Where do you store your board games?

mjt · 14 Mar 2015 at 21:11

I've been looking for a top opening chest for ages and haven't found anything.

I found a gigantic wicker basket but I'm not paying €200 for that!

Board games don't fit on my IKEA Expedit and they look out of place there anyway.

Does anyone have a suggestions, or show how you store your board game collection?

Psymonkee · 14 Mar 2015 at 22:35

How can they not fit on/in an expedit?! I have 3 of the things filled with games!

Bickaxe · 15 Mar 2015 at 00:54

We have 2 Expedits loaded with just games, perfect size I would say.

Tunney · 15 Mar 2015 at 12:13

Apart from Twilight Imperium (which won't fit anywhere), they're stored in a fairly generic Ikea cupboard in my study.

JeditOjanen · 15 Mar 2015 at 14:49

Psymonkee said:
How can they not fit on/in an expedit?! I have 3 of the things filled with games!

Fun fact: if you GIS for "Ikea Expedit", the sixth image has an Expedit stuffed with games.

That said, I store my games on an enormous steel rack so my longer boxes don't stick out.

mjt · 15 Mar 2015 at 17:29

JeditOjanen said:
Fun fact: if you GIS for "Ikea Expedit", the sixth image has an Expedit stuffed with games.

That said, I store my games on an enormous steel rack so my longer boxes don't stick out.

It looks horrible though!
They're all different sizes and as you say, some stick out.

Psymonkee · 15 Mar 2015 at 19:29

You could just leave a divider out or put the long games on top like everyone else?

mjt · 15 Mar 2015 at 20:02

Psymonkee said:
You could just leave a divider out or put the long games on top like everyone else?

Yeah it worked well in my old flat as it was on top of the wardrobe in the bedroom, but it won't work so well in the living room

Psymonkee · 15 Mar 2015 at 20:19

works fine in the living room! Great talking point to drag some unwilling victims into playing games!

Pestilence · 16 Mar 2015 at 01:36

We have ours on IKEA shelving in the living room, and upstairs. Don't see a problem.

When people remark on the amount of board games in the living room, we just tell them that that's only half of the collection.

Woogie · 16 Mar 2015 at 08:35

I have a built in cupboard in my games room. The problem is, it is a tad full

Muz333 · 16 Mar 2015 at 10:11

I'm still a student so I only own a flat. I may post a picture of my board game storage later if I remember.

To save suspense though, they are all on the floor.

lordhughes · 16 Mar 2015 at 10:14

Sounds like my current solution

Need to get a bigger bookshelf for my office (which will also be used to store board games) the ikea expedit looks like it may fit the bill, thanks.

neil3k · 16 Mar 2015 at 12:03

under the stairs

Psymonkee · 16 Mar 2015 at 14:42

lordhughes said:
Sounds like my current solution

Need to get a bigger bookshelf for my office (which will also be used to store board games) the ikea expedit looks like it may fit the bill, thanks.

Expedit has been discontinued!

It's replacement is called Kallax - slightly thinner end pieces is about the only difference!

mjt · 16 Mar 2015 at 21:25

Psymonkee said:
Expedit has been discontinued!

It's replacement is called Kallax - slightly thinner end pieces is about the only difference!

If you've got an Expedit, don't put them next to each other, it'll look awful.
I sourced a 2nd hand one.

chris-82 · 24 Mar 2015 at 18:21

not brilliant but was a shoe cupboard! lol
now overspilling! not bad for a few months of getting into board games ! lol

apoclyps · 3 Apr 2016 at 16:25

Under a custom built desk : https://www.instagram.com/p/BAISr1ABbas/

Bickaxe · 25 Jun 2016 at 13:53

Had a bit of a re-arrange and tidy up. Will be moving at the end of August so we've only got the ones we play out (although some like Twister are going to be given away)

Nikumba · 11 Jul 2016 at 14:14

I have my games all in a Kallax new version of the expidit