Materials: 14 Expedit Shelves
Description: Starting off with my first IKEA Hack, so bear with me, first time here,and English is not my first language..
What I want to show you here is how to build a Walk In Closet, using different sizes of the Expedit. The shelves comes original in single column (1x5), double column (2x4), and squares (2x2 - 4x4 - 5x5)
When I was using one whole room for clothes, I wanted to make sure to get most out of it, and I realized that if I used the original measurements of the Expedit series, I would make lots of non valued spaces/gaps on the walls.
The thing with the Expedit parts is that they all have the same depth and height, the length is what makes the difference, this means that if I eg need a single column with 4 boxes instead of 5 which is original, I buy 1 double column (2x4) and 1 single column (1x5) mix the parts and I have the parts needed for single column with 4 boxes... This is basically the thing I did, ending up making squares (4x5) single columns (1x2/1x4) etc
Buy using pen and paper I calculated measurements of the room, and started off calculating, ended up with buying 14 Expedit shelves before it was perfect.. Luckily most of the spare parts I had left, I build non original Expedit shelves and sold them online...:-)
When I had the right combination of non original Expedit's I attached them to each other, inserted some white painted Lekman inserts for getting the drawer function (doubled one of them to get bigger box for dirty clothes in a 1x2 column), the top Expedit Squares, I did not complete, I wanted to install a metal tube so that I could hang up my shirts/jackets etc...
All in all these 2 sides including lots of Lekmann inserts cost me about $1200 subtracted the spare parts shelves sold online, which makes this project not to expensive:-)
~ Peik Helly-Hansen, Norway, Oslo
wish this was my wardrobe! looks awesome ;)
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful closet! You could also put a line of the shorter ones down the middle of the floor if you need more space.
ReplyDeleteI meant to write if you need more storage space.
DeleteIt is beautiful :)
ReplyDeleteBut you placed metal tubes so high... Do you use ladder each time to take shirt?
There some solutions for that. There is pulling poll, I guess. I have that in my closet :)
Deletebut what happened to the windows?
I went to a clothing store, they tend to have clothes in different levels, they use a kind of a walking cane/stick with a hook on top, so i got one for free:) Problem sorted!
DeleteLooks great! Great explantion too!
ReplyDeleteLove it ♥
ReplyDeleteGreat closet!!! And your english is great too :)
Thx, next hack is on it's way;)
DeleteLove it!!!
ReplyDeleteVery nice!
ReplyDeleteHack of the Year gets my vote.
ReplyDeleteIs it safe to hang so many clothes to a metal tube attached to an Expedit? I thought Expedit frames were too weak...
ReplyDeleteOtherwise, what you did is just beautiful
I`ve not experienced any problems with that, this walk-in was built 10months ago, and I built one similar before with same setup and they are both in one piece!
DeleteAlternatively, you could attach a rod or pipe directly to the wall.
Deletelove this!
ReplyDeletewe have an empty 2nd bedroom which we are making a walk-in closet but the problem is deciding HOW - this is a fantastic job and gives me some inspiration! Nice work!
ReplyDeleteAmazing!!! Congratulations! Great idea for my walk-in-closet. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteFlott :) Kan du ta dette på norsk?
ReplyDeleteWell done, this is a very nice walk-in wardrobe. I would probably do something similar if our dressing room was large enough. Thanks for sharing
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