Last week, we ate out during our stay in Copenhagen, as we had not gotten down to exploring the supermarkets. We found this restaurant, Scarpetta, and had a pretty good dinner there. One thing that caught my eye over at the restaurant was this light fixture (and yes, that's baby J drinking from his new straw bottle, that he absolutely loves), which I think was made using Tertial lamps from Ikea. I was rather impressed at how they managed to transform the humble study lamp to make a modern-looking chandelier!
Which brings me to the topic of Ikea furniture. If you've noticed, almost every child's space featured in the past two weeks has contained something from Ikea. Which comes as no surprise, since Ikea furniture does wins hands-down in terms of combining design and affordability. And on top of that, Ikea's simple clean lines give alot of room for DIY projects too! Here's a whole load of ideas you could try out with your Ikea buys:
:: Apartment Therapy had an ultimate guide to Ikea hacks and DIYs. Go
here for loads of ideas on how to use Ikea products as laptop stands to modifying them to fit your workspaces. There's everything, from table makeovers, to even gaming storage!
:: The site
Ikea Hackers is a great place to visit to see what people have been doing with their Ikea furniture. I thought
the idea of combining tables with Trofast units for a study area was great (see photo above), and there's even a hack for
making triple bunk beds, perfect for space-starved Singapore!
:: Many mums swear by the Expedit bookshelf to keep their children's toys and books organized, and its a design classic. Here's a whole
compilation of posts featuring the Expedit! And I especially like the idea of using the smaller units to make doll houses:
:: The Lack table is cheap, but versatile. Here's
10 things you could do with it. You can even
turn it into a play kitchen, and those tables make good bases for
train tables, so that you can save more for the trains and tracks instead:
:: Finally, I'll leave you with
another compilation of ideas, many of them which are simple and rather ingenius, like using these curtain wires as a way of displaying children's art work:
Hope you've been inspired to try something different with your Ikea purchases! Have a blessed weekend!
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