IKEA HACK - Kitchen Island DIY Project
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Turn an Ikea Kallax shelf into a kitchen island!
I love that the instructions are in writing and there isn't someone talking through the whole video. Sometimes that can be annoying. Loved watching this. Clear instructions and upbeat music. Styles of videos make a huge difference.
This is a valuable addition to my woodwork collection ua-cam.com/users/postUgkxkNYRBJuiJ6EwD-tQSAlxg0eFKsnR2cgz I still will rate this woodwork plan as the best in my reference library. It always seems to stand out from the rest whenever you go through the library. This is a masterpiece.
I think I’m gonna have wheels with breaks put on mine, and make the overhang longer to utilize it as a eating table, and even a desk. I LOVE this.
Great ideas! I believe IKEA makes wheels specifically for the Kallax.
That's exactly what I'm doing.
vaphillips put legs under overhang if it would fall over if someone leans on it
@@TheRehabLife what is your total cost of island?
I built this exact island using this video and it came out perfect. The height is like a 1/4 inch below standard counter top height (for anyone who thinks it might be too short). I love the stained wood on the backside and top. It fits perfectly in my kitchen and is a lifesaver when it comes to storage. It's holding up well, water is no biggie, but we still use cutting boards on top of it (obviously). The Kallax shelf is sturdier than you think. We built the shelf alone, turned it on its side, and then I jumped (actually jumped) my 160 pound butt on it and wiggled around and it didn't budge. The decorative wood only made it sturdier. We opted to skip the trimming at the bottom and instead stained the 2x4 with the same stain we used for the top, still looks great. I agree the nails should have gone in the underside but with that length screws that wouldn't be possible. Also if your top pieces aren't perfectly straight (like ours) the two pieces on top may not be flush side by side and might collect debris (ours hasn't yet). Overall, very happy with this project. And equivalently sized island would have cost over $300 easily.
Tianna Woodson do you know what kind of stain they used it's a beautiful color but I can't make out on the label it says special something
Terra bull I can't tell from the video. Special Walnut maybe? I used Minwax Honey and it gave a deeper, more red color that I like.
Tianna Woodson ok thank you.
@@trimwix9944
The stain is, "Honey 272". 😺
For the top, I would have screwed the screws from the bottom so you can't see them.
Exactly, also you wouldn't have dust and crud getting stuck inside the screw heads.
this was my idea too! because in the top holes a lot of dirty will be going in and its not extetic
1947 The Factory
1947 The Factory aesthetic...
TheGranti7a yes indeed, aesthetic, sorry for my romanian! 😉
I swear, you guys are “ THE BEST” source of really good ideas, PERIOD! You have given me ideas for bathroom vanities, deck furniture etc. and now this. I have the perfect spot in my home for a piece like this. This is going to be an Ikea weekend for me. Once finished, I would love to send you pictures, but I don’t do the Facebook or Instagram thing... Thank you, so much for all your hard work you put into you videos.
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I have plans to purchase this same IKEA unit. I'll place it near a large (floor to ceiling) window and fill it with plants and pretty colored glass (vases, sculptures, decorative prisms, etc.) I think it will look really nice with the sun shining through the glass and foliage.
Excellent job! No talking, and showboating, just working. Thank you!
Thanks for that. I am moving into a new rental with a relatively sparce kitchen and intend turning a very similar unit into a floating island with castors for maneuverability. I wont be using the baseboard so that I can get to the brakes on the castors.I didn't think I wanted to clad the one (back) side but after seeing your end result I most certainly will be. Takes a rather basic piece of inexpensive furniture to a whole new level.
Awesome! Ikea actually makes castors specifically for these units so that would work perfectly.
This is a great piece. I'm building it at the moment. Its about a $150 build depending on what kind of wood you use. My only suggestion is use a 2" table top... looks better. I also went with a 6' table top to have 6 inches hang over on each end which helps with sitting on a stool.
looks great. i put four together to make a big ol' kitchen island it is so helpful for storage and prep. it is not counter height...this is true. but that's okay. still works well. also great for putting out large spreads of food. i agree w comment about not having exposed screws on top esp if you plan to use this for food prep (crumbs can get in der)
Use a 2 inch table top and its counter height :)
I love this. I wanted something similar for sewing supplies: double Kallax with no boards between, and on casters. This helps me see how to make it work. Thanks!
Thanks for watching, glad this could help out!
I have been wondering if a cube would work as an Island by putting wheels on it so I can roll it out of the way and you have proved it will work! I am going to use your project list and get going! Thanks for sharing!
Awesome!!!!!!!! u guys are amzing. luv watching all the projects. they go from drab to fab.......... Big hello from Australia and to our amzing little fury friend hes a champion. luv seeing his little imput each time.
Thank you! I am looking to add a small storage area with a counter top in my kitchen. After perusing many store ads and online stores and not finding anything to fit the small space behind our backdoor, I just about gave up on my idea for this much needed extra storage and work space in our kitchen. I even spoke to the Lowes Design team about ordering a custom cabinet and counter top. After an estimate of $800.00 for a 36" W X 36" H X 10" D, I thought my dream of my little kitchen cubby, was over. But, after seeing this video.... I believe I can do this myself, for a lot less money! So, a really big "THANK YOU!" to you! I will send you a before and after pictures too!
i'm glad you showed us how you put in EVERY SINGLE nail and screw!
I need a DIY for a bookshelf (short) to go atop a long dresser of drawers. all for a new year's project of organization for my son. This video was very long, and I enjoyed watching every minute. ty
Totally agree with all the others, screw the top on from below!
man~ I always get envious of all you craftsmen out there who's got all the space they need to do your diy projects, not to mention all the additional space to store the tools.
ain't have that convenience for a tiny apartment..
Good idea !!
You can also use IKEA kitchen cabinet foot instead of wood, the advantage is the adjustability.
And you can attach on it the ikea kitchen baseboard without visible screw
Excellent....! Being creative along with skills saves so much money. In a store that island would have cost around. $300..
Love this idea! If I had to tweak it, I would extend the table out to multipurpose it into a bar table.
It would seem like food, drips from drinks would seep in to the seam of the too boards to us on your island top. So we would prefer one great big board or as tone countertop, granite or quartz. The area idea was cool though and we might do something along those lines in the sunroom where we need an island and a bar for seating. Thanks for the ideas! Clean and good job!
I love this so much I'm going to cover the front with two barn doors on hinges. I think I'll use 2 of the 4-square IKEA cases so I have a larger center board for the barn doors to connect to. Thanks for the great video! Love your channel as I'm a newbie at building furniture.
Excellent design and execution! Improved on Ikea. Thanks for posting.
Thanks for watching!
Just buy 2 base cabinets from Lowes or Home Depot attach them back to back, put a top on it...joila! you have an island with doors!
I love this idea!! Doors to keep stuff from rolling off shelves n hide mess when you move this.
I always see cabinets in clearance section great use!.
TY 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
I was just looking at the thumbnail thinking that it could be great with two. You added to it.
that's a great idea! thanks!
@@barrez7300 Here's an unfinished base cabinet from Menards.....I think it would be alot cheaper doing it this way!
www.menards.com/main/kitchen/kitchen-cabinets/all-kitchen-cabinets/quality-one-trade-double-kitchen-base-cabinet/b30basecabinet08023/p-1444451722213-c-14242.htm
I totally agree - this guy has made much too much work for himself and not used it as an island as per end picture - wasted effort and too much money.
I lived in an old apartment that had a tiny kitchen that had no counter space. A friend helped me do something similar to this but this would have been perfect. Great idea! Looks easy!
You made it alot less complicated, i saw another video and it was boring and long. Thank you! I will subscribe too.
Oh, my gosh! This is exactly what I've been wanting to build to hold my appliances to get them out of my pantry. I think I'll use a darker stain and put 1/2 barn doors in turquoise on the front so the appliances can't be seen. Thanks so much for the great video! and the great instructions.
Great idea about barn doors
I love your videos. I just wish you would put the supply list in the description and talk in the videos. Other than that, great work and the furniture looks amazing.
I would not add the trim I would stain the base same as top and back. is a great idea
Diane Mar I prefer this idea too, it would have given it a more detailed look being two toned.
Your projects make me want to go out and buy all the materials and tools to make them for myself!!! Thank you!!!!1
great idea. I copied it. and just worked great. have built 3 of them. And one with a tray higher. Thanks for this cool idea. Greetings Rene from Germany
Thanks for watching and hello to Germany!
Very ingenious. Looking at this one I can see doing the same thing for a TV entertainment center. Thanks for posting this one.
Looks really nice in your kitchen. Turned out great!
Thanks for watching!
One of the most helpful videos. You can actually work along with him. I cannot believe all the negative comments.
Although it's trickier a better finish if you screw the top from inside!
I am going to use this idea in my new place. Wish me luck.
I like it, very creative! Who would have thought! People as with any other video you may see on you tube, If you dont like it, keep scrolling, they're thousands of them. You dont have to recreate this project the way he did it. To many bad comments smh . Appreciate his time and effort instead ;)
Thanks for watching!
Great idea. Love it. I do agree to use the screws from underneath so they don’t show or just glue it down with construction adhesive or even Gorilla Glue. Also i would add feet to the bottom of mine because I don’t think its tall enough for me.
Nicely done. I would have probably used a sanding sealer on the wood before staining but that's a preference and an extra step.
EXCELLENT tutorial! You really make it easy for an amateur to make this happen. Thank you!
great idea..I wonder if you could somehow attach two shelving units together to make a bigger island? 🤔
Yeah I think a wider one would be amazing. Id leave the stained wood backing like that and put the other shelf on the other side, add more wood to the top and you have cabinets/cubbies on each side.
I was thinking the same, I think making the base double, I would also stain the base
my father in law did something similar to this by putting 2 together and it works phenomenally!!
The trim used to decorate the unit, could also be used to hide any hardware needed to connect two units to make a larger island feature.
Daisy
Best tutorial ever! I absolutely love how detailed y’all made this video!
Hals wood shop. new subscriber. Nice use of pine. Got to have safety ...Don't put screws in the mouth. wow. Good furniture no screws in the top without plugs or filler. Like the baseboard. I think the other videos and this have inspired many to get out and build. Keep it up.
Since it is duppose to be used also as a central table it is way better to have part of the top hanging down so if needed as table all you have to do is to have it swing back up
Hoping you guys do an ikea hack on a hall tree. That would be awesome!
Dude . I'd xtend it using the 4 cube kallax to make it longer .. I'd also extend the counter top to use for sitting and eating. Tell me is the kickboard 2x4 tall enough as I'd like mine taller. I wouldn't cover them as it's a work bench and my feet will be in there. So I can prep food drinks etc. Fine job my man thanks so much for share.
Your DIY's are among the best I ever seen! I think they are perfect, beautiful, extremely neat and very detailed. Thank you!
Love it looks almost like buffet cabinet much cheaper do it yourself
Add 5” casters to the bottom of ikea cabinet if it’s strong enough to hold them or forget ikea and get a vintage dresser or buffet
Especially liked the dog approval step.
Hello from la France in Europe! What a good idea! really great work ! very nicely done !!! *CONGRATULATIONS* best regards from a frenchie !
Awesome! I'm sending this video to my hubby and hope he gets the hint.
Love it❤️❤️❤️
Did he ?
Good job J.P. keep up the good work bud !! 😎👍🍁
Brilliant, you've just given me what I needed to increase the height of the kallax, I'm making a kitchen island myself. I got a free piece of proper worktop so I'll be cutting it to size with a little overhang on all sides. I'm also going to put the wheels on too so I can move it into another room during a party or dinner. I'm excited to get this done, I love doing diy things or repurposing items. 😁 The screws you used to connect the base frame to the kallax, are they raised? It's just I'm going to put the kallax insert drawers in some of the squares and don't want the screws catching.
Great idea! But the holes on the top didn't line up with the walls of the shelves and that made my OCD tingle.
Здорово получилось! Из такой простой и не примечательной вещи....получился роскошная, дизайнерская мебель
Seriously this could be half as long and still be as informative.
Brilliant.. just the right size for my new little cottage
i should have put glue in between, if i look closely i can see gap of space between the pine wood and the ikea kallax. Maybe its bc of the pine wood? it doesnt lay totally flat on Kallax.
Awesome. Ikea Hacks are the only way to make something really useful of IKEA :)
Natal
Great DIY project using the Ikea Kallax. I have viewed many...Kallax videos for vinyl record storage since they are a perfect fit. Wondering if your project could serve as an audio component storage, and top for turntables/record players, amp and preamp.....approx 130lb on top, shelves filled w records. Think backer, top and side extra boards ADD extra support, still not sure of inner fiberboard shelves strong enuff overall?
The Kallax units are pretty stable overall but adding some boards or 2x4s on the ends to carry some of the weight couldn't hurt! That's cool that they fit vinyls, wasn't aware of that!
The Rehab Life Ikea Kallax and obsolte Expedit, which is a beefier model, are widely used with vinyl record collectors, enthusiasts and audiophiles. Some folks cut swimming float foam noodles to fit each cubby hole, so records come to edge evenly. I like your idea of wood bracing for any heavier audio components, especially backer board. Love to see you guys do audio components or vinyl storage projects!
Thumbs up for wearing respirator and gloves.
Great project, and I love the contrast of the white with the stained wood. But why in God's name would you screw the top down like that? You could have easily secured the top from underneath. I don't understand why people want to see exposed screws and nails.
Agreed, I was waiting for that one.
Awesome project … Thank you for making it seem doable!! 😊❤
Fantastic job
This is gorgeous! You are brilliant! Thanks so much for this creative upgrade on Ikea!
I love this so much! We made your farmhouse table, and everyone loves it.
O my God, you make it look so easy.
Where can i get that floor sliders?
Amazon
You could've just screwed the top from the bottom up so you wouldn't see the screws. It was an awesome project nonetheless and it looks great!
if you were to do that, the screw will loose its grip as the ikea material is mdf/chipboard not as strong or solid as the timber
Totally agree, screw top from underneath, just as strong, great result still...
you could use glue (like tec7 for example) and just some screws from underneath to hold in place. But nevertheless great hack!
Hey - actually thinking of completing this project and thought similar to you. The wood being used as the table top in this case probably isn't deep enough to be screwed into from the bottom? I'm thinking of using a deeper table top....
+Eng Keen Khor yes, its strong enough. That's a project that would not be handled from the top, it's just that, a simple top. Even glue with brad nails would have hold it just fine. If the bottom was screwed, why not the top?
This would work perfectly as a work bench in the garage.
probably cheaper in time and money to just buy one, but gave me a great idea for extra storage along my dining room walls. Thanks
I would like to do something similiar, but I cant.... I dont have a dog for dog aproval :D Maybe my cats will do... but I dont know :/
😂
I made one with towel rack and casters pretty sweet
Looks great! Could you guys do a video on how you learned about and got into rehabbing houses? It's so motivating to see people my age doing something that I want to do! Keep up the great work!
Make sure your dog approves indeed 🐶💖
The two top pieces should have been cut and glued together before applying. That crack in between the two pieces is just begging for dirt and food particles to get stuck in there.
It's not going to make a huge difference. He's using soft wood and plenty of exposed screws so it's already unfit for preparing food on.
Nice idea, only one question, Instead of screwing the top from above leaving holes and screw heads visible, why didn't you screw the top from below leaving an even clean top surface?
As a beginner's level woodworking page we thought it would be easier for the majority of viewers to screw in from the top.
Good idea but I ditch the allan key and use a ratchet and hex bit. You will be there hours on end just finger tight with the ratchet not too tight neather
I already have that shelving unit. great idea
Great idea - although the finish would look a little better if the screws to attach the top would be fastened from underneath and not on the face - but that's a personal preference.
Very nice job! that's some real work there and I know it's built to last. Thanks for sharing! :-)
Muy peligroso ponerse los clavos en la boca. A un familiar le tuvieron que hacer una traqueotomía por tragarse una púa que aguantaba en la boca. El trabajo que has realizado, perfecto.
Thanks... next try a glue up top... because otherwise you can't knead dough or you'll get bugs underneath feeding on crumbs :)
what flooring is that? looks great!
This looks incredible! How much would u say it cost in wood supplies?
Ty for an easy beginner project that doesn't require a $10k woodshop. I love Ana-White but, her projects require too much skill and tools for a $$ poor novice.
Question: Can you make the top wider to create a bar ledge to put stools under for eating? Or will this topple over?
nice! I have got the same idea to my guestroom but using 1 big KALAX and this smaler version together.the guest room ar rougly 13 m2 so i nead a smal kitchen to fit in there and KALAX is ideaal for it with the adons for doors and drawers. I havent done it yet but tinking of doing a youtuber of it.
great project. if I make it I will screw the top from the underside. but it is personal choice to do so.
I like the flooring shown in this and many of your other videos. What is it? Make/Model/Color? Like it?
It's actually just a piece of vinyl made to look like hardwood that we picked up at Menards so I don't have much info on the maker, sorry!
GREAT JOB!!!!!!!!! NOW YOU CAN DELIVER IT TO MY HOME THANK YOU FOR SHOWING AND SHARING. YOUR DOG IS CUTE TOO
Excellent video and finished product. Is it Pine wood or oak on top? Where can i buy some from?
I bought (2) 2x2 Ikea shelf units. I wanted to have a 48"x48" work table on wheels. The problem with that is that you have to build it in the room and then it is nearly impossible to move it out of the room. Then on the internet, possibly Pinterest, that there was one that was made of 2 long shelf units that split down the middle like scissors (for lack of a better explanation) and go against your walls. It is really a great idea. Unfortunately, I had already had the wood cut at HD. And it will be longer than my shelf units. The internet unit was attached at one end so they swung together. But why do that. Make 2 separate units. And when you need to push them together. You can have a latch to keep them from sliding apart. OKAY, so here is my problem. Do I need frame supports at the ends - the shelf units will be centered? I am using Melamine ply for the top and 3/4 ply for the bottom. I need help! If I have 4" wheels on each corner, do I need a wheel under the center? I have so many questions and no one to ask. This unit above is great. I just wish that I had gotten that size shelves.
very nice ! Thank you for sharing ! Cute dog !
That has given me a great idea for my Man-cave Bar
very nice jon greatings from greece
Nice work! I really like the idea. But I thought it was a kitchen island, not a wall cabinet. Did you do a click-bait move on us? LOL! Still gave it a thumbs up. Good job.
Me before watching video: These are so simple and elegant. I can do this! Me after watching video: Oh, you need tools nvm. 5:55
FIRST. POSTED 2 SECONDS AGO Edit: forgot to like the video, gotta do that now. Definitely one of my favourite DIYs on your channel. But my very favourite is the pallet dog bed. 4:45
The video was easy to follow. Great lighting as well.