Tweaked: 3 different looks for an IKEA bookshelf

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Some people may call it the lazy mans do-it-yourself project. We prefer to call it DIY-light: transforming an inexpensive manufactured product into something that looks anything but mass-market. Thats the point of a new occasional Home feature called Tweaked. This week, Rebecca Johnson and husband Jeff Klarin of Bughouse Art & Design in Eagle Rock try to have a little fun with IKEAs $39.99 Värde shelf.

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An occasional feature in which Southern California designers create a custom look using only inexpensive, mass-market components.

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