Simple Hack to Construct-In an IKEA Pax Wardrobe

I like an excellent IKEA hack. Once I wanted a closet/wardrobe in a room in our dwelling that had no closet (it was once a porch that they transformed right into a room), I thought of making an attempt to customized construct some shelving.

However, then I remembered that ordering an affordable Pax wardrobe and constructing it into the wall could be the quickest, best, and greatest wanting resolution to my closet storage drawback.

For those who’re asking, “How do you make IKEA Pax wardrobes look in-built?” it’s truly fairly easy and I used to be shocked how briskly the method went. I’ll present you what I did!

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Provides:
–IKEA Pax wardrobes (I did this double set and added plain doorways)
–2 1/2″ or 3″ development screws
-drill
–miter noticed or hand noticed with a miter field
-2x4s or 2x2s for base
–ending nail gun or small end nails, a hammer, and a nail setter
-baseboard to match your present baseboard
–wooden filler and caulk
-paint in your present baseboard coloration and/or IKEA Pax Wardrobe coloration

The 1st step: Take away the baseboard. You’ll wish to first take away the baseboard on the wall that you’re putting your shelving in order that it could actually sit completely flush in opposition to the wall. Simply use a field cutter/razor to chop the bead of caulk between the highest of the baseboard and the wall to disconnect that connection level.

Then, use a crowbar to softly pry the baseboard off the wall (pull it somewhat bit each foot or so to attempt to preserve all of it coming off at about the identical tempo to keep away from breaking it).

If you wish to solely take away the quantity wanted slightly than the entire baseboard, you should utilize a multi-tool like this and mark how a lot board you need eliminated based mostly in your closet width and size measurements.

Then lower a line down the board so you’ll be able to merely pull off the piece you need eliminated (you’ll be able to see I did that on the again proper nook of my photograph).

Step two: Construct your easy rectangle platform. You realize what a rectangle appears like? Good. All you need to do now’s construct a base with both 2x4s or 2x2s that’s the identical measurement as your cupboard dimensions.

So let’s say for simplicity’s sake your whole closet measures 24″ large and 80″ lengthy, you’d construct a base 24″ large and 80″ lengthy so it matches completely beneath your closet.

I used a miter noticed for this, however you can even use a hand noticed with a miter field to chop your boards to the proper lengths.

You’ll see I additionally lower some center assist boards which can be the identical size as my finish items so the center of the closet had one thing to relaxation on as properly. Simply screw your boards in place from the skin edges and your platform is able to go.

Elective notice: As you’ll be able to see, the proper aspect of my cupboard is true in opposition to the wall, so I did add a 3″ spacer trim board to that aspect to make it simpler to open that door with out feeling tremendous tight (I’ll present you the way).

You received’t want to try this if you’re in a free-standing space, however you might think about it if one aspect is in opposition to the wall like mine and also you wish to transfer it out a bit.

It’s one further step, and it’s essential to add that into your whole width measurements, nevertheless it helped rather a lot since I had a wall and a window in that nook.

Step three: Connect platform to wall. Use some all-purpose screws to connect the again fringe of your base to the wall each 12″ or so. For those who had flooring you didn’t care about, you can additionally drill down into the entrance edge to safe that to the ground.

However there’s definitely sufficient weight on the platform as soon as full to probably not want to try this step.

Step 4: Add your wardrobes on high (one after the other). Place your closet sections one after the other on the platform, ensuring it’s comfortable in opposition to the wall.

The IKEA directions present you how one can join the sections to one another after which how one can join them to the wall, so simply observe their directions to put in.

Step 5: Add your trim. Now that your items are sitting on the platform and linked to the wall, you’ll be able to go forward and add your baseboard again on. For greatest outcomes, use a miter noticed to chop your baseboard to suit all the way in which as much as after which round your closet (I lower a forty five° angle on the corners for a clear look).

Or you should utilize your hand noticed and a miter field for those who don’t have an influence noticed. I lower the wall items first to suit after which measured for the items across the closet.

Connect with both a ending nail gun (I’ve this battery one and I like it) or small end nails and a hammer and use a nail setter to ensure the pinnacle of the nails go in previous the face of the wooden.

I additionally added a small piece of cupboard trim to the vertical aspect hole between the wall and the cupboard (it was truly leftover from my kitchen renovation), however you’ll be able to order one thing related from the cupboard division of a house enchancment retailer.

Or simply browse their trim aisle and see for those who like something over there. I simply lower it to the peak of the cupboard and connected it with a end nailer.

Step six: Caulk/paint your trim and also you’re completed! Fill any nail holes with a small quantity of wooden filler (simply wipe with a humid material to clean, simpler than sanding) and caulk between the baseboard and the wall or closet to make them look seamless.

When the filler and caulk is dry, paint your baseboards to match both the cupboard or the baseboards in the remainder of the room for those in opposition to the wall solely, and your new closet system is able to use!

I used Melting Icicles by Behr to match IKEA Pax white and it’s an important coloration match if you’re making an attempt to match the inventory wardrobe.

Elective aspect trim/spacer step: For those who do resolve so as to add some size to 1 aspect (or each) to get a wardrobe door farther from a wall (or to middle the entire thing right into a recessed space however you’ve got a spot on each side), add your closets to the platform first.

As soon as they’re connected, scribe the curves of the wall onto a board. Partitions are by no means completely straight, or in my case, even somewhat straight, so that you wish to hint the precise curve of the wall onto the board.

For those who haven’t scribed an uneven wall or flooring onto a board, it is a good video that reveals you how one can scribe normally and this one reveals how one can do it when filling in a cupboard hole like I did. I lower my board to the proper peak first after which scribed the curves and used an affordable jig noticed to chop the traces.

Then, I gently tapped my board into the area with a hammer/mallet (being actually cautious to not push it again too far in order that it lined up flush with the wardrobe entrance) and connected the spacer to the wardrobe with a end nailer from contained in the wardrobe the place it’s barely noticeable in any respect.

Caulk and paint the spacer and the realm will completely disappear into the built-in.

How nice does that look?! I did additionally add some customized trim to the doorways to make them really feel extra Parisian and particular.

I’ll present you the way to try this in one other submit, nevertheless it’s fairly much like how I added DIY Arched Door Trim (with Versatile Molding!) to the doorways in my home.

For those who’ve all the time wished some built-in closet or wardrobe storage, it is a nice solution to do it your self and you’ll customise it to the scale that you just want by shopping for kind of Pax wardrobe items.

This solved an enormous drawback for me in an reasonably priced means and I like the way in which that it appears within the room. Hope this helps for those who’re considering of doing the identical! xo. Laura

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