This is an imaginative use of the Kallax from Jen Lou Meredith as a kitchen island. It is simply a Kallax unit with a wooden work surface added to the top and castors on the bottom but it adds really useful workspace if you are struggling in that department in your kitchen. As it is on wheels, it can be moved to the side when you don’t need it. We’ve added several more ideas in 2023 that have appeared since we first wrote this article and the quality has gone up a few notches! These lovely wooden boxes are the perfect accompaniment to the Kallax unit. If you can’t find the Kallax boxes you want at Ikea, you can always find alternatives in other places, such as wwwKallaxNet on Etsy. Of course, you do need the height to be able to accommodate this, but if you do this would be a stunning statement piece. I don’t think anything other than the huge banana plant next to it would do it justice! Kallax Rustic Cabinet Source: Homemade Lovely For something a bit more colourful, this cute paint job to a Kallax unit by Anika’s DIY Life turns the plain Kallax into something visually exciting!

Have you found something here that you have been inspired to make, or even been spurred on the design something entirely original? We’d love to hear from you with your creations! Storage & organisation Furniture Textiles Kitchenware & tableware Kitchens Lighting Decoration Rugs, mats & flooring Beds & mattresses Baby & children Smart home Bathroom products Laundry & cleaning Plants & plant pots Home electronics Home improvement Outdoor living Food & beverages Christmas Shop Shop by room You could fill a whole 4 x 4 Kallax unit with these and have enough room for 144 bottles of wine. Now there’s a challenge! The use of an ornate gold over-mantle mirror with some gorgeous flowers in front adds to the elegant look. You can get some excellent (and cheap) artificial flowers from Ikea! The legs have been made (albeit with a good quality Dewalt mitre saw!) from simple pine timber cut at angles to create the mid-century style base legs you can see above.If you're in need of long-time storage, like for summer or winter clothes, transparent boxes are a great choice. With these drawers, it becomes so much easier to know which boxes contain the stuff you need when it’s time to retrieve them. Winter holidays Furniture Storage & organization Beds & mattresses Kitchen & appliances Home textiles Lighting Baby & kids Home décor Kitchenware & tableware Rugs, mats & flooring Bathroom Outdoor Plants & planters Home electronics Pet accessories Home improvement Laundry & cleaning Smart home IKEA Food & Swedish restaurant Home Accessories

Ikea do sell dolls house furniture of some of their own favourite pieces but you could also make your own (or buy them while lost in the aforementioned rabbit hole!). YouTube is a great resource for dolls house furniture crafts, just search for “DIY dolls house…..” plus the piece of furniture you are making. They completely change the look of the Kallax unit, along with the use of little wooden legs to raise it up. Colourful Kids Room Storage Source: Anika’s DIY Life The sunrise pattern on the door fronts are utterly sensational on this piece! Dark Fluted Kallax Sideboard Source: Real Homes

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It is amazing how the addition of tapered legs, as with the previous example, can make such a difference to what is quite a basic piece of furniture in the Kallax. They have really made a vinyl shrine of this area with the display shelves above the sideboard. I really like this one! Sideboard with Wood Surround Source: Young House Love Of course, this only works in certain (large) spaces, but shows you the kind of dramatic effect you can create when you just oversize something. You could do this with 4×4 units and 2×4 units if you don’t have as much ceiling height. We think a sliding library style ladder would be a great addition to this shelving!