Double desk, light and full of storage space

<div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-XtYiPtJj5HMn-8OEDXnBjA5ynKAgm32enQh47WdydyonPMo_3b6eUF7V9M7Ro0RgKvLySGjXEDizEvdDmCZxpqy1Ixbuk5OO9jkdSvbOyo8J_itGuqI8tkFBD5sXaB_KQvXxYwgqvUDm/s1600/photo+%2528Large%2529-755044.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5766154468896540242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-XtYiPtJj5HMn-8OEDXnBjA5ynKAgm32enQh47WdydyonPMo_3b6eUF7V9M7Ro0RgKvLySGjXEDizEvdDmCZxpqy1Ixbuk5OO9jkdSvbOyo8J_itGuqI8tkFBD5sXaB_KQvXxYwgqvUDm/s640/photo+%2528Large%2529-755044.JPG" width="550" /></a></div><br /><b>Materials: </b>Vika Alex, Capita, Micke<br /><br /><b>Description: </b>My girlfriend needed to have her own space, but I needed to have a place for my Personal Computer. <br /><br />I found the creative-ikea-desk on Ikeahackers, and it gave me inspiration. <br /><br />So I used 2 MICKE drawer units for the both ends of the workstation, and VIKA ALEX in the middle to hide my personal computer. <br /><br />Thanks to capita legs I have been able to add a table top above the 3 consoles. <br /><br />The next steps are : <br /><br />- A USB hub encased in the shelf <br />- Ventilate the console hosting the PC. <br /><br />~ Guillaume, France, Rennes

Double desk, light and full of storage space

Materials: Vika Alex, Capita, Micke Description: My girlfriend needed to have her own space, but I needed to have a place for my Personal Co...

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VIKA ALEX in the PAX

<div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLLATgjBgB7KXgqVFzagJZz5bQwt9hpcEYLldkaIdK1xhNA3OIFFDyq3_J7X-jDttM-scrMt3njBdCQk0ktz2ShzdofIVVsn0VZSriBlMyGyQCcd4jn1_XbhtJTJCyarVeMx-i9gHcoWs/s1600/photo+2-745588.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5744685601279964546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLLATgjBgB7KXgqVFzagJZz5bQwt9hpcEYLldkaIdK1xhNA3OIFFDyq3_J7X-jDttM-scrMt3njBdCQk0ktz2ShzdofIVVsn0VZSriBlMyGyQCcd4jn1_XbhtJTJCyarVeMx-i9gHcoWs/s640/photo+2-745588.JPG" width="550" /></a></div><br /><b>Materials: </b>VIKA ALEX, saw, and drill or glue<br /><br /><b>Description: </b>I was looking for a chest of drawers to put in my PAX. It should be about half of the body in width, with the appropriate height and nice looking. So I came across the Vika Alex chest of drawers, with the perfect width and the same depth as the PAX! It was only a bit too tall. No problem, I have a saw! :) <br /><br /><a name="more"></a><br /><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhryHF6sQK2DKrAIwAfRSH6imv1Mf3YF8h6XBWEpsbLvaJ9nRhrjc46LnCBQJd-nldojqhl3xDeIC7nNOgvaMNiCWoXKxpRf4fVneYGHI73lE9R5W2WDiCqmLQbnAA2iVWviCdmsERqjEA/s1600/photo+4-751616.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5744685627471945058" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhryHF6sQK2DKrAIwAfRSH6imv1Mf3YF8h6XBWEpsbLvaJ9nRhrjc46LnCBQJd-nldojqhl3xDeIC7nNOgvaMNiCWoXKxpRf4fVneYGHI73lE9R5W2WDiCqmLQbnAA2iVWviCdmsERqjEA/s640/photo+4-751616.JPG" width="550" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMQnRLJ8pUGh2UUnL0VQQmAkN3MF87VIGjZuAJeaCZ03E8p_H1NK8pqZA3a_L6MOKZ-6W0MNnt7_TqJPny_2noUfhhOrpTHoFoYVN0O7qEkcFqbhHNcelzcl7D3bXlEC6U7Qn-4qLy3HU/s1600/photo+1-749615.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5744685618933019986" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMQnRLJ8pUGh2UUnL0VQQmAkN3MF87VIGjZuAJeaCZ03E8p_H1NK8pqZA3a_L6MOKZ-6W0MNnt7_TqJPny_2noUfhhOrpTHoFoYVN0O7qEkcFqbhHNcelzcl7D3bXlEC6U7Qn-4qLy3HU/s640/photo+1-749615.JPG" width="550" /></a></div><br />So, I decided to just reduce it to the 3 top drawers. I sawed the sides and back and just followed the IKEA instructions to assemble it. As a nice side effect, I got a second chest of 2 drawers by just assembling the remaining pieces and using the base as the top of the new chest (I drilled 6 holes on the top of the sides and used the six screws from the base to attach the top). <br /><br /><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIA0xEHASAtAHnmzQp3DTv7QWQK1-yDP0tCH7CXHqYYKfeAXFX3foMb8wFFXjVLZ1DCU8gPDvmTEoJIRWpd0Ek0KUWHI8m-X4_SRvZPWUIzWdK815KVPB4GD1tqQwge9tuKysO_jGZyss/s1600/photo+3-747605.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5744685611268543106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIA0xEHASAtAHnmzQp3DTv7QWQK1-yDP0tCH7CXHqYYKfeAXFX3foMb8wFFXjVLZ1DCU8gPDvmTEoJIRWpd0Ek0KUWHI8m-X4_SRvZPWUIzWdK815KVPB4GD1tqQwge9tuKysO_jGZyss/s640/photo+3-747605.JPG" width="550" /></a></div><br />Result: two perfect and sturdy chests of drawers for my PAX.<br /><br />~ Carla

VIKA ALEX in the PAX

Materials: VIKA ALEX, saw, and drill or glue Description: I was looking for a chest of drawers to put in my PAX. It should be about half of ...

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How to hide a tumbler inside a Vika Alex cabinet

<div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisXoGVPt0O_TLB3nvmZdkS2Qq0wHCatIIhCCogpIJxhrIxeuyhqYbJeLQtBckhg1Lixhk21sxzMpdQXmaPAPcRPyjtC3AWoEsRjvsTRtwhVJ_475tssKkeS6Ac5akIWkRL1Ly-KRwWq5Y/s1600/ikea+hack+001-766912.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516996589710263426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisXoGVPt0O_TLB3nvmZdkS2Qq0wHCatIIhCCogpIJxhrIxeuyhqYbJeLQtBckhg1Lixhk21sxzMpdQXmaPAPcRPyjtC3AWoEsRjvsTRtwhVJ_475tssKkeS6Ac5akIWkRL1Ly-KRwWq5Y/s640/ikea+hack+001-766912.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><b>Materials:</b> stated Vika Alex, a vintage rock tumbler, a roll out trashcan hider thingy, some scrap wood<br /><br /><b>Description:</b> First, you have to have a tumbler that you need to get off your mother's kitchen counters. Second, you need to take a trip to your local IKEA, and get a Vika Alex cabinet, like <a href="http://tinyurl.com/23myvlu%20">this.</a> Third, you need to go to Lowe's or Home Depot, and find one of those '<a href="http://tinyurl.com/ygxcc8m%20">hide a trash can in the cabinet under the sink</a>' kits. mine is this one, but slightly smaller. <br /><br />Now, here's what you do: <br /><br />Throw out the directions for installing it in a regular cabinet. <br /><br />Mine came with tiny finishing nails, and that's no good. my tumbler weighs in at over 10 lbs, including the barrel, full of steel shot. (i'm a jeweler.) <br /><br /><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7MYHTEHI9CoyYZMPZDTeF0j_s02-YcW8yf2bedAk32aHyLtYmK6rQRVtK1UR6DribKoF80JBq9EohG_iGvvJEFtNW0mxiCg9sxpqYn32kxyjPm3ljUQwYk9RBZxDW93D9SLamYZieGUo/s1600/ikea+hack+002-769624.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="300" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516996602632646466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7MYHTEHI9CoyYZMPZDTeF0j_s02-YcW8yf2bedAk32aHyLtYmK6rQRVtK1UR6DribKoF80JBq9EohG_iGvvJEFtNW0mxiCg9sxpqYn32kxyjPm3ljUQwYk9RBZxDW93D9SLamYZieGUo/s400/ikea+hack+002-769624.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbnMkbOtkBAkevN-KX_ivzLioQ39zBMsRMNys9HgXRcQoVODi_13RVWkOpjkPhxojVpPccZusuSH4SkFaUux9__OBsbYhpV130phrZeFucvoZZGf5-oEB-FuMnxAcB8T3Cmrj3Srihyphenhyphenmw/s1600/ikea+hack+003-771361.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="300" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516996607274517506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbnMkbOtkBAkevN-KX_ivzLioQ39zBMsRMNys9HgXRcQoVODi_13RVWkOpjkPhxojVpPccZusuSH4SkFaUux9__OBsbYhpV130phrZeFucvoZZGf5-oEB-FuMnxAcB8T3Cmrj3Srihyphenhyphenmw/s400/ikea+hack+003-771361.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPTnwMLqRp9bG3uoXwnmZufGJfstRXmFuv_J6uKldcSCy_EtC9W6dW-HiMM0YD9mUU1_QWL37c-s6cgDKoy9_0bo0YRb6WZb28nO6XCEz4WaVnzKxzCI_WekzN1nFEEaSE3_wkFk9SRbE/s1600/ikea+hack+004-772742.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516996617913910754" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPTnwMLqRp9bG3uoXwnmZufGJfstRXmFuv_J6uKldcSCy_EtC9W6dW-HiMM0YD9mUU1_QWL37c-s6cgDKoy9_0bo0YRb6WZb28nO6XCEz4WaVnzKxzCI_WekzN1nFEEaSE3_wkFk9SRbE/s640/ikea+hack+004-772742.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br />Hunt about for some good, stout screws. <br /><br />Separate the two parts of the rolling rack. <br /><br />Take the bottom part, and mark out, on whatever shelf you'd like (i chose the bottom, since my tumbler's heavy), and poke a starter hole with a sharp nail, or an ice pick. screw the bottom part to the shelf. <br /><br />On the top one, you want to do some special things. <br /><br />To give the tumbler something steady to sit on, cut some scrap wood to fit inside the runners, so that they site flush. if your tumbler has screw holes in the base (mine did), mark and drill them. <br /><br />Go ahead and screw the tumbler base to the wood. if you'd like some sound deadening, now's the time. put a few layers of felt between the tumbler and the wood. <br /><br />Once you've got all that done, you want to re assemble the two parts of the rolling rack, to make sure you've done it right. (hopefully, you did.) <br /><br />Now, you might asking "power?" since tumblers are electric. There's a hole at the base of the Alex, since it was made for holding things like computer towers. Go ahead and feed the tumbler's power cord through that. if your cord is long enough, you should be able to get it to a plug easily. If not, i'm sure you know what an extension cord is.  <br /><br />Congratulations, you now have a tumbler that is hidden from view, but also that is easily accessible! (and your mother has her countertop back!)<br /><br />See more <a href="http://blog.jewelry-ninja.com/2010/09/how-to-hide-tumbler-inside-vika-alex.html">here</a>. <br /><br />(P.S. A tumbler like mine was originally designed for taking rough cut rocks and gems and turning them into smooth and polished rocks and gems. I use mine with steel shot, to clean and polish metal jewelry. There are rotary tumblers, like mine, and there are also vibratory ones, which shake things up and down to polish them.<br />They all make a fair amount of noise, and if a rotary (spinning) tumbler needs a new belt, it'll smell kinda like burnt rubber too. :P I stuck mine in the cabinet to make it both quieter and less smelly.)<br /><br /><br />~ yobo

How to hide a tumbler inside a Vika Alex cabinet

Materials: stated Vika Alex, a vintage rock tumbler, a roll out trashcan hider thingy, some scrap wood Description: First, you have to hav...

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