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I Made Built-ins out of IKEA Furniture
Posted on 7/16/24 at 9:41 pm
Posted on 7/16/24 at 9:41 pm
Moved into a new house a few months ago and wife really wanted built in book shelves in the formal living room. She found the idea on Instagram to use IKEA bookshelves and base cabinets.
Sourced a few reference pictures and this was the end result. Not sure it was any easier than just building them, but it was definitely cheaper
Learned a lot in the process and they aren’t perfect, but happy with the overall result.
Shout out to my dad littlebaldman for his help several weekends as well
Sourced a few reference pictures and this was the end result. Not sure it was any easier than just building them, but it was definitely cheaper
Learned a lot in the process and they aren’t perfect, but happy with the overall result. Shout out to my dad littlebaldman for his help several weekends as well
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Posted on 7/16/24 at 9:42 pm to Furbs311
Looks great!
Posted on 7/16/24 at 10:43 pm to Furbs311
About a third of the way through, I was like idk.
But, you had a plan and executed it perfectly. Really nice.
But, you had a plan and executed it perfectly. Really nice.
Posted on 7/16/24 at 11:41 pm to Furbs311
That's really neat. How did you get those arches?
Posted on 7/17/24 at 5:53 am to BilbeauTBaggins
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That's really neat. How did you get those arches?
Used a Circle Guide and cut them out of plywood. Took a little bit of mathing but we got there
This post was edited on 7/17/24 at 5:55 am
Posted on 7/17/24 at 5:54 am to Furbs311
That looks incredible.
Posted on 7/17/24 at 6:39 am to FOBW
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About a third of the way through, I was like idk.
You and me both!
Posted on 7/17/24 at 7:01 am to Furbs311
That’s impressive. I did the same from scratch with cabinet grade ply and now I’m wondering how I missed the thought of doing this. I spent hours cutting, sanding, routing (dado slots for shelves), gluing, clamping, and painting.
How far apart are the shelves, 11-12 inches? Why didn’t you add horizontal face frames to the front of each shelf, maybe a tad wider than shelf thickness?
How far apart are the shelves, 11-12 inches? Why didn’t you add horizontal face frames to the front of each shelf, maybe a tad wider than shelf thickness?
This post was edited on 7/17/24 at 7:04 am
Posted on 7/17/24 at 7:40 am to meeple
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How far apart are the shelves, 11-12 inches? Why didn’t you add horizontal face frames to the front of each shelf, maybe a tad wider than shelf thickness?
Yeah, they are about 11 inches apart. They aren’t all the exact same as we just used the preset bookshelf holes so they are still removable. In retrospect I would have permanently installed the shelves exactly where I wanted them by screwing through the sides of the bookshelves, but it worked out ok.
We went back and forth on framing the front of the shelves. I’d like it to be a little thicker but we were worried about it causing an awkward lip on the shelves that would catch when you put books in or out, or look weird when a book is sitting lower than the face of the shelf if that makes sense. We figured we could always go back and add it if we wanted.
Posted on 7/17/24 at 8:27 am to Furbs311
What a remarkable transformation!
I might have put a small light in the top of each section so that you could have the shelves lighted without the overhead lights, but man, what a DIY!
I might have put a small light in the top of each section so that you could have the shelves lighted without the overhead lights, but man, what a DIY!
Posted on 7/17/24 at 9:59 am to Furbs311
I gotta say that's awesome. My bride has been asking for this sort of thing in our living room for years and I've been putting her off because I don't have a shop to build the cabinets in... This seems doable with some planning. Great job in the finish work as well.
Posted on 7/17/24 at 10:18 am to Stexas
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I gotta say that's awesome. My bride has been asking for this sort of thing in our living room for years and I've been putting her off because I don't have a shop to build the cabinets in... This seems doable with some planning. Great job in the finish work as well.
Same for me. Me and my fiance have been talking about doing something similar to this between the fireplace and adjacent walls. This is absolutely perfect. Already send her this thread and she approves.
Posted on 7/17/24 at 10:24 am to Furbs311
Do you mind sharing what shelving unit you used from IKEA?
Posted on 7/17/24 at 11:16 am to Stexas
<--- checks to make sure this isn't wood web
very cool!
very cool!
This post was edited on 7/17/24 at 11:17 am
Posted on 7/17/24 at 11:25 am to Furbs311
looks really good! we've thought about similar project.
Q: is there any particular reason not to (or you why you specifically didn't) knock out the sheetrock to recess it some into the wall?
Q: is there any particular reason not to (or you why you specifically didn't) knock out the sheetrock to recess it some into the wall?
Posted on 7/17/24 at 12:28 pm to Stexas
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Do you mind sharing what shelving unit you used from IKEA?
The bookcase is the BILLY and the cabinets are HAVSTA
The only modification we made was putting 1/8” plywood in the back of the bookcase instead of the cheap cardboard backing that comes with it. Had to run the sides through a table saw to take add a blades-width to the pre-existing channels but it was worth it.
I also saw some examples of people putting the bookshelves upside down to make it not look so thick between the bookshelves and counter, but we wanted the thicker look
Posted on 7/17/24 at 12:31 pm to Don Quixote
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Q: is there any particular reason not to (or you why you specifically didn't) knock out the sheetrock to recess it some into the wall?
You might be able to tell in the first picture - the room already had a little bump out wall to separate our bedroom door so it was already a “setback” space if you will. Also, with stud locations and everything in the wall, I’m not sure how we would have handled placement anyway.. plus you’d only be able to go back the width of the wall. I actually put 1x4”s behind everything attached to studs so I would have something to screw to/shim as needed
Posted on 7/17/24 at 12:37 pm to Furbs311
that’s badass
well done
well done
Posted on 7/17/24 at 2:05 pm to Stexas
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bride has been asking for this sort of thing in our living room for years and I've been putting her off
Mine wants me to build more, and I’ve been putting it off because I built our first ones from scratch and haven't wanted to repeat that. Seeing this thread, I may wait for her to go out of town annd install a few of these around the house!
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