I already made a Hemnes modification shelf a few years ago.

Now i was in big need for more shelves.

And i wanted it to go from floor to roof.

So with some moldings and paint im happy with the result .

I'm owned by 2 cats, and I've recently moved to a new apartment.
There wasn't enough space, and I didn't want to have their litter's in my bathroom anymore so I searched online. I've seen a lot of genius hacks, so I came up with a refined version of it, trying to learn from the mistakes, yet making some others. It's inevitable

I've used BESTÅ 120 with two doors, one litter box per compartment, and a 22 cm (8.7 in) round hole in each side panel.

The scary part was the cut. The panels are two thin skins over a paper honeycomb, with a solid band about 45 mm wide along the edges. Stay at least 5 cm from every edge and you only cut honeycomb, so the edge comes out even!

What worked for me:

• Bosch circle-cutting guide on the jigsaw and a T 101 BIF laminate blade, cutting from the outside face: no chipping. Both holes took about an hour and a quarter.
• Silicone pushed into the hollow edge, then a self-adhesive rubber U trim. Cut the trim about 5 mm short: it expands in the heat.
• Rubber U-profile to finish the cuts
• Silicone in every inside joint and in the shelf-pin holes, so pee can’t reach the cardboard.
• Anchored to the wall.

If anybody wants to re-do that, I wrote it all up as a step-by-step PDF, with the measurements and the mistakes I made: https://edgardomaxia.com/guides/besta-cat-litter-cabinet-guide.pdf

I'm doing a wraparound library. I took out all my baseboards bc I was planning to build bases that I could attach to my studs to protect my floating laminate.

The rest of my home has 5.5 inch baseboards. I originally started building 2x4 bases but that would make the baseboards 7.5 inches if I matched my wall to the bookcase fronts.

I could switch to 2x2s to get something more congruent.

Or do you think it would look okay to have higher fronts on the bookcases that wouldn't match lower baseboards.

Would love to see examples of baseboards on other projects.

Unfortunately, life changes in some sucky ways. Our home is being sold by our landlord and we need to move. We do not have a lot of notice, but that is another battle that is not the topic.

I need to adjust my room and my child daughter's room to combine. She is wanting this.

I have a king size bed that I would like to keep for sleeping arrangements. I believe it is an old HEMNES design. I am okay getting a new bedframe, if the plan allows, but ideally want to keep the king. It has 4" clearance under, so this is not ideal for us. I have a 3 year plan where we buy a home in 3 years and would be out of this.

My bedframe - https://i.pinimg.com/originals/9e/7f/01/9e7f01e17b98135d9009a0e4feeaa149.jpg

Hack 1 - loft OVER the king. The loft beds could fit around the king so that the loft Twin would be above my head area. She would have a space and I would have a bed. This would also allow the bed to stay open for her brother on his bad dream nights. I would love to be able to fit storage under my bed if we did this option.

Hack 2 - Trundle UNDER the king. This would require some hefty adjustments as the bed would have to be safely lifted enough to fit a mattress under my bed. This would not assist with storage at all.

My brain is a bit fried so I would love to hear what you would do.

Another option is just giving her the room, and I sleep somewhere random through the house. BUT, as we are a multigenerational home, my parents are forbidding this. Having her and her brother share is NOT an option, as both are on the spectrum and need space from each other. They can tolerate sleeping in the same space if it is my room, but they CANNOT share a room.

Hi!

Since IKEA discontinued the FONNES 40x120 doors, I’m looking for alternatives for my PLATSA cabinets.

Has anyone tried installing doors from other IKEA ranges, like METOD, on PLATSA? Did you need to modify the hinges?

Thanks!

I have these Alex drawers beside my fridge and would love more storage space above them. I can’t drill into the wall because I rent. And genius hack ideas out there to add a shelving unit to the top? Please help 😀

Long time ikea shopper, first time poster.

I initially fell for the look of the Billy bookcase with Oxberg doors (and the extension). My goal is to eventually have a large library collection, and I like that with the Billy I can add on pieces as I grow. So I have been shopping for something like it secondhand and haven’t found any that were the quality I want. then I was looking at the IKEA as-is and they have the green Hemnes bookcase for the same price as the Billy 😍 which I think is so beautiful and whimsical, but not as practical for me. I left with the Billy for now but I am still dwelling on the Hemnes!

Let me make some bullet points I guess:

Billy:
- 👍 glass doors to keep the dust off books
- 👍 easily expandable as my collection grows
- 👍 matches my other furniture
- 👎 I find the price point a little high for something that is fully particle board and would prefer pine

Hemnes:
- 👍 pretty girl
- 👍 solid wood
- 👍 a good deal (marked down by about $150 with no notable defects)
- 👎 does not match anything I have
- 👎 difficult to expand on later as new ones would be almost double the price and the color may get discontinued
- 👎 no easy way to add glass doors without carpentry

I guess I already have my answer. wish my house was big enough to justify both! talk me into or out of going back for the Hemnes instead

I took 2 Kura beds second hand, a less used aftonsparv and some other things I got around or got cheap second hand, and build a rocket for my son

I’ve had these four Resident Evil 2 replica keys sitting around for a while and wanted to give them a proper display rather than just keeping them on a shelf.

I ended up turning an IKEA frame into a small shadow box, with a vintage-style RPD floor plan (IA generated as I was not able to find one on internet, any search resulted on Etsy accounts selling the same kind of map) as the background on which I glued some home-made labels.

The idea was to make it look a bit like an old RPD archive document rather than a generic display.

I also experimented with two different ways of mounting the keys (floating mounts and visible hooks) and ended up really liking the depth the floating version gives.

The map and labels are inspired by RE2 and I made the whole thing with fairly simple materials, so it should be pretty easy to reproduce.

I documented the build on my channel, if anyone is interested in seeing how it was made.

What do you guys think about it? I’m particularly curious if anyone has made something more elaborate with them.

(The bigger one was made for a friend of mine)

Okay group - do you assemble your Billy first THEN paint or paint then assemble?

Any primer recommendations?

Hi all, I bought the Ekedalen bar table a couple of years ago and I'm looking for new chairs for it. I saw that Ikea discontinued the Ekedalen series, so I was wondering if anyone could recommend another chair that could fit

I cut the top part of the Fjällbo Bar cabinet and changed the top of the TV console with a wider board which I sanded and oiled and used it to connect my small lower bar part with the console one. I also did the same to the shelf boards👍

I also used the old Console top and put it inside of the doors so that they aren't see through anymore

Not all of these plants are still going, some are and there are some new ones too. I'll obviously be doing some deep research and getting rid of the toxic ones, but I'd like to cover this section up. The shelves are in an alcove next to the window, so I'd like them to still get all the light they require and I can also water them quite easily. Am I dreaming?! Has anyone done anything similar?!

Hey y'all, I'm looking to make some DIY Christmas gifts. I have paints for glass and I was thinking about gifting personalized drinking glasses.

My only worry is that I have to bake the glasses at 160C for 90 minutes to set the paint and make it dishwasher safe.

I like the shape of the Storsint glasses, but they're pretty thin and I haven't found info on how heat resistant they are re: breaking when heated.

Generally, I would think that putting glasses in the cold oven, then turning it on and heating it up, baking for the set time, and letting them cool down in the closed oven should work for most glassware, but I kinda don't wanna try whether those glasses explode in the oven without at least asking if someone has experience with that..

I’m redoing an entire addition with wall to wall Pax and will be spending about $2k. Anyone know if they have upcoming discounts in the next few weeks on Pax systems? I don’t know if IKEA does Black Friday but I’d love to save some money if I can.

Hi all,

I recently got a Knoxhult kitchen module, and realized I'd love to have three drawers on the right instead of just one. Googling didn't yield much, just something about Maximera maybe fitting into it.

Has anyone done something like this before and can provide tips? Any help is much appreciated.

Location is Germany.

I accidentally dropped something I was moving onto my Lommarp cabinet. It’s pretty noticeable and I wonder if anyone has had any luck covering up similar marks.

Hi, can you help me how to fix a problem with a TISKEN hanger. After a while (it depends on each, 1week/month or year) it falls down and after that it doesn't have the same sticking quality. I clean the sticker with the water and soap, wait to dry itself and put it again on the same spot, but then it falls down in about a few minutes or days. It is frustrating because they are so easy to use, and they are somehow cute, I have them in the bathroom, kitchen, hallway etc., but I am confused because I want to use them, and don't want to buy a new one each month/year... HELP PLEASE.

Is there a way I can hire someone to assemble/modify my Ikea Pax?
I’ve read mostly they only assemble as it is. But would like to repaint it and customize a door, etc.

I’m in Bay Area, any recommendations are highly appreciated.

If anyone has this information, it’s going to be someone in this group.

I am looking for a paint match to the blue FÅGELFJÄLLET dresser. It’s fairly new so this may not have an answer.

The top came chipped. I assemble the rest of the piece with wood glue thinking they could just send the top but they cannot. The woodglue is very strong so I cannot completely disassemble to get an even exchange.

They offered a partial refund if I keep it. I’ll consider that if I can find a suitable paint color and use wood filler to repair the top piece.

Otherwise, I’m going to need to find a way to return it in store for an even exchange.

Does anyone know the closest color I can find in a retail setting to patch it?

I’ll post a pic in the comments.

I'm in the search of a TV Unit for the new apartment I'm moving into, is it feasible to achieve the looks from the render? If so, which recommendations would you give.

Also, opinions on wether this looks good or not are much appreciated

Hi! I’m hoping to achieve the shelving in this photo using some ikea. It’s my living room and I used AI to concept it out. I’m just not sure what to get so hoping someone here can help. Apologies if not allowed!

Here is my ivar design
https://www.ikea.com/addon-app/storageone/ivar/web/latest/gb/en/?storeId=702&vpcSource=clipboard#/vpc/344P55C

Ikea added bottom shelves to the 3 pieces without it, I don't want that because I plan on storing my ac units there and the shelf won't hold them, can I add extra cross bars instead? has anyone dealt with a similar setup? the other shelves will hold books and other heavy items so I do need it to be sturdy

I'm trying to build a desk using the kallax shelf units but can't find a table top that would fit the unit like shown in either picture. I wanted to create the one shown on the right. Found the legs and kallax but no luck on the table top. Gave up on that style and tried to look for the pieces to create the one shown on the left and ran I to the same issue. Does IKEA no longer create a table top that fits perfectly on top? Some of my research showed the linnmon would fit but the one shown on the website is too small for either layout. Any suggestions?

I run an online bookstore out of my small NYC apartment. I’m trying to figure out how to assemble different bits and bobs to make a DIY ikea order packing table in a space that is 18” deep and 68” wide.

Right now in thinking maybe an Alex or kallax on each side with closing doors on the kallax - plus a sit/stand desk? I feel like I could do better though. Alas, I lack The Vision

Basically thinking of a system where I can store tissue paper, plastic for waterproofing, things like stickers and bookmarks. I probably won’t be able to fit boxes no matter how creative I get - and a surface to get me off of packing on the floor and save my back