Posted by Futch
More storage for the playroom has been on my to do list all year, finally with Christmas approaching I have made a start. The original inspiration was for a long low cabinet that the tv could sit on (see the post here), but I realised this was never going to deliver enough storage. The version below has a lot more storage, taller cabinets with a shelf on top creating space for display, books and instruments. I think it will be far more practical. We can still add another shelf or narrow cabinet above the shelf if we find we need even more space.Next step was to remove the old furniture. The tv was in a lovely but very deep, impractical oriental cabinet (already gone below), and the old Ikea cabinet as you can see below was literally bursting at the seams. Note to self, taking apart Ikea cabinets seems to take longer than putting them together. Then it was off to Ikea for a very bulky shop: three Besta cabinets (128cm high) and a Besta tv cabinet with drawers and space for all the technology and cables. An industrious weekend later and we are looking more organised already!Of course no DIY is ever accomplished without at least one mistake or set back. This was the first time I have ever had trouble with Ikea, one of the cabinets was faulty and only went together after a LOT of pushing and pulling and many shavings with my Japanese handsaw.When that hurdle was finally over I attached the right hand cabinet to the wall, forgetting that we have a pocket door behind that wall. Hmmm, the result the two neatly drilled holes in the door you can see below. It could have been worse, I could have screwed it permanently open.
So that's how it's looking right now. Its been a busy week and I haven't managed to do much more. I will keep you posted on our progress, can't wait to get it all done.
