The Tips.
Practical hacks, IKEA tweaks, thrifting ideas. The hands-on companion to the manual's principles.
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- cables1
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- T01→
Hide electrical cables
Five techniques depending on your budget and DIY skill
Easy£10 to £8030 min to 2 h - T02→
Build a personalised IKEA Pax wardrobe
How to hijack the IKEA system for a bespoke effect
Medium£400 to £1,2001 to 2 days - T03→
The perfect reading nook for £150
Four elements are enough to create a bubble of calm
Easy£1501 h to set up - T04→
Hide the TV without spending a fortune
Four solutions depending on budget, from £0 to £800
Medium£0 to £800variable - T05→
Repaint a thrifted vintage piece
The method for a professional finish, from stripping to topcoat
Medium£60 to £100 of materials1 weekend - T06→
The gallery wall for under £80
Posters, frames, composition. Three sources and the method
Easy£50 to £801 weekend - T07→
Customise an IKEA Billy into a pro bookcase
From floor to ceiling, three tweaks for a bespoke effect
Medium£200 to £3501 weekend - T08→
The ugly radiator, three solutions
Hide, paint, or replace. How to decide?
Medium£30 to £1,500variable - T09→
The low ceiling, the real tricks
Five architects' techniques to gain 30 visual cm
Easyvariablevariable - T10→
The odd-shaped wall, what to do
The step, the slope, the angled wall. Three concrete solutions
Mediumvariablevariable - T11→
The square studio with no corners, how to lay it out
Four zones in a single space, without partitioning
Medium£300 to £1,0001 weekend - T12→
Get the house ready for winter
Five gestures to shift the living room into cocoon mode
Easy£100 to £3001 afternoon - T13→
The desk corner in the bedroom
When you have no choice, how to minimise the impact
Medium£100 to £4001 weekend - T14→
The hidden utility space in 1 m²
When the home has no dedicated room, here is the solution
Medium£200 to £8001 weekend - T15→
The 10 thrift finds that transform a living room
The list of pieces to look for at flea markets to signal your interior
Easyvariablevariable - T16→
How to read a paint chart like a pro
Decode the codes so you never get it wrong again
Medium£01 h to learn - T17→
Buy on Selency intelligently
The user manual for online thrifting without getting caught out
Easyvariable30 min to learn - T18→
Turn an IKEA Frosta into a designer coffee table
The best-known IKEA hack, and all its variations
Easy£50 to £1001 half-day - T19→
The single-artwork wall for £100
A single large artwork on the wall, how to choose and where to find it
Easy£50 to £100variable - T20→
The summer-to-autumn transition in decoration
The September ritual to shift into autumn mode in two hours
Easy£50 to £1501 half-day