{"id":2157,"date":"2016-07-06T19:11:07","date_gmt":"2016-07-06T19:11:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/?p=2157"},"modified":"2017-05-31T14:00:53","modified_gmt":"2017-05-31T14:00:53","slug":"awesome-ikea-hack-of-the-week-an-apartment-sized-patio-bench-and-trellis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/awesome-ikea-hack-of-the-week-an-apartment-sized-patio-bench-and-trellis","title":{"rendered":"Awesome Ikea Hack of the Week: An apartment-sized patio bench and trellis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Finding space on your <b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/toronto\">Toronto apartment<\/a><\/b> balcony for seating, a BBQ and planters requires you to use those killer Tetris skills you developed as a bored and lonely 8-year-old. The element that usually ends up getting left out of the equation is the planters, but let me tell you, having your own herbs all summer is a fantastic way to impress your mom, your friends and your new girl\/boyfriend (feel free to type \u201cnerd\u201d in the comments if you disagree).<\/p>\n<p>Fear not, renters with balconies! Today\u2019s Ikea hack is the solution.<\/p>\n<h3>The parts. You&#8217;ll need<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ikea.com\/ca\/en\/catalog\/products\/S29897979\/\">Applaro bench with wall panel and shelves<\/a> \u2013 $159.00<\/li>\n<li>screwdriver<\/li>\n<li>drill<\/li>\n<li>pillows or patio chair cushions with ties<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_4332\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4332\" class=\"wp-image-4332\" src=\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/52fe599649f89.1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"patio bench and trellis in garden\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/52fe599649f89.1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/52fe599649f89.1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/52fe599649f89.1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/52fe599649f89.1-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4332\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The perfect touch.<\/p><\/div>\n<h3>Do it.<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The problem with the lovely Applaro \u201cbench\u201d is that the shelves up above, while great for holding planters, happen to get in the way of your head. Solution? Unscrew the shelves and reattach them to the back of the unit, so they face away from the bench side. Do so by unscrewing the brackets, and using the drill to pre-drill holes on the other side. Then screw the shelf in on the back.<\/li>\n<li>For attaching planters, it\u2019s highly recommended to attach them to the shelf with screws to avoid having them fly off in the wind.<\/li>\n<li>To complete the bench, simply attach the cushions or use pillows. If you do opt for pillows, you should sew some ties on so they, too, won\u2019t fly away on windy days.The wall panel makes an excellent trellis for vines and baby tomatoes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>More related Ikea Hacks:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/awesome-ikea-hack-of-the-week-standing-succulent-garden-for-your-balcony\">Awesome Ikea Hack of the Week: Standing succulent garden for your balcony<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/awesome-ikea-hack-of-the-week-an-indoor-herb-garden-for-the-toronto-winter\">Awesome Ikea Hack of the Week: An indoor herb garden for the Toronto winter<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Finding space on your Toronto apartment balcony for seating, a BBQ and planters requires you &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":26,"featured_media":2165,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"coauthors":[220],"class_list":["post-2157","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-diy-life-hacks"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Awesome Ikea Hack of the Week: An apartment-sized patio bench and trellis<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/awesome-ikea-hack-of-the-week-an-apartment-sized-patio-bench-and-trellis\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"TorontoRentals.com Blog\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/awesome-ikea-hack-of-the-week-an-apartment-sized-patio-bench-and-trellis#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/awesome-ikea-hack-of-the-week-an-apartment-sized-patio-bench-and-trellis\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"TorontoRentals.com Blog\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/53503b1c0fd1a6bc186b273abbee8d44\"},\"headline\":\"Awesome Ikea Hack of the Week: An apartment-sized patio bench and trellis\",\"datePublished\":\"2016-07-06T19:11:07+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2017-05-31T14:00:53+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/awesome-ikea-hack-of-the-week-an-apartment-sized-patio-bench-and-trellis\"},\"wordCount\":310,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/awesome-ikea-hack-of-the-week-an-apartment-sized-patio-bench-and-trellis#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ikea-Hack-Trellis.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"DIY &amp; 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