If you live in a city then you’re all too familiar with the open floor plan and its spacious benefits. However, there’s still something to be said for boundaries and personal space. IKEA offers a slew of smart room dividers that allow you to create separation without compromising the overall aesthetic or ruining the open floor vibe.

Did you buy a KNODD bin from IKEA and then come home to discover you didn’t really need it? Instead of marching back to return it, get creative by turning that KNODD upside down and topping it off with a tray. Voila! You’ve got yourself a nifty nightstand that none of your friends have.

Everyone knows that quality art is the proverbial icing on the cake of interior design. The problem is that quality art can be expensive. Save loads of cash and milk those creative juices by going wild with affordable Washi Tape instead. And feel free to experiment whereas the tape is easy to remove and leaves no marks on the wall.

Like everything else at IKEA, their rails are streamlined and cost-effective. Skip the whole DIY shelf-building process at your workspace and instead use IKEA rails with smart hooks to prop books, pictures, pens and other essentials.

Here’s one of the simplest and best IKEA hacks that presents another easy-breezy way to put inspiration on the wall at little cost. Pick some beautiful flowers or plants and display them between two glass frames like the works of art they are.

Sporting gear is a clutter-phobes worst nightmare. To solve at least some of your sporting gear storage problems, prop some IKEA MOSSLANDA picture ledges in the vertical position, attach knobs at the top and bottom and string a rope lengthwise to create a fence. You’ve just found the perfect way to store your hockey sticks, baseball bats and other tall sporting equipment.

The IKEA TRONES shoe cabinet is spacious, easy to remove, and elegant enough to not make you think of shoes when you see it. What are we saying here? That the TRONES is the perfect makeshift bar area for wherever you may need it. Fill it with ice and some cold beers and you’re good to go. Simply remove it from the wall and dump the melted ice when necessary. If alcohol is involved, you know this has to be one of the best IKEA hacks for sure.

We’ve all used an IKEA Blue Bag and know just how resilient and spacious it can be. It’s also versatile enough to fulfill any number of creative whims. For instance, you can sew quilted material onto it to make a picnic blanket or sleeping bag. Or you can transform the bag into a kid’s craft apron.

IKEA curtain rods are as functional as they are easy to use. They’re also good for essentially all types of hanging. Use them to hang works or art or cool hats or whatever rounds out the visual vibe of the interior space.

Pillow? Check. String? Check. Ability to loop string over pillow into 8 equal sections and tie a knot? Check. Congratulations–you’ve just made a seat cushion in 5 minutes. They don’t call them the best IKEA hacks for nothing.

Here’s a top IKEA hack that all your friends will see and then replicate. Fill an IKEA lantern with potting soil, charcoal, gravel and plants to put a beautifully novel twist on the domestic terrarium.

The beauty of IKEA’s products is that they can take on new dimension almost immediately. For a prime example, look no further than their stainless steel wine rack. Put some pint glasses filled with herbs and dirt between each steel ring and no one will ever know bottles of wine were supposed to go there in the first place.

Picture a smooth plate or dish. Now picture that plate or dish hanging upside down by a string in mid-air with a hole drilled in the middle. Now picture a bulb protruding from the hole. You’ve just envisioned a brilliant modern pendant lamp and thereby discovered one of the best IKEA hacks. All that’s left to do is buy an Angenam dish to make it happen.

Again, the intrinsically adaptive qualities of IKEA products make them perfect for a slew of functions. Take an IKEA shelf and get clever with the legs and you’ve just made yourself a desk.

The IKEA ORDNING timer rotates while it counts down and is just big enough to mount a GoPro at the top. As a result you get 360 degree footage without having to spin around in circles yourself.

One of the best IKEA hacks requires a little effort, but the results are definitely worth it. Superglue the backs of 4 KNUFF magazine files together and perch the result on top of a stool. Since the KNUFF racks come in pairs of two sizes, use the smaller ones as nifty table extensions.