Cubby system revamp

In sheer desperation to organize my overflowing playroom, I called Kristi over via text message "SOS!" and she came over to help... but got distracted with the kids dressup box!  

Oh, Aunt Kristi!  

After a trip to Circle K to get Diet Cokes, we got to work for real and within a few hours and a stop at Home Depot we went from this...

...to this!

First things first we hacked off the beat up top {thanks Dad!} with a circular saw, pulled apart the pieces we weren't using and viola!  We really wanted to keep the baskets since they were kinda pricey {$15/each. Yikes.} and this was our simple solution.  

We secured the system with 2 L-Brackets, nailed down a a sturdy piece of MDF for the top plus cut out a new hole {for cords} and slapped beadboard on each side.

From that point it was all about trim!
I caulked in between the trim pieces and sanded the MDF before painting.  I would have liked to leave it white but unfortunately this is an Ikea piece we're talking about so we all know ya can't paint laminate! ;)

We could have left the unit raw with painted black top but you could see dowel marks and this way, it looks more like a custom piece.

PS: In case you're curious what's hiding inside Ikea furniture:

Classy, we know! 


Overall it took a couple hours of teamwork, about $40 in wood, a lot of paint AND a ton of Diet Coke ;)




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