We've done it! Our wardrobe is in place
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (325759)
Rockingham, Australia
June 16, 2021 4:55pm CST
We’ve done it! Well, almost. We now have built-in Ikea wardrobes in our walk-in area. The photo shows our bedroom during ‘building’. The wardrobe is two metres high (2+ yards) and the doors are mirrored and a metre wide so they are very heavy and awkward. Because of this, we built them in the bedroom.
We pushed the bed to one side and covered it with an old cloth. Then we moved in two trestle tables, a leftover from our Music Shack days. When we put the third mirror panel in place, we rested the top of the door on the bedside table. We put a couple of books underneath to bring it to the right height.
Although the door was heavy, we only had to manoeuvre it a very small distance before lifting it onto the rails. One section has two hanging rails; the other section one rail and four drawers. The drawers have glass fronts. So, in the end, it wasn’t too difficult at all although it took us most of the day. We did have visitors in the middle of it all.
We now need to adjust the height of the doors and put the flashing down the sides and we’re done. We’re expecting more friends today. It would be nice to have our clothes back in the wardrobe before they come.
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@kaylachan (57636)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
16 Jun 21
Hopefully you'll be able to do that.
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@Marilynda1225 (79708)
• United States
16 Jun 21
That was smart to build it in the bedroom. Glad that it's all coming together and now you'll have a place to hang your clothes. You both certainly have been busy
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@Marilynda1225 (79708)
• United States
17 Jun 21
@JudyEv I would like the mirrored doors. It probably makes the space look a little bigger too.
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@kobesbuddy (74554)
• East Tawas, Michigan
16 Jun 21
You did a beautiful job, as a team of course! When Jay and I start a project together, it's inevitable his phone rings
It's usually Al, asking Jay to assist him in some way
It's usually Al, asking Jay to assist him in some way3 people like this
@JudyEv (325759)
• Rockingham, Australia
18 Jun 21
@kobesbuddy There are very few people who can resist answering a ringing phone! I have come running to answer the phone from the shower with a towel around me before today. 
I have come running to answer the phone from the shower with a towel around me before today. 1 person likes this
@kobesbuddy (74554)
• East Tawas, Michigan
17 Jun 21
@JudyEv I tell Jay, please don't answer it
But, he usually answers anyway.
But, he usually answers anyway.1 person likes this
@LindaOHio (156056)
• United States
17 Jun 21
Before you know it, you will be all settled.
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@JudyEv (325759)
• Rockingham, Australia
21 Jun 21
@LindaOHio We have one car in the garage and hopefully it won't be long before the second one will fit.
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@LindaOHio (156056)
• United States
18 Jun 21
@JudyEv We have a two-car garage and barely enough room for one car. So sad! :-)
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@DocAndersen (54413)
• United States
17 Jun 21
what a cool project (and great description)! i suspect the rule of thumb, great friends don't care if there is a mess!
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@DocAndersen (54413)
• United States
17 Jun 21
@JudyEv those are the best kind of friends!
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@allknowing (130066)
• India
17 Jun 21
You will not need separate mirrors as the doors have them
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16533)
• China
17 Jun 21
Sounds like building the wardrobes into your walk-in area really took some doing.Thankfully,you room looked neat and tidy when your friends came.
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@1creekgirl (40515)
• United States
16 Jun 21
Whoa, I'm tired just reading about all you've done! Sounds really nice, though.
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@GardenGerty (157552)
• United States
16 Jun 21
It is beginning to be more homelike all the time.
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@JudyEv (325759)
• Rockingham, Australia
17 Jun 21
Yes, it is really starting to feel like it's ours now.
@JudyEv (325759)
• Rockingham, Australia
18 Jun 21
@LadyDuck We have two more items to make then we can starting tidying the garage so we can get the cars inside. lol
Because it's a gated village we do not have many fears about the cars being damaged or stolen but we'd still like them under cover as soon as possible.
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@DeborahDiane (40054)
• Laguna Woods, California
18 Jul 21
@JudyEv - IKEA makes great closet organizers. One of my daughters and her husband spent a lot of time getting their closet organized, using IKEA products, but they love the result!
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@DeborahDiane (40054)
• Laguna Woods, California
19 Jul 21
@JudyEv - Our shelves for our TV came from IKEA. We added a little glue to the seams when we put it together. It has been very sturdy!
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@JudyEv (325759)
• Rockingham, Australia
19 Jul 21
@DeborahDiane IKEA is very popular in Australia nowadays. Some of our hardware stores have also begun to introduce flatpack products.
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