Bedside table from STACKED LACK

LACK's table STACKED

IKEA products used:

• LACK side table 1 on castors, birch effect Article number: 101.984.11
• LACK side table 1, birch effect number Article: 401.042.70

I wanted to use a rolling table LACK side next to my bed for the lamp, books, open storage, etc. reading, but to 45cm it was too low for my classic American base and mattress sitting about 55cm high. Also, I wanted a more horizontal storage, ie another shelf inside.

I decided to graft a low-cut LACK Side Table ( "LST") on a LACK side table on Casters ( "LSTC") because they also have elements of dimensions. It seemed like a simple proposition, but I ran into some complications because of the unique structure of these pieces

Photo :. IKEA.com

Photo: IKEA.com

I began by determining what size I wanted the resulting stacked table and thus work backwards from there, I cut LST legs to length. This length depends on the final height you want to achieve, but I went to 15cm. And I took the four legs of the LST and the first sawed the bottom 1.5cm, which is the foot or the base of each leg. It is important to preserve these bases because they constitute the attachment to the LSTC. Then I sawed the top 15cm of each leg, which has retained its attachment upwards LST. The hollow central parts of the legs were rejected.

He was about to open saw these legs that I realized that the LACK furniture is usually made of wood, but a veneer texture bonded with melamine which is essentially the cardboard, and in the case of these branches reinforced by plugs panels of low density fibers at the attachment points. This means that the plastic skin pieces LACK are generally resistant to be refinished or painted, unless you can find a finish that binds reliably plastic. This also means that you must be very careful and use a fine saw tooth blade to avoid tearing of the material (as I did, a little.)

Now I met on the LSTC normal way according to IKEA instructions and prepared to stick the LST cut the base caps its top corners. To prepare for linking these caps I masked areas to stick and scratched and abraded with a knife so they have a good attachment to the adhesive I intended use: white glue specially formulated to bond with melamine. You can replace an epoxy resin or low-foaming polyurethane adhesive.

I then attached the base sheets LST legs low cut on each corner of the top of LSTC with adhesive and each fixed with a short wood screws in pre-drilled holes in the top sheet and LSTC. If you pre-drill the holes that you are likely to break the thin cap when screwing through it. I was also very meticulous about the location of the plugs on the top corners in the exact order they mate with LST low-cut legs. Once the glue is dry, then I peeled the remaining ring of skin melamine off the caps so that the open legs slip on them.

I had already assembled the LST with the legs cut down - using glue as I always do in the joints - but not screwed tight bottom up LST. While the glue was still wet I left maybe 1/16 turn loose if I were their adult angle slightly to align the open ends with plugs, but in the end it was not necessary. I ran a bead of glue around each candle - this is where the tape was especially helpful to keep the glue on the finished surface - and put the LST down on top of LSTC. The plugs perfectly into the open ends of each leg, and gave the extra security bonded joint with two tiny finishing nails on the inside faces of each leg applied with a pneumatic gun (you can probably skip this if you remember ! never choose the table covered by its top)

finished assembly looked as if it was designed that way by IKEA - with one exception: there are sometimes differences in color false "birch effect" finishes used by IKEA, even within a single line as MISSING.

Thus, the color of my top LST was slightly lighter than the warm color of LSTC background, a difference that is only visible in certain lighting conditions. Being a perfectionist, I tried to apply a spot atop LST would correspond to the bottom, but was never able to find a paint that adheres reliably with melamine, so I am determined to live with this imperfection. I think you would not have a problem with color matching if you use the black or white finishes.

Now I have a great bedside table that has room on the top for a reading lamp, clock, night goggles, for storing equipment playing on the next level and extra blankets for cool nights bent over substance. And rolls away from the wall for easy cleaning! I am, however, careful not to pick it up by the top when it's loaded down with books and magazines in order not to stress the 4 fixing points of the summit to the base.

~ Steve Hoge

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