BESTA love and idea thread

[dw316]

Man, every time I see that display up there, the Monster Mash song runs in my head since there are so many horror themed elements to it, LOL

 

[TheRescueArmor]

Thanks guys. I really like the thick borders because it separates each shelf nicely.

 

[TheRescueArmor]

Man, every time I see that display up there, the Monster Mash song runs in my head since there are so many horror themed elements to it, LOL

Lol that's cute.

 

[tyhhh]

Beautiful set up Iron Woman!
I'm a fan of the Vassbo doors as well. While they do reduce your viewing window a bit, they look classier, like real furniture (imho). But the real benefit is that they hide shelf edges a little better when you move shelves down to make more space for a big statue.

 

[Collectorcol]

Well put. Vassbo looks like statues behind nice furniture. Would be better if the frames were an inch thinner like the Glassvik.
Tombo were just dust prevention.

 

[SuperJ300]

I think it gives a nice finish to the cabinets.

Looks really classy.

 

[TheRescueArmor]

Thanks again. I agree about the hidding some parts of the statue but it is classy nonetheless.


Husband went to ikea to purchase some lighting. We'll see how it goes.

 

[TheRescueArmor]

Added some Dioder LED lighting on top of our Besta. We were going to use Inredas but Dioders look cooler.

 

[dw316]

 

[Crash1207]

Added some Dioder LED lighting on top of our Besta. We were going to use Inredas but Dioders look cooler.

Looks good. That's similar to what I'm planning on top of my Bestas. The only thing I'm doing different is getting a thin strip of balsa that I'm painting black and then attaching the Dioder strips to that to hide them a little.

 

[tyhhh]

Looks good. That's similar to what I'm planning on top of my Bestas. The only thing I'm doing different is getting a thin strip of balsa that I'm painting black and then attaching the Dioder strips to that to hide them a little.

I'm thinking about doing the same thing. Instead of balsa wood, looking for some dull reflective surface on the inside edge, so that it reflects even more light back on the statue. I say dull because I want a little diffusion, the individual dioders are so bright that they leave "lines" on the statue for every dioder.

 

[Crash1207]

I'd be interested in hearing what you come up with when you find something. That sounds like a good idea.

 

[DarkMario616]

Has anyone ever "decorated" their besto? I'm thinking of doing something simple like just putting a decal on the back wall. I originally wanted to turn it into a giant scene/diorama but maybe too difficult. So I thought what if I just did something simple like this to liven it up?



or maybe with transparent font/stars?



Rough photoshop. Any opinions? Kinda indifferent.

Does anyone know the dimensions of the inside cabinet too? Gives me a better idea of how big the decal should be! Not home.

 

[Pixelpiper]

Don't need a decal. A poster print is much less pricy. I've done this to most of my detolf shelves and will also have prints for the extra large shelves on the top of the expedits. Look in my showroom thread - start from the first page.

 

[blood]

Has anyone ever "decorated" their besto? I'm thinking of doing something simple like just putting a decal on the back wall. I originally wanted to turn it into a giant scene/diorama but maybe too difficult. So I thought what if I just did something simple like this to liven it up?

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or maybe with transparent font/stars?

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Rough photoshop. Any opinions? Kinda indifferent.

Does anyone know the dimensions of the inside cabinet too? Gives me a better idea of how big the decal should be! Not home.

the yellow stars stands out too much. i would go with the transparent stars

 

[DarkMario616]

I'd love to do a poster wrap. I'd have to find high resolution pics of Re and SH tho... Hmmm

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[IronFingaz]

Question for those of you who have put doors on your Besta.

I got some of these https://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/00134047/ and are about to put doors on them. I've screwed the hinges on the bottom half, like the booklet shows, and put a shelf right in the middle (holes 19) but which holes do i put the hinges for the top half in?

 

[Collectorcol]

Hold the door in place to see where the hinge needs to go...Simples!

 

[IronFingaz]

Hold the door in place to see where the hinge needs to go...Simples!

Thanks

Or, as i found out when i held the door up and saw where to put the hinges, just do the mirror opposite of the bottom part.

 

[meatgoat]

Looks good. That's similar to what I'm planning on top of my Bestas. The only thing I'm doing different is getting a thin strip of balsa that I'm painting black and then attaching the Dioder strips to that to hide them a little.

I did basically the same thing except instead of trying to paint something to match I bought an extra Vassbo door and ripped the long side rail off and used that to hid my dioder strips. The detail doesn't show up great at night but here's some pics.

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