Kerry Burton
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Long time no see!
My wife had been bemoaning the lack of convenient storage on her side of our love seat. I mean, she had a whole IKEA Kallax unit there, but the only part available to her from a seated position was the blank end.
The thing is, there are a couple of exposed metal fasteners on the end of the Kallax. She had previously gotten me to design and print a "lip balm hangar" that used a rare earth magnet in conjunction with one of those fasteners, so it was a small leap to ask for something more extensive.
Here's the back of the organizer. You can see how the magnets will line up with the fasteners. I wasn't sure how much weight they would support, so I included a lip on top. But the magnets definitely hold the unit up against the Kallax unit so the lip can do its job!
She only asked for a little shelf, but I thought I would include a bonus magnetic panel. She loved it!
She didn't want "tall walls" around the shelf; just something to keep things from rolling off. But she also wanted it open in the front, to let her retrieve low-profile items easily. I believe the white trim pieces came from some old wooden blinds that someone gave us a long time ago. (Finally - a use for them!)
Nothing fancy, I guess ... but it's certainly flatwork!
My wife had been bemoaning the lack of convenient storage on her side of our love seat. I mean, she had a whole IKEA Kallax unit there, but the only part available to her from a seated position was the blank end.
The thing is, there are a couple of exposed metal fasteners on the end of the Kallax. She had previously gotten me to design and print a "lip balm hangar" that used a rare earth magnet in conjunction with one of those fasteners, so it was a small leap to ask for something more extensive.
Here's the back of the organizer. You can see how the magnets will line up with the fasteners. I wasn't sure how much weight they would support, so I included a lip on top. But the magnets definitely hold the unit up against the Kallax unit so the lip can do its job!
She only asked for a little shelf, but I thought I would include a bonus magnetic panel. She loved it!
She didn't want "tall walls" around the shelf; just something to keep things from rolling off. But she also wanted it open in the front, to let her retrieve low-profile items easily. I believe the white trim pieces came from some old wooden blinds that someone gave us a long time ago. (Finally - a use for them!)
Nothing fancy, I guess ... but it's certainly flatwork!
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