When renting an apartment, you may think that you can’t invest in large, designer pieces of furniture or custom, built-in items. You may also not want to invest in more expensive pieces of furniture, because you don’t feel like you’re in a permanent space and don’t want to spend more than you have to in order to establish your décor.
IKEA furniture is an inexpensive solution for creating stylish décor. You can “hack” the furniture by painting it, adding fixtures and modifying it, turning it into what looks like a designer piece. Here are a few awesome IKEA hacks for your apartment to get you inspired:
Game Table
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You don’t have to spend hundreds or thousands of dollars on a vintage game console that may not even fit in your apartment. This IKEA Malm chest of drawers was converted into a functioning game table that can provide hours of entertainment without having to put in a single quarter.
Bar and Buffet
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An IKEA Expedit unit was turned on its side and converted into this bar and buffet. You aren’t likely to have a built-in bar in your apartment, and this hack gives you the look of a custom piece that you can easily pack up and take with you when you leave.
Kitchen Island
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The Hemnes dresser was converted into this cute and functional kitchen island. A kitchen island is a great way to add more space to what is likely a very small apartment kitchen. However, many kitchen islands can cost hundreds of dollars. You can get one that has a designer look for a fraction of the price with this hack.
Platform Bed
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You can create more storage without taking up more space by creating this platform bed. Several Expedit units were turned on their sides and connected with lumber joints to make this platform bed. A large piece of wood is placed on top of the shelves to support the bed.
Office
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Multiple shelving units were put together to create what looks like a built-in office space. This is a great way to make the most of your small space by using all of the vertical space. It can also hide items such as a radiator or cords. When you move, you just have to unscrew it all to bring it with you.
What other amazing IKEA hacks have you seen that would be great in an apartment or rental property?
Sara Morrin is a writer of automobile and financial topics. She is a co-founder of a free-to-use calculator app, where people can figure out car loans online with quick and dynamic updating functions.
