wall system without built ins?
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| Where would you buy a wall system (for books/tv/toys) if you didn't quite want to spend the money on built ins? I think I'm looking for cabinets, drawers and shelves. I've looked at IKEA, Room and Board, Crate and Barrel and West Elm. I have simple contemporary taste, but I want great storage. My two favorites are the Addison wall system at Room and Board (probably too expensive for what it is) and the IKEA Hemnes tv stand with bookcases (not exactly the right look or enough storage). |
Anonymous
| You can also get kitchen cabinets and build a system yourself. That is my plan. |
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I've been researching this also since custom built ins are really pricey.
I've been looking at the Ikea Billy system. The bookcases come in a 16" depth now which makes for much better storage for games and toys especially paired with doors. I've also looked at the cabinet route, but basic kitchen cabinets are 36" high and I'd like something that is more like 30" with a counter. But I love the 24" depth you get with kitchen cabinets. And cabinets are not cheap. |
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You can probably still work with stock cabinets. Some come in lower heights (30" is standard for a table/baking height), and even if not the base of a cabinet is normally for the toe kick, which you could just cut off. Or just get IKEA cabinet boxes and don't add legs. If you go the IKEA cabinet box route there are also a number of companies that sell custom doors for the boxes. Semihandmade is a good example of this, but there are other options too. http://www.semihandmadedoors.com |
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| I've recently become obsessed with a similar project. If you google Ikea Hacks bookcases, you'll get some amazing ideas. |
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| We got a bookcase/tv unit/desk modular thing at a Scandinavian furniture store. |
Anonymous
| I have this and absolutely love it http://www.furniturenyc.net/product/city-cherry-barcelona-corner-wall-unit it holds toys, books, and china |
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That looks like office furniture. Frankly, cheap office furniture. |
Anonymous
| We have the Billy shelves from Ikea, and have put molding along the sides to give it a built-in look. We get a lot of compliments from visitors. |
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We are doing a storage wall in our basement that is similar. Had planned to build it myself, but chose to use the ikea besta system after seeing them in person. They have door, drawers, etc. Doors and drawers were my sticking point with DIY and I was very impressed with the besta options for the price. They have a bunch or door options for the besta - panel doors, glass doors, etc, and matching drawer fronts.
The billy would be another option, but more limited in terms of doors/drawers. With billy you could get the custom look with 16" base unit and the more shallow top for bookcases. |
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Actually it looks great and serves the purpose it is supposed to serve which is store toys, books, etc in our family room. It is much higher quality than Ikea. |
Anonymous
And 4 times the price |
Anonymous
Exactly what we did after doing a ton of research, including for kitchen cabinets. We got an Ikea Besta system and had our handy man "build" it into our basement wall. We use it for toys and the TV. The system cost around $700 plus a couple hundred in installation, verses the $7,000 that a carpenter quoted us. I'd post a picture here but can't figure out how to do it. |
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I also just put up the Ikea besta system around our fireplace. 2 floor to ceiling units on either side of the fireplace with doors on the bottom cabinets and the top is open shelving. There is a shelf right above the fire place for the cable box/video game console and the tv is wall-mounted above. We put crown molding on the top to tie it all together. Looks like this: http://www.remodelaholic.com/2011/01/fireplace-remodel-with-built-in-book-shelves/
Cost approx $350 but I did all the labor - took me 2 nights |