Hi Jenn, the Rast is a rather narrow piece, which is one of the things I actually liked about it. Your best bet may be to check it out in an IKEA store if you are able. I’ve got a lot of stuff in mine, but sometimes they are too narrow for some things, and I would be a little concerned with anything super heavy. Mine is not secured to the wall; I know that’s advised, especially with little ones, but it sits quite low to the ground and the way it’s attached together, I think it would be really hard for it to tip.

This piece is beautiful! I was thinking about making one for myself to use as a buffet/sideboard in my dining room. I went to the Ikea website to look at the measurements of the Rest…it looks pretty narrow. Are you able to fit a good amount of stuff in those drawers? Also, did you have to secure it to your wall to ensure it didn’t tip over? I always worry a little bit about that.

Thanks!

Hi Nick,
I’ve hacked this a couple of times now, and I think there are a couple of ways to do it. The first, which is what I did on this media console, was to attach the toe kicks as shown on the IKEA instructions. Then lay a 1×4 on top of it. Attach the 1×4 to the original toe kick glue and screws or nails. Do this on the bottom of each unit. At this point, you will have a flat flush surface for the length of the console. I laid a long 1×4 on top of that and simply screwed from the front into the 1x4s underneath. I think I screwed into the console legs, too. Then I just spackled the holes and glued. To keep it cleaner, you could also screw from the back through the toe kick and into the two 1x4s.
A second option would be to install the IKEA supplied toe kick flush to the front of the legs. You could use pocket hole screws. If you don’t have a pocket hole jig, you could use L brackets from the back. Then you would just lay the long 1×4 across the front and screw to the toe ticks. Hope this helps, and good luck!

Hi Adrian, I’m not sure which dresser you’ve found, so it’s hard for me to comment on how it would work. Granted, if it’s all wood, it shouldn’t be too hard to modify. I know that 4 of the rasts cost only $160. I see the 6 drawer Tarva, but it’s $180 for just one. I may just not be looking in the right place. If you do decide to go that route, I would love to see the results. Good luck!