Hi Guys,

Inspired by Clive Ngu beautiful TV cabinet design, I'll like to copy it and customize to my living room sizes.

Here it goes:





Will appreciate specialist to quote me accordingly for this cabinet. Thanks a lot. Feedback are welcomed too!

Please PM me or email to ongseeyong@yahoo.com.

Vincent

What is the depth of you cabinets? If the cost not too much, I wld also like to hve sthg like this...

This post has been edited by lizziewong: Aug 29 2011, 10:59 AM

I'm looking for 16"-18" depth. So far Tim from Eleganz Concept quoted me around 9k for the whole thing. Still looking for more quotes.

What is the material used? Perhaps, you wanna mention the specification here in order for others to give you an apple to apple quotation.

9k is for what material?

So far I see if you wnat to have frameless doors without handle, u either use the blum tip-off (to press n open doors) or if u use the acrylic material door (which is tapered at the edge so you finger can hold n pull the door open)....

ya...wat material quoted for 9k?

What do you plan for the back portion to be like?
You need to have easy acess for maintainence (E.G. T5 tube changes and AV equiptment wiring changes)

Yeah specification is important.... soft close hinges? fully extendable drawers?

I'm looking for melamine doors mat white finish. similar to this



Tim quoted me laminated finish. Dunno whether it's the same one.

Dun really mind to use melamine for the interior material as i won't put too heavy stuff inside except my AV equip.

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Added on August 29, 2011, 12:06 pmOnly the section with 5 compartment will need around 1-2" gap behind for the AV wiring. The rest is mainly to keep other stuffs like CDs, books.

Will need a wiring to install a on/off switch besides the cabinet for easier switching. I have wiring ppl contacts.

This post has been edited by sheraton: Aug 29 2011, 12:06 PM

I think you should specify the finishing material so that you could have a better comparison. Else, you could be comparing apple with orange

i think Unity have do something like this as well, u can check with him the price.

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those chipboard/melamine material that ikea used for their wardrobe/cabinet is fine for me. Don't want to spend too much on this.

These cabinets done by unity do not have clean lines, and the build-in alum handles make them look like kitchen cabinets....

You are right...so they just specialist on Kitchen cabinet and wardrobe only. Other not recommend by them as well.

Agree with you guys. Have been to Unity previously, wanted to get them to do my kitchen cabinet and some custom furniture. From the response from them, it seems that they are not able to do custom furniture. Their specialty is only in those kitchen cabinets and wardrobe.

To have clean lines, you need to use a material such as acrylic that can be done with a tapered edge for the fingers to hold the door and open. Another option is using the Blum Tip-on, very expensive for so many doors. Ikea also sells a similar tip-on but look very flimsy and some showroom units koyak already.

A new type of build-in handle which I saw at a homedec stall by D'Format uses a U channel piece of aluminium. The door fitted with this, will not show a visiible aluminium handle. This cld be the cheapest soulution. So far, I have only seen this at D'Format, and Aldo's. Hopefully other cabinet makers will also catch on with this....

i used to see these kinda design for cabinet. The door has clean line as the handle is just below the door. Something like this:



They don't do it anymore?

This design achieves the clean lines, but not so practical... one gotta bend to open.. tough on the back!! But of course, if u choose the teeny weeny door knob (sold in Ikea RM9 for 2 pc), it is not so visible and can be nice too..

My top cabinet will be quit easy to open coz the bottom line will be around 2 ft from the floor. Where es the drawer unit can put the handle on top? just reverse the design?

Just a thought. I'm not cabinet specialist, but i hope this can work out within my budget.

You have really put some thoughts to your design. I am impressed

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.