Saturday, October 31, 2009

Upcycling for storage


Silly maybe, but totally served it's purpose. When the Ikea bed frame we bought broke beyond repair and we knew we weren't going to try to get it replaced, I decided to maintain the headboard just make it freestanding since it matched and helped support the bedside tables and keep the other pieces that didn't split for eventual shelving in the garage.

It's been well over a year since that, but I was finally able to install the shelves and it couldn't have come at a better time. I also used pieces of the side rails to make feet for the so called "freestanding side tables" but that's been a while back now. We used to store all the bulk storage/paper products in the hallway closet but since we got the new entertainment center, the games and movies have taken over that closet. I sawed the foot board in half and attached it to the wall with L braces I bought back when I originally had the idea. Though it can't hold much weight (lovely hollow structuring from Ikea doesn't make it very sturdy), it totally served it's purpose. It's right by the door from the kitchen to the garage too, so it's convenient and out of the way. Now I just wish I did it a long time ago :)

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