A DIY fanatic has shared how she turned an old IKEA bookcase into a boujie TV stand.
Joanne Elle has people begging for a tutorial over how “expensive” her creation looks.
She used a black-brown Kallax shelving unit and flipped it horizontally.
To turn it into a console-style stand, she glued legs to the bottoms and created matching doors for the shelf doors.
Bosses at IKEA describe the bookcase as “flexible and easy to use at home”.
“Hang it on the wall or stand it on the floor – the KALLAX series adapts to your needs,” they said.
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“Smooth surfaces and rounded corners give a quality feel and you can personalise the unit with inserts and boxes.”
According to Joanne, she had already owned the structure for eight years before she decided to “flip it”.
She purchased Kallax door inserts for £12 from IKEA and glued half round wood sticks - which can be purchased from any DIY store - to create the pattern on the front.
The inserts seamlessly slot into the shelves.
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To match the “doors” to the colour of the unit, Joanne used a black chalk paint and woodstain.
She purchased gold handles for £5 from Wayfair and stuck them to the top of the doors to create a unique opening mechanism, compared to the standard ones attached to the inserts.
The wooden legs to turn the shelves into a console were from Amazon, and while the ones Joanne used are no longer available, similar can be bought for £5.
Joanne revealed on TikTok that the impressive DIY was her first attempt at “flipping” furniture and a number of months later, she’s still so proud of the result.
Fellow users of the social media app were impressed by her efforts.
“Girl, this is awesome,” one person penned.
“You did an amazing job,” another said.
“I’m truly obsessed with this,” a third gushed.
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Others begged Joanne to make more of the TV stands and sell them as they felt “too lazy” to do it themselves.
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