IKEA has announced it will be hosting a series of free workshops and activities for customers to improve their DIY and interior design skills at home.

Taking place throughout May, the sessions will be led by co-workers, providing knowledge and expertise to customers in store. The workshops range from furniture building, to upcycling existing pieces to give them a new lease of life, to sharing top tips on transforming a room with a few simple tricks.

The IKEA Bite Size sessions will allow customers to learn the tricks of the trade, helping them to brush up on old DIY skills – while also learning new ones. Led by IKEA co-workers, customers joining the sessions will build knowledge and confidence to tackle their own projects as they hear from the experts, before replicating at home.

Meanwhile for those looking for some interior design inspiration, the Do it Together (D.I.T) series of workshops, will allow visitors to work directly with an IKEA Interior Designer to build the perfect plan for their next home project. Taken through a live step-by-step guide on how to transform areas within the home, they will also learn how to plan, design creative mood boards and more!

Gunay Ertem, Store Manager at IKEA Wembley, commented: “At IKEA, we believe the home is a place to be celebrated, which is why we’re delighted to be providing these workshops for our customers, to help give them some practical and useful tips on how to make small improvements at home. Starting a new home-design project can often be daunting, and it’s difficult to know where to start. But doing DIY doesn’t have to be a chore and can instead be an enjoyable activity that enables you to unleash your creativity.

“It can be so exciting to transform something, whether it’s a piece of furniture or an entire space. We look forward to welcoming customers to the store this month, teaching them invaluable skills they can easily do themselves at home, and have fun while doing it.”

IKEA is currently sponsoring The Great Home Transformation on Channel 4. The six-part series, sees award winning designer Alex Dauley, amateur renovator and design enthusiast, Emma Willis and home styling obsessed, Nick Grimshaw, travel across the UK to radically change the homes of families, from homes that are working against them into homes that function well for them. Using smart and accessible designs and one revolutionary truck. Watch the final episode on Wednesday 11th May or catch up on the full series on All 4.

Visit IKEA’s events page for more information on the DIY May activities and how to book, as well as details on other IKEA store activities across the UK. Customers can also sign up to become an IKEA Family member for free, and receive exclusive rewards and discounts on selected IKEA products, workshops, ideas, plus a free hot drink in selected stores.