The cupboards within the place of business space of my studio took me see you later to complete, and coated such a lot of weblog posts, that I believed it will be useful to condense the entire data into one submit with hyperlinks to the particular posts that you’re going to in finding useful if you wish to customise IKEA Sektion cupboards in a similar fashion. So let’s get started on the very starting.
The ones cupboards, that are additionally IKEA Sektion cupboards, grew to become out like this…
So whilst a lot of the method used to be the similar for the place of business space cupboards, there have been additionally numerous further steps required to get the place of business space cupboards to seem like this…
So I’ll get started at first and pass throughout the procedure for those cupboards.
Prepping the cupboard containers
After hanging the cupboard containers in combination consistent with the directions supplied with the IKEA Sektion cupboards, I made and hooked up my very own toes reasonably than the usage of the toes that you’ll acquire one at a time from IKEA for the Sektion cupboards. The rationale I did it’s because I wanted an excessively particular top that used to be shorter than the shortest conceivable top that the IKEA adjustable legs supply. So I simply used 1″ x 4″ lumber, lower all the way down to the best width on my desk noticed, after which lower, glued and nailed 4 items in combination for every foot that I wanted. They didn’t wish to be beautiful since they wouldn’t display at the completed cupboards.
After which I hooked up the ones to the bottoms of the decrease cupboards the usage of a scorching glue gun.
Putting in the IKEA Sektion cupboards
I additionally didn’t use the rails that IKEA sells for securing the cupboards to the wall. As a substitute, I used 1″ x 4″ lumber, hooked up to the wall through screwing it into the studs, after which I used the {hardware} supplied (screws and brackets) with the cupboards to screw the cupboards to the 1″ x 4″ board, and likewise to screw the cupboards to one another.
And right here’s the place this cupboard set up become very other from the mural wall cupboard set up. As soon as the decrease cupboards have been secured to the wall and to one another, I added the aspect higher cupboard containers, screwing the containers in combination as I went alongside.
With the entire containers assembled and secured to the wall and every different, that is what it gave the look of…
Customizing and portray IKEA Veddinge doorways and drawer fronts
I used Veddinge doorways and drawer fronts as a result of they’re flat and fabricated from MDF, so I believed they will be the highest to customise. I sanded every one on the back and front…
After which added trim to customise the glance…
After the trim used to be hooked up and caulked, I used BIN shellac-based primer to top the doorways and drawer fronts the usage of my sprayer.
That is the sprayer that I take advantage of any time I wish to spray cupboards or furnishings (associate hyperlink). It’s just like the Critter siphon gun that I used to signify, which inexplicably skyrocketed in value a few yr in the past (however turns out to have come backpedal to a cheap value), with the exception of that this one has a plastic container as an alternative of glass. I if truth be told desire the plastic as a result of if I occur to drop it or it rolls off of my paintings desk (which turns out to occur at least one time each and every time I take advantage of it), it gained’t destroy. The glass container at the Critter breaks each and every unmarried time.
I take advantage of the sprayer with my Porter Cable pancake air compressor (associate hyperlink). A number of years in the past, I shared a comparability between the 2 paint sprayers that I personal, and why I at all times select this actual paint sprayer for spraying cupboards and furnishings.
I sanded through hand with 220-grit sandpaper between every coat to make sure the most efficient end conceivable.
Development out the cupboards and wiring for sconces
I didn’t need those cupboards to have the glance of complete overlay doorways and drawer fronts after they have been completed. I sought after them to have extra of an inset glance after they have been completed. In order that required moderately a little bit of labor with the addition of plenty of spacers, plywood aspect panels, and plenty of making plans to get them good.
The fundamental thought is that I wanted not to simplest construct out the edges of the cupboards, but in addition supply space for entrance trim to be hooked up to, in addition to upload area for electric wires to go back and forth via.
And I did that through including two 2″ x 2″ items of lumber to every aspect of every cupboard…
After which attaching plywood to these 2″ x 2″ strips. (I used plywood as an alternative of the IKEA aspect panels since I used to be going to be priming and portray.)
That allowed me so as to add trim to the entrance edges (turning the doorways and drawer fronts from complete overlay to inset), and it additionally allowed me to run wiring so as to add sconces.
However once more, each and every step of that procedure is detailed within the submit related above.
Development the bridge
I made up our minds to construct a bridge connecting the 2 aspect cupboards principally as a result of with out the bridge, the cupboards gave the impression to be a little bit dwarfed through this very massive and tall wall. You’ll be able to see what I imply on this photograph.
I felt like including a bridge would make the cupboards glance a lot more really extensive on that gigantic wall, in addition to giving the cupboards a extra customized glance.
Trimming out the cupboards
As soon as the entire fundamental construct used to be completed, I used to be in any case in a position to trim out the cupboards. Including the ornamental trim is at all times a laugh as it in reality provides the cupboards a completed and custom designed glance.
I additionally shared a “cheat” approach for developing the glance of considerable crown molding with out the trouble of getting to if truth be told lower crown molding.
Right here’s what the pretend crown molding gave the look of as soon as it used to be put in.
And right here’s how the cupboards regarded when they have been all trimmed out…
And after that, it used to be only a subject of priming, portray, and transparent coating the cupboards sooner than I may set up the doorways and drawer fronts.
Development the countertop
I made the countertop in this phase of cupboards in the very same method I made the lengthy 20-foot countertop at the mural wall phase of cupboards.
The primary distinction between that lengthy 20-foot countertop and this smaller one used to be that this smaller countertop required returns at the ends because the countertop sat between cupboards, with the the countertop projecting about an inch previous the entrance of the cupboards, as an alternative of sitting between two aspect partitions.
The completing main points
And with a couple of extra main points, like putting in the window trim, putting in the sconces, and gold leafing the backs of the cubbies, and including the drawer and door pulls, the cupboards have been completed!
Addicted 2 Adorning is the place I percentage my DIY and adorning adventure as I rework and beautify the 1948 fixer higher that my husband, Matt, and I purchased in 2013. Matt has M.S. and is not able to do bodily paintings, so I do nearly all of the paintings at the space alone. You’ll be able to be informed extra about me right here.
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