{"id":2753,"date":"2016-11-09T18:55:02","date_gmt":"2016-11-09T18:55:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/?p=2753"},"modified":"2016-11-09T18:55:02","modified_gmt":"2016-11-09T18:55:02","slug":"awesome-ikea-hack-of-the-week-a-light-airy-desk-for-your-apartment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/awesome-ikea-hack-of-the-week-a-light-airy-desk-for-your-apartment","title":{"rendered":"Awesome Ikea Hack of the Week: A light, airy desk for your apartment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Having an awesome desk in your apartment is pretty much a must these days, so how about making one that\u2019s easy and relatively affordable? This Ikea hack pairs the cool, slanted Capita brackets with chests to add storage.<\/p>\n<p>Our version takes a variation on the original, which had some additional crossbars that confused a ton of people. This version is simpler.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>The parts. You&#8217;ll need<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ikea.com\/ca\/en\/catalog\/products\/40051196\/\" target=\"_blank\">Capita brackets<\/a> 2-pack x 4 \u2013 $18.99 each<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ikea.com\/ca\/en\/catalog\/products\/60263574\/\" target=\"_blank\">Capita legs<\/a> adjustable 4-pack x 2 \u2013 $15.00 each<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ikea.com\/ca\/en\/catalog\/products\/20251139\/\" target=\"_blank\">Linmon<\/a> table top \u2013 $29.00<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ikea.com\/ca\/en\/catalog\/products\/90145268\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ivar<\/a> 3 drawer chest x2 \u2013 $135.00 each<\/li>\n<li>White paint<\/li>\n<li>Paintbrush<\/li>\n<li>Screws<\/li>\n<li>Drill<\/li>\n<li>Screwdrivers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Do it.<\/h2>\n<p>Paint the Ivar chest, inside and out, with white paint and let try. Now, screw on the legs, attaching 4 legs to the bottom of each chest. Next, attach the Capita brackets to the top of the Ivar chests. You\u2019ll put two facing out from the outside of each chest, and two angled in from the inside of each chest, for more stability. The brackets get attached to the underside of the Linmon table top. Voila!<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ikeahackers.net\/2012\/05\/creative-ikea-desk.html\" target=\"_blank\">Ikea Hackers<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Having an awesome desk in your apartment is pretty much a must these days, so &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":26,"featured_media":2755,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"coauthors":[220],"class_list":["post-2753","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: A light, airy desk for your apartment<\/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-a-light-airy-desk-for-your-apartment\" \/>\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-a-light-airy-desk-for-your-apartment#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/awesome-ikea-hack-of-the-week-a-light-airy-desk-for-your-apartment\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"TorontoRentals.com Blog\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/53503b1c0fd1a6bc186b273abbee8d44\"},\"headline\":\"Awesome Ikea Hack of the Week: A light, airy desk for your apartment\",\"datePublished\":\"2016-11-09T18:55:02+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/awesome-ikea-hack-of-the-week-a-light-airy-desk-for-your-apartment\"},\"wordCount\":186,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/awesome-ikea-hack-of-the-week-a-light-airy-desk-for-your-apartment#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/ikea-hack-desk.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"DIY &amp; 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