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Following the newly reduced price, and the growing annoyance of cleaning dust off my toys, I finally got a Detolf.. yes yes, the super common glass shelf from Ikea. As usual, I wanted mine to be a little different. A little… customised. So I gladly made some minor tweaks.
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The entire setup  lasted from 12.30am to 6am. Pretty damn long I know, but I got everything fixed alone (which is NOT recommended folks. The manual said so). First of all, it was SERIOUSLY heavy, carrying the four panels of glass from my car up to my room. It must have been like.. 35kg. My aunt who dropped by from Singapore tried to help me, but she could barely lift it up ahaha.. Anyway, I managed it all alone.. cos it ain’t DIY unless you DIY baby.
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The minor tweaks:
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Extra DIY 1 - Paint the top/base pieces of wood black. I hated the original colour.. which is neither light nor dark. It was an awful shade of birch which reminded me of cheap bookshelves. Solution: Grab a can of spray paint and instantly turn it into sexy black.
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Extra DIY 2 - Use 2 spotlights instead of 1. Although the Detolf was designed to house 1 spotlight, I attached both lights (they’re sold seperately, and come in pairs. wtf rite?) with UHU glue rather than screw it in which damages the wood. I also didn’t use the spot light’s cover after realising that the dispersion of light works better without it, providing more light and balance.
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Here’s how it looks like under various room lighting conditions:

Detolf = RM199
Non Spotlights = RM50
Spray Paint = RM8.90
DIY Satisfaction = Priceless

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