Friday, January 14, 2011

Facelift for a IKEA Expedit Bookcase









 The above picture is one of the EXPEDIT IKEA Book Cases in my design 
studio. We gave it a little face lift added legs and crown moulding to top & bottom.






This is what an EXPEDIT book case from IKEA originally looks like.




I added 2-1/2" crown moulding at the to.






 On the bottom I added 4" moulding and 8" legs.




I have two bookcases,  I adore them for books,magazines, fabric samples or anything I might need. The baskets i keep my office supplies are from IKEA as well.

The added touches makes a huge difference-don't you think?




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15 comments:

  1. quintessenceJanuary 15, 2011 at 11:51 AM

    What a clever idea that transformed a perfectly utilitarian bookcase into a fabulously stylish one! Great job!

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  2. BRASWELLJanuary 15, 2011 at 11:58 AM

    Thank you quintessence for your kind remarks..xxpeggybraswelldesign.com

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  3. Brillante InteriorsJanuary 15, 2011 at 6:01 PM

    I love Ikea bookcases for the price and versatility and with an extra touch they become priceless.

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  4. BRASWELLJanuary 17, 2011 at 10:26 AM

    Thanks Albarosa..love your new website

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  5. KarenaJanuary 18, 2011 at 8:18 PM

    Very inspirational I love the change Peggy!

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    Xoxo
    Karena

    Art by Karena

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  6. desde my ventanaJanuary 20, 2011 at 12:04 PM

    Fabulous idea Peggy !!! So good.
    Bss
    Cecilia

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  7. BRASWELLJanuary 21, 2011 at 7:40 AM

    Thanks to Karena & Cecilia love peggy

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  8. CandiApril 24, 2011 at 5:56 PM

    I love it, can I ask how you attached the legs?

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  9. BRASWELLApril 26, 2011 at 4:26 PM

    Candi...attach lets with nails..maybe some wood glue. Make sure they are on tightly. Love how they turned out-so custom looking with the legs and moldings. love peggy

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  10. AWCSeptember 12, 2011 at 2:28 PM

    This looks great. I found this doing a search for Expedit and Crown Molding as I was curious to see how others may have tried this. Where did you find the legs? Is there a board below the bottom of the case or did you nail them directly to the Expedit?

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  11. BRASWELLSeptember 15, 2011 at 5:51 PM

    Thank you AWC...We made the legs on the bottom of the IKEA book case..we nailed the legs onto the bottom of the Expedit. Please ask any questions and I will answer if I can! xx

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  12. AWCSeptember 15, 2011 at 6:35 PM

    Thanks! I do have a few more questions actually. Did you pick any special kind of wood for the legs? What white paint did you use to match the Expedit? Lastly, how close to the back of the Expedit did you nail the legs? (We have some unusually tall and thick baseboard molding in our house that prevent the Expedit from lining up flush against the wall. I'm hoping to add legs tall enough and set back far enough from the back of the Expedit to allow the case to clear the baseboard.)

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  13. BRASWELLSeptember 22, 2011 at 4:44 PM

    I am so sorry this is late getting to you. I did not pick any special leg for the wood..I think it was Alder then we painted them..match the white color-I think it was ICI(which is Gliddens now)paint, as you know there are lots of white colors. I put the legs at the corners of the bookcase. Hope this helps. Again forgive the late reply.

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  14. AWCOctober 9, 2011 at 3:30 PM

    Thanks! It helps very much. My wife and I just put together our Expedits today (which are exactly the same size as yours) and yikes! - they're VERY heavy! I plan on embellishing a little bit on what you did and will share my results (if they succeed, lol). I hope that by the time we're finished they will look "built-in."

    Thank you again for your tips as well as your inspiration!

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  15. BRASWELLOctober 9, 2011 at 4:47 PM

    Hi AWC...send pictures of the final product, I am excited for you both. I am certain they will succeed+so thrilled I could help! xx peggy

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