Custom pieces can really make a home. They're things people haven't seen before and are tailored to your space, which always makes it look extra awesome. That said, hiring someone to do custom work for you, isn't exactly cheap. Check out this custom look that was a diy for right around $300. It's 10 feet long and the most beautiful thing you'll see all day — no really!
Sleek modern credenza storage is all the rage and for good reason. It keeps things organized and out of sight giving everyone the illusion that you like to keep your belongings to a minimum. They're perfect for holding all your dvds, blankets, board games, cookbooks... pretty much anything you see fit that might otherwise feel like clutter when out on display.
Over at The Brick House they've been busy creating their own to eliminate the extra high price tags that are found for pieces of this size. Regular cabinets, a plank of something resembling teak (to further cut down on costs) and a few hours of manual labor later and the results are simply out of this world.
They've taken great care to walk you through the process so it can be made at home to fit your own blank wall that's in dire need of something unique. Check out all the details on this amazing diy project over at The Brick House.
Image: The Brick House
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Nice idea only problem is it now it is in the way for the entry door to swing open fully
@Sbibbo: It doesn't, it only appears so in that particular photo. The other pictures on their website shows the whole thing better.
I'm not sure I like the floating fauxdenza, to me it looks like what it is—cabinets fixed to the wall with a wood surround. I think it would look better free-standing with legs and a wood bottom to match the sides and top; essentially a real credenza.
Another great IKEA hack! The perspective from the photo sure looks like the door can't swing fully open, but there's a photo on the Brick House link that looks like there's just enough. It's hard to tell.
@Sam I Am: I agree with you 100%. I'm not into it. To me it looks like cheap cabinets. I would have preferred to see some narrow open shelves.
Totally stunning, as always at The Brick House.
That oiled wood is gorgeous.
I don't care for the look, but I appreciate the detail of how to hang something this substantial on a wall. I would have done a floating open shelf or purchased a piece - or pieces - to fill this wall that I could take with me.
Didn't Anna at Door 16 do this first?
What happened to their pipe shelves?!
one of the nice things about the ikea akurum system is it's flexibility and compatibility with standard cabinet hardware. with minimal woodworking skill, new, custom wood doors could be made and edgebanded giving this an even more custom look.
as-is, it's still a nice job, methinks... (as for the gaps between the cabinets, the cabinets are meant to be bolted together side-to-side at the face which is what those little screw-post thingees are for)
wasn't this project and name originally from door 16?
I like it. Goes well with the cabinets on opposite wall (pics at Brick House site).
Also liked the step-by-step. Lol more real than the home shows where they'd slap that up in 3.2 minutes with no problems at all!
Well, I think it's just lovely. Although, considering my curtain rods are all falling out despite using plaster anchors, I don't think I'd be brave enough to try something like this myself!
I love it. Very clean look. Ikea's cabinets are pretty swank for their ease-of-use and customization possibilities.
regarding the whole legs thing, I think if I did it, I'd have to do a visual pun, and have the credenza not quite touch those legs.
the name fauxdenza is from door sixteen, but the project has been done many times before - twice that i can think of on AT that predate anna's (lovely) fauxdenza.
(yes, i read too many blogs)
Not a fan. A nice console table or a dresser would have been better. Kudos on the carpentry and shimming though.
Um, I definitely was NOT the first person to hang IKEA kitchen cabinets down low. Yes, I did coin the horrible word "fauxdenza" (which Morgan gives me credit for in the blog post these photos were taken from—and really, anyone who wants to say "fauxdenza" is more than welcome to do so, HA), but at least 50,495 people thought of doing this before me.
None of that should take away from the awesome job Morgan did with her execution of the project. The proportion of the width vs. height is PERFECT (again, if you click through to her post, you'll see how great it is from all angles), and the wood-wrapping looks great. It's just right for the space she has, and that's what matters.
Love it.
They reference D16 and Andrea's Greekhouse as inspiration a few posts back if you look. Personally I think it looks great! Credenzas are crazy expensive, good job on finding a cool, cheaper alternative.
I love it. The wood looks so nice wrapped around the cabinets, and oh the storage!
I did the same thing using IKEA Besta in high gloss white.
Now I have 17 feet of wall to wall cabinetry.
heidi_in_nyc, pictures anywhere? I'd love to see that.
This is exactly what I need in my living room!
Personally, I think it's great. To the people who would prefer a "real" credenza, or legs, this is a good solution for a spot where you want a reeeallly long run and no actual credenza would ever be that long.
Just brilliant! Although, I do wonder how it might look with that wood wrapped all the way around. Nonetheless, it looks great as it is!
This looks amazing! LOVE!
Buildng a fauxdenza sounds like fun. Readng about buildng a fauxdenza was a little less fun as I kept huntng for that missng "i".
Please find it and put it back in the title before it breaks loose and starts causng havoc by showing up in an article about pens.
I think it's beautiful!