A SAVVY mum has revealed how she transformed two budget IKEA units into a bunk bed for her son – and it’s given him a load of extra storage too.
Lyndsey Fisher shared that her son’s room wasn’t quite big enough for a bed, so instead, she decided to make a custom-sized one.
In a new TikTok reel, the DIY pro offered her followers a step-by-step tutorial – and people can’t believe how good it looks.
Known online as @lyndseyfisher, the mum-of-two regularly shares parenting tips with her 4,500 followers.
She said: “IKEA Kallax bed hack. All you need is IKEA Kallax units, some wood and bed slats.”
During the 11-second video, Lyndsey shows how she started by attaching three wooden beams to the wall, one running across the length and the other two placed vertically.
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Lyndsey then placed two Kallax units in front, arranged in an L-shape. The long piece served as the base of the bed, while the smaller unit worked as a bedside table.
She used one of the 77x 147cm size, priced at £55.25, and one 77 x 77cm unit, costing £29.75. Shoppers can pick up these units both online and in-store.
The content creator then placed a single LURÖY slatted bed base over the top, before securing it to the wooden planks on the wall.
Finally, she added a guard rail and some storage boxes, priced at just £2.40 each.
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Fans loved the mum’s crafty idea, with the video gaining more than 496 likes and 52,300 views.
In the comments, TikTok users shared their reactions, with one writing: “It’s a fab idea.”
Another tagged a friend and wrote: “Can you learn how to do this, please & thanks.”
She’s not the only one sharing their DIY ideas online – Golda took to TikTok to share how she turned her Kallax unit into a console table, saving herself more than £1.6k.
She said: “Sharing my @ikeausa Kallax hack.
“I saw a console table that I really love for my entryway but it was over $2k and I wasn’t paying that amount so we built one similar and really love how it turned out.”
During the 27-second video, Golda revealed that she used the 77 x 147cm IKEA Kallax unit as her base, which will set shoppers back just £55.25.
The DIY pro started by laying the unit down on its side and adding clear perspex furniture legs to the base.
Golda then processed to make doors from a made-to-measure plywood sheet.
She started by measuring out and gluing wooden moulding to the front of the two doors for some extra detail, before painting both white.
Then she added a gold handle to the centre of each door. Similar designs are also available on Amazon, with prices starting at £7.79.
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Finally, she dressed the top with a large vase of flowers and two glass-based lamps to match the legs of the unit.
Fans loved her crafty idea, with the video gaining more than 13,400 likes and 375,400 views.
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