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    diy fauxdenza

    we have a wall that is shaped like an L.

    and it’s right there when you walk in. like first thing you see.

    first anna on door sixteen did it. then the brick house added really good wood to hers. well i wanted one too.

    a fauxdenza is ikea kitchen cabinets mounted onto the wall, which then becomes a floating credenza.

    see the weird wall? after some planning, the math said we could fit two 36×18″ cabinets with 6″ on either side. i would have liked to fit 10 more, but this still adds a good amount of storage.

    FAUXDENZA

    2 akurum wall cabinets (36″ x 18″)
    4 applad doors
    integral hinges
    1 akurum suspension rail
    a really long piece of wood

    anyway – all you do is mount the cabinets onto the wall following ikea directions.

    our suspension rail was about 4 inches too long i think, so it had to be sawed down to the correct length.
    make sure the cabinets sit level while shimming to correct any non-wall-flushing-ness. as much as you can anyway. our wood covered the imperfections.

    after some serious wood drama for a few WEEKS, we went with a really nice piece of walnut from house of hardwood. they had to custom order us a piece that was long and deep enough (13″ sounds easier to find than it is.) we had them cut the three pieces for us at something crazy like 71 29/32″ long and the side pieces 17 3/4″.

    i danish oiled the wood and it turned out super rich and preeeetty.

    boyfriend then drilled some pilot holes into the inside before attaching six 1″ screws on the sides to keep it in place while i helped tremendously by holding the side pieces in place for the butt joint.

    check that thing OUT.

    … when we finally finished, we were both like this:

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    diy fauxdenza

    we have a wall that is shaped like an L.

    and it’s right there when you walk in. like first thing you see.

    first anna on door sixteen did it. then the brick house added really good wood to hers. well i wanted one too.

    a fauxdenza is ikea kitchen cabinets mounted onto the wall, which then becomes a floating credenza.

    see the weird wall? after some planning, the math said we could fit two 36×18″ cabinets with 6″ on either side. i would have liked to fit 10 more, but this still adds a good amount of storage.

    FAUXDENZA

    2 akurum wall cabinets (36″ x 18″)
    4 applad doors
    integral hinges
    1 akurum suspension rail
    a really long piece of wood

    anyway – all you do is mount the cabinets onto the wall following ikea directions.

    our suspension rail was about 4 inches too long i think, so it had to be sawed down to the correct length.
    make sure the cabinets sit level while shimming to correct any non-wall-flushing-ness. as much as you can anyway. our wood covered the imperfections.

    after some serious wood drama for a few WEEKS, we went with a really nice piece of walnut from house of hardwood. they had to custom order us a piece that was long and deep enough (13″ sounds easier to find than it is.) we had them cut the three pieces for us at something crazy like 71 29/32″ long and the side pieces 17 3/4″.

    i danish oiled the wood and it turned out super rich and preeeetty.

    boyfriend then drilled some pilot holes into the inside before attaching six 1″ screws on the sides to keep it in place while i helped tremendously by holding the side pieces in place for the butt joint.

    check that thing OUT.

    … when we finally finished, we were both like this:

  • the ikea rast campaign hack ⋅ update

    i get a ton of emails asking about the rast hack hardware and why the source of the hardware yells at you.

    now let me start by apologizing to ansaldi & sons. i know your site said surface mount and i didn’t care. but back then, there wasn’t this totally scary hostile warning either! (i think i may have directed too many people to them for this project)

    ok! i am sorry you don’t like it mounted onto the wood. but because i wasn’t using it heavily, i thought it’d be ok to just mount the thing right on there.

    now if you are attempting to hack your rast in this fashion, you must be willing to ignore the warning. can you do that? ok good.

    i could have gotten serious about it and cut holes for the hardware, but i didn’t. so i just drilled them right on top. as you can see, they protrude slightly but in person, it’s honestly not that noticeable.

    here it is from the top. see? not so bad, right?

    and here’s my little rast. in it’s new home. with some shelving around it that i will be posting as soon as i get my shit together.

    i took these new semi-better pictures of it so that if you wanted to pin it, you could you pin these instead of those really shitty photos i took with my cell phone.

    i’m still here to answer any questions and i want to see how yours turn out!

  • the ikea rast campaign hack ⋅ update

    i get a ton of emails asking about the rast hack hardware and why the source of the hardware yells at you.

    now let me start by apologizing to ansaldi & sons. i know your site said surface mount and i didn’t care. but back then, there wasn’t this totally scary hostile warning either! (i think i may have directed too many people to them for this project)

    ok! i am sorry you don’t like it mounted onto the wood. but because i wasn’t using it heavily, i thought it’d be ok to just mount the thing right on there.

    now if you are attempting to hack your rast in this fashion, you must be willing to ignore the warning. can you do that? ok good.

    i could have gotten serious about it and cut holes for the hardware, but i didn’t. so i just drilled them right on top. as you can see, they protrude slightly but in person, it’s honestly not that noticeable.

    here it is from the top. see? not so bad, right?

    and here’s my little rast. in it’s new home. with some shelving around it that i will be posting as soon as i get my shit together.

    i took these new semi-better pictures of it so that if you wanted to pin it, you could you pin these instead of those really shitty photos i took with my cell phone.

    i’m still here to answer any questions and i want to see how yours turn out!

  • the ikea rast campaign hack ⋅ update

    i get a ton of emails asking about the rast hack hardware and why the source of the hardware yells at you.

    now let me start by apologizing to ansaldi & sons. i know your site said surface mount and i didn’t care. but back then, there wasn’t this totally scary hostile warning either! (i think i may have directed too many people to them for this project)

    ok! i am sorry you don’t like it mounted onto the wood. but because i wasn’t using it heavily, i thought it’d be ok to just mount the thing right on there.

    now if you are attempting to hack your rast in this fashion, you must be willing to ignore the warning. can you do that? ok good.

    i could have gotten serious about it and cut holes for the hardware, but i didn’t. so i just drilled them right on top. as you can see, they protrude slightly but in person, it’s honestly not that noticeable.

    here it is from the top. see? not so bad, right?

    and here’s my little rast. in it’s new home. with some shelving around it that i will be posting as soon as i get my shit together.

    i took these new semi-better pictures of it so that if you wanted to pin it, you could you pin these instead of those really shitty photos i took with my cell phone.

    i’m still here to answer any questions and i want to see how yours turn out!

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    valentines wishlist

    always hoping for the best when it comes to be spoiled.

    THE STUFF

    one loooove the simple, feminine scent of marc jacobs classic perfume two “curious case of balthazar” graphite watercolor drawing by tinyartshop three black druzy heart necklace by tala stone four bronn candleholders from cb2 – so perfectly simple five gorgeous flower arrangements for your love from the valentine flower pop up shop in la! six i reaaaally want this three gold spikes ring by stefanie sheehan seven the eberjey mila bralet from journelle. so sexy.

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    valentines wishlist

    always hoping for the best when it comes to be spoiled.

    THE STUFF

    one loooove the simple, feminine scent of marc jacobs classic perfume two “curious case of balthazar” graphite watercolor drawing by tinyartshop three black druzy heart necklace by tala stone four bronn candleholders from cb2 – so perfectly simple five gorgeous flower arrangements for your love from the valentine flower pop up shop in la! six i reaaaally want this three gold spikes ring by stefanie sheehan seven the eberjey mila bralet from journelle. so sexy.

  • eyes + ears // 11

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  • eyes + ears // 11

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  • valentines day gifts for him

    THE GIFTS

    ONE (some inspiration) “the where, the why, and the how: 75 artists illustrate wondrous mysteries of science” TWO (something to do together) the lovebook activity book THREE (something manly) estwing hammer from west elm FOUR (something so so fun) cards against humanity FIVE (something for his bar) morris kitchen ginger syrup SIX (for him to smell nice for you) rudy’s brand products SEVEN (for his hair to look good for you) speert handmade comb EIGHT (something practical) j.crew leather magic wallet