Filip’s hideaway gym and other co-worker ideas

A two-image collage: painted KNAGGLIG boxes on casters below a wall shelf full of books, and a portrait of an IKEA co-worker.

Tips for book-lovers in small apartments

Tips for space-optimizing your book storage:

1. Go for adjustable shelves.
2. Sort all your books by size.
3. Arrange to fit the smallest books on the top shelf, and the largest and heaviest books on the lowest (and aim to minimize the gap between the books and the shelf above).

Done! But what about the stuff that won’t fit? Here’s a tip from Filippo, IKEA Italy.

“I needed a flexible and mobile storage solution for my magazines and papers that are too large for my bookshelf, so I attached casters to wooden boxes. It makes them easy to organize, bring out and put away, and my bookshelf stays in order.”

Filippo Rabito

IKEA Italy

Create the best storage by yourself

Save space – and your back – with boxes on wheels.

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Dress things up

Don’t you hate it when you’ve color matched a room, and then there’s this thing that doesn’t fit in? Here’s a tip from Mayu Takayanagi, IKEA Japan.

“I like these tissues, but the colors of the packaging don’t match the colors of my home, so, just out of curiosity really, I tried to create a tissue box cover out of a leftover piece of fabric, and it turned out quite well. I didn’t use my sewing machine, I just cut the fabric a bit bigger than the box, folded the sides towards the middle and tied knots on both ends. I think it’s quite cute!”

Mayu Takayanagi

IKEA Japan

Set the style with textiles

Start with a textile you love, and use that color scheme for the rest of the room.

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A three-image collage: gym equipment and a yoga mat hanging on hooks behind a door, and a portrait of an IKEA co-worker.

The smallest gym you’ve ever seen

If there’s a will, there’s a way. With just a few racks with knobs, Filip, IKEA Sweden, has turned his tiny entrance into a hallway home gym. It shows that simple ideas can turn out to be brilliant solutions that make everyday life better.

“Hooks are wildly underestimated tools when it comes to organizing small spaces. As you can see, they keep my gym equipment within easy reach and off the floor. I’m saving lots of money on a gym membership and can work out anytime I feel like it.”

Filip Kosatik

IKEA Sweden