IKEA SKÅDIS
SKÅDIS is IKEA's slotted pegboard, and painters use it to put paints on the wall without a dedicated rack. Paint holders for it come three ways: free STL files, printed holders from small sellers, or ready-made shelves. What matters most is the hole size: 25–26 mm for Vallejo-style droppers and about 33 mm for Citadel pots.
Fit
Most SKÅDIS paint holders are made for one paint format. Pick by bottle diameter.
| Paint format | Hole size in designs | What exists |
|---|---|---|
| Vallejo / Army Painter 17–18 ml droppers | 25–26 mm | Free STLs: TheRooster's holder (25 mm, plus a 25.5 mm version), Alex_Repairs (26 mm), Chriz (26 mm, Army Painter), berrnie (25.5 mm)Printables: TheRooster · Printables: Alex_Repairs · MakerWorld: berrnie |
| Citadel pots | 32.5–33 mm | Free STLs for 4, 5 or 6 pots per holder (Printables, Thingiverse, Cults3D); printed versions on Etsy list a 32.5 mm max bottle or 33 mm holesThingiverse: Djaa9 (5 pots, 2- and 3-peg versions) · Printables: SoBaldrickEsq (6 pots) · Etsy: angled Citadel rack, 32.5 mm max |
| Pro Acryl bottles | about 30–30.5 mm | Free STL for 30 mm bottles (Thingiverse); Just Hanging sells printed Pro Acryl racks for SKÅDIS (its standard-pegboard version lists 6 bottles, max 30.5 mm)Thingiverse: ProAcryl SKÅDIS rack · Just Hanging: ProAcryl SKÅDIS rack · Just Hanging: pegboard version |
| Larger 35–36.5 mm bottles | 35–36.5 mm | Free STL on MakerWorld, tilted forward to stack more rowsMakerWorld: 35–36.5 mm rack |
| Mixed (Vallejo, Citadel, Pro Acryl) | One design, three versions | Printables design with a version per paint brandPrintables: Vallejo / Citadel / Pro Acryl |
| Formada3D SKÅDIS Paint Shelf (ours) | Ø28.6 mm wells (pot edition Ø35 mm) | 15 droppers, or 12 pots (pot edition), 3 tiers, 160 × 122 × 76 mm. Our listing, A$29.99 |
Sizes are what each designer or seller publishes. We haven't printed or measured these designs.
Options
Cheapest if you already own a printer. Dozens of designs exist for droppers, Citadel pots and Pro Acryl. Check each design's hole size and how many hooks it uses. Print time and supports vary by design.
No printer needed. Etsy sellers and pegboard shops like Just Hanging sell holders cut for Citadel, droppers or Pro Acryl. You pay per holder, so a big mixed collection adds up.
Ours: the SKÅDIS Paint Shelf, A$29.99, 15 droppers or 12 pots (pot edition), 3 tiers that clip on. We make and sell it, so weigh that.
Sources: Reddit: Etsy shelves for SKÅDIS · Reddit: SKÅDIS paint racks in ABS · Reddit: cost of printed racks
The board
| Board (W × H) | White | Wood |
|---|---|---|
| 36 × 56 cm | A$25.99 | A$29.99 |
| 56 × 56 cm | A$29.99 | A$35.99 |
| 76 × 56 cm | A$35.99 | A$39.99 |
Sources: IKEA AU: SKÅDIS pegboard, white · IKEA AU: SKÅDIS pegboard, wood · Just Hanging: SKÅDIS vs 1/4 in pegboard · IKEA AU: freestanding SKÅDIS board · MakerWorld: 140-bottle full-board design
Formada3D
Our product, with specs from our own listing. Screws and the board are not included.
Ready-made SKÅDIS shelf
Ours Formada3D
Who it's for: Painters with a SKÅDIS board and no 3D printer.
Also consider: free printable holders (table above) if you own a printer
Tips
Sources: Reddit: removable SKÅDIS paint holder
More wall options: wall-mounted paint racks. Short on desk? Small-space storage. Rack by paint type: dropper bottles · Citadel pots.
FAQ
We didn't find one. IKEA sells the SKÅDIS boards plus shelves, containers, letter holders and other accessories, but the paint holders people use come from independent designers (free STL files on Printables, MakerWorld and Thingiverse) and from sellers who print them, on Etsy or their own shops. Formada3D (who make this guide) sells one too.
Match the holder to the bottle. Designs for Vallejo and Army Painter 17–18 ml droppers use 25–26 mm holes. Citadel pot holders use about 32.5–33 mm. Pro Acryl bottles are wider than droppers: designers list about 30–30.5 mm. Many designs come in one version per paint brand.
IKEA Australia sells 36 × 56, 56 × 56 and 76 × 56 cm boards, in white or wood. Bigger boards hold more rows. One free design on MakerWorld says it fits 140 dropper bottles across a full 76 × 56 cm board. That's the designer's figure, and we haven't printed it.
No. SKÅDIS uses slots 40 mm apart, while standard 1/4 in pegboard has round holes 1 in (25.4 mm) apart, so the hooks don't line up (per Just Hanging, a pegboard accessory seller). Some sellers make separate versions for each board type.
Yes, two ways. IKEA sells a freestanding SKÅDIS board (56 × 37 cm) that stands on a desk, and IKEA's listing says the boards can also be fixed to a desk or the side of a wardrobe with SKÅDIS connectors. Wall-mounting screws are sold separately, per IKEA.
If you already own a 3D printer, yes. The files are free and the holders are small. One painter on Reddit called his ABS SKÅDIS racks the "best $20 of ABS I ever spent". Without a printer, printed holders cost per piece, and one Reddit user said buying enough for a large mixed collection would "cost a fortune". These are opinions, not our tests.