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Questions tagged [ikea]

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Disassembling IKEA furniture—how can I deal with broken dowels?

IKEA furniture often has wooden dowels that are used to hold pieces together. The problem is that these wooden dowels break easily when you're trying to disassemble IKEA furniture: In the first picture I could just use pliers to pull the broken…
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Can I use an 11 watt LED bulb in a lamp rated for 8.6 watts maximum?

I bought myself a Barlast Ikea table lamp. It came without any bulbs so I went and bought 11w LED bulb. I came home and found out that the label on the wire and fixture says 8.6W Max. Is it dangerous to use that 11w bulb with this fixture, or should…
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How to "tighten" wobbly IKEA Terje foldable chairs?

Over the years, I've bought many IKEA Terje foldable chairs. It's a popular model. However, they quickly get "wobbly". I think the problem is with the joints (although I'm not sure). Any ideas on how to tighten them... I actually think it's not…
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Painting a white Ikea desk to an oak colour?

I’ve had a white desk for a year but it doesn’t match the oak furniture in my room, I want to paint it but I am unsure about the correct steps as I have come across conflicting advice? thanks
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Quick ways to reinforce cheap wood-like IKEA table?

The weight of the 3 monitors on my 3-monitor arm has destroyed my IKEA table (not real wood). See picture. I want to still use the same monitor arm with 3 monitors in the same area, where the damage is... How can I reinforce that area that has the…
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Can I use a universal power adapter for this old Ikea lamp?

I bought this old Ikea lamp from a thrift store the other day, but it is missing its original power adapter. It's got this plug that looks like an old RCA cable. I saw on reddit that the original adapter is called a KUA1200200L, but the only ones I…
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How to elongate IKEA sink downspout to reach P trap U pipe?

I inherited an IKEA sink and plumbing (boooo), and today I took it apart to clean it out due to clogging. Unfortunately, it is now leaking no matter how hard I try to put it back together. I believe the problem is that IKEA-proprietary downspout is…
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IKEA smastad cupboard pulls out at the bottom!

Ive attached a smastad cupboard to the wall using one of rails IKEA provide. Inspite of all the screws being as tight as possible, I can slightly pull out the cupboard away from the wall (about 2cm) if I pull it at the bottom. The rail is at the…
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How can I prevent hinged mirrors from swinging out of position?

I’ve purchased the Tonal exercise machine and saw someone in the online community post photos of how they installed two full length mirrors on each side (the IKEA Nissedal). The mirrors come with hinges that allow the mirrors to swivel, but those…
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Hacking an IKEA Bathroom Sink/Cabinet (ENHET / TVÄLLEN) - Possible?

Is there any way to "hack" this ENHET / TVÄLLEN combination so that you could have a long benchtop sitting on the cabinet (extending for a meter to the right), and then cut out a hole in the benchtop so that the pictured sink could then be placed on…
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Where can I find replacements for Oxberg door hinges with a damper?

I have Ikea Oxberg hinges that my 2yo is slamming heavily. I wonder if there is a replacement that can have a damper? Ikea does not provide such, so maybe anyone knows a replacement?
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Extend Ikea wardrobes to ceiling - drywall, plywood, or?

I have 2 Ikea wardrobes units, each in a corner. There's about 9" of empty space above them, which I want to close off so the units run smoothly to the ceiling. I was thinking of adding a simple wood frame to the top of each unit (I can't drill into…
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Customising an ikea kallax 4x4

I'm completely new to diy and wanted some pointers on how to turn an ikea kallax 4x4 to fit into a space. I would like to sand and repaint the blue pieces. Questions are: What grit of sandpaper would I need? Do I need a pre-cleaner? What latex…
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Wardrobe leaning backward, how to pad out space and level out?

I've just built a tall Ikea PAX wardrobe and it appears to be leaning backward somewhat (see photo). I'm wondering how I should go about correcting this? Initial idea: There are brackets on the top left and top right designed to secure the carcass…
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