Which new shelves fit older Ikea furniture?

  • Erstellt am 2016-12-04 20:41:10

Sonnengelb

2016-12-04 20:41:10
  • #1
Hello everyone,
I’m completely new here and happy that there is an Ikea forum :)
Now I’ll come straight to a question and hope that maybe I can find some help here?

For my office at work, additional storage spaces / shelves for my materials (books, binders, copied flat Din.A 4 pages, shallower boxes and cases up to 30cm wide) should be purchased as soon as possible.
Since most of the furniture already in the room is from Ikea (estimated from about 6-17 years ago), I am strongly inclined to get the missing shelves also from Ikea…

But which ones? I have already looked at Billy, Kallax, ..., Molger? on the Ikea site, but I’m not sure which of these or if something completely different makes sense.. :confused:

Here is a description of what the room looks like and what I need: [ATTACH alt="welche-neuen-regale-zu-aelteren-ikea-moebeln-194962-1.jpg" type="full"]27483[/ATTACH]

Walls painted pale yellow, large gray, marbled (ancient) PVC tiles, in one corner a beige carpet with sporadic coarse pattern (with dark shapes).

A) When you enter the room, on the left wall there is a half-high wardrobe from Ikea from 1999 (127cm high) in a light wood tone (real wood veneer birch / maple, darkened) (in the upper part behind the doors are 4 square compartments, below there is a pull-out hanging file folder).

Next to it stands a black 3x3 compartment shelf (height & width 114.5 cm, depth 39.5cm) with thick side panels and narrower medium brown inner shelves (I suspect Expedit?).

Afterwards there is a gap about 45cm wide into which a shelf should go (question 1), with maximum dimensions of 40cm wide & deep, 70-100cm high.

B) Then comes my rectangular desk in a light wood tone (a kind of coating, rather light beech-colored) with silver legs and

C) Next to it a rolling container with 5 drawers all in light wood tone like (A) (real wood veneer birch / maple, darkened), with silver-colored pillars and wheels, also Ikea from 1999.

At a right angle to this is a double window, below which is the radiator.

Under the right window, basically to the right next to the radiator towards the wall, I would like a shelf (question 2), max. 30cm deep and max. 90cm high and up to 60cm wide.

D) On the wall opposite the desk & black shelf is another rectangular table (for practical work), identical to the desk (B), light beech-colored coated.

Afterwards on the wall there is a gap for which I am also looking for a shelf (question 3): max. 40cm wide, max. 40 cm deep, 100-106 cm (max!) high.

E) After that is a seating area with 2 blue Ikea armchairs (like Tullsta) and a small round coffee table with one matte glass shelf (also in light darkened wood tone birch / maple like (A) and (C)).

Between the rear armchair and basically next to the door there is space for another shelf or a closed cabinet (question 4) with a maximum of 30cm depth & 50-60 cm width and max. 80cm height.

I thought that the additional furniture should preferably also be in a light wood tone, matching the first wardrobe (A), rolling container (C) & coffee table. I have a serial number from the rolling container: 300.210.77, Made in Sweden, Ikea Systems B.V. 1999.
The large black shelf, the blue armchairs and the gray floor already create a certain darkness…
However, the existing furniture pieces are 17 years old and accordingly darkened, a nice warm light wood tone.

Do you think that something from the current Ikea range in birch would fit?? Or something else? And what exactly would you recommend?

At first I tried to describe the room and only afterward someone kindly made the sketch for me, now I have uploaded both for you...

Thank you very much for reading and best regards!
 

IKEA-Freund

2016-12-05 18:39:01
  • #2
There is Billy in birch veneer, 106 cm high. Whether that matches the darkening level of your furniture, you would have to judge yourself. The back panels are not veneered, but covered with birch decor foil.
Regards,
IKEA-Freund
 

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