I am looking to get a 2x2 unit and plan to put my record player on top of it my one concern with the eket is the boxes seems to be a tad smaller than the kallax so i worry that maybe larger record sleeves or box sets may not fit.
Ikea kallax for vinyl.
Vinyl doors for shelves.
I disagree on the ikea website all of the kallax are pictured with the vertical sides off the floor.
Kallax shelves are available in different sizes and colours and are easy to personalise with a selection of doors baskets dividers and more.
The critical thing is that the horizontal shelves which are bearing the weight of the records are single pieces clarification.
They come in a variety of finishes including the clean and contemporary white pictured and each unit is perfectly sized for housing records.
Any tips on vinyl storage in these.
I am thinking maybe best to keep the 180 gram double gatefolds records in a group and the single standard albums together so the weight of the heavier records doesn t squash them and the 12 inch singles keep on their own as they are just in thinner.
At this point the kallax shelving units are a classic and perhaps the most widely known option from ikea that are suitable for vinyl record storage.
The short pieces are vertical.
Kallax is stylish simple storage shelving that does a lot.
Kallax is stylish and simple but it does many things.
According to the picture it was setup with the cross member boards going vertical instead of horizontal but still thats scary when you are trusting your investment in.
Wondering if anyone has experience with both the kallax and eket ikea shelves and can help me decide which to get.
Those thick inner walls are not solid they are filled with corrugated cardboard the thinner walls are solid well solid whatever kind of mdf particle board that they use.
It s cheap seriously this can t be underscored enough.
There s a photo i saw of a 5 5 expedit that collapsed.
Ikea has stated that the expedit and kallax are rated for the same weight.
Ikea was careful to maintain the dimensions of kallax s cubby holes though they shrank the outer dimensions.
Ok so i have joined the kallax club yes i had feet put on mine to make it look less cube like.
These steps will help assist you in building an ikea kallax or expedit and make it bomb proof for vinyl records.
1 kallax shelving unit.
Place it on the floor mount it on a wall or turn it into a desk to transform your living area.
In any case records still fit the kallax perfectly.
You can place it on the floor on a wall or as a room divider to completely transform your living area.
The shelves don t have doors though and if you like things to look more streamlined you ll love this hack.
The kallax is the best shelf for storing vinyl records and not just because its dimensions are big enough for vinyl record storage.
You can fit around 50 60 records in each cube in a kallax which means a 2x2 model can hold 200 records.