My Workplace Space Studio Cupboards – From Begin To End

These cupboards, that are additionally IKEA Sektion cupboards, turned out like this…

So whereas a lot of the method was the identical for the workplace space cupboards, there have been additionally lots of further steps required to get the workplace space cupboards to seem like this…

So I’ll begin initially and undergo the method for these cupboards.

Prepping the cupboard bins

After placing the cupboard bins collectively in response to the directions supplied with the IKEA Sektion cupboards, I made and hooked up my very own toes reasonably than utilizing the toes which you can buy individually from IKEA for the Sektion cupboards. The rationale I did it’s because I wanted a really particular top that was shorter than the shortest potential top that the IKEA adjustable legs present. So I simply used 1″ x 4″ lumber, minimize all the way down to the suitable width on my desk noticed, after which minimize, glued and nailed 4 items collectively for every foot that I wanted. They didn’t should be fairly since they wouldn’t present on the completed cupboards.

After which I hooked up these to the bottoms of the decrease cupboards utilizing a sizzling glue gun.

Putting in the IKEA Sektion cupboards

I additionally didn’t use the rails that IKEA sells for securing the cupboards to the wall. As an alternative, I used 1″ x 4″ lumber, hooked up to the wall by screwing it into the studs, after which I used the {hardware} supplied (screws and brackets) with the cupboards to screw the cupboards to the 1″ x 4″ board, and in addition to screw the cupboards to one another.

And right here’s the place this cupboard set up turned very completely different from the mural wall cupboard set up. As soon as the decrease cupboards had been secured to the wall and to one another, I added the aspect higher cupboard bins, screwing the bins collectively as I went alongside.

With the entire bins assembled and secured to the wall and one another, that is what it seemed like…

Customizing and portray IKEA Veddinge doorways and drawer fronts

I used Veddinge doorways and drawer fronts as a result of they’re flat and fabricated from MDF, so I assumed they might be the simplest to customise. I sanded each on the back and front…

After which added trim to customise the look…

After the trim was hooked up and caulked, I used BIN shellac-based primer to prime the doorways and drawer fronts utilizing my sprayer.

I sanded by hand with 220-grit sandpaper between every coat to make sure the perfect end potential.

The fundamental thought is that I wanted to not solely construct out the perimeters of the cupboards, but in addition present space for entrance trim to be hooked up to, in addition to add area for electrical wires to journey by way of.

And I did that by including two 2″ x 2″ items of lumber to every aspect of every cupboard…

After which attaching plywood to these 2″ x 2″ strips. (I used plywood as a substitute of the IKEA aspect panels since I used to be going to be priming and portray.)

That allowed me so as to add trim to the entrance edges (turning the doorways and drawer fronts from full overlay to inset), and it additionally allowed me to run wiring so as to add sconces.

However once more, each step of that course of is detailed within the put up linked above.

Constructing the bridge

I made a decision to construct a bridge connecting the 2 aspect cupboards primarily as a result of with out the bridge, the cupboards gave the impression to be a bit dwarfed by this very massive and tall wall. You possibly can see what I imply on this picture.

I felt like including a bridge would make the cupboards look rather more substantial on that massive wall, in addition to giving the cupboards a extra customized look.

I additionally shared a “cheat” methodology for creating the look of considerable crown molding with out the trouble of getting to really minimize crown molding.

Right here’s what the fake crown molding seemed like as soon as it was put in.

And right here’s how the cupboards seemed as soon as they had been all trimmed out…

And after that, it was only a matter of priming, portray, and clear coating the cupboards earlier than I may set up the doorways and drawer fronts.

Constructing the countertop

I made the countertop on this part of cupboards in the very same approach I made the lengthy 20-foot countertop on the mural wall part of cupboards.

The principle distinction between that lengthy 20-foot countertop and this smaller one was that this smaller countertop required returns on the ends for the reason that countertop sat between cupboards, with the the countertop projecting about an inch previous the entrance of the cupboards, as a substitute of sitting between two aspect partitions.

The ending particulars

And with a couple of extra particulars, like putting in the window trim, putting in the sconces, and gold leafing the backs of the cubbies, and including the drawer and door pulls, the cupboards had been completed!