Materials: Expedit Cabinet, Expedit Castors, Grundtal Rail, Lamplig Chopping Board, Grundtal S-Hook
Description: We needed a Kitchen Island for a moderately sized kitchen, but could not find one that we liked. Taking inspiration from IkeaHackers, we decided to set about making our own. Using all Ikea products the whole project cost less than £120 pounds and I think has created an Island worth at least twice that when looking around at what is available.
First I built the Expedit cabinet, we went for the four version, I then fitted the Expedit doors in two opposing corners.
Then attached the Expedit locking castors.
Next added the Grundtal Rails to either end of the unit, for storage.
Assembled the Pjas baskets.
Finally with the help of contact adhesive the 2 Lamplig chopping boards where then stuck to the unit to give a overhang on 3 sides.
~ Karl Pearson, Newton-Le-Willows, UK
This is great, simple lines but really stylish, practical and it looks great...well done
ReplyDeleteI like that it has storage too. I have that cutting board myself. very clever to put two together to create a countertop...
ReplyDeleteGénial, j'en rêve !!!
ReplyDeleteWhich Grundtal did you use? The only one I'm familiar with is 80cm long, which would be too wide to fit the 40cm depth of the Expedit.
ReplyDeleteThe ikea we went into had those short Grundtals, they are an exact fit to the depth of the unit, I had to fasten them on using plasterboard fixings due to the expedition being hollow. Hope this helps.
ReplyDeleteKarl
If my calculations are correct, it should run you $172.93 to build :-) Not bad at all.
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