Laneway Learning: IKEA Hack

Overview

Everyone shops for new homewares at IKEA, but not everyone takes their IKEA shopping and turns it into something new. If you've always wanted to be one of those people — and who hasn't? — now you can. Just let the folks at Laneway Learning show you what to do.

Their IKEA Hack class is exactly what you think it is: a lesson in transforming an off-the-shelf item into a one-off treasure. You'll be converting an ordinary, everyday lampshade into an original and creative decorative piece, and brightening up your house in more ways than one.

You'll also be jumping into a world of IKEA fun, with reconfiguring and revamping the Swedish retail giant's bit and pieces — and working with recycled materials and found objects — quite the popular endeavour. This could be the start of a whole new way of looking at furniture, and a new pastime.

Image: Teste di Legno.