An interior designer's favorite Ikea hack takes zero extra time or money
- Lidia Salazar is constantly searching for ways to repurpose furniture.
- That's how she discovered that a $20 Ikea magazine rack stores her records perfectly.
- "Honestly, I feel like it works even better as a record holder," she told Insider.
Lidia Salazar's home is filled with rattan, bamboo, and natural materials.
So the interior designer, who creates content on Instagram and TikTok, said she immediately gravitated toward a hand-woven rattan magazine stand during one of her many trips to Ikea.
She brought it home, and that's when she learned it fits her record collection perfectly. Discovering a dual purpose for the stand quickly became her favorite - and easiest - Ikea hack.
The Ikea hack involved creative brainstorming
Although her favorite hack doesn't involve getting crafty, Salazar said she did have to brainstorm ways to repurpose the piece of furniture.
Salazar purchased an Ikea Buskbo magazine stand, which costs $19.99. The piece is made of hand-woven rattan, a natural material that's both airy and sturdy.
She then realized its size would also fit similarly shaped items, like records.
So she grabbed her record collection and gave it a try. Initially, she said she worried the structure might not be strong enough since records are heavier than magazines. But Salazar was proved wrong.
"It's tall enough and sturdy enough," she told Insider. "Honestly, I feel like it works even better as a record holder."
She added that not all hacks have to be time-consuming or expensive.
The rack compliments her boho and Scandinavian-inspired home, which she's filled with some of her other favorite Ikea pieces, like rattan baskets and woven vases.
"I love to find different ways to use one item," Salazar said.