Like many DIYers, I like IKEA hack — whether or not that includes portray IKEA furnishings or turning it into pro-looking built-in furnishings. However typically it’s the tiny IKEA merchandise that come out and seize my consideration. Such was the case years in the past when I discovered myself in IKEA’s lavatory part and spied the BJÄRSEN bathe curtain liner for $1.99. I grabbed a couple of as a result of I wanted to exchange one at dwelling, after which grabbed a couple of extra as a result of at a beneficiant 71×79-inch dimension, I used to be sure I’d discover multiple means to make use of these large, pliable items of plastic!
Seems, I used to be proper. It simply so occurred that I used to be portray a bookcase later that day, so utilizing the sheet for a drop material made excellent sense. The $1.99 value makes it cheaper than a canvas, and it folds right down to a compact dimension that’s smaller than a drop material, too — glorious for small-space dwellers.
Whereas you will discover plastic disposable drop cloths at dwelling enchancment and {hardware} shops, I like these higher. They’re a bit of thicker, and I discovered that I used to be in a position to reuse the plastic liners on paint tasks a couple of instances earlier than they began sticking collectively and wanted to be tossed — and years later, I’m nonetheless reusing different liners for non-paint tasks. The BJÄRSEN is now a staple in our home, I fill up each time I discover myself within the retailer.
Except for being excellent drop cloths for paint tasks and different messy DIYs, the liners have come in useful in different methods, too. I’ve used them as protecting obstacles within the trunk for once I haul backyard provides, and most just lately as a tarp to cowl a Fb Market discover that I ended up having to strap to the roof! At dwelling I’ll toss one over the eating desk when my daughter is engaged on an artwork venture, or to guard the flooring once I can’t be bothered to take a chunk of furnishings out of a room to color it. They’re so versatile and such an awesome merchandise to maintain round. I by no means depart the shop with out one! Subsequent time you’re in an IKEA, it’s price throwing a couple of of those liners into your cart, too.
This publish initially appeared on House Remedy. See it there: The $2 IKEA Staple I Inventory Up on Each Time I’m in Retailer (I’ve Been Utilizing It for 8 Years!)
