Creating Custom Storage With Ikea Bestas

Want to turn simple store-bought cabinets into custom built-ins? “Hacking” something that’s already made is so much easier than building something from scratch, and it can look really custom in the end. Built-in storage is universally helpful (especially in a smaller home – but really, anywhere), and things like the floor-to-ceiling closets in our bedroom, the desk & bookcase we added to our son’s room, and the wall-to-wall media cabinet in our family room have made such a difference. But one built-in that we’ve barely mentioned since we added and upgraded them are the Ikea Bestas flanking our fireplace: table | white chairs | wicker chair | ottoman | lamps | glass vase | sconces | mobile The good news is that it took just a few fairly easy steps to make them look a lot more custom than they look on the showroom floor in Ikea. Continue reading Creating Custom Storage With Ikea Bestas at Young House Love.

Creating Custom Storage With Ikea Bestas

Creating Custom Storage With Ikea Bestas

Want to turn simple store-bought cabinets into custom built-ins? “Hacking” something that’s already made is so much easier than building something from scratch, and it can look really custom in the end. Built-in storage is universally helpful (especially in a smaller home – but really, anywhere), and things like the floor-to-ceiling closets in our bedroom, the desk & bookcase we added to our son’s room, and the wall-to-wall media cabinet in our family room have made such a difference. But one built-in that we’ve barely mentioned since we added and upgraded them are the Ikea Bestas flanking our fireplace:

table | white chairs | wicker chair | ottoman | lamps | glass vase | sconces | mobile

The good news is that it took just a few fairly easy steps to make them look a lot more custom than they look on the showroom floor in Ikea.

Continue reading Creating Custom Storage With Ikea Bestas at Young House Love.