24 IKEA Hacks to Spruce Up Your Home for Spring

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As the winter chill fades and vibrant blooms erupt, our homes crave a touch of springtime magic. With its affordable and endlessly customizable furniture, IKEA becomes the perfect playground for refreshing your space and embracing the season’s spirit. But who says you have to stick to the basic designs?

IKEA hacks offer a fun and budget-friendly way to personalize your space and bring the essence of spring indoors. From blooming shelves with floral patterns to functional updates that let the sunshine in, these clever hacks will transform your IKEA finds into delightful spring accents.

So, grab your paintbrush, gather some floral fabric, and get ready to breathe new life into your home. Here are 24 inspiring IKEA hacks to usher in the spring season:

Bring Spring Indoors: Floral KALLAX Shelves

Transform your KALLAX shelves into a blooming oasis. Line the back panels with floral wallpaper or fabric for a vibrant backdrop to display spring decor. With the back covered, you can place the KALLAX unit anywhere in the room, even as an island counter.

Light & Airy: Sheer Curtains Welcome Spring Sunshine

Replace heavy winter curtains with light and airy options from IKEA. Sheer white or light-colored curtains will allow natural light to flow through your space, creating a fresh, open feel that is perfect for spring.

Picture It: Makeover Your Frames

Give your IKEA picture frames a spring refresh. Use floral patterned contact paper for a quick and easy update, or unleash your inner artist and paint it with a spring-inspired design. All you need are paint and paint brushes, glue, and craft materials to start creating unique picture frames.

Washi Tape Magic: Playful Touches with Colorful Designs

Embrace the playful nature of spring with washi tape. Use it to add a touch of whimsy to step stools, picture frames, lampshades, or other IKEA items in floral prints or spring colors. It’s an easy DIY project and fun to do with the kids.

Close Up the Storage: DIY Doors for KALLAX

Make clutter disappear with a custom KALLAX shelving unit hack. Make doors for the open cubbies and add on rustic cane webbing or pastel chevrons for a unique new look for the season.

Upcycled Lighting: Colander Pendant Lamp

Spring is the time to assess your lighting situation. Could it do with a touch of whimsy? These IKEA GEMAK colanders found new life as pendant lamps over a kitchen island. The faux plants are slotted into the colander holes. Change them out with new decor as seasons change.

Springtime Runner: Extended IKEA Rugs

Craft a charming spring runner. Join three or more IKEA rugs (e.g., the SORTSÖ or TÅNUM) to create a unique, long runner for your entryway. Sew on felt leaf motifs for a pop of spring color.

DIY Display Stand: Repurposed Magazine Files

Give your spring decor a stylish platform. Transform IKEA magazine files into a display stand or side table for candles, small plants, or springtime collectibles.

Get the Outdoors Ready: Patio Seating

Liven up the patio with a dash of bold patterns. Paint plastic outdoor armchairs in bold, striking strokes for a playful and vibrant touch.

Outdoor Dining: Restore Outdoor Furniture

Embrace the sunshine and create an inviting outdoor space. Breathe new life into your old IKEA outdoor dining set with a fresh coat of paint, stain, or replace worn-out plastic slats with real wood.

Make a Picnic Mat: IKEA Blue Bag Upcycle

Prepare for springtime picnics with this DIY picnic mat. Repurpose 6 IKEA blue bags (the large ones) and line them with colorful IKEA tea towels for a functional and damp-resistant picnic mat perfect for enjoying the outdoors.

Light up: Use Battery Powered Lights

There’s nothing like lighting to create the perfect spring evening. Fortunately, the design of battery-powered lights has come a long way. Get a few of these SOMMARLÅNKE lanterns to light up your patio, or go the DIY route and add a battery puck light to your favorite lamp shade. No cables are required.

Outdoor Movie Night Screen: Throw on a screen

Don’t have a screen or a blank wall for an outdoor movie night? No problem. Drape a white sheet over an IKEA clothes rack to create a DIY projector screen for spring movie nights in the yard or on the balcony.

Sun Protection: Retractable IKEA Pergola Cover Hack

When the weather turns warmer, get ready for the sun. Use a few affordable IKEA items to hack a retractable pergola cover for sunny days.

Spring Cleaning with IKEA: Mobile Cleaning Station

Tackle spring cleaning with ease. Hack a RÅSKOG cart into a mobile cleaning station. Add labeled bins for cleaning supplies, mop holders, and hooks for your cleaning tools, making spring cleaning a breeze.

Spring Cleaning Caddy: Repurposed Basket Gets Chic

Repurpose a small IKEA basket or crate into a stylish and functional cleaning caddy for your spring cleaning essentials. Decorate it with fabric or paint for a personal touch, making cleaning a little more delightful.

Spring Cleaning Command Center

Stay organized during spring cleaning. Mount a UTRUSTA pull-out rack for cleaning supplies in an IKEA kitchen high-cabinet and organize your cleaning supplies. Or hack it like Mary, using a smaller SEKTION wall cabinet to divide the high cabinet for more streamlined storage in the utility cabinet.

Spring is about Plants: Plant Centerpiece

Bring in more plants and enjoy the spring vibe in your living room. Transform the LACK table into a planter for your living room or any room, seriously. This side table with a planter works well for plants that need minimal watering, like succulents and cacti.

Mobile Herb Garden: Repurposed RÅSKOG Cart

Cultivate a fresh herb garden right in your kitchen. Place small planters on the shelves of a RÅSKOG storage cart and enjoy a touch of greenery and delicious homegrown herbs throughout the season.

Wall-Mounted Planter Trellis: Hacked IKEA Memo Board

Don’t have a lot of floor space? No problem. Transform an IKEA memo board into a plant trellis to display your favorite spring blooms or cascading plants.

Start Propagating: DIY potting bench

Spring is the start of the growing season. Repurpose a HEJNE shelving unit into a DIY potting table to house your gardening tools and have a worktop to tend to your plants.

DIY Seed Starting Station: SAMLA Seedling Tray

Get a head start on your spring garden. Repurpose a SAMLA storage box into a DIY seed starting station. Poke holes into the base of the SAMLA box and fill with potting mix. Nurture your seedlings until they’re ready for the outdoors.

Spring for our furry friends: Cat Canopy Hack

This cat canopy hack levels up regular cat shelves. The branches create a playful hideout and give the cats privacy.

Bird Feeder Oasis: Repurposed Salad Bowls

This DIY bird feeder will attract feathered friends to your balcony or garden. Attach two BLANDA BLANK stainless steel bowls to a dowel. Add bird seeds to the bottom bowl, hang up the feeder, and wait for the birds to visit.