CA girls ?—Wanna stun your feed with TKLA gala vibes? Skip the $$$ with these hacks: 1. Twig Glam: Spray backyard eucalyptus gold ($5 Home Depot can!) in IKEA vase—instant “desert art” under lights. ✨ 2. Table Illusion: Drape $12 Target linen over old door planks + sea salt & lemons—more “Cali rustic luxe” than marble. 3. Chair Hack: Wrap Walmart chairs in pearl strands ($8/yd Amazon!) + backlight at sunset = insta-famous “million-dollar glow”. ? Light lemongrass candles (mask that door mustiness lol) and let palm shadows dance in. In California? Fake fancy = use nature as your co-conspirator. ?

Builder-Grade Savior! Herringbone Floors + Beige Walls = Foolproof "Base Makeup" Low Ceiling Chandelier Hack! "Floating" Black Fixture at 2.2m Fakes 10cm Height ✨

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Inspiration for a small modern home design remodel in Boston

A soft, natural remodel of a girls room featuring her favorite color, purple, with IKEA TYSSEDAL chest of drawers hacked with natural leather drawer pulls by Walnut Studiolo.

CA girls ?—Wanna stun your feed with TKLA gala vibes? Skip the $$$ with these hacks: 1. Twig Glam: Spray backyard eucalyptus gold ($5 Home Depot can!) in IKEA vase—instant “desert art” under lights. ✨ 2. Table Illusion: Drape $12 Target linen over old door planks + sea salt & lemons—more “Cali rustic luxe” than marble. 3. Chair Hack: Wrap Walmart chairs in pearl strands ($8/yd Amazon!) + backlight at sunset = insta-famous “million-dollar glow”. ? Light lemongrass candles (mask that door mustiness lol) and let palm shadows dance in. In California? Fake fancy = use nature as your co-conspirator. ?

Recycling an inexpensive woodworking bench from Harbor Freight into a rustic bar cart for our dining room. Photo credit: Erin Berzel
Example of a mid-sized urban single-wall bar cart design in Portland with light wood cabinets, wood countertops, white backsplash and beige countertops

Mom hack unlocked! ✨ This kitchen drawer now holds perfectly organized hair accessories using an IKEA divider that fits like a glove. Elastics, headbands, and clips are all sorted, visible, and easy to grab—no more frantic morning searches! Because when you’re doing hair before school, location matters more than tradition. Functional and stress-free!

Builder-Grade Savior! Herringbone Floors + Beige Walls = Foolproof "Base Makeup" Low Ceiling Chandelier Hack! "Floating" Black Fixture at 2.2m Fakes 10cm Height ✨

Close-up of planting selection.
Bedroom - mid-sized modern medium tone wood floor and beige floor bedroom idea in Ottawa with beige walls

Bronwyn and her husband, in an effort to save money, had chosen to keep the existing kitchen blueprint. That meant keeping the kitchen sink in the corner, at an angle. IKEA only makes square cabinets. Bronwyn’s IKD designer suggested a cabinet hack to fix the space: angling an extra-wide cabinet, and then having dead space in the remaining 45°. That’s another reason why the carpenter’s offer for a non-IKEA kitchen was so attractive. His custom cabinets could fit in the spaces perfectly with no dead space and, more importantly, no tricky cabinet hacks.

Fun planting arrangement.
Mid-sized minimalist medium tone wood floor and beige floor bedroom photo in Ottawa with beige walls

These shelves are an Ikea hack but can't hurt a budget.
Inspiration for a small farmhouse u-shaped medium tone wood floor eat-in kitchen remodel in Calgary with a double-bowl sink, shaker cabinets, gray cabinets, laminate countertops, metallic backsplash, metal backsplash, stainless steel appliances and a peninsula

CA girls ?—Wanna stun your feed with TKLA gala vibes? Skip the $$$ with these hacks: 1. Twig Glam: Spray backyard eucalyptus gold ($5 Home Depot can!) in IKEA vase—instant “desert art” under lights. ✨ 2. Table Illusion: Drape $12 Target linen over old door planks + sea salt & lemons—more “Cali rustic luxe” than marble. 3. Chair Hack: Wrap Walmart chairs in pearl strands ($8/yd Amazon!) + backlight at sunset = insta-famous “million-dollar glow”. ? Light lemongrass candles (mask that door mustiness lol) and let palm shadows dance in. In California? Fake fancy = use nature as your co-conspirator. ?

This bathroom needed a quick, budget friendly update. The IKEA Vanity was a "hack" where we painted it out and created cool pulls. The floor, shower niche and pendant lighting really make this space pop.

Recycling an inexpensive woodworking bench from Harbor Freight into a rustic bar cart for our dining room. Photo credit: Erin Berzel
Bar cart - mid-sized industrial single-wall bar cart idea in Portland with light wood cabinets, wood countertops, white backsplash and beige countertops

3. Marina Moisture Hack: Dampness got you down? Toss silica gel packs ($10 for 3 at local hardware stores!) in closets, and hang woven seagrass baskets (Embarcadero Market handmade finds) to keep clothes CA-crisp. 4. Entryway “Invisible Hero”: Skip bulky shoe benches. Opt for a slender pull-out stool (West Elm’s spruce wood version)—hides umbrellas, packages, and junk mail. Bye-bye, entryway mess.

Built-in Ikea-hacked shelving.
Arts and crafts walk-out beige floor basement photo in Seattle with green walls

A soft, natural remodel of a girls room featuring her favorite color, purple, with IKEA TYSSEDAL chest of drawers hacked with natural leather drawer pulls by Walnut Studiolo.

This bathroom needed a quick, budget friendly update. The IKEA Vanity was a "hack" where we painted it out and created cool pulls. The floor, shower niche and pendant lighting really make this space pop.