Since I moved to a new house I realized that a 4x2 wouldn't fit in the room. I needed to make a custom Ikea Kallax because my country doesn't sell a 3x2.

Since I already had access to 4x4 and 2x2 I needed to find a solution to make a 3x2. The best way would be to use what I had available and try to see if my idea was possible. So I started cutting the bottom and top off the 4x4 to make it a 3-cube unit instead of 4 units and using 2x2 for the sides to make a 3x2 and drilling two new holes on the right for Ikea screws and covering the sides of the bottom and top with leftover pieces.

I took the remaining pieces from the 4x4 sides plus the inner shelves which were then cut to give extra height and used the leftover wood frames that were available and pressed them in and glued the pieces to the sides of the 2x2 and applied two-part wood filler to make sure the edges were nice and not visible. I first used P40 and later a P120 sandpaper to smooth the entire shelf. 

Since this was my first time cutting and making my own version with Ikea furniture I used wall paint all over the furniture which didn't look good so I redid the sandpaper process and applied primer. The remaining scratches I left on the inside as they won't be visible and couldn't fix a nicer texture on the front. 

A walnut board will also be placed on top. 

Did I do great for a first timer and what would be great advice for next time? This shelf will be used for a video game collection.



My customized IKEA Kallax 3x2 to be fit for a smaller room