14 IKEA Hacks that Look Antique & Vintage!
IKEA hacks take regular IKEA products, and turns them into something completely unique and one-off. If you love the look of antiques and vintage-style, you will love these 14 IKEA hacks!
IKEA hacks take pretty much anything and turns it into something else. IKEA products are the best to hack, because they are budget-friendly and widely available.
This round-up post will show you 14 amazing hacks that have turned IKEA products into something completely different.
All these final hacks look like they were already old and antique pieces, and most people would never guess you hacked an IKEA product!
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Every town and city seemingly has an IKEA store somewhere nearby, and you can even get IKEA products here.
This is why IKEA products are so great to hack. You can get them so easily, at a good budget-friendly price, and you can do so much with them!
IKEA Moppe Apothecary Storage Chest
This hack makes the plain jane yet gorgeous IKEA Moppe storage chest look old and antique!
Apothecary chests were and are beautiful things. Nowadays they are real collectors items, and people will pay a fortune for an original apothecary chest.
But you can create your own apothecary chest really easily with this DIY hack. All you need is some wood stain, and some handles. It is a really easy hack to do in a day, or a weekend.
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Mid Century Bar Cabinet
This gorgeous Mid Century Bar Cart looks exactly like it is straight out of the 1950s!
This hack uses the IKEA Besta cabinet unit (white high gloss version). Mid-Century Style legs and brass handles then finish the look. See the hack right here.
Card Catalog Jewelry Box
Here is another hack using the very versatile IKEA Moppe storage unit.
By painting and distressing it, and adding handles, the humble little Moppe is turned into an old antique looking jewelry box! See the how to right here .
Apothecary Cabinet Map Drawer
This gorgeous Apothecary Map Drawer Cabinet was made from an IKEA RAST chest of drawers.
As you probably know, RAST is a 3-drawer chest, so you can see how amazing this hack is to create a completely different chest! You can see the hack here.
Small Kitchen Island
If you need more space in your kitchen, a kitchen island is ideal.
This IKEA Hack from Oliver & Rust creates a beautiful looking kitchen island that looks traditional and vintage!
IKEA Rast Chest Hack
This hack once again uses the 3-drawer RAST dresser. That humble little dresser has been turned into something quite spectacular.
This dresser looks like something of old, and has a little bit of a mysterious look about it too. It is reminiscent of old sea going chests! See the hack here
Card File Chest of Drawers
This hack uses the IKEA Tarva dresser, which is a 5 drawer chest. It makes this dresser into a beautiful card file dresser. It is similar to the Apothecary Cabinet Map Drawer hack in this post, but a larger piece of furniture.
This is a great weekend project to undertake. The end result looks old and vintage, and expensive! See the hack here
IKEA Cubbies into a Rustic Apothecary
Here is another beautiful Apothecary style cabinet. This hack completely transforms this basic IKEA unit. The end result looks absolutely nothing like it did to start! See the hack here
IKEA Lamp with Faux Antique Finish
This hack creates a beautiful old pharmacy style desk lamp. Perfect for any room in your home.
This hack uses two different colors of spray paint – gold and black. See the hack here
Antiqued Mirror
This mirror is not a Parisian Flea Market find! It is an IKEA hack!
This hack uses the IKEA Stromby frame. Glass paint and a lot of creative hacking then completes the look! See the hack here
DIY Mirrored Lantern
IKEA Borrby lanterns are lovely lanterns for inside and outside your home.
But you can hack, and jazz up, those little beauties very easily! By painting them and adding decorative glass you can completely turn those lanterns into something different for your home. See the tutorial here
IKEA Rast Campaign Hack
Here is yet another hack using the RAST chest of drawers.
This hack creates a piece of Campaign furniture. See the tutorial here
Map Storage Cabinet
Here is another hack uses the little Moppe storage cabinet. By staining the cabinet, and adding maps to the front of the cabinet, it creates a gorgeous looking old vintage antique looking cabinet!See the tutorial here
DIY IKEA Hack with Overlays
This hack takes the IKEA Hemnes 8 drawer chest and turns it into a very special looking chest of drawers.
Overlays are wooden pieces that you can buy already cut and assembled. Then by spray painting them they create a beautiful look piece! See the tutorial here
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Get DIY-ing today with these great IKEA Hacks! They are affordable, easy to find pieces, that are a great fun DIY project to hack!
IKEA hacks take regular IKEA products, and turns them into something completely unique and one-off. If you love the look of antiques and vintage-style, you will love these 14 IKEA hacks!