Another Project: Floating Cabinets...

<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I've been on another CRAZE, trying to figure out what we'll be adding next to our main dining room table. <i>A credenza? A sideboard?</i> WHATEVER you want to call it, we haven't found it! After looking through several sites & realizing we weren't going to find something long enough & affordable - we came to a conclusion........</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: small;">let's freakin' try <a href="http://www.ikea.com/"><b><u>IKEA</u></b></a>. </span><br /><span style="font-size: small;">  </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">During my hunt, I had come across a shelf in <a href="http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/chicago/house-tours/house-tour-andreas-greektown-loft-009467"><b><u>this</u></b></a> Greektown loft on Apartment Therapy. I was impressed at how brilliantly Andreas (<i>the owner</i>) used the Akurum shelving system - and thought,<i> why not?</i> I love a floating cabinet...</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwYBxSGDb0N5CYWK9Zsot_MRSwaUnbk322a9izbOsGNjgAAaIJsxgVODpf378dqlvlvTQJJarL__sLiglonCJeOFqyCS-zhR1AtMTjYoccmOWCL5DcUrIe3Pn9ySa7QPmubCbTeCDRY-s/s1600/andy_s_pad06_rect640.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwYBxSGDb0N5CYWK9Zsot_MRSwaUnbk322a9izbOsGNjgAAaIJsxgVODpf378dqlvlvTQJJarL__sLiglonCJeOFqyCS-zhR1AtMTjYoccmOWCL5DcUrIe3Pn9ySa7QPmubCbTeCDRY-s/s1600/andy_s_pad06_rect640.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: small;">We've made the order through a company called <a href="http://www.modernlv.com/"><b><u>MODERNLV</u></b></a> - They actually pick up your IKEA furniture for  you for about 20% of the total cost. Basically - it's cheaper than ordering it online & maybe even driving there yourself. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: small;"> Now, I'm speaking for those of US who DO NOT have an IKEA in our state...like Nevada. So lame. Anyway, it's ordered & I'm looking forward to showing you what it looks like up.</span><br /><span style="font-size: small;">  </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">As for my plan...I bought enough shelving so that it would extend about 2 feet passed the painting on each side. </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><b>Do you think that was a smart move on my behalf? Or should I have extended the cabinets from wall to wall instead?? </b></i></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><b>Have you ever installed floating cabinets before in your home??</b></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8gGdSxhwjzIMfGePO8yfmxaqe7gDHQS0lHrkr-RAL40ByOdlXzX0fL2YyZh1csnR_D6oKfTQy-33sSePjQMOvFiWVrf7bkz1f2nlWmtdWD8Hs2jVuXcTH2b9YWRmSyZgP7moz8qak_oE/s1600/andy_s_pad04_rect640.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8gGdSxhwjzIMfGePO8yfmxaqe7gDHQS0lHrkr-RAL40ByOdlXzX0fL2YyZh1csnR_D6oKfTQy-33sSePjQMOvFiWVrf7bkz1f2nlWmtdWD8Hs2jVuXcTH2b9YWRmSyZgP7moz8qak_oE/s1600/andy_s_pad04_rect640.jpg" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;">below: our place - shot this picture while standing in the kitchen</span><span style="font-size: small;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHw2KKeLjaClQCjXs0_ajtxDx6hyqGkKvmUg1dk-buWr3-vvX45pq-1-PBVadv2CUk-QBomslISbrqE1CAlWBwBqtvI7-PiL-O-vShqnb1DbZTdoOav6JlHk5ohkhlC4IRDqRRhWWlZi0/s1600/kitchen4+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHw2KKeLjaClQCjXs0_ajtxDx6hyqGkKvmUg1dk-buWr3-vvX45pq-1-PBVadv2CUk-QBomslISbrqE1CAlWBwBqtvI7-PiL-O-vShqnb1DbZTdoOav6JlHk5ohkhlC4IRDqRRhWWlZi0/s1600/kitchen4+copy.jpg" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">For those of you interested - <a href="http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/chicago/how-to/how-to-install-a-floating-ikea-credenza-051639"><b><u>here's</u></b></a> a cool DIY on how to install a floating IKEA cabinets.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1681459720"><b><br /></b></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">-top 2 images via <a href="http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/"><b>apartment therapy</b></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Another Project: Floating Cabinets...

I've been on another CRAZE, trying to figure out what we'll be adding next to our main dining room table. A credenza? A sideboard? ...

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