If you have been looking for a vinyl record rack that won’t break your budget and will fit right in with your selection of LPs or laser discs, then IKEA dispatch could be your ticket. In this short article, we will explore the main features of the IKEA Expedit that will make the decision whether or not to opt for this shelving system to store your LPs or vinyl records easier.
What is IKEA Expedit?
IKEA Expedit is a wooden shelving unit that consists of a series of 4 x 4 square or cube shelves. It is a mid-height shelf, just under 60 inches wide and just under 60 inches tall. It simply consists of four thick outer frames, bottom, top, left and right, three vertical and three thinner horizontal dividers, all separated by the same amount. The result is a four-by-four array of just under 15-inch by 15-inch square shelves. By the way, the shelf depth is also just over 15 inches, so you end up with a 4-by-4 array of 15-inch cubes in Expedit.
Expedit Shelving Features and Complements
The main features of this shelf important to use as a shelf for vinyl records are:
- Single Shelf Width: 15″
- Single Shelf Height: 15″
- Single Shelf Depth: 15″
- Single Shelf Load Capacity: 29 lbs.
- Available colors: White, Black, Birch, Walnut.
The matching accessories for the IKEA Expedit shelf are:
- IKEA Expedition Table
- Expedit desk IKEA
- expedited drawers
- Quick insert boxes
What are the IKEA Expedit Pros?
The IKEA Expedit bookcase is a shelf that has multiple uses, such as a reading corner, a display unit with plenty of space, a simple bookcase. Overall, this shelf offers the most use and is best suited to smaller apartments or rooms. We found the biggest advantage of this IKEA shelf in its ability to store old LP records. Since the registers are 12 inches wide and deep, they’ll find perfect storage space in each of the 16 cubes in the IKEA Expedit bookcase. As a bonus, the Expedit bookcase can be expanded with a matching desk, insert drawers and insert boxes.
What are the drawbacks of IKEA Expedit?
Although the IKEA Expedit shelving unit looks large in pictures, when you see it in real life, the 58-inch height isn’t very tall. In general, we don’t find most IKEA shelving units suitable for larger rooms because they would appear disproportionately low, narrow and shallow in larger rooms. But for smaller rooms it may be the only suitable storage solution. Also, due to IKEA’s small space requirement, small size and small depth, the drawback is that the unit needs to be fixed to the wall with the anti-tip hook. Due to a single shelf’s maximum load of 29 pounds, the drawback to LP storage is that each shelf can hold at most 75 or more full-size long-play vinyl records.
Who would be the perfect user of this IKEA bookcase?
IKEA Expedit attracts many vinyl record users and enthusiasts. Due to its immense storage capacity and the perfect shelf size for storing vintage LPs and laser discs, it is attracting a lot of attention from people who want to resurrect their LP collection, keep it close at hand for vintage turntable listening, or simply to store massive amounts of vinyl records in a compact space. Simply put, the IKEA Expedit bookcase may just be your favorite vinyl record shelf.
