Pax Wardrobe: Inserted and Kompleted

Materials: PAX wardrobe frame(s), Komplement shelf insert (tall), saw, tape measure

Description: I wanted to have more order to my new wardrobe, which actually served as a closet for the central vacuum cleaner hose. The hose did not fill the whole space of the frame. How to take the space left in good use?


I figured that could use the inserts, designed for 35 cm deep frame but gave me the solution also for 58cm deep frame. Yes! So I took the shelf insert, and cut it to suitable length. Now there is well used space to storage for example light bulbs and other home goods. Now I only have to buy more Skubb-boxes and enjoy my orderliness.

1. Measure the height you need.
2. Draw the mark to the long part of the shelf unit. Remember to cut from the upper end.
3. Cut it with saw.
4. Assemble as instructed.

More pictures here.

~ Johanna, Finland

Extendable tierack

Materials: KOMPLEMENT pull-out rack + LANSA handle

Description: Since the PAX wardrobe combination didn't offer a satisfying solution to store my ties, I decided to combine two products. The plastic hooks on the original Komplement pull-out rack were too small and I didn't like the storage compartments...

I fitted a new front (two kitchen handles) on the metal back-part of the pull-out rack. With a few screws it's fairly quickly modified.

The only tricky part is to re-drill the holes (otherwise the "pulling-out-system" won't work anymore as the bolts stick out too far).

~ Wim, Belgium

Built-in Shoe Wall

Materials: Pax komplement shoe rack, drawers

Description: I love the closet organization section of IKEA and I was dying to buy a Pax wardrobe, but alas, it wouldn't fit in my walk-in closet because of a sloping wall. As usual, I scavanged in the "As-Is" section and found the Mother Lode of Pax Komplement shoe racks! They must have had 30 or so and they were all marked $1! I got 12 of them and grabbed 6 matching drawers that were in a massive pile of 20 or so. I figured I could find a way to build it into the eaves that run alongside my closet... or that hubby could build anyhow!

Since the eaves had already been cut into a bit by the previous owners, we were able to slip one of the drawers in to get an idea of how we needed to frame them in. He wound up framing it in, insulating it, and covering with dry wall. From there, he installed the tracks for the drawers right inside the alcove and installed the shoe racks with screws as supports. Once everything was in, he threw up some trim and Voila!

See more of the built-in shoe wall.

~ Jillian Pimental, Plymouth, Ma

My Komplementing Pax hack

Materials:
4 Pax wardrobe 50 cm
2 Komplement clothes rails 100 cm
1 pair of curtains Anita
2 Antonius frames + baskets
4 Pax shelves

Description:
This is not an advanced hack, we just needed a cheep storage solution for our clothes when we moved to our new apartment and this is how we solved it.

1) After building the wardrobes we put 2 and 2 together, mounted them with screws that came along to make them really tight together. This gave us a total width of 100 cm per unit, same as the Komplement clothes rail!

2) The Komplement Clothes rail holders where screwed in the top holes already in the wardrobes, with the end sticking outside the wardrobe. See photos.

3) We bought a pair of curtains with a min width of 100 cm, to make it easy on us we bought ones with a premade tunnel so we could just slide the curtains over the rails and just click them in the holders we screwed up.

And we were done! We were lucky to get most items on sale so the total cost for us on this hack was less then 1000 sek. Me and my boyfriend are extremely satisfied with my solution. And the day we can afford or want to change to doors there is been no harm done to the Pax wardrobes.

See more of the Komplement hack.

~ Helen Holmberg, Helsingborg, Sweden

Camera flash soft box

Materials: Ikea Komplement collapsable fabrix box

Description:
This is a small softbox i made using a fold-able 'Komplement' box from Ikea. The box comes in various sizes. The one i used is about 20x20cm in size. (I cannot find the box in the webshop, but Kompement is a storage series, and this box is normally used for organizing socks and underwear)

I simply cut a hole in the side, the size of the flash - leaving 'flaps' to support the flash. Using a cord on the flash, you can place the flash and box close to the subject. The flash lights up the cream-white box and creates a warm and soft light useable for portrait- and macro-shots.

When not used, you open the zipper in the botton of the box, and it collapses flat, to fit in your camera bag.

See more of the flash soft box.

~ Thomas, Denmark