Ikea Alex Drawer Hack
Ikea alex series features several units including drawer units desks and shelves all of them feature storage and those characteristic drawers with no pulls or knobs.
Ikea alex drawer hack. Step by step instructions on ikea alex desk built in hack. I have been looking online and it does not seem that there is anyone who has added different full extension drawer slides to the alex. An ikea hack totally achievable in an afternoon and style wise is pretty comparable to something that looks like it came from west elm or cb2 for 700. However i hate that the drawers don t extend all the way out.
Since the bottom of the alex drawers is only 5 8 thick we needed to beef up the base to accommodate the 15 16 screw on the feet. Let s take a look at some ideas to renovate them. Ikea continues inspiring us to buy and hack its pieces and today we are discussing an alex drawer unit and an ekby alex shelf which belong to the same collection. I used old naval charts i got from my father.
Ikea alex drawers with casters 5 drawers i personally have 3 of these alex drawer units on casters. First i assembled both alex drawer units fully but leaving the drawers out. Alex naval charts wallpaper glue varnishdescription. Top 2 drawers measure at 4 and three bottom drawers are 5 3 4.
Secondary storage 2 comments 0. There are slim drawers with cutouts instead of knobs or handles. Assemble alex drawer unit. This tutorial includes two linnmon tabletops in white six godvin legs in white and an alex drawer unit and the result is a stylish and large desk that will make your working very comfortable and cool.
You can leave the casters off and set them directly on the floor add legs to elevate them or stack the units 2 3 high for more vertical storage. This is because later i will attach the top frame to the desk tabletop first. Their neutral looks just scream of hacking and renovating and i ve gathered some cool and easy hacks you may try. Ikea ekby alex shelf.
Ikea hackers is all about modding repurposing and customizing ikea products. I remade a drawer unit called alex from ikea. We have 5 000 counting hacks from all over the globe. Adding a 3 4 sheet of plywood would make up the difference.
After you assemble a drawer unit as instructed you need to make an exact copy of the front drawer units.