this has got to be my current favourite - dinah and derek's tv storage solution. love, love the floating shelf effect.
"my boyfriend and i both have apartments filled with ikea goodies and hacks. recently i was having an issue with space in my tiny studio. i needed something to hold my tv and would give me a little storage space. nothing i saw was small enough or 'cool' enough until my boyfriend came up with the idea of putting 2 malm bedside tables together to create my 'entertainment' center.
at first we thought about putting feet on them to make them stand but that takes away the cool 'floating drawer' look, so what he did was bolt them to the wall. he took the drawers out, bolted the back side of the malm to the wall, then replaced the drawers. he also added a bracket to the top to keep them from separating due to the weight of the tv. he also added some silver drawer pulls. i call it 'siamese malm'. :) "
"my boyfriend and i both have apartments filled with ikea goodies and hacks. recently i was having an issue with space in my tiny studio. i needed something to hold my tv and would give me a little storage space. nothing i saw was small enough or 'cool' enough until my boyfriend came up with the idea of putting 2 malm bedside tables together to create my 'entertainment' center.
at first we thought about putting feet on them to make them stand but that takes away the cool 'floating drawer' look, so what he did was bolt them to the wall. he took the drawers out, bolted the back side of the malm to the wall, then replaced the drawers. he also added a bracket to the top to keep them from separating due to the weight of the tv. he also added some silver drawer pulls. i call it 'siamese malm'. :) "
I have a pair of these in the attic collecting dust. This would be a much better use for them. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteOh this is SO cool and cute!
ReplyDeleteDid the grass come from ikea too? If not, where?
Alicia
on the 6th
The best TV storage I have seen. Cheap AND goodlooking :-)
ReplyDeleteI'm curious... what kind of bolts/screws did you guys use to attach them to the walls? I want to make sure they don't come back down!! :) Thanks and amazing idea!!!
ReplyDeleteYou can also use the IKEA wall mounting brackets for bookshelves to give extra support to the top of the structure.
ReplyDeleteYou can also use the IKEA wall mounting brackets for bookshelves to give extra support to the top of the structure.
ReplyDeleteIn regard to some of your questions, the grass came from Michael's craft store. it comes in squares and we cut it down into strips to fit the little shelf.
ReplyDeleteAs for how it was attached, they were attached with 4 small L brackets and some screws. Two brackets on the top and two on the sides. You may have to move them depending on where the wall studs are in your room.
It was my intention to make the attachments look as low profile as possible, but would still have strength enough to hold the TV and misc. other items.
When Dinah and I were considering mounting options, the ikea bookshelf brackets included with the expedit bookshelf was one of our first considered. The problem, however, is that most of the ikea shelving is hollow (with the exception of the corners and some pieces) which was the case in this hack.
ReplyDeleteSo instead we opted to go with small L brackets on the corners, where we could tell there was some sort of solid wood to screw into.
This is beautiful! Now I'm envisioning about five of them in a row in our living room for the plasma TV hubby lusts after.
ReplyDeleteOh what a beautiful curtain! What's his name? (or the tissue)...
ReplyDeleteGreat idea. Can I ask what's the heaviest weight for a TV you can place on top? Cheers.
ReplyDeleteHi there, this is absolutely beautiful. What drawers did you use in place of the existing?
ReplyDeleteWhat size TV is that? I'm curious if mine will fit.
ReplyDeleteIt was a 20" TV, I believe.
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