A lot of these customisations should also work with the new Ikea Kallax shelving which Ikea are replacing Expedit with. Sure Ikea offer door and drawer units to compliment your Expedit and whilst these provide some additional functionality, they’re decidedly lacklustre and also quite pricey compared to the cost of the shelves themselves. In this article, we’ll be you 5 ways you can customise your Ikea Expedit shelves – some basic and some more complex – as well as offering some alternative solutions. However due to the popularity and basic nature of Expedit, the range in my opinion has begun to acquire a somewhat generic persona.
One of the main appeals about Expedit units is this plain appearance which allows the items you choose to put in the blocks to create the atmosphere within a room. And for good reason too as these shelves are both highly affordable as well as having a clean, modern appearance. Check out some garage sales or local flea markets.The Expedit shelving range by Ikea has become one of the most widely used furniture articles in recent years and is synonymous with adaptable, modular shelving.If your okay with second hand, the Kallax shelves are pretty popular on Kijiji or Facebook Marketplace.Try looking in the As-is Ikea section, you might just find the perfect shelf at a fraction of the cost!.You won’t regret it! I’ll leave you with some extra money saving tips (because who doesn’t love saving money?!): I hope your inspired to make your very own Ikea Kallax Hack. I hope you enjoyed these creative and clever hacks by these talented individuals. It ended up being very easy to put together, and I’ve included some tips to make it even easier.Īnd there you have it 31 awesome Ikea Hacks that will give you more storage space in all areas of your home. This project was done by myself and it was my very first attempt at DIYing and Ikea Hacks. This seating bench can be used as extra seating in kitchen areas, mudroom cubby seating, playroom/ toy storage and even a window seat bench. Once installed you can store away a surprising amount of stuff inside the cubes. The Kallax inserts (with doors) are made for the Kallax/ Expedit system, and are super easy to install. This Ikea kallax bench doubles as seating bench that has large storage cubbies with doors. I hope you enjoy all these super creative hacks! 1. Here’s the list of 30+ hacks YOU can do to get more functional storage space in your home. However the configuration of the cubes, and the insert sizes still remain the same! The only difference between both, is the Expedit has an extra cube, so its slightly longer than the Kallax.
#Ikea kallax shelf thickness series#
The hacks in this post not only work for the Kallax series of shelves, they also work for the older model of the Kallax, called the Ikea Expedit series. There’s a shelf for any space no matter how big or small you have to work with The Kallax series comes in many different configurations as sizes, from a small/modest 2 x 2 cube size up to a huge 5×5 cubed configuration, and multiple sizes in between. I used the swinging door inserts along with slide out Lekman boxes and it works just perfectly! We use our cubes to store our HUGE collection of board games/puzzle boxes, recipe books, and other kitchen nick nacks. In terms of storage space, the Kallax cubed configuration offers a surprising amount of storage.
Some options include fabric/plastic slide out boxes, drawer inserts, swinging door inserts and more. You can even customize the storage insert options! Attach legs to the bottom of the shelf make it taller or more decorative. You can use this shelf both vertically or horizontally (and yes, its even sturdy enough to sit on!). After doing this hack I learned there are SO MANY ways you can customize this shelf – to really make it your own. My very first DIY was a kitchen seating and storage bench made with the Ikea Kallax. Wish your space was more organized with some nifty and cheap storage solutions that actually look good? The Ikea Kallax hacks below can help you get more organized in a fun and creative way!
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