Archive Dive: The Ikea Pax Gets a Makeover

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Here are our favorite hacks of the Pax wardrobe, an iconic Ikea storage piece that has graced grand homes and starter apartments alike. Here are a few of our favorites, from five hack-minded design firms.

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The high-brow disruptors in the Ikea hack industry, Reform partners with renowned architects and designers to create premium cabinet fronts for Ikea’s kitchen systems, bathroom pieces, and Pax wardrobes.

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This Pax wardrobe was outfitted with A. S. Helsingö’s Ingarö fronts in Blush Rose, framed with oak rails; the Parasol handles are aluminum.

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An entire wall of Pax wardrobes fronted with Ensiö doors and Parasol handles in copper.

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SemiHandmade’s tagline makes it clear what their business is all about: “Their system, our doors, your home.”

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SemiHandmade offers a DIY Slab cabinet front, which allows you to easily paint it the color of your choice.

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With showrooms in Stockholm and Oslo, Superfront ships its whimsical Ikea-suited doors throughout Europe; it will, however, ship only its handles and legs to the US.

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Superfront offers eight different patterns for its Pax fronts; shown is the Marais pattern.

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