Today's W! ⭐⭐⭐
Sometimes you just need a little space for posting your wins!
So, as most of you know, IKEA furniture isn't meant to last or be moved around too much, and it is certainly not meant to be disassembled and reassembled more than once.
Years ago we used a KALLAX 1x4 unit to use as a homebrew TV stand. The new TV is wall-mounted, so the unit was banished to the basement until we could find a place for it. The problem was the unit is too tall and just a little too wide for the spaces I wanted to use it. Part of our basement is unfinished, so it had to be regular shelving. We had the shelves but not the hardware baggie anymore and we didn't hate ourselves enough to visit IKEA :-D We didn't even have spare pegs or other IKEA hardware in the junk drawer!
So, I went to the hardware store and bought a wooden dowel which was just slightly too small for the holes. No problem! After I measured and discovered the pegs needed to be 2" long, I cut up the dowel and used electrical tape to boost the width of the pegs. I disassembled one side. I didn't ask hubs for help since it would have taken longer to fix ;-D However, I did borrow his rubber mallet and told him to not ask me any questions :-D It's truly amazing because my husband is excellent at asking every little question about something. You never can just borrow something--you have to provide a detailed synopsis of what you will be using it for, LOL.
So despite all the banging, falling, cursing, and occasional "Ouch!", two hours later I had the KALLAX shelf as it was meant to be. Is it perfect? No! Will it hold stuff? Yes! Is it good enough? Darn TOOTIN'! Am I absolutely done for the day? HECK YES!
So, as most of you know, IKEA furniture isn't meant to last or be moved around too much, and it is certainly not meant to be disassembled and reassembled more than once.
Years ago we used a KALLAX 1x4 unit to use as a homebrew TV stand. The new TV is wall-mounted, so the unit was banished to the basement until we could find a place for it. The problem was the unit is too tall and just a little too wide for the spaces I wanted to use it. Part of our basement is unfinished, so it had to be regular shelving. We had the shelves but not the hardware baggie anymore and we didn't hate ourselves enough to visit IKEA :-D We didn't even have spare pegs or other IKEA hardware in the junk drawer!
So, I went to the hardware store and bought a wooden dowel which was just slightly too small for the holes. No problem! After I measured and discovered the pegs needed to be 2" long, I cut up the dowel and used electrical tape to boost the width of the pegs. I disassembled one side. I didn't ask hubs for help since it would have taken longer to fix ;-D However, I did borrow his rubber mallet and told him to not ask me any questions :-D It's truly amazing because my husband is excellent at asking every little question about something. You never can just borrow something--you have to provide a detailed synopsis of what you will be using it for, LOL.
So despite all the banging, falling, cursing, and occasional "Ouch!", two hours later I had the KALLAX shelf as it was meant to be. Is it perfect? No! Will it hold stuff? Yes! Is it good enough? Darn TOOTIN'! Am I absolutely done for the day? HECK YES!