Note: There are obvious risks with this customisation and we canвЂ™t accept any responsibility for damages or injury. Keep in mind that youвЂ™ll have to cut some of the provided dowels in half so that they donвЂ™t jut out and you might want to apply some paint that matches your Expedit colour to cover up any holes. This is great if youвЂ™d like to store larger items such as printers, guitar amps or record players on your Expedit. When assembling your Expedit, you can choose to leave out certain vertical panels to create longer, rectangular spaces in certain areas. This can of course be done with virtually any Ikea furniture and I have personally done it with Malm drawers and Micke desks.Дў вЂ“ Remove Vertical Boards to Create Larger RecessesД«reak away from the ultra-regular grid structure by removing a few of the vertical panels from your Expedit shelves. The great thing about this is that itвЂ™s also easy to take your shelves apart and revert them to normal matching colours if you get bored of this style or want a plainer look. The obvious choice to me would be to mix black and white although you might prefer light and dark wood or so etching different altogether. 1 вЂ“ Mix and Match Expedit ColoursД¬ost: Nothing (if already buying more than one identical Expedit)Д®xpedit shelves come in several different colours and if you just canвЂ™t decide between two or just want to mix things up a bit, why not get both. A lot of these customisations should also work with the new Ikea Kallax shelving which Ikea are replacing Expedit with. Sure Ikea offer door and drawer units to compliment your Expedit and whilst these provide some additional functionality, theyвЂ™re decidedly lacklustre and also quite pricey compared to the cost of the shelves themselves.В In this article, weвЂ™ll be you 5 ways you can customise your Ikea Expedit shelves вЂ“ some basic and some more complex вЂ“ as well as offering some alternative solutions. However due to the popularity and basic nature of Expedit, the range in my opinion has begun to acquire a somewhat generic persona. One of the main appeals about Expedit units is this plain appearance which allows the items you choose to put in the blocks to create the atmosphere within a room. And for good reason too as these shelves are both highly affordable as well as having a clean, modern appearance. The Expedit shelving range by Ikea has become one of the most widely used furniture articles in recent years and is synonymous with adaptable, modular shelving.

Kallax bookshelf 2 x 4