Ikea Hack Squared

Kallax shelving unit with IKEA mirrored doors
Cheryle has been busy updating an Kallax bookshelf in her office.
She got to be the guinea pig to try out our 12″ Greek Key squares:
myoverlays.com Greek Key squares
She had picked up a pair of mirrored doors on her last IKEA trip:
and decided to add them to this Kallax:
IKEA Kallax
The mirrored doors are 13″ squares, perfect for the Greek Key!
To make sure these 12″ squares would sit perfectly center
 she taped off a 1/2″ frame around the edges as a guide.
Tape off 1/2" around 13" mirrors so 12" panels is perfectly centered
Next, since the O’verlay covered the knob hole she needed to drill a hole into the O’verlay.
She used a long needle to indent the spot where she would need to drill.
She placed the panel on the door, and from the backside of the door she pushed the needle though the knob hole and made a mark on the O’verlay.
Place panel inside tape hold and mark panel through knob hole with a needle so it is easy to drill a hole
To drill a hole we recommend using a smaller drill bit first, and then finishing it with a bit the same size as the hole (3/16″ in this case)…
Use a very small bit firs to drill hole then line to make sure hole is correct before using correct sized drill bit
She then applied glue (Liquid Nails Clear Silicone Adhesive) to the back of the O’verlay, making sure to smear it into a thin coating so it wouldn’t ooze out the sides.
A little dab of liquid nails every inch or so
Next she centered the panel and pressed it into place.
Once it dried she pulled the guide tape and was ready to hang the door…
Press panel into place let glue dry and remove tape.

What do you think?
Ta Da!

Cheryle