HyKlas
Super Member
Just got this one mostly set up. First photo is how it arrived from Ikea, stock photo. Following photos are how I've modified it thus far.
It began life as a simple Vittsjo shelving unit with glass shelves. I added some 3/4" Maple ply stained with Minwax Honey and 8 coats of wipe-on poly. Also painted the shelf bottoms with flat black. Making the cuts fit tightly around the uprights helped to shore the unit up as well.
Then I added the 3/4" x 1/8" aluminum flat stock to the bottom 2 shelves as record storage. I ran out of paint so the upper shelf isn't finished. This also helped to shore up the unit somewhat.
So far I'm pleased but the $80 shelf is now in excess of $200. Have just begun populating it and rearranging the rest of the room.
Enjoy...
It began life as a simple Vittsjo shelving unit with glass shelves. I added some 3/4" Maple ply stained with Minwax Honey and 8 coats of wipe-on poly. Also painted the shelf bottoms with flat black. Making the cuts fit tightly around the uprights helped to shore the unit up as well.
Then I added the 3/4" x 1/8" aluminum flat stock to the bottom 2 shelves as record storage. I ran out of paint so the upper shelf isn't finished. This also helped to shore up the unit somewhat.
So far I'm pleased but the $80 shelf is now in excess of $200. Have just begun populating it and rearranging the rest of the room.
Enjoy...