DIY Building Block: IVAR Pine Box from IKEA

While we recognize the brilliance of Jasper Morrison's Crate Series, we also recognize that the price tags are ridiculous. That's why we were super-excited to see IKEA's addition of a plain pine box to their IVAR series of simple storage...

Perhaps the images of Jasper Morrison's Crate for Established & Sons will help inspire you?

IKEA's solid wood IVAR box is untreated wood. It is ready to be painted, waxed or stained (or left alone). It can be cut, screwed into, or added onto (maybe casters?).

Solid pine sides with pine plywood bottom, the box measures 30.75 " wide, 19.25" deep and 11.75" tall. An IVAR pine box will set you back just $35.

Comments (9)

eee! perfect timing for those of us having a hard time finding wine crates to DIY some doggie goods...these are bigger than the usual wine crate, too, so accessories or beds for larger dogs are more viable. lovely!

posted by thekatieway on September 22nd 2008 at 5:14pm
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I think the would also work nice as a shelf on the wall, for instance in the kitchen or hang it on the side of the bed to make it more stable and it uses less space.

posted by Nina79 on September 23rd 2008 at 1:00am
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I think even the Ivar pine box is expensive, for true DIY, Buy a 10" x 48" plank of pine wood ($7.99 at home depot) and cut 12" pieces. Use wood glue and nails to hold the pieces together while forming a box. For less than $10.00 you can have a 12"Wx12Hx10"D box. To cover the back, you would have to buy a smaller piece of pine wood or leave as is. It'll be just as beautiful.

posted by Yolanda P on September 23rd 2008 at 4:05am
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Am I the only one who thinks this is a "slow news day" post? LOL.

posted by medusa12120 on September 23rd 2008 at 5:13am
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ugh. very 1980s dorm room.

posted by sarahlily on September 24th 2008 at 8:07am
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Hey, put some cushiony stuff in the bottom and you have a comfy kitty bed!

posted by Margiefriend on September 27th 2008 at 8:06am
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you can also pick up pine boxes at your local craft store for @ $10. I have several that I have re-purposed through my apt from time to time.

posted by cisarovna on September 27th 2008 at 9:51am
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The Jasper Morrison box is specially treated to look like pine in quotation marks, to be a pine box as well as the idea of a pine box. It is conceptually removed from reality and use, in theory. The ikea box is just a box, and frankly, is not as good looking.

posted by m on September 28th 2008 at 6:56pm
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For an even better bargain and much more variety, try: http://www.woodthings.com/

I'm about to order some crates to fashion legs for my new desk (a la the recent TONY article.)

I also agree with Yolanda P - hammers and nails should frighten no one.

posted by boredatwork on March 3rd 2009 at 12:35pm
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