This ikea desk hack is going to look so good!!!

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Жыл бұрын

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++ ikea desk hack ++
(2) Ikea Alex Drawers - www.ikea.com/us/en/p/alex-dra...
Ikea Countertop - www.ikea.com/us/en/p/moelleku...
1/4 x 2 x 8 Trim - rstyle.me/+c3QhliI0-EmK79MtdM...
Drawer Hardware - amzn.to/430FEKL
Caulk - rstyle.me/+azMvVzaNl7WQHVeq81...
Plastic Wood - amzn.to/3nVkDmc
Primer - rstyle.me/+KOqJojdRpKRnJddILO...
Paint - rstyle.me/+EgBy2UOCHA4CzGLmxy...
Paint Brush - amzn.to/3IgdSlH

Пікірлер: 107

@hiheidi9987 Жыл бұрын

I like this a lot, the built in look. You’re great with cutting trim that blends in well!

@PerkinsOnParkway Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

@gladlock Жыл бұрын

i suggest buying a dehumidifier for all these particle board pieces. otherwise they will sag in a year

@devingeary455 Жыл бұрын

I just build my own furniture with real wood. I hate MDF!

@KiaSoulEV-rt4sg Жыл бұрын

@@devingeary455 some people are poor, Devin. Real wood is expensive.

@Happybidr Жыл бұрын

@@KiaSoulEV-rt4sg especially now. Price hikes!

@michaelleonard2440 Жыл бұрын

I'm a Contractor. Look for a RTA cabinet. You'll get a maple door and plywood box, for less money than you will pay for Ikea crap.

@WhatIsYourCard Жыл бұрын

PSA: If you are going to use furniture in a semi-permanent fashion within your home then be sure you aren't using cheap junk.

@PerkinsOnParkway Жыл бұрын

totally

@jutka12 Жыл бұрын

I like the idea of it and the work is well done, but I would never build in that bench with the surface being higher than the windowsill.

@TheBookofLab Жыл бұрын

Why did you caulk the desk to the wall lol

@ArtyAntics Жыл бұрын

It stops dust accumulating in the crevices and gives it a professional finish. It also hides where the walls may not be straight.

@SquirrelKilnBTS Жыл бұрын

What the above person said, she also mentions wanting the piece to look naturally built in despite not being so. The caulk adds some protection to dust etc while also being an easy to remove material if the homeowners decide to remove the desk.

@TemariNaraannaschatz Жыл бұрын

@@ArtyAntics It also gives mold a wonderful space to grow without you noticing.

@Happybidr Жыл бұрын

Strange Q, since that’s exactly what I’ve seen every professional do in the projects I’ve worked on. The main reason is that you’ll notice it at some point when it’s not been done.

@Happybidr Жыл бұрын

@@TemariNaraannaschatz only if you have a moisture problem. Otherwise, don’t worry about that.

@johannacxiii Жыл бұрын

My friend did something similar. Unfortunately after a few years the desktop did start to bow a bit. Might be worth putting in a beam at the back.

@PerkinsOnParkway Жыл бұрын

We added in a bracket!

@MamaMonkey2008 Жыл бұрын

When I think traditional style I think wood tones. This is very much farmhouse and chic with a lot of painted items.

@explorarehoy Жыл бұрын

Include in the description the brand of the primer to cover the Ike’s melamine. Thanks

@ArtyAntics Жыл бұрын

I'd also like to know this info!

@PerkinsOnParkway Жыл бұрын

Here you go! rstyle.me/+tyTd67oo3I2XCDoy4F-vTw

@PerkinsOnParkway Жыл бұрын

Just added supplies to the description :)

@SeanKelly1 Жыл бұрын

Vid cuts off mid sentence? Confused.

@PerkinsOnParkway Жыл бұрын

Next part is up on my page! It only lets me upload one mins vids

@tenfour10-400 Жыл бұрын

Nice, but what’s up with the top of the arch. Will you be filling that big gap?

@Dlrart Жыл бұрын

I literally can’t stop staring at that weird gap!

@gabeaguilar9112 10 күн бұрын

One of the lady channels posts that I can appreciate. You have sole knowledge and not just umm I had my bf put it together for me

@christinemaney2294 Жыл бұрын

The L is silent! Lol

@DarkQueen619 Жыл бұрын

Thank you!! 👍

@heatherm2140 Жыл бұрын

That was making me crazy!! 😆

@SigneofHorses Жыл бұрын

I think you just saved my live on the Alex drawers hack!

@PerkinsOnParkway Жыл бұрын

🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

@Tezemya Жыл бұрын

It's very pretty, but i don't think I would trust Ikea furniture enough to make it "built in" xD

@TheTweetybird1122 Жыл бұрын

This is beautiful, fantastic job

@PerkinsOnParkway Жыл бұрын

thank you!

@ronaconnelly3802 Жыл бұрын

Where is the finished product???😊

@PerkinsOnParkway Жыл бұрын

Just posted a video walking through the entire room!

@corinnerogersconstable223 Жыл бұрын

Amazing ❣️

@PerkinsOnParkway Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

@snowa5558 Жыл бұрын

Nice finishing

@agrammie5668 Жыл бұрын

Lovely looks very high end🌹

@PerkinsOnParkway Жыл бұрын

Ty! ❤

@Smaugette Жыл бұрын

I love it already!

@PerkinsOnParkway Жыл бұрын

thank you! full video up now :)

@cindyshelton3103 Жыл бұрын

Looks fabulous ❤❤

@PerkinsOnParkway Жыл бұрын

thank you!

@thechristiancarpenter Жыл бұрын

Well done 👍

@devingeary455 Жыл бұрын

I hope you attached the file cabinets to the built ins to secure them so they don't move when opening and closing the drawers

@PerkinsOnParkway Жыл бұрын

yep

@angelag1363 Жыл бұрын

Very pretty but how do you open thé drawers now ? I see no handle

@DarkQueen619 Жыл бұрын

The "L" is silent! 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

@TheDingfish Жыл бұрын

I'm a total noob at this, what is the size of trim you used for framing the drawer fronts, it's slim and looks great

@PerkinsOnParkway Жыл бұрын

just added a link in the description to what I used!

@TheDingfish Жыл бұрын

@@PerkinsOnParkway awesome thank you, makes so much sense and will be what I'm using for my own cabinets

@Crissy Жыл бұрын

Can you include the measurements for the desk drawer trim ? 🙏🏾 please 😊

@PerkinsOnParkway Жыл бұрын

just posted a full video outlining what I used!

@lovelylife56 Жыл бұрын

Yes

@mirimiriela480 Жыл бұрын

ok that trim is brilliant though because you're never going to have things fall into the cracks!!

@PerkinsOnParkway Жыл бұрын

didn't even think of that! But totally.

@juanitaalvarado198 Жыл бұрын

😎

@user-ki8vq5gv3e Жыл бұрын

Hey love this and just bought an Alex / what angle do you cut the wood and what thickness wood did you buy?

@PerkinsOnParkway Жыл бұрын

Working on a full tutorial for you!

@user-ki8vq5gv3e Жыл бұрын

@@PerkinsOnParkway I actually did it and looks great in my bedroom! My new dresser is complete 😊

@madeleinec147 Жыл бұрын

It looks nice, but where is the room's door? I would hate to work with the door behind my back.

@andrewpyrah Жыл бұрын

Thats not what hack means...but nice desk

@tarasensei Жыл бұрын

The L in caulking is silent, just like is walk, talk, should and could.

@s_rofbear Жыл бұрын

Caulking = corking :)

@staceyv9152 Жыл бұрын

I honestly couldn't focus on anything else after she pronounced "caulk" wrong.

@brittanyhumphries4812 Жыл бұрын

@insertnamehere2289 😂 Me too! Glad I'm not the only one!

@melissabloemen Жыл бұрын

Wait but the L in talk and walk is pronounced though isn't it?? I'm so confused rn...

@gullubackonusuyor6439 Жыл бұрын

If I’m gonna work this much anyway I wouldn’t go to ikea. The whole point of the brand it is easy to set up. If I’m gonna use that carpenters saw I would go ahead and buy some quality wood and do the whole thing by hand…

@EatingAnElephant Жыл бұрын

Do you think it was cheaper to do it this way rather than building everything from scratch?

@PerkinsOnParkway Жыл бұрын

It was for me because I already had the ikea pieces on hand. Also plywood is pretty spendy

@SquirrelKilnBTS Жыл бұрын

Someone help, for the life of me I can't remember the name of the scraper tool she uses to push in the insulating foam at the start. I know what the tool is and own one but I can't think of its name!!

@PerkinsOnParkway Жыл бұрын

It’s just called a painters tool!

@SquirrelKilnBTS Жыл бұрын

@@PerkinsOnParkway With a name like that, no wonder I couldn't recall. Thank you! Great work btw!

@SheaSheaDesigns Жыл бұрын

Guuuurlll…… You did that!!!! Looks beautiful. Love to see women who are not afraid to use tools 🛠️

@PerkinsOnParkway Жыл бұрын

thank you!

@PerkinsOnParkway Жыл бұрын

Let’s me know if you have any questions! ❤

@laurietoney6739 Жыл бұрын

Take a jig saw and cut a curve in that top shelf, and put a puck light in there, Please it's gonna get spiders or unused..

@athena_111 Жыл бұрын

WHERE THE FINGER HOLES

@PerkinsOnParkway Жыл бұрын

I added hardware! No need

@Dwelleronthethreshold89 Жыл бұрын

Wtf you taping to caulk 🤦‍♀️ exposing yourself like that homie you could pull a cleaner bead without ! We’ll I guess that’s typical homeowner style. Not a complement.

@jomateixa3293 Жыл бұрын

Teniu moltes màquines de professionals!!! 😢

@basicmobile6270 Жыл бұрын

Built in desks are the worst

@louise9973 Жыл бұрын

IKEA has just been caught red handed sourcing virgin forest wood illegally. They will pay a fine and that will be the end of it. I find that disgusting and disappointing. If we all stopped buying there stuff and forced them to change their wood source we could make a huge impact.

@taylorg2320 Жыл бұрын

I had no idea at all about this, thanks for bringing it up!!

@TemariNaraannaschatz Жыл бұрын

That was two years ago, only from one leader of IKEA in one country, specifically about children furniture and IKEA doesn't even cut their wood themselves, it was their contractor who along with others has been long fired. Also the main reason people use IKEA is because it's the only thing they can afford.

@MrDarylWhitt Жыл бұрын

Any project that starts with IKEA is doomed to look cheap.

@JohnGodwin Жыл бұрын

This is the kind of work you do when you’re selling the house when you don’t give a shit how it’ll look in a couple of years once the boards sag and the caulk starts shrinking and cracking.

@TemariNaraannaschatz Жыл бұрын

And you don't have to live with the mold growing behind the chalked on desktop sides.

@katarzynaoczeretna8355 Жыл бұрын

Why have you painted them? 😢

@PerkinsOnParkway Жыл бұрын

Yep! You can see the full video here - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pZx2mbmq2LaWko0.html

@4istorii Жыл бұрын

Вы такая молодец! Так всё аккуратно и четко сделано! Приятно смотреть на такую работу

@valeryisfreedom Жыл бұрын

Why

@amandascott5859 Жыл бұрын

Why did you go to the trouble of cutting arches to just have the top with a skimpy little 3” gap at the top? I would have cut out off the top of the Billy to make one tall shelf under the arch.

@carmenpbronx9190 Жыл бұрын

Love it but maybe on the last shelf to the top should be larger so it doesn’t have that small shelf with the arch . 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

@lynnfenwick9347 Жыл бұрын

Its pronounced corking, not caulking

@retiredhockeymom2662 Жыл бұрын

Not when you’re using caulking it isn’t. 😉

@jennielane6139 Жыл бұрын

I always thought the “L” was silent in caulk. I can’t stand the way influencers purposefully pronounce it with an exaggerated “L” sound 😅

@N08R76H Жыл бұрын

You don’t pronounce the l in caulk

@petrescue2093 Жыл бұрын

Please please please get rid of the horrible background "music". It's distracting, makes it difficult to understand your instructions , nobody likes it and it radically takes away from your entire video.😢