15 super smart ways to use the ikea kallax bookcase.
Wall mount kallax.
Kallax is available in many different sizes and colours and is easily personalized with a selection of doors inserts boxes and baskets.
I m redoing my home office and have three kallax shelf units i want to hang on the wall over 3 pieces of furniture so i can use the surfaces of the furniture tops.
If you want it to hold up and wood wall studs do not line up to where the mount brackets go use a 3 16 x 3 toggle bolt or 3 16 x 3 snap toggles you will need to drill two 1 2 inch hole which is the circumference of the mount bracket holes on the kallax and other ikea products and then tap the toggle into the wall line it up with the mount brackets but be careful not to pop the toggle into the wall if you use snap toggles they won t fall into the wall slowly tighten each side till.
Plastic part was melted so used a knife to trim it off.
I picked the 2x4 up after seeing all the 1x4 and 2x2 units hanging on the walls in the store but apparently the 2x4 unit is not supposed to be wall mounted.
The ikea directions say not to hang units from the wall but i have seen examples of kallax expedition shelves installed successfully and safely.
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But you don t have to settle for ahem off the shelf.
We ve rounded up nine of our favorite projects that turn this versatile piece into a showstopper.
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With a few clever hacks the kallax can truly be taken to the next level.
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Mounting holes were pre drilled with a counter sink bit.
The condo s walls in my office are drywall with metal studs.
While waiting for the paint to dry kallax was prepared to be mounted to the wall.
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The ikea kallax is already an impressive piece on its own you can use it as a classic bookshelf a room divider or as a stylish way to display collections.
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Kallax shelves are available in different sizes and colours and are easy to personalise with a selection of doors baskets dividers and more.
Tapped plastic screw sleeves into all holes so that it expands inside the material of kallax walls.
I d like to mount my new kallax 2x4 shelf as a floating shelf to hold board games.
Kallax is stylish simple storage shelving that does a lot.
Ikea mounting kallax on the wall 5 steps with pictures.
Kallax is stylish and simple but it does many things.
I ve attached a diagram of my planned layout with another 2x4 horizontally underneath.