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Ikea Hacks/DIY Projects

Step by Step Ikea hacks, including the Ikea Kallax Hack, the Ikea Malm Dresser hack and the Ikea Vittsjo Coffe table hack

Ikea Pax hack: How to Customize a Small Closet with the Pax System

Ikea Pax hack: How to Customize a Small Closet with the Pax System

If you have visited ThePinkDream before you know that I love a good Ikea Hack, organizing and all things pink. Today I’m sharing how we transformed my daughter’s closet with the Ikea Pax hack that basically encompass all of the above!   This might be my favorite hack so far, it was not super easy, but is definitely worth all the work. I was looking for inspiration and a solution to Sophia’s closet when I saw my favorite DIY girl Frills and Drills transform her son’s closet with the Ikea Pax System. It was the perfect solution for Sophia’s small…

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What to do with your wedding bouquet: how to dry & preserve a wedding bouquet!

What to do with your wedding bouquet: how to dry & preserve a wedding bouquet!

Your wedding day festivities are done with and now you have to decide what to do with your wedding bouquet. After all you spent a mini fortunate on it, it would be a waste to just let all those beautiful flowers die! No worries, I’m here to share a super easy, quick, and free way that you can preserve your wedding bouquet for years to come. I have had mine for 4 years now, still looks quite pleasing in a beautiful box right on top of my bedroom dresser. Below you can see what it looked like on my wedding…

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Costco Playhouse Hack: How to Transform an Outdoor Cedar Playhouse with Paint!

Costco Playhouse Hack: How to Transform an Outdoor Cedar Playhouse with Paint!

Today I’m sharing one of the cutest projects I have ever done. The Costco playhouse hack! Since the first time I saw it on Instagram I knew I wanted to do one for Sophia, and now Olivia too. This is not anything new, there are tons of great examples all over Pinterest. So I’m only going to go over the colors I used and what order to paint, and some tips that I wish I had when building my own. I hope it will help and inspire you to take on this cute project for your kiddos! If you love…

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Ikea Hovsta Frames: Creating a Family Gallery Wall

Ikea Hovsta Frames: Creating a Family Gallery Wall

Gallery walls are such an easy and cheap way of decorating your walls. Today I wanted to share how I used the Ikea Hovsta frames to create a beautiful family gallery wall in my bedroom. Also, keep reading for some tips on how to take candid photos of your kids! The Ikea Hovtsa birch frames are new at Ikea. They have a wood looking color to it, which I like it. I also have the Ikea Ribba frames, but choose the Hovsta for this space because I feel they bring a little warmth to the space. If you love a…

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The Ikea Farlov Sofa & Bemz Designs Covers Review

The Ikea Farlov Sofa & Bemz Designs Covers Review

The Ikea Farlov sofa in my family room was probably one of the first things I ordered for our new home. When I was planning the furniture arrangement for our family room, I knew I wanted two couches facing each other since this space is open to the breakfast room and faces a fireplace. Source It wouldn’t make sent to have a couch blocking the flow. I love the look of the Restoration Hardware couches but obviously not the price tag. I wanted something similar, with only one cushion (as opposed to three cushions) and clean lines. It was then…

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My Ikea Malm Dresser Hack

My Ikea Malm Dresser Hack

Transform the Ikea Malm dresser in a couple of simple steps! This is a super easy hack that will transform your Ikea Malm dresser from blah to WOW in a few steps! I always get tons of questions on this dresser and everyone is surprised that it’s actually an Ikea dresser. If you love a good Ikea Hack, make sure to check my Ikea Kallax Hack, the super easy Ikea Vittsjo Coffee Table Hack and the Ikea Farlov Sofa Review! What you will need: For this Ikea hack, I used two Ikea Malm dressers of four drawers. They are two…

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Kallax Hack: How To Keep Toys Organized With the Kallax Unit

Kallax Hack: How To Keep Toys Organized With the Kallax Unit

How to use the Ikea kallax hack cubbies to store and organize toys! This is the best Ikea Kallax hack with beautiful doors and overlays. Not a toy in sight! Today I’m sharing a first glimpse into my new home! Starting with Sophia’s current playroom and how we are keeping things organized with my Ikea Kallax Hack. I’m also sharing some tips that helps me keep the ever growing toys under control. We moved just over  a month ago and we love the new home so far. Now, this space is really our dinning room. Once our dinning room furniture…

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Ikea Vittsjo Coffee Table Hack Under 5 Bucks!

Ikea Vittsjo Coffee Table Hack Under 5 Bucks!

One of the easiest Ikea coffee table hacks I have done so far is the Ikea Vittsjo coffee table and Vittsjo shelf unit transformation . With just a can of spray paint I was able to totally transform these two pieces from drab to fab!  This Hack costs close to nothing, but it has a big impact! Since I keep getting questions on this table, I’m doing a quick post to share the steps and the spray paint I’ve used. If you love a good Ikea Hack, make sure to check my Ikea Kallax Hack, the Ikea Malm Dresser and the Ikea…

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How To Hide Computer Wires And The Clutter Under Your Desk

How To Hide Computer Wires And The Clutter Under Your Desk

Do you hate all the computer wires hanging from your monitor as much as I do?  It really is an eyesore and such a pain to actually hide it. So in today’s blog post I will turn it over to the hubby (thank you hubby!!) to talk about how to organize and disguise all these annoying wires! He did such a good job hiding the wires under our desk. Here is a picture of our little office area before we organized the cables and how bad it looked: How to Hide Computer Wires Before From the hubby: It was a…

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Gallery Wall DIY

Gallery Wall DIY

Happy Tuesday friends! I wanted to share this little project that I tackled this past weekend: a new gallery wall! I have been wanting to create a new gallery wall since Sophia took over my home office. This was a very simple and easy project to do. I purchased all the posters from Desenio.com. They have such a great collection of posters and prints at amazing prices! I also got the pineapple print that I posted on my Instagram from Desenio. Right now, they are offering a 25% discount code for my readers. Just use the code “ceres25” (valid from 28…

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The Best Ikea Kallax Hack With Doors & Overlays

The Best Ikea Kallax Hack With Doors & Overlays

Today I wanted to share one of my favorite Ikea hacks: the Ikea Kallax shelf unit. I will show you how to transform the Kallax unit by adding doors and overlays. This shelf unit can work in so many places, you can use as a TV stand, as a buffet or in a playroom. We use in our dinning room like a console table. It holds all the toys in the world and keeps everything out of sight. It’s also super easy to do it. All you will need is the Ikea Kallax shelf unit, the Ikea Kallax inserts with…

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