Stolmen into mid-century unit/space-divider/desk

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Materials: Stolmen poles + wood

Description: After carefully deciding the sizes of the shelves and of the “working station”, (sketchup plan appeared pretty useful to avoid mistakes) I cut/sand/tint in teak color/varnished each part from one 5′ x 5′ cherry wood board bought at a local shop. I made them a kind of back to avoid the books from falling off since it was going to be used as a room divider.


Boring white Stolmen poles were turned to black with spray paint.

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I added two black desk leg from Ikea also to provide more stability.

The whole unit was finally assembled according to Ikea Stolmen instructions.
Tadam ! Multi-purpose unit whit a vintage twist.

~ laurence, montreal canada

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  2. Do you know how much weight the braces can hold? I would like to use your idea for a hand weight rack in my workout room.
    Wonderful project, thanks!

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  3. This is so good! I didn’t get what you used the cherry wood for? I understood you varnished the original IKEA shelves, or did you cover them up with real wood? In the latter case, did you sand and painted directly the plastic-y surface of the stolmen shelves? cheers!

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    1. He didn’t use IKEA shelves, just Stolmen poles and mounting pieces. The cherry wood shelves are planks from a local shop, that he sanded and stained to look teak.

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  4. This is indeed a fabulous configuration. Could you please tell me how the shelves are attached to the mounting fixtures? I’ve seen diagrams that call for a metal plate to be attached to the shelves. Thanks!

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  5. Not sure if anyone will see this, but could anyone comment on the idea of using this setup as a standing desk?

    I am very much in the market for a cool standing desk and this looks like it might be a cool option.

    Thanks
    Michael

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    1. yes I used the stolmen fixtures that i also painted in black. for the desk i added two legs in the front, but theyt were already black. i used regular enamel pray paint but i think the epoxy spray can would have been more appropriated.

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