I did some built in
billy bookcases in our play room.
Take a look at bliss-athome.com where they made ikea
billy bookcases look built - in.
If you click on this image below you can learn more about how we made those fabulous
BILLY BOOKCASES.
Organize your living room and make IKEA built ins for books, toys, and electronics with
billy bookcases!
And yes, do not sell
those Billy Bookcases!
holy cr — you have no idea how excited I am to have found this today!!!! I am in the middle of doing this, seriously I just finished putting together 5
billy bookcases this afternoon, I have the crown moulding ready to cut, and I found pre-pasted, beadboard, paintable wallpaper at Lowe's for 15 $ a roll!!
Create a custom built - in bookcase from standard IKEA
Billy bookcases with this easy step by step tutorial.
Our ceilings are 9 ft tall so I grabbed 2 of the original
Billy bookcases and 4 of the extensions packs.
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The DIY
Billy bookcases took up a couple of posts.
In the clip, a group of unsuspecting shoppers are happily browsing
Billy Bookcases and thinking about what to have for lunch while the pranksters move walls, shut doors and draw curtains around them, blocking their way out of the Swedish maze — no amount of floor arrows can help them now!
For easier - than - built - in bookcases that could be trimmed up with some molding and a mantel, try
the Billy bookcases from Ikea.
I love the idea of using two
Billy bookcases from IKEA along the only wall without windows or doors.
The lack of space is a massive issue in our home — we have a * lot * of Ikea
Billy bookcases, Ektorps to hold the «stuff» at bay:) Every 6 months or so I have to have a recycle day and go through old books, toys, clothes etc..
I cheated... I bought
the Billy bookcases from Ikea... It was an easy & inexpensive way to turn my tiny area into a library.
Built - in
Billy bookcases are certainly not a new concept, but I never felt like the directions were close enough to what I needed.
We've had
those Billy bookcases for a few years, but we couldn't find a place for them at our new place, and they fit in great at Keith's.
Have only shelves on one side, so I put one of my floor - to - ceiling Ikea
Billy bookcases in to use.
Ikea makes 15
Billy bookcases a minute and had sold more than 41 million units by Billy's 30th anniversary in 2009 — which, if you laid them all out in a line, would be over 70,000 kilometres long.
I love the idea of using
the Billy bookcases but have always been stumped about how to trim them out on the sides to look built in.
I've spent the last few days reading and re-reading Chris» post on
the billy bookcases.
It's not built - ins, per se, but we're combining two
billy bookcases into one large unit.
Everything is just kind of thrown in there right now, but I'd eventually like to put together a 9» x9 ′ area rug out of Flor carpet tiles, get some curtains, switch out some of the picture frames on the wall for a bulletin board, a calendar, etc., build a base for my desk (so I can hide all my cords), and get some doors for
my Billy bookcases (so I can hide all my stuff!).
I would start with
the billy bookcases to see how I liked them first.
I have no experience with
Billy bookcases and wasn't sure if you could remove the back but if you can, that might be a great solution.
If you like the look of
the Billy bookcases (I do) I would use them.
I think you'd regret all the unusable space if you used
the Billy bookcases.
If you don't install the backs on
the Billy bookcases, you can slide the bookcases up to the spot, and keep the space in between those studs.
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/335518240960564905/ http://www.allaboutshutters.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/shutter-dog-shutter-hardware.jpg And of course the hoarder in me says
Billy Bookcases all day long!
The billy bookcases are going to take up wall space by the window.
2) On the opposite wall, I love the idea of just adding shelving and simple doors and not taking up floor space with
the Billy Bookcases.
If its a home for right now maybe
the Billy bookcases would be easier.
On the other hand it sounds like it might be more cost effective to do
the Billy bookcases because you already have them.
Since you already own
the Billy bookcases, could you bring them down and use them now, then when you have enough money / time saved up, you can get the custom built - ins sometime in the future?
Once you master building
the billy bookcases the rest is cake!
Those turned out great, I love
the Billy Bookcases, they can be used for so many great built in projects and yours is no exception!
3
billy bookcases and 3 extension pieces made up the foundation of this built in library masterpiece!
Beautiful
Billy Bookcases!
Now that everything was attached, I anchored this built in beast to the wall using the hardware that came with
the billy bookcases.
We have two
Billy Bookcases but that is it.
Apparently one can say the same thing about curtains and
Billy bookcases.
I picked up these fun green chairs at a yard sale last summer for only $ 30 and the bookcases are IKEA
Billy bookcases that got a little upgrade with some paint and a stencil.
I just added some «texture» to my Ikea
Billy bookcases with a little faux grasscloth.
Create a custom built - in bookcase from standard IKEA
Billy bookcases with this easy step by step tutorial.
Ikea's at it again with a new product for the masses, one that might give
the Billy bookcase a run for its money.
IKEA celebrated the 30th anniversary of its popular
Billy bookcase by filling 30 of them with books and placing them on Bondi Beach in Australia.
In addition, Lundgren is the designer of Ikea's
Billy bookcase, more than 41 million of which have been sold since its debut in 1979.
The man who created Ikea's best - selling
Billy bookcase passed away on Feb. 25 at the age of 86, a company spokeswoman confirmed to Quartz.
Mainly I have a behind the door hanger which works well for storing flats / sandals in small spaces, a fairly generic shoe rack by the door for most - worn pairs, and also an Ikea
billy bookcase which I use as a display case for high heels.
Love the cheery feel the yellow stenciled pattern gives this room... Karen from A House Full of Sunshine created an Amazing transformation with her Ikea
Billy Bookcase Makeover.