We love a good IKEA hack, and 2024 brought us some of the most inventive, fun and beautiful IKEA DIYs we’ve seen yet.

IKEA hacks are such a cost-effective and affordable way for DIY enthusiasts and home designers to personalize and elevate their living space by taking IKEA products off the shelf and turning them into unique, custom pieces with just a little paint and a whole lot of creativity.

Plus, since you’re already assembling IKEA furniture, you might as well have fun with it.

Here are some of our favorite IKEA hacks, renovations and paint jobs from 2024 that have taken over our social media accounts – and homes.

Hack #1: Shoe Closets Converted into Custom Storage

TikTok creator and DIY lover The Flipped Piece turned shoe cabinets into her custom dream storage. With almost 700,000 likes, this DIY takes a bit of work, but it’s worth it.

How to get the look

1. First, this creator bought three BISSA shoe storage units from IKEA. She then cut notches in the back, used some glue, clamped all three and screwed them into the wall.
2. She then cut some NDF and printed the bottom pieces to fit all over the bottom and other places where the cabinets meet.
3. She sanded, primed, and got a large scaffolding board that she cut to size, sanded, and bolted to the top.
4. Finally, she chose her favorite sage color, added new handles, and stored the shoes in her perfectly customized storage.

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Hack #2: Built-in bookcase

Kate Hewitt of @our_bears_home on Instagram did BILLY bookcase The DIY we all know and love – take classic bookshelves and make them look built-in.

How to get the look

This DIY requires a bit of drilling and a bit of sawing, but it turns out pretty perfect if you do it right.

1. Buy the number of BILLY bookshelves you’ll need to fill your wall.
2. Next, make a small base out of lumber from the lumber store, add your built-in bookshelves, and add some trim around the edges of your wall to ensure your built-ins have something to hold on to.
3. Paint the bookshelf in your ideal color and there you have it – a built-in bookshelf from IKEA.

Hack #3: A crafting table for your kids

You can make a corner table for your kids to paint, play, and create pretty easily, as Babsi S. of @kreativbabs shows on her Instagram post. All you need are two KALLAX shelvestwo pieces of wood of suitable size and a drill.

How to get the look

1. Place the shelves where you want the table to start and end, and add your wood on top.
2. Make sure you screw it in tight, as kids can be rough on their play tables.
3. Since it’s for kids, the height is pretty much perfect – all you need to add is a little chair and, if you’re feeling it, some storage baskets.

Hack #4: Dish book case

All you need for this DIY is one bamboo OSTBIT plate holder from IKEA. At just $4, this is probably the cheapest and easiest DIY we’ve seen all year.

How to get the look

1. Hang the OSTBIT on the wall.
2. Place a few light books on top of it.
3. Complete your project to discover the perfect little book display in your home.

Hack #5: Kitchen cabinet turned into a bar cart

Tay BeepBoop, creator of the ultimate DIY, bought it IKEA IVAR cabinet ua a beautifully colorful bar cart.

How to get the look

1. Cut a hole in one of the doors, install the reed strip and completely remove the other door.
2. Then fill in the holes, spray a very colorful gradient on the wood and add wine bottle holders and glass holders.
3. Finally, add new handles and legs.