Monday, September 26, 2011

Minimalistic DVD rack in an Expedit


Materials: NEGLINGE 2x, EXPEDIT (doesn't matter which one), plank

Description: I wanted to use as little space of my Expedit as possible to store my DVD's. I don't have that much DVD's, but I wanted to be able to see which ones I have. Instead of just putting a second row in front of the others.

I made myself a plank of 33 cm x 15 cm and glued two Neglingle candlelights beneath it; and ta-da, I got myself a nice DVD storage.


I realize it's not exactly an outstanding hack, but hey, it's my first. :)

~ Maranke, The Netherlands

18 comments:

  1. I've been using my expedit as a book shelf and struggling with not being able to see the back row, this is a great idea!

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  2. The simplest hacks are often great hacks.

    I slapped my forehead in a, "Doh!" moment.
    So simple, but so brilliant!

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  3. Great idea, don't be so insecure about its value! I'm so gonna use this!

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  4. this is excellent and is exactly the kind of fix i've been looking for! thanks for the great idea :-)

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  5. Nice idea. I used a leftover cardboard box, roughly cut it to the correct width, taped a slightly higher piece of cardboard to the back of it so the DVDs don't fall off. 3 minute hack. I still can't believe Ikea dropped the DVD inserts for the Expedit shelves.

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  6. Ingenious in all its simplicity. Thanks for sharing!

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  7. Bedankt, precies wat ik nodig heb!

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  8. Xena warrior princess? seriously?? :PP

    Great idea! I will be stealing this for sure.

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  9. Nice idea! You could also use an thick catalogue or telephone book.

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  10. Great -- very sleek and clean look!

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  11. Another "D'oh!"-Moment here :-)
    Exactly what I need for my kitchen Expedit!
    Thx!

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  12. Just what I need. Thanks for the idea. :)

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  13. Just used this idea. Thanks :-)

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  14. Fabulous! Time to start cleaning up my Expedit.

    Thank you for sharing! :)

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  15. Any tips on where to find boards for this? Or should I just wander into a Home Depot, find something 6" deep and have it cut into 13" pieces

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  16. Simple but brilliant use of space, great 'hack'

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