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Built-in cabinets



Shown in these two pics are the basic boxes that almost all IKEA cabinets start with. After one builds the box, one can clad it with a variety of doors, tops, and side panels. This cabinet system is acting as both clothing storage and a permanently anchored rail for the loft space.

This box will be bolted to the deck and clad with the same veneer as in the kitchen once we have hefted all the large furniture over the edge. Without using a chainsaw, the 108 inch long sofa in the top pic would have been a challenge on the stairs....

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