Easy Hack to Build-In an IKEA Pax Wardrobe

I really like a great IKEA hack. Once I wanted a closet/wardrobe in a room in our house that had no closet (it was once a porch that they transformed right into a room), I considered attempting to customized construct some shelving.

However, then I remembered that ordering a cheap Pax wardrobe and constructing it into the wall could be the quickest, best, and finest trying resolution to my closet storage downside.

If you happen to’re asking, “How do you make IKEA Pax wardrobes look in-built?” it’s really 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″ building 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 first 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 possibly sit completely flush towards 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 try to hold 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 somewhat than the entire baseboard, you need to use a multi-tool like this and mark how a lot board you need eliminated primarily based in your closet width and size measurements.

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

Step two: Construct your easy rectangle platform. what a rectangle seems to be like? Good. All you must do now could be construct a base with both 2x4s or 2x2s that’s the similar dimension as your cupboard dimensions.

So let’s say for simplicity’s sake your complete closet measures 24″ vast and 80″ lengthy, you’ll construct a base 24″ vast and 80″ lengthy so it suits completely below your closet.

I used a miter noticed for this, however it’s also possible to use a hand noticed with a miter field to chop your boards to the best lengths.

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

Elective be aware: As you may see, the best aspect of my cupboard is true towards 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 gained’t want to try this if you’re in a free-standing space, however chances are you’ll take into account it if one aspect is towards the wall like mine and also you wish to transfer it out a bit.

It’s one further step, and that you must add that into your complete width measurements, however it helped so much 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. If you happen to had flooring you didn’t care about, you might 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 prime (one after the other). Place your closet sections one after the other on the platform, ensuring it’s comfortable towards the wall.

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

Step 5: Add your trim. Now that your models are sitting on the platform and related to the wall, you may go forward and add your baseboard again on. For finest 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 need to use your hand noticed and a miter field when you 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 adore it) or small end nails and a hammer and use a nail setter to ensure the top 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 really leftover from my kitchen renovation), however you may order one thing comparable from the cupboard division of a house enchancment retailer.

Or simply browse their trim aisle and see when you 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 carried out! Fill any nail holes with a small quantity of wooden filler (simply wipe with a moist fabric 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 towards 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 a fantastic coloration match if you’re attempting to match the inventory wardrobe.

Elective aspect trim/spacer step: If you happen to do resolve so as to add some size to 1 aspect (or each) to get a wardrobe door farther from a wall (or to heart the entire thing right into a recessed space however you’ve gotten a spot on either 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.

If you happen to haven’t scribed an uneven wall or ground onto a board, it is a good video that exhibits you scribe normally and this one exhibits do it when filling in a cupboard hole like I did. I lower my board to the best top first after which scribed the curves and used a cheap 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 world 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 put up, however it’s fairly much like how I added DIY Arched Door Trim (with Versatile Molding!) to the doorways in my home.

If you happen to’ve all the time needed some built-in closet or wardrobe storage, it is a nice option to do it your self and you’ll customise it to the dimensions that you simply want by shopping for kind of Pax wardrobe models.

This solved an enormous downside for me in an reasonably priced means and I really like the way in which that it seems to be within the room. Hope this helps when you’re pondering of doing the identical! xo. Laura

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