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| Photo: IKEA.com |
Description: For a fun little project....
Take some Ikea wall mount shelves (from the Lack series, you will need two of them), turn the brackets vertical, add three or four reinforcing bars, and leave a small reveal between the two shelves.
In the reveal you can add your own accent element (in this case it was a small red beam). Congratulations, you have successfully made Ikea shelves into a swanky coffee table.
See more of the swanky Lack coffee table and drawings of the assembly method. (link updated, July 31, 2012)
~ Matthias, Brooklyn
Very modern and elegant. Great hack!
ReplyDeleteGenius! I would have liked to see a picture of the underside of it as I would have liked to see how he angled the legs.
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Deletereally nice can you post some pics of the underside i dont quite get how he angled the brackets
ReplyDeletePlease show more of how this is done.
ReplyDeleteI would put one together this weekend if I could have more instruction.
I am sure this is going to be in the running for the hack of the year!!!
Very, very, nice.
Yes, would be great to see underneath...
ReplyDeleteAlso, where did you get that cool piece of glass?
Thanks.
It would be really great to see photos of the underside.
ReplyDeleteWithout photos, it could possibly be done by gluing on some triangle shaped moulding (or beading we call it in Australia, like you would use to finish off a door edge) and use that as the angle. Then screw the Lack brackets onto the moulding. That way, you wouldn't get those pieces of timber sticking out from the underside which might be pretty easy to bump your shin on.
I really like how it looks, very stylish. Well done :-)