I ended up cutting the shim off and leaving it under the cabinet for support. To fix this, I used a shim on the bottom while I screwed the top down. The floor in our loft isn’t quite level, so it left a little gap toward the corner. You can see it in the above picture if you look carefully.) (If you’re doing this project, make sure to paint about an inch around the outside of the back, for the overhang. I also left a little overhang on the front and sides. Then I gave them a coat of white paint. I cut the board to fit the top and make one solid surface. (They are slightly less than an inch thick, but you can choose your thickness.) The boards do not have to be a expensive, because you are going to paint them anyway. Next I measured the tops of the cabinets and added in the empty corner space. They happen to fit almost perfectly within the wall space! You can see from the above picture that it will leave an empty space in the corner. I started by positioning the cabinets in the corner. (If you don’t have an IKEA close, I found this similar cabinet on Amazon.) The current name for these shelves are KALLAX. The bookcases I purchased are technically no longer available at IKEA but honestly, I think they just renamed them. So here’s how I “made” this corner cabinet IKEA hack. I bought the bookcases a few years ago and have reconfigured them a few times, but I think this setup is may favorite. □ They are actually 2 very inexpensive IKEA bookcases put together. Last month I showed you my loft makeover and I got a lot of messages and emails about the corner bookcase, so I thought it would be a good time to let you in on my little secret.
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