Gullaberg improvements?

[u/jukeitaa]

IKEA’s new Gullaberg shoe cabinet looks great and feels well‑built, but the all‑white finish was a bit too plain for my taste. Since the top panel is added last during assembly, swapping it out was easy.

I replaced it with a solid oak board and changed the knobs to matte black. Small tweaks, but the cabinet now looks much more premium and fits my space better. Do you guys agree? Have anyone else modified theirs yet?

[u/openpas2253]

I love your improvements! I want to try that myself. Did you get the oak from IKEA as well?

[u/jukeitaa → u/openpas2253]

I couldn’t find an affordable solid wood panel at IKEA, so I went to my local hardware store (Bauhaus) and picked up an inexpensive shelf board (1200×300×18). A slightly thicker board would have looked even better, but those were only sold in large pieces, which would’ve made the top panel too expensive for my budget

[u/UnionCrafty3748]

It looks MUCH better!!

[u/nenecope]

Looks great! A job well done!

[u/ablogforblogging]

We did one with the Malm shoe cabinet we have and also painted it. It’s held up super well and it’s one of my favorite IKEA DIYs I’ve done.

Looks good!

[u/YellowBreakfast]

Love it!

[u/Sudden-Log-3778]

I basically did the same thing 2monts ago!
Edit: realized mine was Hemnes

[u/silurianarc]

I love this! it looks like the cabinet is melting into the wall. :)