ST�LL shoe cabinet makeover

Materials: Ikea ST�LL shoe cabinet

Description: I had leftover wallpaper that I wanted to use in my hall, but didn't have enough to use on the entire wall. Being quite obsessed about using the wallpaper since I felt it suited the room I finally came up with the idea to use the wallpaper on an Ikea shoe cabinet that I had intended to place against the aforementioned wall in the hall. I'm very pleased with the result.

What you need:
Wallpaper and an Ikea product you want to spruce up a bit. Double sided tape (10 m should do nicely), a sharp knife and scissors.

I stuck the wallpaper on the drawers before I assembled the cabinet, but it should be easy enough to do it afterwards.


Step 1
Cut wallpaper big enough to cover the drawer. Make sure you have some extra wallpaper to work with (you will cut excess wallpaper away later)

Step 2
Put double sided tape on the drawer. It's best to do it in rows (4-5 rows)

Step 3
Remove the protective paper from the double sided tape on the bottom row and place the wallpaper on it while making sure it is even. Repeat this process and work your way upwards.

Step 4
When finished fastening the wallpaper on to the drawer, turn drawer around and cut excess wallpaper away using a sharp knife.

Step 5
Turn the drawer back round, and using the sharp knife cut carefully around the handle opening. Let the steel around the opening guide your knife. It should be easy enough if done slowly.

Repeat the process on all four drawers if desired.

~ Thorgerdur Magnusdottir, Reykjavik, Iceland

St�ll Computer Cabinet

Materials: St�ll shoe cabinet, Broder wall brackets

Description: Having had two computer towers standing around in my living room, making noise and looking ugly I decided to remedy the situation by hiding them somewhere: enter IKEA St�ll Shoe Cabinet.

Before assembly I drilled several holes (22mm diameter) in the backs of the top and the bottom surfaces of the cabinet. I then assembled the frame as normal, and mounted it to the wall.

I then took left-over wall brackets (from some Broder storage units I have) and attached them inside, and as close to the bottom as possible, of each fold out compartment, as to provide extra support for the weight of the computers.

Since the computer towers are a little high (38 cm) I could not put all the compartments into place. What I instead did was I wired the cabinet from the bottom up, and slid the bottom compartment into place. I then put the computer into the "basket" and attached the wires, after which I closed the compartment. I could now slide the second compartment into place, do the same thing as before, and then close that compartment as well. In the remaining, top compartment I put the UPS, which is smaller than the computers and therefore fits into the "basket" with plenty of room left over.

The two lower compartments can be opened enough to access the computers (but not fully). As these computers are file servers I do not need daily access to them thus this limitation of access is not a problem.

Very simple hack. Additional holes can be drilled into the sides of the cabinet for increased ventilation; also there is room enough to mount separate computer fans if one would wish to.

~ Soren Franson, Malm�, Sweden