Lack shelving bench

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Anette found a discarded Ikea Lack shelving unit and hacked it into a bench.

She says, “I added chrome legs from the local hardware store. The upholstering was the biggest challenge as I had never tried it before, but I bought thin foam and some sturdy fabric and got to work with my friends’ staple gun. I stapled the foam down first and then added the fabric. I didn’t sew the fabric at all, but just made sure to carefully fold in the edges of the fabric before putting in each staple.

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  1. I once asked at Ikea about putting castors on a certain item and they said it couldn’t be done because it was made of something like cardboard (not their words, but when I asked, they confirmed).

    Great idea to staple the cushion to a board and then mount it on the bookcase. I love the look! Good one!

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  4. How are those legs attahced? I’ve been told that the LACK shelves are honeycomb/hollow construction.

    So is there a solid portion on those shelves to which the legs are attached?

    K

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  5. I have a LACK shelf in the living room, with only 4 casters on it, and about a 1/2 inch bow in the middle from my TV, and that wasn’t even centered on it. Definitely put something in the middle.

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  6. i love this idea!–on casters great idea too. like others i was wondering about the weight bearing thing to. i want to make this for my son’s room. he’s about 230 lbs 6’3 (and growing?) do you think it will hold him? thanks!

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  8. just saw this via ohdeedoh – THANK YOU! i have a naked lack shelf sitting in my living room that i have been wanting to create a cushion for. i am NO seamstress though and this is a FANTASTIC alternative. great work. for the skeptics (or engineers): i too have my lack unit sitting on only four CASTERS and just about everyone who enters our LR takes a seat… it’s just fine.

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  15. Just an addition to my previous comment — make sure the legs have a wide, sturdy base to attach to the shelf. A smaller, more narrow base could actually punch a hole in the bench over time.

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  16. If the bench only has four legs you’re absolutely right. I recommend a third pair of legs under the center of the bench. Otherwise there’s too much stress on the middle. I’ve used six of Ikea’s Capita legs to make a bench and also several together as a bed platform and it supports weight very well.

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  17. Pretty cool- but maybe you should have upholstered the foam and fabric to a piece of wood cut to the size of the seat and then placed that on the bookshelf. I guess you could go either was on that. nice hack.

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