Hide The Eyesore Of A Laundry Basket With This Genius IKEA SEKTION Hack

Laundry is one of the most dreadful chores. Sure, the bathroom and kitchen aren't our favorite places to clean either, but they don't take all day like laundry does. However, there's nothing worse than seeing the mountains of clothes spilling over the laundry baskets. Further, not having a functional laundry room to keep your dirty clothes means you have to see the piles in your room, which can be stressful. Instead of worrying about the mess, hide it by replicating DIY blogger Kayla Simone's laundry cabinet DIY using IKEA SEKTION materials. This IKEA hack is a lifesaver; it lets you conceal your laundry baskets in a cabinet with large sliding drawers that hold them.

You have complete control over how large you want your cabinet to be by choosing different base cabinet sizes on IKEA's website; you can customize it to hold two, three, or four laundry baskets. However, this DIY creates a two-bin holder. You'll need two base cabinets, two drawer fronts, shelf inserts, and a tabletop from IKEA. In our tutorial, we tweak Simone's DIY by purchasing drawer fronts from IKEA. However, if you're an expert DIYer, you can make the drawer fronts using plywood, but you'll need a table saw, liquid nails, caulk, a caulking gun, and a sander. Other materials required are four shelf brackets and two sets of mount drawer sliders from Home Depot, drawer handles, two hampers, small screws, and paint.

DIY blogger Kayla Simone assembled the base cabinets in her bedroom first, following IKEA's manual instructions. Then, she attached the tabletop to the top of the cabinets with screws. To do this, center the tabletop on the cabinets, drill two pilot holes through the oval-shaped holes of the cabinet's metal brackets into the tabletop, and add the screws. Only drill halfway through the tabletop to prevent drilling through the top.

Next, install a shelf in each cabinet by first attaching a set of drawer slides on its backside, leaving about 5 inches of space from the sides. When the drawer slides are closed, some space should be on the top of the shelf. Secure the slides by drilling pilot holes, then adding screws. Once the sliders are attached, flip it over, extend the sliders inside the cabinet so they touch the backside and screw them into the base.

Then, attach your drawer fronts. You can do this in two ways: creating a door for each cabinet with plywood or attaching a pre-made IKEA drawer front. If you buy one from IKEA, line up the drawer with the shelf and connect them with shelf brackets. You can paint it before attaching it to match your room's interior. If you decide to create a door, measure carefully to ensure you're covering the space. Finally, attach the drawer handles and place your hampers inside. Spruce up your cabinet by adding décor or hanging a mirror or shelves to the wall above it.