DIY Ikea Hack | Besta Cabinet Two Ways

For those of you have been following along, here is another installment of #GLProjectMove that has been literally going on for 8 months! If you missed it, let me fill you in.

Last February I had to unexpectedly move and rather than be upset, I took the opportunity to really create a home I was happy with. It has been a very long process and honestly I think there are always ways to change and improve your home space, but I am finally getting the details together and I am so excited. (You can check out my DIY Patio makeover here)

I wanted to share this DIY Ikea hack I did because I really love how it came out. I love the Ikea Besta cabinets because you can mix and match doors, shelves and feet to really make the cabinet function as different pieces. And if you’re like me, where you love the idea of custom furniture but you’re on a budget then you are going to love this.

I decided to use the Besta as a media cabinet and also as a sideboard. The challenge was that the open concept floor plan meant they could clash with each other (too many pieces of boxy furniture can look really bland really quick) I decided to paint the media cabinet this beautiful blue gray color to really give it some personality.

Then I discovered My O’verlays which is the most amazing way to customize your Ikea pieces. They have all kinds of amazing overlay patterns designed specifically for Ikea dimensions. I just love this concept so much! You guys need to go check them out!

For the media cabinet I got the Pippa pattern for the doors and painted them two shades lighter than the rest of the cabinet. I got the door pulls on Amazon.

If you want to see the details on how I made this scroll down and watch the video!

Besta -4c

For the sideboard I kept it simple. I used the full size Lappviken doors,  the Harper Overlay and used the same pulls. I opted to keep this one white rather than paint it. Doesn’t it look amazing?!

Besta -1cBesta -2c

Leave me a comment and let me know what you think of the cabinets and don’t forget to subscribe to my youtube channel!

XO,

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Thank you to Ikea and My O’verlays for partnering with me for this post!

21 Comments

  1. October 23, 2015 / 9:16 am

    Wow — I love what you did with the overlay patterns. I'll have to get an ikea piece just so I can use these overlays!

    • glamlatte
      Author
      October 24, 2015 / 5:03 pm

      Thanks Cheryl!! xo

    • Gemma waters
      November 30, 2016 / 3:03 pm

      May I ask what thickness you used please ?

      • glamlatte
        Author
        December 7, 2016 / 12:03 pm
  2. Joan
    October 24, 2015 / 9:58 am

    Looks amazing. I especially love the white cabinets.

    • glamlatte
      Author
      October 24, 2015 / 5:03 pm

      Thanks so much!

  3. Renae
    November 13, 2015 / 3:47 am

    Love the media cabinet. Been looking for some inspiration for what to do with our new living room. Did you get the bookshelves from ikea too??

    • glamlatte
      Author
      November 15, 2015 / 10:18 am

      Thanks! Yes the shelves are from Ikea as well. I will be doing a full living room reveal soon! xo

  4. January 17, 2016 / 10:10 am

    Holy wow! These do not look like they are from Ikea at all. Definitely going to be using these techniques. Thank you so much for sharing! 🙂

  5. Rose
    February 7, 2016 / 5:07 pm

    VERY NICE!!

  6. March 10, 2016 / 8:36 am

    I love these kitchen cupboards….

  7. June 7, 2016 / 10:24 pm

    Post more! Seriously, I am really digging what you have written so far. I've scanning your blog right now for more things to read.

  8. Brittney
    August 17, 2016 / 8:42 pm

    Hi! I love this hack & was wondering which Besta cabinet you used? There are so many to choose from! Thanks so much!

  9. Courtney
    October 4, 2016 / 10:09 pm

    Hi love the sideboard-which one did you use? There are a bunch of options!

  10. Heather
    October 28, 2016 / 9:36 am

    Hi!

    I love this, what did you do for the legs?

    Thanks, Heather

  11. November 11, 2016 / 12:08 am

    I love the cabinet in picture #1,, really beautiful ^__^

  12. Irene Ali
    February 17, 2017 / 4:58 am

    Love the color of the TV Stand and the overlays for the sideboard! What a great invention that is! These diy hacks make Ikea furniture so much better to use!!! I can’t wait to go shopping and get my furniture from there 🙂

  13. Stephanie
    July 19, 2017 / 2:44 pm

    Hello,

    First, I love love love the white cabinet! I want to make one exactly like it! However, I'm new to IKEA and am not sure which storage unit to buy. There are many different options to have it has a drawer or cabinet. I was wondering if you could help me find the exact unit you used? 😀 Amazing work

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