I've seen several variations of this hack and loved them all! I got 4 HOLMERUD end tables in oak and used them to create this wrap-around shelving for my couch. All together it was a $200 investment and I couldn't be happier with the results 🥰
Top and bottom are solid beech risers and sides are beech plywood. These are just stacked to test before starting the gluing process.
I used MDF panels and sprayed them with a colour match trim paint of the PAX doors.
A while back I posted about using elvarli in our living space as ceiling mounted bookshelves. Originally I had the idea to try to add shelves but ultimately we ended up putting the Nordi shelves elsewhere (doubled up to act as low sideboard) as we had to cut down the left side up size (not really a hack). But overall feeling good about how everything turned out!
I am finishing a laundry room. One side will have IKEA cabinets with a sink etc. The other side will have a built-in Pax. I’m a little concerned about the two sides not matching perfectly. I am wondering if I should paint the Pax to give it a little bit of a more customized look. I am a concerned, however, that the paint will not stick and I will regret that decision over time if it chips off. Also, I am concerned about 1/2 being painted and the other half not being painted. Should I paint them both to match? Or is painting them a bad idea altogether?
Could anybody who has done this before chime in and let me know how the paint has held up. Also the process you took to paint the doors to ensure that it was done properly thank you!
I’m looking for a way to add a shelf about 2 feet above my 4x2 horizontal Kallax. Would like it to basically be the same size as the top surface of the Kallax but 2 feet above the actual top surface so I can have a printer and other stuff on the Kallax itself and then have a shelf above for models and other decorations. Ideally it would somehow just attach to the Kallax so I don’t have to attach anything to the wall. Anybody found something like this?
I’m looking for a way to add a shelf about 2 feet above by 4x2 horizontal Kallax. Would like it to basically be the same size as the top surface of the Kallax but 2 feet above the actual top surface so I can have a printer and other stuff on the Kallax itself and then have a shelf above for models and other decorations. Ideally it would somehow just attach to the Kallax so I don’t have to attach anything to the wall. Anybody found something like this?
I’m looking for a way to add a shelf about 2 feet above my 4x2 horizontal Kallax. Would like it to basically be the same size as the top surface of the Kallax but 2 feet above the actual top surface so I can have a printer and other stuff on the Kallax itself and then have a shelf above for models and other decorations. Ideally it would somehow just attach to the Kallax so I don’t have to attach anything to the wall. Anybody found something like this?
I’m looking for a way to add a shelf about 2 feet above by 4x2 horizontal Kallax. Would like it to basically be the same size as the top surface of the Kallax but 2 feet above the actual top surface so I can have a printer and other stuff on the Kallax itself and then have a shelf above for models and other decorations. Ideally it would somehow just attach to the Kallax so I don’t have to attach anything to the wall. Anybody found something like this?
Attempting my first built in hack. I've created the 2x4 base to put me Sektion cabinets on but wondering if I should be placing shims between the cabinet and base or shims between the base and floor as the floors are uneven. I've already dry fitted putting shims between base and floor, but the cabinets sitting on top are not aligned. Do I need to add shims in both spots?