My wall is 223 cm (88 inches) wide, and according to IKEA’s website, a 75 cm (30 inch) cabinet is actually 74.8 cm (29.5 inches) wide. So with three 75 cm (30 inch) cabinets, I would have 224.4 cm (88.4 inches), which means I would be about 15 mm (0.6 inches) too short. A few questions about this:
1.) Can I have sliding doors on the left and right sides, with an open cabinet in the middle?
2.) Can I build the cabinet in the middle without its own side panels, using the side panels of the right and left cabinets to make up for the missing 15 mm (0.6 inches) — effectively saving two side panels of 20 mm (0.8 inches) each?
By the way, has Hausbau-Forum.de taken over the IKEA Fans Forum? How about setting up a mailing list for it? That could definitely bring back the old users.
Regards
1.) Can I have sliding doors on the left and right sides, with an open cabinet in the middle?
2.) Can I build the cabinet in the middle without its own side panels, using the side panels of the right and left cabinets to make up for the missing 15 mm (0.6 inches) — effectively saving two side panels of 20 mm (0.8 inches) each?
By the way, has Hausbau-Forum.de taken over the IKEA Fans Forum? How about setting up a mailing list for it? That could definitely bring back the old users.
Regards
It would technically work, but you’re right, then you’d have one large gap and one small gap because the brushes are only on one side. That would look unattractive.
So it’s only feasible with a regular door, and that’s not ideal either since with 75cm (30 inches) cabinets you can only use 50cm (20 inches) + 25cm (10 inches) doors. That’s frustrating. So the only options left are 2x 100cm (40 inches) doors or 2x 100cm (40 inches) doors with an open shelf in the middle, maybe for shoes. I’ll discuss it further.
So it’s only feasible with a regular door, and that’s not ideal either since with 75cm (30 inches) cabinets you can only use 50cm (20 inches) + 25cm (10 inches) doors. That’s frustrating. So the only options left are 2x 100cm (40 inches) doors or 2x 100cm (40 inches) doors with an open shelf in the middle, maybe for shoes. I’ll discuss it further.
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GoodCompany23 Apr 2017 20:22IKEA furniture can definitely be adapted in creative ways, but you should be careful when it comes to cabinets. From my experience, the individual parts often support each other. It’s not always that simple to remove something without losing stability. Maybe having a carpenter create a custom solution would be a good idea in this case.