Materials: Besta shelves & doors, wooden coasters, DIODER, spray paint
Description: On Christmas I was brainstorming with my mother on her workspace makeover, I finally got the idea how to design some more shelves next to my Mandal LEGO storage. I noticed that BESTA doors could transform into giant LEGO plates.
So I started working on it, bought the shelves, doors and some wooden coasters, spraypainted everything in different colours and ... was already done. Since there is no 3x3 plate from LEGO, I thought that I could turn the giant square door into a LEGO logo, and I did.
You can see the whole process on the link to snapguide below. Took me ... well from Christmas until today (but I only worked in the evenings...)
By leaving a little space between the shelves I was able to put in some display areas which I lit up using DIODER lights. It turned out to be a great piece, everyone who enters the room suddenly turns to the shelves and smiles.
For everyone who'd like to build something like it on his own, have a look at the detailed steps I documented in the snapguide:
Happy IKEAhacking!
~ Martin Storbeck, Böblingen
My little boy is standing right next to me and is in awe. As you predicted in the snapguide: now we have to build one, too, ;-).
ReplyDeleteGood job.
So long,
Corinna
Hey Corinna, have fun building it - and I'd really love to see the results.
DeleteIMPRESSIVE!!!! How creative! I wish I had seen this when my son was a lot younger. He would have loved it. Looks great, thanks for sharing.
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This is incredible! I am inspired to try this in my son's room.
ReplyDeleteawesome love it!!!! maybe I'll get enough courage to start this project!!!
ReplyDeleteIt is not that hard - no cutting or sawing needed, just screwing stuff together and painting it...
DeleteAwesome creativity, and I don't have kids. But I love this.
ReplyDeleteHey Laurel - we don't have kids either, I built this for myself. If you're a LEGO enthusiast, it's really a great thing to do.
DeleteNice idea!
ReplyDeleteVery nice job! I saw something similar : http://www.ikeahackers.net/2013/02/malm-lego-table.html
ReplyDeletebut I prefer your shelves and your snapguide is just perfect!
Thanks for sharing.
Wow! Awesome <3
ReplyDeleteI think I must think something similar to my own LEGO room.
(Btw, since 2012 there exists nowadays 3 x 3 plates, though not in so many colors. But at least in gray.) :)
Ville, Finland
Hey Ville, do it, think about it! Thanks for the info on 3x3 plates, maybe I have even used some but never noticed. I guess the big LEGO logo does the job much better than a giant grey door ;)
DeleteI just have to say WOW!!! My son will be 18 in June but he just asked me the other day if it was "wrong" to be so ready to buy more LEGO sets. I laughed and told him no, it wasn't wrong. I can't wait to see his reaction to this. We have been building with LEGO sets since before he was two. Thanks for sharing this!!
ReplyDeleteMary, Texas