Back to School ideas: Top tips for creating the perfect ‘Homework Station’.
I share my tips on how to create a fun, organised and inspirational homework station that’ll have your kids itching to get back to school.
DIY project: Children’s ‘Ikea Hack’ Desk Tidy
Emily’s desk is relatively small so I wanted to maximise her desk space & organise her accessories. I used inexpensive Bygel containers from Ikea to make a DIY ‘Ikea hack’ desk tidy.
The ‘DIY Files’: 5 DIY posts from the Maflingo archives.
I’m away on holiday this week but I’ve rummaged through the Maflingo archives to bring you a selection of my favourite DIY and home makeover posts.
Children’s ‘Ikea Hack’ bedroom makeover finishing touches: Cube shelves.
We’ve added some finishing touches to our Children’s Ikea Hack bedroom makeover with this set of 3 white cube shelves from B & Q above our DIY desk.
Children’s Ikea Hack bedroom makeover finishing touches: DIY desk.
We’ve added some finishing touches to our Children’s Ikea Hack bedroom makeover with our DIY MDF desk and Ikea Swivel Chair.
My ‘Dining room to Den’ makeover is featured on the IkeaHackers website
Our study makeover has been published on IkeaHackers.net. The feature gives step-by-step instructions of how I created our study with Ikea furniture and a bit of imagination.
From dining room to den: Our ‘Ikea hack’ study, part 2
In part 1 of ‘Dining room to den’ I described how we turned our old dining room into our perfect study / home office by customising an Ikea kitchen worktop and storage units. In the second part of the series I’ll describe how we completed the look with carefully chosen accessories, artwork and soft furnishings.
Ikea Hack home office / study : How to create a home office on a budget.
After the expense of a new kitchen extension, we needed to turn our old dining room into the study of our dreams, on a budget and in a hurry, without compromising on the style and the finish. Simples!
Welcome to Maflingo ('flamingo', for those who can say it). I'm Jane: wife, mum, and self-confessed bargain-hunter with a passion for interior decorating, DIY, money-saving, decluttering and all things creative. I hope you'll make yourself at home in my little corner of the internet with it's 'pretty things', tips and reviews and my random musings on life. My e-mail address is: [email protected]
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