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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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How do you make nice recess in a melamine board for IKEA shelf holders?

Which tool could be used at home to produce a similar result?
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How can I connect my thick wires into an ikea wire connector

I have thick wires that can not be twisted into one hole of the wire connector, so can I split the wire into two section and feed them into the connector?
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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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Should I mount a kitchen hanger rail on MDF cabinetry or a glass surface?

I would like to hang a kitchen railing and am facing a dilemma. I'll be hanging simple kitchen utensils on it, and may be a couple of chopping boards. So the expected load will be max 5kg (10 pounds). It's my own house so I can do heavier…
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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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Unclippng IKEA PAX Hinges

I am moving my IKEA PAX storage unit, and I need to remove the doors to lighten the load. How do I unclip these hinges? My google searches seem to show a slightly different hinge than the one I have pictured. They all have a clip you pull up on on…
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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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Is there a benefit in replacing/reinforcing the backboards in Ikea cabinet frames?

I'm about to assemble a few Ikea cabinet frames and was wondering if strengthening the backboards would help with anything or would it just be adding work and cost for nothing of practical benefit. Let's assume there is a single freestanding frame…
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Improving the load capacity of a Lack (or other) console table

I have a IKEA lack console (max load 44lbs) table I've used happily as a TV stand for a number of years. I'm looking to upgrade to a 65" TV and noticed it would exceed the weight capacity of the Lack by 20 lbs (about 10kg). I looked at some other…
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Can I replace the seals on Ikea fridge / freezer?

Does anyone know if I can replace the seals on the Ikea fridge freezer model 101.824.86? My current seals are mouldy and it seems a bit overkill to need to replace the entire fridge / freezer due to this. The seals are damaged - they have split all…
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Should I remove laminate flooring before installing Ikea Sektion cabinets?

I'm looking to do the classic Ikea Section + Billy built in cabinet look in our breakfast nook. I have - generally - a pretty good sense of what I need to based on research and limited home improvement experience. The one main question I've been…
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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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