Materials: BRAKIG shelf, LOTS mirror
I needed an entry furniture for my house.
As soon as I saw in an IKEA store the BRAKIG shelf (limited edition) I realized that this was the solution.
The pastel color of the BRAKIG units fits perfecly with the colour of my walls.
I decided to stick wooden pieces with a strong glue along the outer edge of the furniture.
I also added a mirror and a door to close one of the units.
Hi guys, we’ve got a space that we’d like to fill using as much storage as possible which is 280cm high and 260cm wide. We need a floor based tv cabinet in it which we can sit the television on, but also we need enough nooks to put in a PS3 and tv satellite box that will be on view. So far, so easy…apart from the wall we would like to put this against is hollow with insulation inside and the home is rented, so ideally we would like to avoid mounting anything on the wall (we’re a bit nervous of missing wooden battening and making multiple holes in wall or not supporting units properly and it falling down). We are planning on using the storage for books, DVDs and video games. We would like to run the cabling through the back of the TV unit and to sockets on the adjoining wall.
We had the idea of using the combination of two 60 x 40 x 192 bestas with a Besta Boas in the middle of them supporting a 120 x 40 x 64 besta on top and only this unit affixed to the wall for extra support, but have been told by Ikea in the UK that the Boas has been discontinued and there is no stock left in any of the stores left in the UK!
Does anyone have any ideas on what units, modified or otherwise we could use to create a sleek, square unit using either besta or billy that has all junk fully hidden apart from the TV, games console and satellite receiver or alternatively a combination that is idiot-proof when it comes to wall mounting if this isn’t a possibility?
Many thanks,
Anna
So we redid our kitchen about 2 years ago, but we only put up one line of kitchen tiles (because the store had only one box at the time) and we said that when we have time we would put the rest up…(Lol) 2 years later… that never happened.
Due to the fact that I get bored of things very quickly I thought I might DIY it.
Yesterday, I started painting and thought I would paint some flowers or shapes… but who am I kidding… I can’t draw even if my life counted on it….
I got so frustrated about it, I just left it and said “I’ll do it in the next 2 years”.
Got up this morning, and as I was having a cup of coffee, I saw my place mats… IDEA!!! Off to Ikea I go…
I found these striped black and silver place mats which were perfect (and only for 0.99 euro!!!)
What I did was to get the place mats (Total of 10 for my kitchen) and cut them down to the exact size of the space between the tiles and the upper cabins, and stuck double sided the tape (you can also use a glue gun or silicone) on the back and onto the wall.
And here we have the finished project! Hope you like!!!
It’s so easy, no tiles, no mess, no fuss and it only took me an hour to do.
The best 3 things about this Hack:
1. It’s Cheap!!! (each mat cost 0.99 euro at Ikea and I already had the tape and the scissors) Total cost: 9.90 Euro.
2. Very easy to clean… chuck them into the dish washer and stick them back on the wall (you can’t do that with tiles can you???)
3. If and when I get bored of the pattern or colors, just make a quick visit to Ikea and get new place mats.
