Ich habe das Ikea-Gewächshaus-Subreddit verfolgt, aber ich bin halbwegs versucht, so etwas zu machen. Ich bin mir allerdings nicht sicher, ob die Rückwand das Gewicht von maßgefertigten Regalen aushält. Hat jemand Erfahrung damit? Wie aufwändig ist es, es wetterfest zu machen??
Von: Spite96
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You could easily reinforce the back. With good ventilation and thorough sealing to protect against humidity related issues, I think you could make it work.
The humidity will rot and warp the wood- never, ever underestimate the ability of water to destroy things. Like… it creates canyons.
If you want the **look**, go with faux plants. You could turn each level into a different little world.
Don’t waste your time or the furniture. You might seal it enough to last a few months but damn that’s a lotta work for minimal return.
I haven’t done this with plants, but I have used the Kilz mold and mildew primer in bathrooms and that stuff seems SOLID after a few years. (The fact that it’s so hard to get off my hands after I paint says something). Anyway, no dog in the fight here, but if you just reaaaaallllly wanted to try it, that might be a helpful step in the process.
If you’re really determined to make this work you could add a layer of perpex to all moisture exposed areas and seal that. Waterproof everything else with resin and prepare to redo it if needed. In all honesty, I have 2 cabinets that I plan using this way but one will be for desert plants and one for sealed terrariums. I am not that commited as to grow tropical plants in them but if you are, make sure you waterproof the hell out of your cabinet.
Go for it. You’re only limited by your own imagination.
Cover the wood with something. Maybe that stuff they put around showers. I know you can buy it in panels at Home Depot and glue it on. Or mirrors cut to fit would look cool. Replace wood shelves with glass and seal all the joints. The doors would be the hardest to protect.
I don’t know about plants but you should still absolutely use this
A little TLC and it’d be a great liquor cabinet.
Waterproofing should be fine. Try to get some paint for boats. It is what I learned to use in the aquarium world to paint DIY aquariumhoods.
If it is constantly under water hour are going to need some epoxy coats. But for just a humid environment the lacquer they use for boats should be fine.
Edit: this is a pretty neat idea. And damn I just went through like 20 thrift stores over the last few days (trying to find a nice wood panel for a desk) and saw some display cabinets that would have been great for a similar project. But I have tired of visiting thrift stores, and I don’t have time to pick up a project like this. But I am going to try to keep it in the back of my mind!
What’s the idea? lol
Make all of your cuts and drill all of your holes BEFORE sealant. If you drill or nail into any coat of sealant, you’ve compromised the entire thing.
(I’ve made this mistake before…..)
Tbh despite all the hate, I think you could do it. As someone said, do all your drilling first and then SEAL LIKE MAD. Definitely look up what kind of sealants are good for humidity. Honestly if you really wanted to you could epoxy resin the entire inside, that would do it! If you like the wood look, there’s marine grade sealants to look into. I also agree that you could reinforce the back to make it more able to handle the shelf weight. Or make freestanding shelves that fit in there.
It’ll take research and effort but I believe you could pull it off!
I wouldn’t do that piece cuz it’s so lovely. I’d find a metal one or a cheap basic one that you can paint up cute but won’t care if it’s rotted in a few years.
Edit: I was looking to do one myself last year (but never would use a piece that pretty just cuz I can’t stand to ruin beautiful antiques) but the price after all the DIYing would be a lot, so I just bought glass cloches instead.
Don’t you dare 😭
It will rot the wood and then you’ll have to deal with getting rid of a huge and heavy China cabinet that is moldy
Honestly I don’t care how bad an idea this is, sometimes you have to learn a lesson the hard way! It would be so cute!
You could remove the door abs glass panels and make it a “book-case” for plants
Do iiiiiiiit!!!!
I like the idea. I would probably stick with low moisture plants like cacti and succulents to be safe.
Go for it, be sure to spray the interior wood surfaces with waterproofing sealant first. I think it’ll look amazing.
I have a similar set up and it’s worked fine so far. Though to be fair, my shelves are glass and it has sliding glass doors that I leave a little ajar for airflow. Dunno if those differences would be enough to change the nay-saying here, but it’s worked for me so far.
DISCLAIMER
Also not an expert and want to defer to the much more experienced advice givers in the thread ✌️
But I would also HAVE to use this for plants if I came across it.
I would take the doors off, install LED strip lights and use the existing shelving for plants. Maybe get a little fan for each shelf to keep the air moving, idk. It’s a cute idea and I see the vision!!!
Could fill it with terrariums so they’re removable to water and not leaky
That’s a really cool idea, if you do go through with it please post pictures. I bet you could make it really pretty.