Ikea Hack

My Ikea hack will involve the Burghult shelf and Sandshult bracket or the Burghult shelf and the Racka curtain rod with the Betydlig wall/ceiling bracket. The concept is to create a fold away shelf for a young adult’s room that is functional and easy to use, poses no hazards and has aesthetic appeal for a young adult as an expression of their personality.

Orthographic concept sketch of the fold away shelf.

The idea is for the support struts to fold away and the shelf which works on a hinge will fold down. The image of the guitar is just for aesthetic.

This is a SketchUp drawing of the Ikea shelf progressing it from a concept sketch.

A real world application of what was learnt during the design process. The shelf is utilising hinges on a slanted wall in a kitchen to stay level.