BUILT-IN IKEA PAX WARDROBE HACK 🏡👗
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- čas přidán 20. 06. 2024
- This week we complete a built-in IKEA pax wardrobe hack, making the wardrobes look seamless in the (almost finished!) dressing room. The whole project was completed for under £300 and we bought all of the wardrobes second hand - it was honestly so much easier than we expected and I'd highly recommend giving it a go! Let me know if you take something like this on and how you found the project.
00:00 - Intro
01:14 - Building the Base
08:33 - Painting
11:02 - Skirting Boards and Handles
13:42 - Shelves
18:41 - Finishing Touches & Assembly
20:22 - Grand Reveal!
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who are we: Autumn and Tom, a couple from South Africa and UK (Essex) who met at university and are now doing a VERY big renovation on our first ever property
what did we study: Autumn studied Business and Tom studied Economics, both at the University of Surrey
what are your jobs: Autumn works in a meal-delivery company and Tom works in supply chain at a drinks company
where is your house: East London
when did you buy your house: November 2020
when did you start renovations: January 2021
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Please could you share derails of the specific Valspar you used. Thanks 😊
Well done you two… wardrobes looking great as does raising the floor idea! You make it look so easy, so I’ll just have to have a go at this now when I finally get my PAX wardrobes 😎
They came out gorgeous! I love that you all added the shelves on the side to utilize all of your space.
Love this and adding the shelves really makes it!
I am starting now to build in my pax wardrobe :)) so it was very very helpful. Thank you!
The shelves behind the door are ideal for hand bags, I love the result. x
Really enjoyed watching this. Well done and a great result. You’ve inspired me!
They look great! I really love the colour.
Stunning...love them guys...well donexxxx
You’re the first person I’ve watched that explains everything. Thank you!!!!! This is really helpful!!! ❤
We’ve been sneaking a peak on you’re IG stories and really love this how-to. Simple but highly effective. They look great and your use of IKEA Pax has me sold for our dressing room
Amazing! Let me know if you give it a go and what you thought xx
You guys did an awesome job!!
Beautiful job!! Love your ideas
Absolutely beautiful
Nice video! Just got some pax wardrobe with sliding doors, debating to put on frame now haha! Yours looks Great! Also good idea with the shelves on left we have same space so thanks for the ideas!
Adore this colour, and well done!
Great job guys!
Great absolutely love it u done a great job love the colour u used on the wardrobe def worth it xx
Love the long handles!
Loved it, I found the step by step much more accurate than other vids! Loved the result!
Everything turned out great. Very nice. You can add extra rod for tops and pants/shirts.
Absolutely love love love it 😍😍😍 thr color is perfect and love the skirting board !
Thank you so much Daria - we LOVE the colour 💕
Great video the wardrobes look great!
I got a 'discounted' quote for 3 fitted wardrobes that was over £12k and then I thought of doing this... turns out I wasnt the first :') There quite a few of these Pax Hacks out there, but this has been the most helpful. Great job! Will definitely check your other vids. Thanks!
you guys did such an amazing job and the wardrobes came out splendidly!! i love the colour you chose and how well it works with the black accents around the room. i've made a note of it so i can use it in my new place 🤗🤗
Thank you ☺️
Looks great and glad you were able to use some scrap pieces too. ❣
Feels so good to get through the “waste” pile!
They look amazing! Not that I’m surprised the stuff you’ve been doing in the house is so cool. I’ve got Pax wardrobes too and never thought to build a base to make them look more built in. I *need* to try this! I look forward to your videos each week ✨❤️🤘🏻
Awww thank you Brittany! Let me know if you do give it a go and how it went! 💜
What a great job! Looks so good and your commentary throughout was on point! 💜
Thank you Neelaup! 💜
Beautiful , what a great job you guys did here and I love the color great content (have subscribed ) Thank You
Looks great. I'd be using that bottom part of your shelves on the side too put the laundry hamper. Might need to adjust the height of shelves, but on camera it looks narrow enough to fit. That would then free up space in the middle wardrobe
Great tips! Thanks
Phenomenal!
Looks great,!!!
Great video, we are half way through doing exactly the same, we've bought all of our wardrobes off of FB market place, we've even cut one 50cm wardrobe down to fit under our slopping ceiling, (cutting a triangle off the top of a door to make fit,) our doors are a mix of oak veneer and gloss/plastic coated, so not matching in colour or finish, all are flat i.e not shaker style like yours, so my plan now is to glue and brad nail some 2-3" 6mm MDF strips to each door to make them shaker style, and paint them (if i can remove the plastic coating that is, tested them with rustoluem cupboard paint and it just rubs off, any ideas?) otherwise i'm thinking about glueing some wallpaper in between each shaker gap to cover the bright white gloss. We also have 1 mirror door, i'm hoping to make this shaker style too, by just glueing the strips to make them all look cohesive. Best laid plans and all that!
Cracking video and lovely result
worth watching for two good ideas.
Beautiful.youre both becoming experts...great job...i love the lighting such a warm cozy colour.
Haha “experts” - maybe one day 😉 And thank you - the lighting really is nice and cosy, we are getting a couple of lamps in as well which I think will really elevate the room!
@@FeedbyAutumn have you thought about the wireless sconces with remot control.theyre lovely
Did a similar thing with my kitchen. Had 2 second hand ones and painted to match even though they are solid wood. When designing, any small space was potential another wine rack - I have my priorities. Only actually ended up with one that hold 6 bottles.
Love that! We are going to have a very small kitchen and have also managed to find space for a wine rack 😉
Firstly, I’d be adding a tiny handle to that bottom bit where the floating shelves are. Would make for an awesome hidey hole! Can’t think of what I’d put in there but it’s still fun to know there’s a secret spot for treasures. Secondly, if you leave the top as is you can store things above the wardrobe. Out of season coats or bedding. Nothing too heavy, but basic things will be fine. I recently bought some attractive (and inexpensive) fabric covered under bed boxes on Amazon and they’d fit perfect up there.
oooooo that’s a great shout! Love a hidey hole.
We’ve currently let it as it is for now and has been great for storing our iron board on top- you can hardly see it ☺️
this looks sick! you guys deserve a nice dressing room after all the work you've put in :) x
Thank you so much!! It really is such a treat to escape upstairs now 😊
Wow they look fantastic well done both, thinking of doing this in our spare bedroom for all my clothes 😂
Hahaha Christina it is a GAMECHANGER - I’ve never been more in love with getting ready!
Wee tip for any one doing the base If you level them in and add packers where needed this will help keep your units square and level so when you install your doors they will line up perfectly 👌
Great job, such an easy video to follow. Also, could you tell me what carpet you have? Ive just moved and i like it! thanks
Hi! I’m super keen to paint my PAX wardrobe! What kind of paint did you use? Water based / oil based? I have the zinnser product but I’m unsure if I can use the water based paints we already have!
A really good effort. For future projects use UNO walk plugs. Available everywhere they can be used in solid walls and stud walls. They have a very sizeable pull out force. I’ve used them for years even for rads and heavy duty fittings.
Great work - I like how you used valspar to match to a farrow and ball colour. I'm pretty sure the difference isn't even noticeable
Thanks Afnan - we honestly could not tell the difference!
Super job.
You should add led lighting on the top gap to make it a bit more luxurious
The wardrobes look amazing! Well done!
Nice job guys, well done thinking outside the box, I'm interested to see your renovations, nice presentation.
Mike, 4th gen reno
Thanks Mike!
Great video!! Just what I needed. Subscribed as well. Can you tell me if I can do this on top of carpet or would I need to pull my carpet up in that area?
Thanks! Yes you can do this on top of carpet ☺️
That looks great, you guys can always put ceiling covings which will cover that gap at the top and look that extra bit grand.
Good idea!
@@FeedbyAutumn we are going to 'cap our gap' above the wardrobes and try finishing it with coving, if we can find some that isnt an arm and leg that is!
We are in a similar situation size wise, we have 233cm head height but stead of getting the smaller frames and building a base we are going to cut the plinth section off the bottom of the frame to have seamless floor to ceiling wardrobes
Wow, I'm subscribing xx
Fantastic vid! Random question, why did you use valspar colour match? Was it purely for price? Or is theres better for painting ikea pax wardrobes? Im looking for advice thanks
It was purely on price. The Zinser Primer we used is an absolute essential for painting the pax wardrobes though.
for the base: did you plane the timber board so that all of the edges were flat or did you use it exactly as it comes from a hardware store? i don't have a table saw so I don't really have a way to plane it and I'm wondering if it'll be off balance if I don't plane it.
Have you seen clear glass inserts for the doors vs solid wood panels?
Hi, nicely done! I have to put some wardrobes together and I was wondering how much space did you leave between the wardrobe and the window wall. We are going to have drawers so we need the door to open at least 90 degrees but I am worried I am not going to be able to do so if I put the wardrobe against the side wall.
Thanks! I think you need about 80mm as the door needs to open further than 90 degrees and you have to take into account the handle. We learnt the hard way that we were not able to have drawers as we had it too close to a radiator. Good luck!
Hi!! Did you drill the base into the sub floor directly? I am trying to think of the best way to manage this if there is already flooring. Thanks!
We did as we didn’t have carpet there already. I don’t think it’s necessary if you have created a sturdy base
Hi, great job! I have a couple of questions if you don't mind. Did you screw the wardrobes to the base? Did you also screw back of the wardrobes to the wall? I'm thinking of doing this and was unsure if this needs to be done to keep them sturdy and not wobbly. Thanks
Thanks! No the wardrobe just sat on the platform - just like it would on the floor. We didn’t screw to the wall but no harm on doing this. The wardrobe is stable when you put the backboard on. We have had no issue with it - it’s been very sturdy
Did you secure the wardrobes to the base? Putting the PAX on a base in our mudroom and wondered if that's a necessary step. I will secure it to the wall but not sure if it needs securing to the base as well. Thanks!
No we didn’t secure to base - I guess the base is just any other flooring for a wardrobe just slightly taller so no need ☺️ I think the most important bit to hold it all together is the backboard. Good luck!
Great video, thank you. Can I ask what is your finished ceiling height in the loft conversion?
2.2 to 2.3m. We had to lower our ceilings though ☺️
@@FeedbyAutumn Thank you for your response. How do you feel with this ceiling height? Does it feel normal? We are getting our loft conversion done too and our ceiling height is exactly same as yours.
Also how is the temperature in the loft bedroom during winters? Do you need lot of heating or is it better than downstairs? I heard it could get really hot during summers but not sure how winters feel?
Thanks again for your video and response!
2.2m is fine - doesn’t feel small at all. Tom is also 6”4 and says it doesn’t feel small.
It is definitely the most insulated place in the house which is nice - when the heating goes off it remains warm up there. If installed properly insulation should keep it warm in the winters and cool in the summers - nothing to worry about I would say. It may be slightly hotter than the rest of the house as hot air rises. Good luck!
@@FeedbyAutumn Thank you very much for your detailed reply, much appreciated. What you guys are able to do yourself is really commendable.
How did you drill into the floor? Did you use pocket holes?
These look good, but why leave the top exposed? That makes it look way less "built in". In reality, you should have put something around the whole thing, including the top.
Well done as a vertically challenged person I would keep a fold up step in your small shelves
That's a pretty good idea for me too - currently can't reach the top shelves! 😂
you should put led light strips across the bottom of the wardrobes
Did you fix the wardrobe to the back wall or are they free standing?
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Could you list what we need to buy?
Did you extend the base wall to wall? Is the base just under the Pax or under the floating shelves too?
We extended it wall to wall. This is to attach the skirting board underneath
Did you secure it to the wall?
Awesome video, but no drawers? Where does Tom put his socks and undies? 🤷🏾♂️
We've got 2 chests of drawers on the wall opposite for socks, undies and folded clothes ☺
Is this too heavy for 2nd floor bedroom? Thanks
This is in our loft - so I don’t think so! Just the weight of a normal cupboard with a couple of pieces of extra wood
Definitely needs top gap enclosed to finish the look
Does anyone know what wood/ material IKEA furniture is made of?
It’s made of wood chips with a laminate coat. The primer we used is brilliant to use on ikea furniture - it stops the paint chipping!
@@FeedbyAutumn Thankyou.
where are your handles from?
They are the BORGHAMN from IKEA 😊
You definitely need to fill in the gap at the top. It’s just gonna be a dust collector up there and it makes it look not built-in.
I think I don't like them...Great video Really enjoyed watching Thank you..
it looks like it cost more to buy sub materials than the Ikea Wardorbe itself
We didn’t buy any additional materials - just left overs. Regardless this is a much cheaper option than getting custom made wardrobes from a carpenter ☺️
Looks chavy 😂
Doesn't look fitted with that huge gap
Nice idea however bad case of verbal Diarrhea