One of the most versatile pieces to hack is anything from IKEA’s Kallax cube storage series. The different sizes, shapes and storage spaces are just waiting for you to put your own unique spin on them. We scoured the Internet for our favorites that’ll get you inspired to DIY yourself. With 1” x 2” pieces of pine cut to size, 4” x 4” offcuts for the legs, burlap, primer, latex paint, and magnets, she turned her store-bought storage unit into a cane console fit for a magazine spread. You can check out the entire process from start to finish (and DIY along!) on her Youtube channel. “I never imagined it would turn out so amazing!” she said. “All of my friends and family couldn’t believe that it’s the same Kallax bookcase from our old house!" After adding two stools (also from IKEA!), she had the perfect breakfast bar for her space. Hughes built the Kallax and door inserts, attached legs she found from Pretty Pegs, added handles, and attached glamorous gold-style panels for a chic look. “That’s why we opted for two 2” x 2” Kallax units instead of one bigger one (the 2”x 4”)—so that we could move at least one of the two units to the living room or patio and use it as a buffet trolley when we have people over,” Kampani said in an email. She fastened wheels to the bottom of each unit, cut and glued a countertop, then joined the two units with a magnet. Within a few hours, she was done! “Adding the hairpin legs to the Kallax was the perfect blend of style and cost-effectiveness,” he said. “I wanted to make the upper shelf one long shelf because I had speakers that I needed to position and didn’t want them to take up a whole square, so this setup allowed me to showcase the album art in the center and place the speakers to the sides.”
