AD - for everyone who owns the iconic KALLAX from IKEA
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- čas přidán 27. 08. 2024
- This is paid partnership with @IKEAUK - as it turns out, bookshelves that can turn on their sides DO exist! An example is the KALLAX and all of its friends - the DRONA, BRANAS, KNIPSA, GNABBAS and TJENA. Head down to IKEA to see it for yourself at the IKEA storage event, it might just change your life:) @ikeauk #ikea #ikeauk @ikeauk
Even the mini model is instantly recognisable as this ubiquitous ikea shelf.
My thought exactly.... 🤣
I know! I saw it and I'm like! oh, i got one of those.
@@toothless3835 same! In three types! 🤣
Man, tell me about it
Okay, but there's also drawers available for them to turn it into a dresser, sideways or upright depending on how u put the drawers in
As a swede, hearing foreign people pronounce IKEA item names is always great, unironically makes me happy for some reason.
I'm taking my second sem of Swedish in college rn, and this made me laugh lol.
Tiii-Jenna!😂
because we are all so very bad at it while trying out darnedest xD
I know it’s so funny😄
We're just very literal about our letters haha
I bought Kallax, turned it horizontally as a TV console, because I watched your videos and realized how versatile it is❤
Industrial design at it's finest! No need to thank us ;)
I use it as a dresser, with the small and large drawer inserts and door inserts. I bought some stainless steel adjustable feet on Amazon to raise it off the floor a couple inches. It looks great and it doesn't take up a ton of space.
I have transformed two of them into a twin bed! So easy and way more affordable than buying a dresser, bed, and bookshelf for uni
Mine is also a tv console! Love the height and the storage space!
@@theundone777me too, holds 8 boxes, 1 undie, 1 sock, 1 undershirt, 1 short, 2 graphic standalone t, 1 shorts or athletics, 1 pant, 1 extra bed sheets
I don't even know how to furnish an apartment without this. I don't understand a world before Kallax. I only vaguely remember my parent's house, our inferiour times before the Kallax. The Kallax is life. The Kallax is love. All hail the Kallax!
College me needed to organize? Kallax. Graduated baby adult me moved into a house? Kallax. Having a baby and needed to figure out a nursery? Kallax. Ikea has a chokehold on us but no one is mad about it bc they last forever.
Before Kallax, there was expedit. When ikea discontinued expedit, I was like "noooooooo! That's the most popular and versatile bookshelf, how could you?" Then I found out it was because they brought in the kallax and i was like "as you were."
me, a grad student, laying on my couch in my living room surrounded by two Kallax shelves on either wall
Fun fact; the kallax is also a favorite among record collectors. The spaces in it are sized perfectly for typical records
Yeah it's so good I always wondered if it was deliberate from IKEA 🤔
@@Tom_Hillman I don't think they made it with vinyls specifically in mind but they probably checked to see if they fit. Some of their shelving units also fit CDs perfectly
Perfect for scrapbook paper, too. (30 x 30 cm, just over 12x12 inches).
This
It's also perfect for most popular board game boxes. It's rampant in the hobby. Truly the baby bear option of bookshelves.
Respect for putting the tiny box into that tiny Kallax. ♡
I love it when he sprinkles the random "rice kernel" shoes by the entryway in some videos!!! Cracks me up every time!!! This time it was little boxes. He's fun!!!
Right?!! I was already impressed he made to scale furniture … but inserts, too?!! 😮
@@ostrobogulous1 the screw for a lamp always gets me.
@@pholliez I love those, too!!!!! Did you see the video about when a person dies, where he used "the Queen" as the example? That cracked me up, too (she was cute and he was moving her WITH A TWEEZERS)!!! 😁
People, this is TOFU
I have five Kallax units. Five. I don't use them all anymore but I've used the 8 squares as bookshelves, a TV console, a sideboard in my dining room and now it's a storage unit with baskets in my closet that holds all of my gift wrapping supplies. I've used 4 squares as night stands, end tables, and storage units - right now I have one in the closet that my cat's feeder is on top of, her food and other supplies are in baskets in 3 of the cubbies and the 4th has a cat bed insert that she LOVES (it's her little hidey hole). Another one is in my shed organizing gardening supplies. THEY ARE SO VERSATILE! And the ones I have? I've had for well over a decade and they are still in good shape. They are really affordable and durable too!
Lol, i got nine and am buying more.
I guess you can say you have a real.. Kallax-tion there. 😎
His giddy, gleeful attitude never fails to put a smile on my face. 🙂
Lmaooo I went "well I don't have it" and then looked up and there's one right in front of me in my living room 😭😭😭😭
You cant escape from it 😂😂😂
Literally same-
HAHAHA YOU FOOL! DASTARDLY BELIEVING YOU COULD EVER ESCAPE *MODEL WORLD!*
Yea, its just „standard modern shelf“ at this point.
Literally everyone who has bought a shelf in the past 20 years has it
I have a Similar (but much cheaper)shelf from target in my room as well. It’s genuinely everywhere.
Ikea now makes a base with legs for Kallax! Foncy!
I put casters on mine
@@kiarabuechler there are also Ikea legs special for furniture...but yes you can probably take any leg
You can add legs to basically anything if you press and twist. They sell surfaces cheaply on their own too.
Oh I need try this my kids sitting straight I tried laying it flat before I might get some more she needs storage.
@@m.s.3041 I'm pretty sure they were talking about the IKEA legs, so your comment was unnecessary and you wanted to look like a know-it-all and put someone down or put them in their place and really you just sound like a jerk, and a stupid one at that
As someone who collects vinyl (records/LPs) they fit into this unit soooo nicely, and you can perfectly fit a record player on top too!
HAHAHAH the box pronunciations had me dyiiiiing!! Love from a Swede! And yes we do turn them on the side it’s great for kid rooms and living rooms can pack just about anything in em
I bought a black Kallax for my son when I was pregnant. It has been his changing table, bathing table, bookcase, lego table, gaming desk, and now a display case and TV stand. Ten years, three rooms, two houses, multiple functions, and still looks going strong!
Ikr? They're so useful 😭✨
this is probably the best ad for that damn thing that i've ever heard or seen.
I made one into a cage for pet rats, obviously with some adjustments. And I'm currently using the 2x2 as a bed table, cause I like having a lot of room next to my bed.
The really large ones survive 1 or 2 moves with some added wobblyness, can confirm
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The sass 🤌😂
Exactly what I was thinking. 😂
So now you know!! 😂🥰😂
I love this so much! How to tell someone they’re an idiot without saying they’re an idiot. He shoots, he scores!
It's why i stay hahha
We have 10 Kallax units in our house… they stack, they turn, they float, you can put legs/doors on them… truly one of the best pieces of furniture I’ve owned
This dude takes criticism and turns it into positive content. I'm thankful for this dude.
IKEA really got the furniture world in a chokehold
Nailed the "looks fine, works fine, the price is OK, & it's easy to get replacements & configure it however I want" market.
Sadly Ikea has not made it's way into my country. I used their Sewing Cabinet design to make my own using plywood.
Not bad for a non-profit. Shows what you can do without shareholders demanding you squeeze every customer and every employee for every last drop
My first Ikea visit was in 2020 I was 30 XD just never found Ikea furniture attractive on looks so sterile and I like hole wood furniture more AND ikea is not even that much cheaper...
Who knew making functional affordable and stylish products as a non profit would be a successful business model.. let's do more of this.
Can we just get a video of you pronouncing ikea products? 😂 I LOVE that none of us can mail down these names and it brings me so much joy that I’m not alone!
Him just reading the Ikea catalogue. 😂 ( Hell, at least he's trying. I just take the number and say "this one") 😏
Yesss I second this idea
I have a Swedish friend, I'll have to get her to pronounce all of them for me lol.
I third this
Have you Google translated some of those? Pretty funny.
Never find your marbles, I love your chaotic character
The boxes made for the Kalax can also work really nicely on open shelving - they’ve turned some very awkward open shelving I have into partly a chest of drawers, making it a lot more functional
As an owner of said bookshelp I can confirm that it can indeed be used in either position. Had it for 10+ years and still going strong, thank you IKEA very cool
@user-oy3yo7qe6oit's a shelf and you can indeed use it for books... I used to have one and I pretty much just used it to store books, not much else. What makes you say that it's not a bookshelf??
@user-oy3yo7qe6oman people use is as a bookshelf !! who cares what someone calls it
@user-oy3yo7qe6oit is if you put books on it.
your tiny models are actually quite good at being generic enough and representative of a lot of common furniture, I love how you use bits of paper or whatever as generic 'stuff' to make it applicable to many people's lifestyles
Kinda dumb but every time he uses a screw or piece of plastic as a lamp I imagine one real size as functioning appliance in the house and the owner just has really weird taste
Those shelves are even sold at Walmart now (lesser quality for the same price of course). I have one as an entertainment center and one that I attached a table top to to form my desk. My mom has a bunch of them in her sewing room to form tables for her machine, cutting space, and ironing board. She keeps her fabric organized in the fancy drawers. It’s a really awesome setup. Kallax shelves are amazing.
I put two of the 2-unit ones sideways, connected them back to back with home-made 3D-printed attachments (so the pieces won't move independently), leaving just enough room for a cable to pass through. On the inside I have an power-strip that powers speakers, music equipment, speakers, etc. and only a single cable goes to the wall.
I then had a company create a custom-sized tempered glass-plate that's a bit bigger than the area of the two shelves and used transparent rubber-beads for leveling of the plate and to hold the glass in place. The glass-plate makes it look much better and durable. I then added some of the suitable IKEA doors, that I cut the back off, so the cabling on the inside cannot be seen from one side. On the other I have my guitar-effects-board, so I can sit on my couch and practice. It's basically now a quite good-looking couch-table and I have wifi-plugs on the power-strip so I can turn stuff on and off with my phone.
I also purchased some tempered glass-plates for my other Kallax cabinets and it makes them look much nicer. Highly recommended!
The face of pure exhaustion on his face before going right into his cheerful self. Absolutely lovely.
Kinda like working in IT support... 😉😆🤣
It was exhaustion? I thought it was disappointment.
And now I question whether it's either of these, or something else.
@@arielsalinger-kraft6197 It’s both lol, it’s exhausting how disappointing some people can be sometimes
I think the original comment was a joke
Even if you don't have the Ikea version, that cubbie style bookshelf can be found at any big box store like Walmart, target, and Amazon. Any college student has owned one until it literally falls apart lol.
The difference is that the Kallax is sturdy af. I have one from target and it's night and day difference. 😊
Facts 😂
The Better Homes and Gardens version at Walmart is fantastic. Super sturdy and great if you don’t live near an IKEA. Also, why does the internet assume everyone can just pop over to an IKEA at any time? They’re only in very populated urban areas.
@@sydbap21 FR, like, going to IKEA was a whole day trip adventure for my family growing up because of how far the drive was. It's equally exciting as going to a theme park for me because of how rare it was for us to go to it (mostly because I'm an interior design nerd).
@@the_honey_rat hahah yeah i live in hawaii. Ikea and dollar stores dont exist here. Never. Lol
Weve got a few kallax at home, best shelves ever, professionally designed to fit anywhere, and very cost effective
Probably the best collab, I like ikea stuff but never know, how to make combinations and organize
The only guy on the internet who can get uber sassy while playing with tiny model furnitures.
😂
Seriously 😂
I want to have tiny model furnitures.
And Now you Know... lol
The laugh that I need
Just a quick design tip: If you put a screw facing up on top of your bookshelf it looks nice and elegant.
That's where I've been going wrong all this time! I leave little piles of screws all over the house from random projects. I need to stand them up. 😂😂
haha lol! i think he uses the screws to represent lamps but i could be wrong.
@@jess_ismoreCaltrops deployed 😮
@@jess_ismore The problem is that they're little screws. They need to be as tall as the kallax
Omg I just went and did it. Room changed.
I have the Kallax in a single column style and can 100% confirm they work wonderfully on their side. I have had one in my kids’ room for around 10 years on its side with a cushion on top as a little reading nook under the window. Excellent storage and very sturdy for home-assembled furniture.
The first time I came across your videos, I immediately knew you were talking about the IKEA shelves. This guy must be living under a rock.
As a Swede, it was cool to see you try to pronounce those words. LOL
His kallax was pretty dang spot on
I came to the comments to see how he did.
Aren't all IKEA products named nonsensical words anyway?
@@CM-ss5pe no they are words. Some may be old and or northern but it's all our words
He’s such a Swede heart
Calling someone out and educating them in the most respectful way 😂
I used this on its side as a TV stand. It's elite
We have the double turned in its side and use it as a kind of room divider in our playroom (formerly formal dining room). It separates the “kitchen” area from the reading and open area. The top are book shelves and the bottom row bins that hold toys. The top is low enough they have their toy register on it and it acts like a checkout line as well.
That's adorable 🥰
Every time I’m done telling my kids something… “so… now you know!” 😂
Same! Gotta say it exactly like he does too 😆 brightens my day
I will start saying that now😂
😂😂😂
Saaaame!
My son says it to me too haha
The KALLAX shelves and the BILLY bookcases are two of best selling ranges at IKEA because they are so versatile 😎
I had a bookcase that needed a new shelf. The 800mm wide Billy shelves was the exact same dimensions. I love that Ikea sell parts. I was able to replace just the broke shelf instead of the entire unit, or messing around having a board cut to size and then painting it etc. 👍
true, you can even lay it flat on the floors, place a sheet of board on top, and turned it into a bed frame (with hidden storages!)
They have shelves like this at Target and Walmart too. It’s a really good design and fits in most spaces. I have one that perfectly fits as a corner piece to make two desks and L shape.
This was one of the first pieces of furniture I owned, and I still have them! Right now one is upright and one is on its side. They’ve been tv stands, game centers, display units, and room dividers. They’re super diverse!
There is also a little cat box that IKEA sells that fits into it perfectly. It’s my cat’s new fav sitting spot in the living room.
Really? This sounds amazing! If was a cat I'd love to have box in a shelf :D
By cat box, she means the type cats like to play in, not the kind they poop in...just clarifying. 😂
@@TheLovelyMissBeans Some cats like to play in the box they poop in too 🤣
@katanyajason3316 ....well that's true....😬😳
Thank God lol @@TheLovelyMissBeans
Turned my kallax upright two days ago. My life has actually changed, I have so much more space
That's wonderful! God changes lives too. Call on Jesus Christ. Read the Bible - book of Luke and Romans! God bless you
@@simismith9093 I’m a satanist but thanks. Not sure what it has to do with a bookshelf.
@@simismith9093 what does jesus have to do with my bookshelf?
@@wibblytimey god can change your bookshelf for the better lmao
@@alexandersweetboyo4242 it’s full. Misunderstood the assignment and sent the bookshelf to heaven. Pls help.
I have two of them and I gotta say, the fact that they ain't specific and practical is probably their key to sucess. It's the perfect basis to do smth with them.
I got a new one to add last year and even tho the one I picked was black (while the sticker outside on the box matched my current) I gotta admit that both colours look good and can stand next to each other without looking odd. I love it
I adore these videos because of your demeanor and delivery :)
Somebody’s really catching an attitude with this man for rearranging furniture 😂
One of the things I love about IKEA is that even though they're popular all over the world, they still stick to their Swedish naming traditions.
As a spanish speaker that experiences the internet and media mostly in english, I love that too
Those are ACTUAL Swedish words?!
@@yucol5661 Yep, Swedish words or the names of places in Sweden.
Even for those who don't have a bookshelf that can be turned on the side, the point is the model shows you could replace your tall bookshelf with a wider lower one, or vice versa, and not lose any storage. Very helpful
I have the 1x4 turned on its side in my 5 year old’s closet. Mounted above it is a small mirror and a coat rack for backpacks, etc. We leave her hair brush and shoes sitting on top. It’s a nice, kid-accessible dressing area. Love this shelf.
not to mention, cube organizer shelves are popular and sold by many brands!
Sir, I did not believe Feng shui was a thing. You have made me understand that I know nothing. Thank you for your videos. They are amazing.
Yeah it's definitely not what I thought it was. When I would hear people say things like the energy of a room I didn't understand and I thought it was some kind of spiritual esoteric thing. When the truth is it's an actual, very practical way of doing things to make a room more useful and comfortable not to mention visually pleasing.
@@jessicahay9305that's the thing, it's dressed up in a spiritual framing, but it's really just organising a room based around the practicalities of how it's going to be used and how brains understand space. I'm sure if you dig in further it starts diverging as the ever more specific rules or recommendations become dictated by the tradition, but as a framework for laying out a room learning about it for the first time is like "wait, why wouldn't you do it like this?"
Same. This illustrates the old adage:
"A billion Chinese people can't be wrong."
I agree!
There may or may not be mystical energy behind it, but there's definitely tried and true human psychology behind it.
Not to mentions the various inserts like drawers and glass shelves that are available! These things are great
I love when people online are so confident that they’re right and then they get absolutely humiliated
Overconfidence is the ultimate humiliator
Ikr, and they always come in with the really needlessly snarkyass way of phrasing it and the fkn eye roll emoji 🤣 it's never just "excuse me sir, but you just casually flipped the book shelf on its side, how is that supposed to work?" It's always gotta be "HEY THIS STUPID FKN DUMMY DIDNT EVEN REALIZE HE TURNED THE BOOK SHELF ON ITS SIDE 🙄 HE HAS NO IDEA WHAT HES DOING!!!"
I think they were talking about a more traditional bookshelf that has rectangular shelves, not sqares.
I mean the guy wasn't wrong it only works with this shelf it's just that IKEA makes a lot of them. They're still not amazing shelves and you can't do it with pretty much any other shelf, so in this case both people are right it's just one was more of a dick about it.
@@JW-452 yeah but his little model videos they’re talking about are modeling actual rooms he’s working on, so if he’s showing doing it with the models, shouldn’t it be presumed that it works with the actual room?
It’s not like he’s making generic tutorials after all.
@@kaylaa2204 true, but i would say that he uses the model in rooms that done have that shelf telling them they could use it, and if you dont know what the model is of then it would get confusing, which it what happened with the guy complaining. so as i said, he is not entrily wrong, he was just a dick about how he said it.
Love how he's laughing just hearing himself try to pronounce those
i love your positive attitude, its so infectious
I have a 1x4 Kallax on its side as a TV unit, and it’s perfect! Plus I can store my records in the cubbies and they fit PERFECTLY
How have they not seen a Kallax shelf before?
They don't have IKEA on their country or maybe (like in my country) IKEA consider as higher price furniture than local producs one.
Or back when it was the EXPEDITE! But like really...you've never seen cubbies??? That's all it is! 😂
When I already have my own high bookshelf, I don't think that as a Kallax
Prolly Asian countries where simplistic furniture isn't that popular yet. They prefer those fancy ass carved wood shelves.
We have only ONE IKEA in our country. Not only it is expensive to get there, the prices is a whole lot other situation.
Kallax is also large enough to be adequate storage for vinyl records
@@jeskeepinitreal we have two (2x4) that are completely full of records and no problems 🤷🏻♀️
Great for kids room too. On the side when they are little playing market and arranging all their toys, when they grow up you turn it and it's a bookshelf now.
My family owns at least ten of these in at least four sizes. Yes, they really are this easy to turn on their side and use in another way. You can also add cabinet doors, bins, shelves and much more!
My father hates IKEA. He visited an IKEA once, and swore to never set foot in one again 😂 he never explained why, so we like to make up the weirdest nemesis stories about it we can think of
He probably got trapped and frustrated that he couldn't go straight to an exit from the showroom. Ask me how I know.
Please share some of your nemesis origin stories 😂
@@tequestawiggins8462 I don't know if it's sad or impressive that I know every shortcut in IKEA. I can also find my way around any Target within seconds of entering it. If I'm in a Walmart though, I'm screwed. 😂
My dad hates IKEA too! He says so their furniture is cheap and poorly made, but I have an entire house full of IKEA furniture that's nearly 20 years old. It's survived at least 6 moves and 3 different states. Pretty sure he's just jealous!
@@tequestawiggins8462 I have not laughed that hard in a while, thank you 🙏🏼 I know, too 😂🤣😂
This video is what made me find out about the existance of the Kallax, and actually helped me finish decorating my room. I've since bought a few Kallax units. So thank you!
The way you pronounced those words are literally the cutest. Tjena is an easy one to help with though, you say it like “che(e like in cello)- na (how you say the nanananana batmaaaan)
I would have pronounced it "tyenna" because of how "hej" is pronounced! Good to know. Does "tj" always sound like "ch"?
Fun fact: the kallex is perfect for board games. :)
The shelves are just a touch bigger than the cheaper pressboard version places like target and walmart sell, so they’re big enough for standard game box sizes!
I have 7 KALLAX shelves in my house. 3 sizes that create a wall to break up my gigantic living room. Then two of the largest 5x5 units in each of our offices. I LOVE them. They look great with plants, books, and sculptures in them.
Yes, I have 3 of them and love it
I have 5, in 3 different sizes: 3 of the 2x2 (my favorite), 1 1x2 and 1 5x5.
Actually, 90% of my furniture are from IKEA. I used to swoon over their yearly catalogs until we actually got one less that 300 miles away, then I slowly started replacing everything that wore out with IKEA stuff.
Their items have lasted an impressively long time considering I've moved at least 5x, had a 250 lb (ex) husband and a 70 lb dog that loved to ricochet off of any large piece of furniture when she got the zoomies.
I'm rather proud to say that I've put together so many IKEA things that I have a collection of17 Allen wrenches of various sizes.
And if you have a Dollar Tree around you they have fabric bins and plastic bins that fit as well
So does Target... who has made a knockoff Kallax, too.
Amazon basics has a cheap version, last I checked it was around $15 for 6 cubes so $2.50 per cube but way nicer and sturdier than the cheap dollar store ones yet way cheaper than the $10+ Walmart ones.
@@suzuranrose2022 i have dollar store ones target ones and a wicker one the wicker is the only non cheap one. There's literally no deference between dollar store dollar general target Walmart or bimart except the damn price. 😒
@@thebookwyrmslair6757I've gotten the Target knockoff before, I'm warning you now, get the IKEA one. The Target one is so unbelievably flimsy.
I have small kid size versions of those shelves, I have the long thin ones with 7 cubbies and the larger one that has 9 cubbies. I have the 9 cubby one standing vertically, one 7 cubby vertically and 3 of the 7 cubbies are laying horizontal (different areas and rooms). The big one is for the calm down/sensory corner, one is pared with a bin shelf to form a toy nook next to the loveseat and two are combined with other shelves/benches to form a “playroom” area within a larger child bedroom space to separate the toy area from the sleeping area 😊 it’s not perfect compared to how you might do it but it mostly works 👍
target sells an off brand version of the kallax that’s just called a cube organizer shelf. there’s multiple shapes and sizes, and the 2x4 can be used vertically or horizontally too. ive had one for most of my life. when i moved away from my family and couldnt bring mine with me, i bought another. if you don’t have an IKEA but you do have a Target near you, you should go get one of these. they’ve been available for at least 10 years. if i owned a house i’d buy one for every room. my favorite use of these shelves is folding my shirts and pants and storing them on the shelves in neat piles because i have ADHD and i forget what i can’t see, so drawers are a nightmare for me, and i also like to limit what of my clothes get hung up so that i have a fighting chance of finding the clothes that MUST be hung up. i use it upright and i keep the top clear of permanent fixtures so i can use it as a place to stand while using my laptop, a place to put my computer screen and watch youtube from bed, a place to put seasonal displays or witchy stuff, a place to light a candle, a place to put plants or a vase of flowers, etc. target also sells organizer boxes for them, but you can really find them anywhere these days, for both the original Kallax and its target and walmart ripoffs.
His excitement about his tiny bookshelves made my day. Idk why this cracks me up.
I love his voice it's the perfect mix of kind, sassy, humorous, relaxing, comforting, elegant etc. ILY
Kallax is so versatile that I took 3 of them and drilled them together to make a bedframe, it's the perfect dimensions for a queen size bed if you use 3 2x4
The Expedit was the OG Kallax. Same shelf dimensions but the perimeter material was thicker. I'm partial to the Drona boxes.
this is the best way i’ve ever seen anybody handle internet hate, you’re amazing at this :)
Hello, Ikea! Please get this guy an endorsement deal
What do you think this is? Lol
It says "AD" at the start of the title?
As a home organizer I have brought these into many homes. They're very versatile!
We did this in my daughter's college apartment to create kitchen counter space, and another one to separate living & sleeping areas. Works GREAT!!
I used a Kallax as a living room table once. Just lay it flat on the floor with the shelf openings facing up, put some work surface on top with some protective pads between and it works for medium term storage. Student living at its best
Real talk theyre some of the best, most affordable but still high quality pieces i own. I have the kallax 4 cubes for my vinyl and theyve held up for about 3 or 4 years now through 1 move and tons of household cleaners, spills, wear and tear etc.
I also have the billy bookshelves which are really fun and adjustable and well made. I tried with walmart and amazon furniture but no one tops ikea.
I adore the pure **character** that this man brings to life every day 🙏🤩❤️
I've been turning bookshelves on their sides for decades now. Works for any bookcase that has a smooth side.
Not working with the ones that have long shelves only. 😅 Most people I know have bookshelves that are 60 cm or more wide, so if you turn them on side you have those super tall spaces. 👀
@@karmen__Also: a wide bookshelf laid on side likely isn't very stable if pushes from what is now the 'side' (not built to withstand that shear).
@karmen__ Now I need to find a diy tutorial of someone turning a bookshelf like that into some kind of "locker" style storage unit. No clue why, but I find that thought funnier than it should be.
I have multiple kallax shelves and they can fit 3 paperbacks or 2 hardcover books deep. I use one for a room divider in my bed room because they are so wide and stable.
If you use 4x4 or 5x5 as a room divider, it'll need to be attached to the wall. It's not stable at all, shaky and moving. It is very functional, though 😊
I did the same for over ten years. Mine is the Expedit though.
You can also install doors like I did, makes it look very clean. There are also shelves and drawers. They are so versatile.
I have the 2x4 style. I love it. I've had it for years and changed the way I use it so many times. Very versatile.
My mom has several, my wife and I got one a few years ago and when my little sister got her first apartment that shelf was the first piece of furniture she had. They are everywhere!
I work in the IKEA storage section and this was hype to hear lol
I bought them because of this video and it has been life changing.
I've bought a 4x2 kallax as TV console for both my dad's and mom's house, and when I studied in another city they had one already for the same purpose in the flat I was living in. I can't get enough of it, they were all different too, one wood color, another grey with wood sides and a white one
I replaced many of my furniture with Kallax and absolutely love it. It's so flexible that redesigning rooms or moving into a new home will never be such a big deal anymore ❤️
I agree 100% 😃❤️
Hearing him pronouncing the IKEA names as a Swede. Adorable! 💕
Nice for being couches in certain setups, and the middle doesn't need an end table to put down a drink.
I use these in a 2x2 for a storage bed. You just have to make sure you orient it correctly so that the thicker verticals are inside the top board and base board, this is the standard way to do it. You don't want to get the 2x4 and lay it on its side because then you lose the support since the weight is then being supported by the pegs.
I literally use Kallax's predecessor to divide my living room into a work area and a TV/Sofa area.
Yeah I still have my old Expedit things too which I bought when I moved out. I use the tv stand and the table to create a big working space for my sewing machine and desktop. There is just something about Kallax like furniture that is so versatile.
My Expedit has survived 5 moves!
holy crap this is the bookcase I've been looking for i didn't know about it's existence until now this is amazing thank you!
Me too!!!! I've been describing it to my man because we have an awkward low ceiling storage area that would be served well by a single kallax on it's side. This is PERFECT timing
It's versatile, it's practical and it always looks cheap.
If you want to destroy the looks of your room you can use it, otherwise don't!
Another thing about the Kallax line is that there are legs you can buy for it to lift it off of the ground if you want, which makes it look very nice
Ikea also sells drawer and cabinet style inserts for Kallac series shelves. They're a very versatile line of shelving units! I have 3 of the 4x2 units stacked up to form a media center and bookshelf that hold all my vinyl, video games, and other things!
He shows them in the video if you watch it
Came here to mention the inner shelves, doors and drawers that are available in different styles :)
Also, there are more sizes available than he showed, like 1x1, 2x1, 3x1, 3x3, etc, there is even a 5x5 which is tall enough to use as a separating wall!
@@jenniferindigochameleon6680 he added more info than the video provides if you read it 🙄
i actually have one of these exactly, and yes it’s flipped! its the 4x2, and i keep my bearded dragon’s terrarium on top of it. its very sturdy🥰
Absolutely legendary shelf for flexibility. In fact: I have one in touching proximity to me right now.
We need an Ikea fengshui review of some good furniture purchases like that one
His jawline is unbelievable!!!🤩🥰💖
There's also a cheap version you can get at Walmart, Target, and similar stores. They look exactly the same, work exactly the same, and cost way less. You can even buy the little baskets and fabric drawers at the same places