How To Wall Mount A Kallax Shelf Unit

Part of your post cites the gap between the unit and the wall because of a skirting board.

How to wall mount a kallax shelf unit. Kallax shelf unit black brown 30 3 8x57 7 8. Also i have baseboards a power outlet and a phone jack yes we still use a lan line. Ivar side unit hacking. This is the newer version of the expedit shelving.

In us parlance you could use a 1 x3 or a 2 x4 board or similar i think you are in the uk so use your available standard size lumber. 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. Wall mounting a kallax shelving unit 2x4 hacked add tip ask question comment download. And like a lot of ikea pieces it lends itself to all kinds of different uses some of which you may have not even thought of.

The ikea expedit lately reborn as the kallax has like a lot of classics an incredibly simple design. Compared to pine wood sold at bunnings it was a bargain. Ikea hack 1 found this ivar system s side leg part in as is section for 15. In this video i show you how to mount the 16 cube kallax shelving to the wall.

The ikea directions say not to hang units from the wall but i have seen examples of kallax expedition shelves installed successfully and safely. In his atelier in berlin artist christian. 2 expedit 2 x 2 shelf units description. Here are 15 different ways to put your kallax bookcase to work all over the house in all kinds of ways.

This is slightly a hack but more of a work around for those who want to mount an expedit 2 x 4 shelf on the wall. The condo s walls in my office are drywall with metal studs. The instructions clearly state that you cannot mount a full 2 x 4 bookshelf on the wall fig.