Apartment Therapy presents a few clever Ikea Hacks.

The Lack table is quite good. A $10 table covered in mirrored plexiglass! Wow! The same table in mirrored glas table will set you back a good amount, certainly more than $10 plus the plexiglass. Of course, plexiglass is such that you’ll need to be careful not to scratch it.

The Ikea Malm dresser with the gold contact paper is quite nice. Yes yes in the right setting. And likely will not endure the test of time as well.

There are a dozen ideas here so go let your creativity free.

Apartment Therapy has come up with a list of finds that they feel you should not pass up at the thrift shop. It’s not a bad list! In fact it may be a good idea to have a certain list in your mind as you’re going through the shops to better zero in on what you are looking for or what is likely to be a good deal. The mindset around thrift stores amuses me. Not so long ago finding something at a great bargin in a thrift store would not have been something to boast about – you would have kept that to yourself. Now quite the opposite! I like the opposite.

We know red is good in a dining room to stimulate appetite. Blue is calming but what about green, or orange, or purple? HouseBeautiful reveals your options.

So you don’t have art but you have a large wall. Here Apartment Therapy presents several options for you.