I want to wed 2 of these Hemnes Shoe cabinets together to create some storage near my backdoor however I only have about 190cm/75" to work with. Below is a link to the shoe cabinet and an example of what I am trying to do, unfortunately all the blog posts don't have dimensions.

Shoe Cabinet:

https://www.ikea.com/ca/en/p/hemnes-shoe-cabinet-with-4-compartments-white-60156121/

Ikea Hack:

https://www.ikeahackers.net/2013/03/wedded-hemnes-shoe-cabinets-twined-and-painted.html

My plan was to remove one of the sides and punch a few new holes to wed them together, then replace the top completely with a single piece of wood to fit. The problem is I don't know how much space I will save by removing one of the sides, does anyone have one of these and would they be able to tell me what the width from the outside of one of the front legs to the inside of the other would be?

Many Thanks!

Does anyone have the exact measurements of the width of the 2 compartment Hemnes shoe cabinet? IKEA specs say its 35” , but is the 35” measured from the top (with the top board piece that overhangs the cabinet)? I want to install 2 of these but my space is 63”. Trying to see if I can make it work by wedding two together and cutting the overhang off the top board. If anyone has done this and if they could measure the width of theirs for me I would be super grateful!

Hemnes 2 compartment