Kitchen island made from Ikea furniture – DIY cabinets or shelves for the kitchen

Almost every kitchen, except the smallest, needs a kitchen island as a cooking surface and sometimes as a dining area. An inexpensive kitchen island made from Ikea furniture can bring invaluable benefits to your kitchen. The products are designed to be flexible, mobile, helpful and even good-looking. In this post, we will introduce you to some ideas for DIY kitchen island made from Ikea furniture that you can use to make your kitchen comfortable.

This is how you can build a kitchen island yourself from Ikea furniture!

Did you know that you can make a modern kitchen island out of a Lagan kitchen worktop? The best part is the price, which is affordable for almost any budget, while the whole thing is really easy to make.

Materials required:

• Two solid wood Lagan worktops from Ikea
• Regular and L-shaped brackets
• sandpaper
• Wood glue
• Wooden connections
• Paint, dowels, drills

Directions:

• Cut two pieces from one of the countertops to serve as a T-shape for the island.
• Attach these to a full piece of lagan using clamps.
• Grind the connections.
• Attach the island leg to the unused piece of countertop and connect with L-brackets.
• Drill into a solid floor covering and secure with dowels.
• Where the “leg” meets the bottom border, you can make a “pocket” with the drill directly into the ground.

Counter and kitchen island in one

If you want something special, you can create a mix of bar counter and kitchen island. Forsuch a DIY projectYou will need two pieces of Expedit shelves, the top of a Vika Amon table and four Vika Curry table legs and 4 BESTÅ legs. Make a unique kitchen island out of Ikea furniture with these cool pieces and enjoy the cozy ambience with plenty of storage space.

Materials:

• 2 Expedited – 2 bad 2
• Vika Amon table top
• 4 Vika Curry table legs (only the upper part)
• 4 PASS Legs
• Drawers
• screws

Directions:

• Assemble the Expedit parts.
• Screw these together with some clamps.
• Screw the Vika Curry legs onto the top of the table top.
• Drill holes in the Expidit to screw them in from below.
• Add some drawers for more color.

If you prepare a lot of meals throughout the week and need space to do so, this project is for you. What you need is an Ikea Kallax shelf, a table top and some legs. The island has a cooking surface and plenty of storage space inside. The cooking space can also be used as a dining area when you are not cooking.

Materials required:

• 1 Kallax shelf in white
• 1 Linnmon table top – black or brown
• 4 Capita legs
• 2 Olov silver, height-adjustable legs
• 4 Kallax inserts with doors – white or black/brown
• Assembly glue

Guide:

• Build the Kallax shelf according to the instructions.
• Attach the Capita legs to each corner. The wooden material of the shelf is quite soft, so you can use the included screws and a screwdriver.
• Attach the two Olov legs to one side of the Linnmon table top. This comes with the holes already made, so all you have to do is position the plate correctly and screw it back in. No power tools are required for this either.
• Adjust the height of the adjustable legs (can also be done later)
• Apply assembly adhesive to the Kallax shelf, making sure to follow the instructions on the packaging.
• Position and attach the table top to the Kallax storage unit. Allow the adhesive to dry before moving the unit.
• Assemble the Kallax inserts with doors as described.

DIY rolling side table

Our next suggestion is ideal if you want to save some space in your kitchen or home. You can use this little piece for anything: cooking, eating, even working on it. When not in use, it rolls perfectly over the bar stools and blends into the white kitchen cabinets.

Materials:

• Four-piece Ikea Kallax unit
• 4 The role
• Equivalent screws
• Stützwinkel
• drill

Directions:

• Assemble the top and sides of the Ikea unit following the instructions provided. We recommend building the slightly thinner piece as the top and the thicker pieces as the sides.
• Turn the entire piece over and place it on the floor, preferably a rug. On the bottom of each side, use a ruler or tape measure to measure approximately 3 centimeters from each edge. Place your rollers there for reference and use a pencil to outline the location of the screws.
• Once you are happy with the placement of the casters, drill the holes for them and screw each of them into place to ensure they are stable.
• If desired, add supports to the bottom of the tabletop by measuring the center along each side. Outline the location of the screws, drill and secure the supports in place.
• Once you have tightened all the screws, carefully turn the Ikea kitchen island onto theRoll and moveit to the desired location.

Trestle table with adjustable legs

If you get a Finnvard trestle table from Ikea, you can easily transform it into a suitable kitchen island. The great thing about this item is that you can mount the legs at different heights. This means that you could combine a matching kitchen worktop with shelves or shelves underneath in one. The whole thing can function as additional storage space and as a high breakfast table at the same time.

Materials required:

• Two Ikea Finnvard trestles
• A 120 cm X 80 cm wooden board for the table top
• Two 90 cm X 35 cm or one 90 cm X 70 cm wooden planks
• Wood polish
• sandpaper

Directions:

• Start assembling the Finnvard table legs following the instructions in the manual.
• Sand the boards of the wood with fine sandpaper to ensure they are smooth. Then follow the instructions to rub the protector onto the wood.
• Once dry, carefully mark where the upper removable part of the Finnvard needs to go through the two smaller wooden planks.
• Use a drill/driver to drill several holes in the marked area, then use a rasp to file the area to create a clean rectangle. The upper, removable part of the table legs goes through here.

• First, place the two small wooden planks on top of the trestle table and press the top parts, which can be removed through the rectangle you just sawed.
• Finally, use the wooden pegs included with the table legs to lock them at the correct height, place the larger wooden plank on top and secure. Complete.

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