Thanks you Phoenix. Poor man like me don't have money to hire ID so gotta DIY lor. If i can manage to modify those IKEA cabinet i might even consider it. Still in the process of planning. Last nite i check out those IKEA hacker website. Really impressed!

I googled "IKEA hacker "
LOL, got this kind of method one , now I know.
Thanks.

Try talking to defilio and dformat.
They kinda give me this impression when I visited them:-

defilio-A bit chapalang but can do a lot of things, cheap too.
dformat-classy and very good finishing, not so cheap

hee hee just my 2 cents. Not bought anything from them.

The IKEA Besta range of cabinets may work for you... although I am not sure if they are lasting. On the other hand, the build-ins that I have used over the years, I find them to be better for wear. Based on your requirement, even the Besta cabinets wld cost 5k or thereabout... U can use the Ikea Planner at the homepage to work out the cost and layout.

I am following your thread to see how your project turns out, pls post your finished project for sharing.

To have a clean line, laminated finish is the best solution. Just like the drawing attach by u, that can be done only by plywood with laminated finish. Melamine cant do so. and of coz acrylic also cant from what i know, coz at the back of acrylic is also melamine. However, Melamine still can be done by the similar way, which doing a normal shape door but digging a hole on the bottom, that become your hidden handle.

Usually user that don't like handle, this will be the best way. Laminate will much more color choice compare to melamine, and for solid color, some of the color can have glossy finish and Matt finish.

Hahaha. be careful with Defilio. Used them for my dry kitchen cabinet. Had to call them back to replace a few of the kitchen cabinet door's hinge (soft close) after 1 month of use. The workers also had to re-adjust some of the misaligned cabinet doors. After a month, the doors are out out alignment again.
As for the solid top, their workmanship is the worst. Despite numerous reminders, they have yet to come to repair the crack (joint) along one end of the counter top.

Hi Bro, What is the different between plywood laminated finish and melamine ?

Melamine = Chipboard, compress wood, color is ready in pcs when out from factory.
Laminated plywood = natural wood ply, and finishing color by lay a pcs of lamiate on surface.

How about the finish product, which one is better ?
Quality wise which is better ?
How about price ? which is more expensive ?
Maintenance ?

even i facing all this material everyday, but i do not doing research about which 1 is batter. Is only depend what u want. Price is about similar to us, Melamine board are material expensive but labour cheap, Laminate material cheaper but labour expensive.

Hi Guys,

Just wanna share with you my IKEA besta TV cabinet. A bit simple but that's what i need.

Thanks for forumer Steve, Ernie's team and others that quote me for my request. Hopefully next time i can engage you when i got more budget.