Post #585270 by Suicide Tiki on Sat, Apr 16, 2011 8:51 PM

Started working to tikify some shelving and storage for the Lava Lounge today. I have been needing more space to display all the trinkets I have in my collection and also a place to hide some stuff I dont want out. Anyway I was at IKEA the other day and had an idea about customizing some cheep shelves from there. Here is the process...

Started off with some cheep cabinets and bookcases from Ikea...

Let my inner pyro out to burn some bamboo for the trim...

Then added a little matting and some bamboo trim... eventually I think I will mount a couple of masks to these cabinet fronts. But for now they will do just like they are...

Then added a little matting to the back of the bookcase, added some LED lights which can be any set to any color and here is the end result...

Here is the matching set on the other side...

And here is the wide shot of the both of them... The pic really didn't take in the pure red light so I had to turn on a lamp so you could see better. But you get the idea from this photo.

...And that my friends is how you spend a Saturday working on a tiki room! Let me know what you think about the latest creation. As I mentioned I have little to no skills with power tools but this was something anyone could do if they need a simple way to dress up some ordinary bookshelves. As always comments and suggestions welcome.

Pals,
Suicide Tiki

[ Edited by: Suicide Tiki 2011-04-17 00:06 ]