@Patricia Colwell has a great suggestion re: using Besta units in order to build a media center. You can literally do any type of media cabinet using these units (modern/contemporary/transitional/traditional/etc.)
It all depends on how you configure the units + what type of door/drawer fronts you decide to use on the units (the units come in two different heights and depths). Some use Besta units to make a long continuous floating media center:
In the below photos, the larger Besta units were used + legs added:
The person below simply added different door pulls in order to make their Besta units look higher end:
The unit below uses wood veneer oak IKEA doors for the Besta unit:
Besta units can be painted - you do need to use a primer before painting them (there are many tutorials on how to paint IKEA non- wood furniture):
Below is a more traditional look due to the doors. I like that they added floating shelves:
The unit below runs the entire length of a long wall - I couldn't grab a better screen shot from the video - there is a symmetrical arched bookshelf on the other side of the wall:
They actually used Besta doors/drawer fronts sold at IKEA (there are many third party sellers of IKEA doors/drawer fronts - however, they are more expensive than purchasing from IKEA). They painted IKEA wood veneer doors/drawer fronts:
There are also many other IKEA products that can be used to make really beautiful media consoles/walls.
This next two units below were built using IKEA Havsta units (they are made out of solid wood - and have shelf units that can be added above the cabinets - although many people use Billy Bookcase units because they are very inexpensive) -
If you look up IKEA media wall hacks, you will find many projects that have been posted. There are many that no one would ever think used products purchased at IKEA.
Q
