Martin Cooper

A folding screen is a quick way to divide a room and create private spaces. IKEA currently sells the RISÖR room divider and that’s it. Nothing much in this department. But fret not, it’s easy to make one. The IVAR side units are perfect for this DIY project and can be customised to function as more than a privacy screen in so many ways. #1 IVAR fabric folding screen Materials and tools: IVAR side units x 5 (20″ x 70″) Wood putty for holes in vertical beams Wood stain Polyurethane 2 1/2” hinges (3 per joint) Cotton fabric (approximately 2 yards per 2 panels) Stapler I actually broke down the side units and modified their width to about 17” but it wasn’t really necessary. Then, I filled the holes with putty for a more finished look. After the putty dried, I sanded and stained the posts. Lastly, sealed them with polyurethane. Related: How to hack a renter-friendly room divider Then I placed one panel next to another and attach them together with hinges. I used 3

Instead of putting the shade on it, I added a wireless charger onto the base of the SYMFONISK wifi speaker table lamp. IKEA item used: SYMFONISK lamp with wifi speake r Photo: IKEA.com Other materials and tools: Drill and drill bit Small file Hammer Phillips screwdriver Hot glue gun Soldering gun and tin Wireless charger 5w transformer Electrical tape A lot of patience and calm Adding wireless charger to wifi speaker: Not seen in the photos, but I pulled the switch through the mesh cover and I removed the 4 screws that are seen when you take out the diffuser shade. Once removed it stretches upwards and the speaker (SONOS ONE) is exposed. (I remove 2 screws from the switch and I have the cover clean.) Four more screws let us remove the part of the lampholder. I cut the wires and cut the lamp part. Related: Sonos SYMFONISK Move — the battery-powered speaker Then, I drill a few holes and filed them enough for the usb c to pass. I disassemble the w

This is my latest PAX wardrobe build — five 2.36m x 1m x 0.58m wardrobes in a 3.05 x 2.7m dressing room.  Some shots of the space before the build. And here’s what our dressing room looks like after the wardrobe build. Three cabinets on one side and two on the other.   For what it is worth, 1m was planned for me… and 4m for the Mrs! Related: Green with envy: Gorgeous PAX walk through closet The Plan The dressing room was pretty much built around the PAX wardrobe as part of our extension.  It connects from our bedroom on one side to the ensuite on another.  The length of the room is 3050mm. I designed the length of the room to allow a 25mm spacer at each end of the wardrobe, allowing the doors to open correctly against the walls.  The biggest complication is the roof. It slopes at one end, down to around 1800mm from a maximum of 2550mm.  This means that although three of the frames can be the full 2.36m height, two of them have to be formed on an angle.

I wanted a large cabinet for my TV (it’s 55″) that wouldn’t look too IKEA-ish, and I wanted it to have a real wood top. First, I looked at BESTÅ units , but then I realized that I couldn’t fit four 60cm modules along the wall as it is 2cm too short. And then, once I saw the matt VOXTORP doors in a similar hack I knew METOD was the way to go. IKEA items used: 1x METOD wall cabinet 60x40cm 2x METOD wall cabinet 80x40cm 4x VOXTORP matt white 40x40cm 1x  VOXTORP matt white 60x40cm 1x STOCKARYD Wood treatment oil Other materials and tools:   Several pieces of pinewood A worktop TV cabinet with wood top instructions: First, I got everything I needed and built the 3 METOD units. Related: I cooked up a perfect wall mounted TV cabinet Then, I made a wood frame out of some pieces I had cut at a local store, so that it would act as a base. I wanted it to look like it was floating but the walls aren’t strong enough. I screwed everything together and to the wal