IKEA Hack: Multifunctional table

One play table, lots of possibilities! A multifunctional table for children is a brilliant idea. Not only does it encourage creative play, but it’s also a real space-saver: it offers storage space for all sorts of toys and other small items. We’ve put together the best ideas for a DIY multifunctional table using IKEA furniture in the children’s room.

Build your own 3-in-1 IKEA play table

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IKEA FLISAT children’s table is a real all-rounder. That’s because this little table, made from beech, features cut-outs for the IKEA TROFAST boxes. This creates storage space under the removable tabletop for pens, building blocks and the like. The two-part tabletop simply sits on top of the boxes, and the mess disappears.

If you also stick different ‘ design decal’ stickers onto the reversible table tops and the recessed boxes, you’ll end up with a creative 3-in-1 ‘ play table’.

Step-by-step guide to making a multifunctional table

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Assembling the IKEA FLISAT

First, assemble the IKEA FLISAT children’s table following the IKEA instructions. You can also fit the IKEA TROFAST boxes into the recesses in the table at this stage.

Preparing the films

make it as easy as possible to stick the films on, we recommend that you trim them along the cut edges.

Sticking on your chosen designs

Now stick one of your play sheets for the IKEA FLISAT table onto one side of the two-part table top. Turn it over and stick the second design onto the other side. Finally, stick the ‘ decal’ onto the lids of the boxes. Your multifunctional table is now complete.

Everything you need for the multifunctional table

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Mud kitchen from the IKEA FLISAT table

In the summer, you can take the decorated TROFAST boxes out of the FLISAT table and use them to set up a ‘ mud kitchen’ on your balcony or terrace. It doesn’t get any more multifunctional than that!

To the DIY ‘ mud kitchen’

IKEA FLISAT as a sensory table

Another brilliant idea for the FLISAT model is the sensory table. A sensory table is a real playground wonder in miniature! You can fill the recessed boxes with all sorts of different materials – from play dough to crackling natural materials. This encourages your child to explore using all their senses: touch, sight, hearing, smell – and, of course, wonder!

Discover the sensory table

Even more multifunctional ideas with IKEA FLISAT

With its versatile range of products, the FLISAT series provides the perfect basis for creative IKEA hacks. From the ‘ play table’ to the wall shelf, we’ve put together loads of clever ideas for you.

IKEA FLISAT hacks

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2-in-1: ‘ play table’ and ‘ organisation ’ with the TROFAST shelving unit

The IKEA shelf from the TROFAST children’s range combines two functions in a single piece of furniture. These handy little shelves provide the perfect surface for creative play mats. If you put two of the shelves together, several children can even play to their hearts’ content from both sides. Underneath the ‘ playing surface’ are small and large ‘ drawer’, depending on your needs, for storing toy cars, building blocks and much more.

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