IkeaHackers.net is a site about modifications on and repurposing of Ikea products. Hacks, as we call it here, may be as simple as adding an embellishment, some others may require power tools and lots of ingenuity.
You may have figured out by now that I don't do all the hacks. This site exists largely due to the kind contribution of IKEA hackers from all over the globe. They submit their creations, with the hope of providing alternative ideas on Ikea products. Hopefully, their hacks will inspire you, perhaps even amuse.
How did it start?
After all these years, I have yet to tire of telling this story. It was in May 2006 that I did a search on IKEA hacks and saw that there were so many wonderful ideas floating in the Internet. How great it would be if I could find them all in one place, I thought.
3 seconds later.
A light bulb exploded in my brain and the rest, as they say, rolled out like Swedish meatballs. It took me a few nights of sleepless html-ing but I'm happy I did. Finally, I am of service to mankind. Heh.
From its rather unglamorous beginnings, the site has grown so much that it still surprises me. IKEA Hackers has also been featured in the media.
Are you paid by IKEA or is this an elaborate scheme by IKEA to make us buy more furniture?
No, not a cent. Nil, nada, zilch. IKEA does not pay me nor is this site their idea or in any way sanctioned or endorsed by IKEA. This is purely a fan-run website.
However, in the spirit of full disclosure, I do earn from advertising mainly from Google Ads, SayMedia, Technorati ad networks and when readers support me by buying Amazon products through my affiliate link. From time to time I may test out new forms of advertising but my goal is to always keep advertising as non-intrusive as possible.
No, it's not. It is a pseudonym I came up with when I started the blog. I was flipping through the IKEA catalogue and saw the Jules chair and thought, why not? So it sorta stuck and those who know me through this site do call me Jules, though I some times answer “Who?”
But to prove that I am a real person, here's a mug shot of me, when I am not hauling flat packs up to my apartment. I live in Malaysia, just 15 minutes away from IKEA. Like everyone else, I too have to endure the long queues to pay for my purchases at IKEA, I don't get any discounts on their super delicious curry puffs either. :( Other than IKEA, I love travelling, books, Formula 1 and my pet betta splendens (fighting fish).
I also write a personal blog on jules.ikeahackers.net, just to pen down some of my own DIY experiments and other things I am mulling about.
I hope you'll enjoy the site and do share your hacking experience with me. Till then, happy hacking.
Read the quick start guide or submit a hack.
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