DIY Caned Credenza (Ikea Hack)
I finally figured out the perfect layout for my living room after 3 or 4 years of contemplating it, purchasing the wrong furniture for it and even painting it the wrong color. Our television was previously over our fireplace mantel, but when I moved it to the opposite side of the room I realized it needed a good piece of furniture to house all of its electronic components. I shopped around the internet for a pretty credenza to go under the television’s new spot and I was astounded at the prices of some of the pieces I found.
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For a full tutorial and breakdown of this project, watch this video below
I needed something quite long as it was going under our 65 inch television. And for a simple, long credenza with caned doors I was looking at spending at least a thousand dollars. That just isn’t in the budget and probably never will be as long as I can figure out how to DIY something.
What I came up with for this Ikea hack was to combine two Ikea Ivar cabinets together to create one long solid media unit. I chose the extra deep Ivar Cabinets which are 20” deep to ensure we would be able to fit our large receiver inside of it.
Using a circular saw I cut out the inside of the each door, leaving a 2 inch perimeter around the sides. I then attached some cane webbing to the back of the door. I ordered my cane webbing from V.I. Reed and Cane in advance and I made sure to order enough to cover the inside of the doors which was about 120” of caning. I had a bit leftover, but not too much.
I painted everything with Benjamin Moore’s Dove White and also attached these gold tapered legs to elevate the look a bit more, and also to quite literally elevate it a bit more as it was only 33” tall without legs.
I couldn’t be more happy with the final results. This project cost me just under $300, which is a huge savings and it only took me a couple of days during nap time to complete it.
For full details and a step by step tutorial on this caned credenza, be sure to check out the video at the top of the post.
x Megan
