Free Time Creation: IKEA Kallax Hack - Hallway bench with storage (Adding pallet wood legs) Long Ver

This hallway bench with storage was made with IKEA Kallax and some pallet wood as legs. The original Kallax was too low and there was a gap between wall and Kallax due to skirting around the wall.

SketchUp files (Downloadable):
IKEA Kallax Hack: Leg options - https://3dwarehouse.sketchup.com/mode...

IKEA Kallax Hack: Leg option 1 Cut List - https://3dwarehouse.sketchup.com/mode...

Instructions:
1. Use a circular saw to rip 2x4 material (old bed frame) into halves to start with using a straight edge. If you have a table saw or buy 2x2 material, that would make your life easier.
2. Us a mitre saw / drop saw to cut all of them to final length. A normal hand saw would have been fine too.
3. Sand everything starting from 100 grit down to 180 grit with a palm sander. Hand sanding with sanding block would also be fine too.
4. Use a Creg Pocket Hole Jig to make pocket holes hidden sides of beams and attach them with legs using some wood glue (didn’t film the glueing). Having a drill and an impact driver separately would speed up this process.
5. Varnish the legs with water based clear satin polyurethane.
6. As Kallax’s panels are hollow inside, use flat head screws (not countersink head) to attach the assembled leg to Kallax panel.
7. On separator panels, make some notches with a countersink bit to cater for heads of the screws.