I've just moved into an apartment that has really nice IKEA-style (or possibly IKEA) kitchen cabinets, in great shape, but some of the holes to hold up the shelves are worn out. Surely this has happened to somebody else here before. I go to great lengths to not let this happen to my IKEA shelving units but the previous residents here have not been as cautious.
To make matters worse, the supports for the shelves are a low grade plastic with rounded edges that just don't "stick" in the holes even when there's a decent fit. So they aren't much help.
Anyone have a solution for this? Can anyone recommend
a) a better type of shelf support anchor and b) a technique to do something with those holes to make them useful again?
I don't have the right to take down the cabinets but I could do something non intrusive or that would benefit the shelves in the long run like filling the holes with something and securing these pegs.
Thank you!
Best Answer
Google 'locking shelf support' and find something that looks like this:
As long as your shelves are approximately the right width, these will hold them securely.