How to Secure a freestanding cabinet...to adjacent furniture or wall? want it to be move-able. No children climbing. on hardwood floor?

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I have two types of tall about 78" storage cabinets from IKEA.  Two tall Besta - with drawers on the bottom and doors/shelves on the top and a Pax with interior drawers and shelves and a heavy mirrored door.  With out the door on yet the PAX seem very stable

I wondered if using an existing and adding additional heavy picture hooks (hold 50 to 75 lbs thin nail in at a downward angle) and then looping a cord/wire to the cabinets and hooking it to the picture hangers?

One configuration has Besta  then about a 3' dresser then another tall Besta cabinet.  Another idea was somehow connecting the cabinets to the dresser?

mindshift · Answer

Look up "cabinet tip-over safety" for hardware that attaches to the back of a cabinet, chest of drawers, etc., and then to the studs in the wall. All of these can be undone for cleaning or moving. Here is a link to one particularly strong type: http://www.amazon.com/Hangman-Anti-Tip-Kit-Furniture-Prevention/dp/B000VW7WBC  There's even a video to show the recommended attachment. The video shows a hole being drilled into the back of a chest of drawers, so the cabinet mount can be screwed into the bottom of the dresser top. In the case of your tall cabinets you could place the cabinet mount on top, and it should not be visible. You might also find the studs in your wall first so you have an idea of where the cabinets would sit.

Anonymous · Answer

You use a mirror plate. See link for an example. You fix the plate to the top of the furniture with the single hole sticking up. The fix with a screw to the wall.

Diane A · Answer

L brackets are another idea.

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How to Secure a freestanding cabinet...to adjacent furniture or wall? want it to be move-able. No children climbing. on hardwood floor?

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