ᐅ Ikea Besta TV Unit Wall Mounting

Hello everyone,

I need some advice regarding the wall mounting of the Ikea Besta system.

We want to buy the TV stand (120cm (47 inches) wide) from Besta and eventually hang it on the wall. Additionally, we want to mount one Besta cabinet (60cm (24 inches) wide) flush on both the left and right sides of the TV stand.

So essentially, we will have a 240cm (94 inches) wide TV stand setup.

According to Ikea, the 120cm (47 inches) wide TV stand is mounted directly to the wall without a wall rail, while the cabinets (60cm (24 inches)) come with a wall rail.

Now my question is: Can I also mount the TV stand to the wall using two wall rails (each 60cm (24 inches) wide)? This way, I could mount the entire Besta system with wall rails. Or do you have better suggestions for wall mounting it?

Thanks in advance.

Best regards

That also depends on the type of wall. There are many alternatives.

krebelski schrieb:

Hello everyone,

I need some advice regarding wall mounting the Ikea Besta system.

We plan to buy the TV unit (120 cm wide) from Besta and mount it on the wall. Additionally, we want to install a Besta cabinet (60 cm wide) flush on both the left and right sides of the TV unit.

So basically, we will have a 240 cm long TV unit.

According to Ikea, the 120 cm wide TV unit is mounted directly on the wall without a wall rail, while the 60 cm cabinets are mounted with a wall rail.

Now to my question: Can I also mount the TV unit with two wall rails (each 60 cm wide) on the wall? That way, I could mount the entire Besta system using wall rails. Or do you have better suggestions for wall mounting?

Thanks in advance.

Best regards

You might want to check the kitchen section at Ikea, as they have long rails for kitchen cabinets. Perhaps you could hang everything on a single rail.

Even if it only concerns your initial observation: The bank will probably be screwed directly to the wall without a rail. I also saw this at IKEA and took some pictures.

So I’m also curious whether this is an acceptable method. But why would IKEA do it differently then?

Besta has its own rail system, which you can choose to use or not. However, it is better to have a rail attached to the wall with 5 screws than to secure the cabinet only at 2 points. This is because usually only the wall fixings give way.

@krebelski Have you already installed your TV stand? Mine is assembled now, and I’ve got suitable wall plugs for a Poroton wall. There are 4 screws intended for the TV stand. However, I would prefer to use some kind of hanging system instead of simply placing the TV stand against the wall and screwing it in place. But maybe I’m just more cautious and will start by putting the TV stand on legs first.