BESTA love and idea thread

[Collectorcol]

I had issues with viewing items on the bottom shelves so switched to Tombo just for the bottom.
Agreed it would spoil the look of your display...classy living space.

 

[Y4NK33 PL4N3T]

I had issues with viewing items on the bottom shelves so switched to Tombo just for the bottom.
Agreed it would spoil the look of your display...classy living space.

Thank you very much!

These Besta units didn't mesh with the Tombo doors well for the top or bottom units, and I think it's b/c of the color (med brown). As you know the thin, silver Tombo door frame doesn't cover up the edges of the units so there was about an inch edge/frame that protruded through that I thought was glaring, and really unattractive. As others have posted black/white/dark colored units look amazing with Tombo and you don't even notice the edge/frame showing.

 

[joda76]

Good choice, I have the same doors but with 1/6 and it really gives them a classy look.

 

[HarpieLad]

Hope this helps, I rushed this pic from a standing position whereas I should take one seated on the couch since that viewpoint most common.

Cool thanks looks great.

If I'm not mounting it to the wall do you think it's going to be more secure with or without legs?

 

[Y4NK33 PL4N3T]

Good choice, I have the same doors but with 1/6 and it really gives them a classy look.

Thanks! I can imagine 1/6 must look amazing in these. You might be giving me bad ideas

Cool thanks looks great.

If I'm not mounting it to the wall do you think it's going to be more secure with or without legs?

Thank you! I'm not sure if having/not having legs will increase the security of the units.

As long as your floor is close to level I'd think you'd be fine especially after adding pieces which increases their weight. The nice thing about the legs is that you can adjust them independently to get the unit level if your floor happens to be off. If you're worried about earthquakes or another strong force toppling them over, then using the included wall supports would be a good option as others have mentioned.

 

[KingB]

Allmost all my PFs are on top of three tier Bestas, which contain only (tons of) hardcover comics. The PFs are thus an ornamentation to the comics collection, not the main focus*, but in my opinion they look lovely and imposing up there, with no Besta walls separating them. Sort of like a comics temple.

*Even though anyone entering the room will obviously notice them before any book.

Your a beast Shoo. I am not worthy to rock the top shelf.

 

[jreycnc]

Finally got some stuff put into the new set up now that its all mounted and the light wiring is all run. I have a hard time getting a lot of light into my living room and coupling that with my phone camera and the pictures are a little bleh. You get the idea though!

I'll see if I can't steal my wife's real camera and get some better pictures.

 

[Y4NK33 PL4N3T]

Looks great! Very clean and professional looking

 

[Fisherprice]

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Ok I still have some work to do. I have a quick question. The wall is pure drywall. Any suggestions for securing it to the wall?

Once I get that done I need to go back and get some lights. Not sure if I am going to do the glass doors.

 

[Pixelpiper]

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Ok I still have some work to do. I have a quick question. The wall is pure drywall. Any suggestions for securing it to the wall?

No wall is pure drywall or it wouldn't be able to stand. If your wall was built by a builder following some kind of building code, then there will at the very least be 2x4" wooden studs spaced every 16", 18", 20" or 24" apart on-center inside that wall. That's what you will secure the cabinets to.

If the wall was built by someone not following proper building procedures for residential construction, then it's anyone's guess how far apart the studs are, or if they've possibly used metal studs. In any case, use a stud finder to locate the ones behind your upright cabinets and attach some straps to the top of the cabinet and through the drywall into a stud to secure them.

 

[Y4NK33 PL4N3T]

Pixel would you happen to have any pics of the straps securing your cabinets or detolfs to the wall?

 

[Pixelpiper]

I'm not using straps myself, instead I've got aluminum L pieces that I had kicking around from something else. You can also grab steel L brackets at any hardware store already with a series of holes in them (at least 2 per end is common).

IKEA supplies various wall anchoring parts for their different cabinets, sometimes a strap, which is just a piece of webbing, a screw and a couple of washers - you supply the screw for the wall. Other times a metal bracket with a metal shim and plastic cover (lack shelf, expedit shelves). You can use pretty much anything so long at the bond between shelf and wall is strong and won't be a point of failure in case of any toppling force.

 

[Fisherprice]

Yeah I was to lazy to go get the stud finder. I think I'll hit up Home Depot this weekend.

 

[chris rankin]

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Ok I still have some work to do. I have a quick question. The wall is pure drywall. Any suggestions for securing it to the wall?

Once I get that done I need to go back and get some lights. Not sure if I am going to do the glass doors.

You can buy plugs which are specifically made for drywall and expand when you screw the screw into them which might be useful if you cant locate any studs

 

[Spidey976]

Yeah I was to lazy to go get the stud finder. I think I'll hit up Home Depot this weekend.

You can buy plugs which are specifically made for drywall and expand when you screw the screw into them which might be useful if you cant locate any studs

If you are afraid of these falling over I would still suggest getting a stud finder and trying to hit at least one stud for each case. While plugs are great IF they fail they tend to fail BIG. I had a coat rack hung with two wall 75 lbs plugs, and one day with very little on it, it simply tore the plugs through the drywall. It was a major crash. After I repaired the wall I made sure to anchor at least one of the screws into the stud with a long *** woodscrew. That bugger has been up there now for 7 years with NO issues.

 

[martin1971]

Hi can anyone tell me can u fit 2 pf on one besta shelf
Thanks

 

[KingB]

Hi can anyone tell me can u fit 2 pf on one besta shelf
Thanks

Certainly, just depends on the width of each PF. Sometimes they just look too crowded.

 

[martin1971]

Certainly, just depends on the width of each PF. Sometimes they just look too crowded.

Thanks for reply will soon be off to ikea for some bestas cus my
Deltof r full

Martin

 

[Collectorcol]

Hi can anyone tell me can u fit 2 pf on one besta shelf
Thanks

 

[NastyNick]

Yeah i like it that they van fit two pf's. Can they fit 3 in some circumstances?