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Ikea coop

Energy & Sustainability Technology
Ikea coop
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Via Patti Scheindelman’s New World Geek comes word of this nifty “Ikea hack,” a chicken coop made from an Ikea bunk bed and storage unit.

Ikea home for chicks

6 thoughts on “Ikea coop

  1. Mike H. says:

    A sizable portion of my urban homestead garden boxes is made from as-is Ikea stuff. Anywhere you can buy a carload of wood for $15 is a priceless resource.

    http://uptownmaker.blogspot.com/2009/06/maker-does-gardens.html

  2. ilumos says:

    i have one of those trofast drawer units behind me right now with all my clothes in!

  3. Simon says:

    Once the chickens arrive it will never, ever be that clean again!

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Gareth Branwyn is a freelance writer and the former Editorial Director of Maker Media. He is the author or editor of over a dozen books on technology, DIY, and geek culture. He is currently a contributor to Boing Boing, Wink Books, and Wink Fun. And he has a new best-of writing collection and “lazy man’s memoir,” called Borg Like Me.

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