1. FROM EMPTY CANS TO KITCHEN CONTAINERS Keep your cutlery and kitchen necessities nearby on your worktop with cute storage cans. Remove the labels. Give the cans a good cleaning. Then paint. We customised them with a textured paint that looks like cement.

2. FROM CONDIMENT JARS TO TOILETRY HOLDERS It’s convenient to see what’s in a glass jar and how much is left. So we took that idea from the kitchen to the bathroom. Clean and air out used jars. Then glue knobs or handles on the lids. It’s a quick, funky take on the old-timey, apothecary look.

3. FROM OLD SHOEBOXES TO STYLISH CENTREPIECES Shoeboxes are such practical storage boxes. Why hide them away? Give them a refresh and set them out on display, no matter what’s inside. Glue on some metre fabric, newspapers or old book pages—whatever works with your room’s style.

4. FROM CORK STOPPERS TO JEWELRY HANGERS Do you save bottle corks because you’ll do something with them someday? Today’s the day. Use them as cork-on-cork jewelry storage. Grab some cork pot stands and screw in your corks. (We lined up the corks for a clean look.) Then nail it all up.

5. FROM WASTE TO WALL ORGANISER Most packaging is great for reusing as storage. So are cracked or broken things. Put them to work again as a wall organiser! Find a board as a base. Clean the stuff. Play around to test different layouts and cut the objects into new shapes. Attach everything with a strong glue. Then spray paint or apply several coats of paint.

We love to see our customers get creative with our products. Go for it! But please note that altering or modifying IKEA products so they can no longer be re-sold or used for their original purpose, means the IKEA commercial guarantees and your right to return the products will be lost.

Made by

Interior designer: Geneviève Jorn
Photographer: Kimme Persson
Writer: Marissa Frayer