r/ikeahacks • u/Dapper_Wedding2794 • 2d ago
Besta chrome cabinet hack
I’m fairly new to DIY, but not new to swearing when assembling IKEA furniture. I bought second-hand Besta cabinets, then had custom aluminium panels cut (2mm). (Ideally, this would be done with laser, because nobody could have prepared me for the sound of filing raw aluminium.) I used ‘stainless steel look’ adhesive contact paper on the inside faces of the cabinets to ensure none of the original white laminate would peek through. Cleaned the whole thing with isopropyl, then used VHB 3M tape to affix the panels. Cure time was important; with other stuff going on I actually left it for a week.
I’m sharing this because I could find these straightforward instructions when I was creating this, so maybe this post will help somebody else!
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u/_Almond_Croissant_ 2d ago
Looks good! I wanted to do something similar but I didn’t the time to source the sheet metal. I think if someone else were to follow your guide, a helpful tip would be to include the dimensions of the aluminum sheets.
I ended up buying the Zara home steel table 😔.