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Jules Yap

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Malaysia, United States
As seen in: Home Dude, Ikea Hackers, MSN, KSTP-TV (St Paul, MN), NewsBreak, Wealth of Geeks, Killeen Daily Herald, Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, The San Francisco Examiner, The Daily Gazette, Bluefield Daily Telegraph, San Francisco Weekly and
Covers:  IKEA, IKEA hacks, IKEA products, DIY, home decorating, Interior styling
Doesn't Cover: gambling, tobacco
Blogger | Author | DIYer | Founder of IKEAHackers.net

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Jules Yap is the founder and editor of IKEAHackers.net, a home DIY website specializing in IKEA and modifying IKEA furniture. The site offers step-by-step tutorials, DIY inspiration, craft projects, and updates on IKEA.

Jules is the author of "IKEAHackers: 25 Biggest and Best Projects".

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15 Weekend DIY Projects That Can Boost Your Home's Value - homedude

15 Weekend DIY Projects That Can Boost Your Home's Value - homedude

Instead of a massive renovation, consider focusing on these 15 high-impact, budget-friendly improvements to i…

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5 times, the IKEA Blue Bag carried the unexpected and the macabre

5 times, the IKEA Blue Bag carried the unexpected and the macabre

The durable IKEA blue bag is used to carry many things ranging from flatpack furniture to laundry, but its re…

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Sustainability Rules IKEA's Latest Evolution of the Popular BILLY Bookcase

Sustainability Rules IKEA's Latest Evolution of the Popular BILLY Bookcase

For over four decades, the IKEA BILLY bookcase has been a mainstay in IKEA's line-up, with an estimated 140 m…

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Making Beautiful Built-in Bookshelves: A DIY Success Story

Making Beautiful Built-in Bookshelves: A DIY Success Story

Katja transformed the basic IKEA cabinets and bookcases into a custom built-in bookshelves that showcases her…

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3 DIY Treehouse Beds to build for your kids room + a play area!

3 DIY Treehouse Beds to build for your kids room + a play area!

Transform your child's room into a magical hideaway with these 3 creative DIY treehouse beds using IKEA KURA …

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An IKEA Shelf Hack Modeled After NFTs: Noggles IRL

An IKEA Shelf Hack Modeled After NFTs: Noggles IRL

Transform regular IKEA shelves into a fun and unique NFT Nouns Glasses shelf. See this post for step-by-step …

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This IKEA Hack Turns IKEA Kallax Units Into a Coffee Table With Serious Storage

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By Jules Yap
| Ikea Hackers
We’ve been there—futile furniture hunting. Txetxu31 tells us, “We’d been looking for a medium-to-large coffee table with storage for a while,” he explains, “but we couldn’t find anything that met those requirements unless we ordered a custom-made piece. But that was too expensive.” Lucky for us, inspiration struck. And the result is a KALLAX hack in the shape of a sprawling coffee table with more storage than you have remotes. Here’s exactly how it’s done.
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Remember IKEA’s Inflatable Sofa? Here’s What Happened Next.

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By Jules Yap
| Ikea Hackers
Thirty years after a hair dryer, a leaky valve, and some very unglamorous sounds ended IKEA’s first big inflatable experiment, the Swedish giant is trying again. This time, it might actually have nailed it. When IKEA announced that its beloved PS collection is returning for a tenth edition, plenty of things caught the eye: a rocking bench that looks more like a balance board, a head-turning floor lamp.
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IKEA Just Turned Its $4.99 Shoe Rack Into a Full Range — And Nothing Costs More Than $8

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By Jules Yap
| Ikea Hackers
The GREJIG wire shoe rack was always just … there. Doing its job quietly. Now IKEA has built a whole system around it. The IKEA GREJIG shoe rack has never been a headline product. It’s a single-tier wire rack that holds your shoes and costs $4.99. It works. It doesn’t ask for much. Most people who own one barely remember buying it. Which makes what IKEA has just done with the range all the more interesting. GREJIG is now a three-piece collection.
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My first job was writing for a management magazine. Had the privilege to interview industry leaders on running a company, best practices ...

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