I was quoted £800 for a posh kitchen island but didn’t want to pay it… so I made my own for £20 thanks to Ikea
A SAVVY DIY fan has left people stunned after sharing the posh kitchen island she made herself for just £20.
Emily Hume was quoted £800 for what she wanted in the room, so decided to see if she could create something similar herself – for a fraction of the cost.
She took to the Family Lowdown Tips and Ideas group on Facebook to share pictures of the island, as she wrote: “I had been desperate for a kitchen island but didn’t like the £400-£800+ price tag for we were looking for so made my own!”
Emily continued to reveal that she’d snapped up the materials for £90, and sold her previous table for £70 – meaning that making the island cost her an impressive £20.
“Obviously the base is 2x 8 IKEA kallax units, plus legs (8 used but only 4 visible), and a thin sheet of chipboard in the middle, and a painted and varnished piece of MDF all glued together!” she continued.
“So simple but sturdy and exactly what I wanted.”
Emily added that she already had one Kallax unit, and nabbed the other one for £20 from Facebook.
“Hence the low price,” she noted.
People in the comments section were quick to praise Emily for the ingenious hack.
“Absolutely genius, may need to use this idea in the future,” one person wrote.
“Look greats, brilliant idea,” another added.
“I use Kallax units all over the house, my office, the kids’ bedrooms, under stair cupboard. Love them.”
“Such a good idea with loads of storage !!!” a third wrote.
“I’ve seen people make bed bases this way too.”
“This is such a good idea,” someone else added.
“I suppose you could put castors/wheels on it and use it as a movable work bench too.”
“Great idea and looks so practical and pretty too,” another wrote.
“This is great! I’ve seen so many clips recently of people flipping and revamping Kallax units!” someone else said.
“It’s a great idea and huge saving on doing it yourself!! Well done you!”
While another commented: “What an ace idea! Looks lovely.”