Customize kallax furniture

A new IKEA HACK with the Kallax 4 compartment cabinet that we all know! Very practical due to its dimensions and the possibilities of storage via these lockers, this piece of furniture blends into any interior. It follows us from one move to another without necessarily having the same utility !

Useful as a simple storage unit, it is easily diverted thanks to these advantages. It can be used for a desk, a dressing table or even a kitchen island. Let's turn it together into a dressing table to install in a bedroom.

EQUIPMENT

• 1 ikea kallax furniture
• 2 hairpin legs reinforced heigh 77 cm
• 6 screw hinge 20 mm
• Screwdriver
• 1 board 39 cm wide and 200 cm long

DIY PROCESS

STEP 1

Assemble the Kallax furniture following the guide of the large Swedish DIY store.

STEP 2

Make sure the board is the right size.

Tips : you can take a larger width board in order to have a more pleasant depth. The ideal is not to exceed more than 30 cm in relation to the furniture.

STEP 3

Turn the board over to fix the 2 hairpin legs reinforced custom made using the screwdriver and screw hinge 20 mm.

Tips : position the feet a few centimeters inside so that the plate is not visible once the furniture is turned over

STEP 4

Position the other end of the tray on top of the Kallax unit. For fixing several possibilities :

• If the furniture is in a corner, you can simply lay the board
• You can stick the board on the Kallax furniture, however you will not be able to dismantle the whole thing anymore
• You can fix the assembly using screws through the upper compartments of the KALLAX cabinet

STEP 5

Add storage baskets in the cabinet to hide what needs to be hidden.

THE RESULT

Here you are with a desk or a dressing table at a lower cost, to your taste and in your dimensions !

Also remember to position the cabinet lengthwise, to have a deeper piece of furniture and less space occupied under the top.

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