Materials: Four Expedit 4x4, some inserts, and a father-in-law
Description: In our new house we wanted a big bookcase up to the ceiling. We figured we could fit 7 Expedit-size compartments (height).
My father-in-law (Bas) was confident he could knock out 1 row of compartments to build our custom wall of Expedits.
And so he did. Now we have an 8x7 expedit, that we sometimes call our 'Baxpedit'.
- Two normal Expedits at the base, with some extra holes on top to support the ones on top
- Two shortened Expedits on top, but the hollow side panels needed some filling first
- Electricity to the top made invisible by a slot from bottom to top
- Some Expedit inserts (both drawers and doors) on the bottom row
~ Casper Joost Eyckelhof, Enschede, The Netherlands
Love how you added doors at the bottom row! Makes the whole thing look much more symmetrical and planned instead of like "Well, we wanted 8, but only 7 would fit so we cut one off." It's very lovely! May I have your father in law? :)
ReplyDeleteMy dad! I'm so proud!
ReplyDeletegreetings Daantje
That looks great. So are the Expedit side panels hollow? Did your FILaw fill it with wood?
ReplyDeleteI'd like to borrow your father for a few projects! :) This is great! Love the lights at the top and the bottom storage really makes it.
ReplyDeleteI wish we had such cute electrical sockets here in the states!
Very lovely! I want something like that. Will have to keep this project in mind when we move across country.
ReplyDeleteAnonymous2: The side panels are hollow and filled with some kind of paper. He filled not the entire panel, just a few centimeters to be able to put the "wooden sticks" in it. (picture 3)
ReplyDeleteSoooo nice! Congrats!
ReplyDeleteVery cool, great hack.
ReplyDeleteHi, it looks really great!
ReplyDeleteI was wanting to do something to you, but with a 2x2 on the top of a 2x4, without removing any shelves. I'm after something similar to this:
http://i-cdn.apartmenttherapy.com/uimages/ny/sarah41412.jpg
Do you think I'll need to do any filling? I imagine I would just have to drill holes in the top of the 2x4 to slot the dowels from the 2x2, and just not put the bottom on it. The only thing it has mentions on the listing is that they are "stacked and bolted"
http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/sarahs-stylish-west-village-ho-163891
I thought I know what I want on one of my empty walls ... but now that I see your stuff here, looks great ... May reconsider my first plan.
ReplyDeleteCould you tell WHAT your father in law used in order to fill the hollow side panels with?