displaying art.
A creative and colorful shelving unit of Lack in white and green with wallpaper for accents.
A creative tree-shaped shelving unit of white and natural stain wood made of Lack shelves.
A small working space done with a white desk and with white Lack shelves over the desk.
A stylish reading nook done with IKEA Lack shelves is a simple and stylish idea.
Build in some Lack shelves into the wall if you ned more storage space than you have.
Comfy strained corner shelf made of IKEA Lack ones are perfect for tiny spaces.
Decorate an awkward corner with floating IKEA Lack shelves to get maximum of this space.
Use IKEA Lack shelves over the desk to make your working spac emore comfortable.
Nightstands
If you have a small bedroom and literally no space for a nightstand, grab IKEA Lack shelves and attach them to the wall to form a nightstand. Such a little floating piece will hold the most necessary things but won’t take any floor space, even if your bed is almost next to the wall, it’s ok. Cool!
A little floating nightstand made of an IKEA Lack shelf is amazing for a tiny space.
A simple IKEA Lack shelf as a floating nightstand is great for a tiny nook like this one.