Two weeks ago I decided to upgrade the media console in the house in Las Vegas, I wanted something exactly four feet wide, wood and white, with a clean modern look. After looking around at IKEA I decided to piece together some of their products to create it and include some DIY leather pulls too.
The idea came from all those credenza projects that have been featured around the blogosphere for a few years, the idea of wrapping white IKEA cabinets in wood isn’t new but instead of floating it as a “fauxdenza” like we’ve seen before I decided to make it freestanding with four legs I also purchased at IKEA.
 
 
To create this 48″ wide console I bought two Sektion cabinets, two Veddinge doors (also the hinges that go with them), and four Hilver legs.  
 
To build it, Matt helped me screw the two Sektion cabinets together and wrap it in birch wood, secured with brad nails. We found ¾” x 7 ½” birch planks at Lowes and cut the strips to wrap the sides and form the top.
 
 
I coated the raw birch with Walnut wax just like I did with the adjacent fireplace mantel.
 
Originally I was going to shop for mid century looking legs online, but when I spied the Hilver table legs with the white metal top and wood base at IKEA I thought dang I’ll just cut those suckers down with a miter saw and make cute little mid centuryish looking legs.
 
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I also positioned the front legs wider than the back, I love this look...