BESTA love and idea thread

[How2TrainKaiju]

Decided to not go with the PAX unit. Can't break it up or rearrange it. Limits me to a single piece in any room. And with the quote from the local woodwork shop being close to a down payment on a car, I am back to looking at Bestas. I hope the new stuff includes taller doors. What do you think the odds will be that they'll introduce a deeper frame?

 

[Collectorcol]

Doubt it but you've always got the Struva option. Deeper frame? As in cabinet or door?

I'm praying for longer doors. Got a Pred Maquette and want the MKIII which will need shelf adjustment.
Hard to adjust with square doors.

 

[How2TrainKaiju]

Doubt it but you've always got the Struva option. Deeper frame? As in cabinet or door?

I'm praying for longer doors. Got a Pred Maquette and want the MKIII which will need shelf adjustment.
Hard to adjust with square doors.

A door that can fit a 2 or 3 unit high frame would be perfect. As for the depth, I am ok with Stuva. Just sucks that they only come in white. I read on IkeaHackers that you can paint Bestas with a combination of light sanding, a good primer, and then paint. But no one could seem to agree on what type of primer or paint.

 

[Pixelpiper]

Besta in a deeper frame is unlikely to happen as it's a product intended for the living/TV room primarily.

 

[PeepsChicken]

Well crapballs. Bought 6 Tombo from a member here, and they arrived safe and sound. Went back to order his last two... he shipped them, but the postal service hasn't shown any movement since 2/19 when they departed Texas.

Not like they're hard to find or expensive or anything. USPS

 

[dw316]

Well crapballs. Bought 6 Tombo from a member here, and they arrived safe and sound. Went back to order his last two... he shipped them, but the postal service hasn't shown any movement since 2/19 when they departed Texas.

Not like they're hard to find or expensive or anything. USPS

Damn, nice. How much were they selling them for? My IKEA still has TOMBOs, maybe I should do the same.... j/k

According to mine, they still say that nothing will really change except they won't include shelves with their units anymore. Those will be sold separately. Doesn't matter for me since I have a few shelves stockpiled from older sets. They said the glassviks weren't getting cancelled either, although they have been diminishing off the shelves without restock, so I guess we'll have to wait a month and see.

 

[Collectorcol]

Yeah, I got told not to worry about the Glassvik.
Maybe they're getting produced at a different site, with BIGGER doors

 

[PeepsChicken]

Damn, nice. How much were they selling them for? My IKEA still has TOMBOs, maybe I should do the same.... j/k

A lot. Like $180 shipped per pair of doors. I wish my IKEA still had Tombos. Want to send yours to me?

I have Tombos (or Morebo/Morliden, the Billy version of Tombos) currently on all my shelves, so I wanted to keep that look. But they are nowhere to be found.

Not that it matters. IKEA has been sitting on my shipment of Stuvas/Paxs for weeks now. I guess my AWOL cabinets match well with my AWOL doors.

(I have never ordered from Ikea before, but it has been a horrendous experience, for anybody thinking about doing so)

 

[GeneralZodLives]

Damn, nice. How much were they selling them for? My IKEA still has TOMBOs, maybe I should do the same.... j/k

According to mine, they still say that nothing will really change except they won't include shelves with their units anymore. Those will be sold separately. Doesn't matter for me since I have a few shelves stockpiled from older sets. They said the glassviks weren't getting cancelled either, although they have been diminishing off the shelves without restock, so I guess we'll have to wait a month and see.

Which IKEA is this? That's crazy that they still have some in the store. I got the last two in Dallas last May and I haven't seen any since.

 

[How2TrainKaiju]

Yeah, I got told not to worry about the Glassvik.
Maybe they're getting produced at a different site, with BIGGER doors

A glass door that spans the tall frames would be beyond perfect.

 

[Pixelpiper]

A glass door that spans the tall frames would be beyond perfect.

What if it had a large crack through it, bringing it down a notch, would it be perfect then? Hehehe.

 

[How2TrainKaiju]

What if it had a large crack through it, bringing it down a notch, would it be perfect then? Hehehe.

Gives it character! You could just put that door over a bunch of Hulk statues and say that they smashed it.

 

[Erndog]

Went to ikea yesterday, the Besta's here are on sale for 15% off which is nice.

I'm trying to figure out my display. 3 x 3 for now would be cool. Problem I have is I want to display the mega statues (Superman PF, Batman PF, etc) but I know they aren't getting into a Besta with glass doors.

And part of me, for whatever reason, wants to change the dynamic of the shelves to include the mega statues. Basically, not have all the shelves uniform in the 3 bestas. But then I can't do glass doors.

Ugh, decisions, decisions.

 

[egel]

Have you considered getting 2x2 or 2x1 ones? You can put huge statues on top in direct viewing distance and get nice doors for the bottom two cubes.

 

[Erndog]

Have you considered getting 2x2 or 2x1 ones? You can put huge statues on top in direct viewing distance and get nice doors for the bottom two cubes.

I've considered different arrangements like that yes. Maybe I'll have to look at those in person more closely.

I considered a 3x1 followed by a 2x2 and then another 3x1 so that I can put the mega statues in the middle and have them surrounded by glass door stuff. I just dont think I have the length (of wall) available for a row of 4. I know for certainy I can put 3.

 

[Collectorcol]

I want to go from this...

To this...

But no way am I replacing all the doors again.

Also noticed this at the bottom of the planner...

IMPORTANT: After the 1st April you won’t be able to open your saved BESTA planner solutions created prior to this date. This is because we will be adding our brand new and improved BESTA range to our 3D planner. We are sorry about any inconvenience this may cause you.

 

[Erndog]

That second pic is exactly what I was refering too in regards to my set up. Can put a couple of the giant statues in the middle.

 

[Collectorcol]

Yup, that's where I put my bigger pieces. Got a three foot Shark going there soon

 

[Erndog]

So are they coming out with a new Besta line? Or am I reading that wrong?

Or is it just the new glass doors they are introducing?

 

[Erndog]

Yup, that's where I put my bigger pieces. Got a three foot Shark going there soon

Haha wicked.

I don't think I can fit more than 3 columns tho.

So I might go with the first one... Can always add on another Besta later.