The tutorial elaborates on how using ikea shelves you can craft this ultimate beauty. I securely screwed the individual units together to each other and also fixed them securely to the back wall with a bracket that was supplied in the box. We used 4 billy bookcases with the height extenders and left off the backs and 1 narrower billy bookcase with height extender in the middle. There are so many steps and stages, and thoughts and emotions that i want to share with you that i fear i might end up a bit longwinded. Diy built ins ikea billy bookcase hack designed simple. A gorgeous diy home bar from tall and short billy bookcases. Sep 08, 2019 i wanted our built ins to have cabinets for the tv to sit on and for storage, plus open shelving on the sides, and a top shelf above the tv. Jul 20, 2016 bookcase is exactly as shown in photo. A stepbystep tutorial for how to make professional looking diy built ins using ikea billy bookcases for vertical storage. Ikea billy, bookcase, white, adjustable shelves can be arranged according to your needs. Diy builtin shelves using ikea billy bookcase hack.
Use a trigger clamp to secure two billy bookcases together. This project required a little more time and planning than what i thought it would take. Jan 17, 2014 the billy bookcase is exceptionally easy to make look like a custom built in by using trim pieces and molding. So, we recently revamped our ikea billy bookcase hack and now we love it even. Today, i want to share with you how i styled the shelves. Diy ikea billy bookcase built in bookshelves part 2 run to. The ikea billy bookcase has long been a popular piece to use for custom builtins which looks great. Diy built in shelves using ikea billy bookcase hack. The billy bookcase is exceptionally easy to make look like a custom built in by using trim pieces and molding. How to make a diy walltowall bookcase an ikea billy bookcase built in what you need. At one the end of the room, the ceiling is lower to allow for bathroom plumbing on the second storey and the.
Floor to ceiling built in bookcases the ultimate ikea billy. Enhance your farmhouse office with our easy to do diy book shelf, using the ikea billy book shelf hack. Ikea sells a ton of options when it comes to the billy system and its easier to navigate those options in the store than online. How to make a diy walltowall bookcase an ikea billy. A simple unit can be enough storage for a limited space or the foundation for a larger storage solution if your needs change.
Billy is a modern bookcase, now more customizable and used in many more ways than just for books. How to build a faux wall of inexpensive builtin bookcases using ikea billy bookshelves to create beautiful shelving. All in all about 41 million billy s have been produced and ikea still makes about 3. The only comfortable spot for the bed was under this window.
Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. They built the billy bookcase around the fireplace and it turned out great. Ive done it three times heres exactly how to make a billy bookcase look like a built in. My ikea billy builtin bookshelves are finally primed, painted, caulked and styled. Even though you saw a brief glimpse back in 2015 of us installing the billy bookcases, office makeover part 1, that was last year so you might need a reminder of how things looked before, before. Billy can be as small and humble or as big and proud as you want it to be. But every once in a while, you just need a change, right. Billy bookcases are built with a stackable design that allows you to attach new units whenever you need additional storage, just decide on what height suits your space best. Ikea billy s are great but its not the only option, you can find similar bookcases at. The ikea hack builtin billy bookcases office makeover reveal.
To figure out how to best use the space, the picture below shows how we did the math. The billy bookcase is pretty straightforward to build right out of the box, or you can get creative and make elaborate storage that looks great. Billy bookcase fireplace luxury diy fireplace built ins. When it comes to hacking great storage, no other ikea product works a room like the billy bookcase. This video shows you how to make ikea billy bookcases look just like professional built in bookshelves. This project was one of the easiest but most tedious projects i have done in a long time. Can you believe this is a billy bookcase ikea hack. This diy built in billy bookcase project gave me an affordable way to create a customcabinetry feel for our home library.
Mar 16, 2020 billy bookcase fireplace luxury diy fireplace built ins ikea hack with billy bookcase. These white shelves will enhance any room and highlight your favorite home decor elements, by organizing them giving you a styled bookcase. I fell in love with the bookcases the makerista shared. My bookcases are the standard 79 height and 11 depth but there are lots of options including bookcases that reach almost to the ceiling or are extra deep. For my space, i used four 31 inch wide white billy bookcases and three 15 34 inch wide white billy bookcases. I spent a lot of time planning this project to make them look more custom and now. How to build builtin bookcases from ikea billy bookshelves to figure out how to best use the space, the picture below shows how we did the math. How to build built in bookcases from ikea billy bookshelves. The ikea billy bookcase is 40 years old and there are so many great hacks out there that celebrate this birthday. It was perfect for their nursery and here it is nearly 7 years later and we are still loving our ikea billy bookcase hack. Because we just went all billy bookcase crazy up in he.
These options will never let you get bored of your billy bookcase. Take a look at 19 of the best billy bookcase built ins ever. Dont spend a fortune on builtins to organize your home library. We wanted to plan for an office now, and if we ever needed it down the road, an easy transition to a nursery. Jul 23, 20 we used 4 billy bookcases with the height extenders and left off the backs and 1 narrower billy bookcase with height extender in the middle. One, we didnt want to have to rip out any of the existing woodwork. As much as i would love to have cute shelves showing off fun coordinating tchotchkes, these bookshelves will contain 100% books. The ikea billy bookcase has long been a popular piece to use for custom built ins which looks great. These white shelves will enhance any room and highlight your favorite home decor elements, by organizing them giving you a. This post has been in the making for months, so now that i am finally here, excuse me if i will ramble on a bit. Heres the full tutorial on how we made our custom built in bookcase made from ikea billy bookcases. How to make ikea billy bookcase builtins place of my.
The one in the guest room is weird and it isnt centred. How to make ikea billy bookcase built insthats what i am going to share with you all today phew. Once upon a time, a little bookcase became a beloved classic around the world. This tutorial is all you need to transform your ikea billy bookcases into beautiful built ins. Mar 22, 2017 can you believe this is a billy bookcase ikea hack. I built the bookcase on my own in an hour mindful to do it right so i took my time, maybe someone a bit handier could do it faster. How to make a built in from an ikea billy bookcase.
All in all about 41 million billys have been produced and ikea still makes about 3. Well this particular billy was at least 10 years old. Well this particular billy was at least 10 years old, but still going strong. May 05, 2016 how to make ikea billy bookcase builtinsthats what i am going to share with you all today. Ikeas billy bookcase gets the ultimate hack treatment, when four units are transformed into a dark, sophisticated wallhung displaystorage unit.
I wanted our builtins to have cabinets for the tv to sit on and for storage, plus open shelving on the sides, and a top shelf above the tv. How to build easy built ins from ikea bookcases lovely etc. I measured the space in between the walls, in our case it was almost exactly 12 feet, or 144 inches, then i subtracted out the width of the bookcases which are 31. Lets dive in but first, dont forget to get hold of your creative tools. A stepbystep tutorial for how to make professional looking diy builtins using ikea billy bookcases for vertical storage. Creating an ikea built in billy bookshelf is something i have wanted to do in this room for years. Learn how easy it is to transform regular ikea billy bookcases into a. Simple diy built ins using ikeas billy bookcases create a custom look for your home using stock bookcases, cabinets, and a few supplies. If you missed part 1 of this project, be sure to check out my tips on how to pull off this ikea hack. Builtin bookshelves from ikea billy bookcaseshow to do it. Theres just so much you can do with an ikea billy bookcase and make it look way more appealing.
Mysha bolen, whose blog remington avenue covers topics for the home ranging from diy projects to recipes used three billy bookcases from ikea to form a dramatic built in bookcase. Id seen tutorials showing how to turn ikea billy bookcases into built ins before so looked up the dimensions of the shelving units and the tall 31. Apr 24, 2017 ikea s billy bookcase gets the ultimate hack treatment, when four units are transformed into a dark, sophisticated wallhung displaystorage unit. Take extra care to make sure the front faces of each billy bookcase are flush with one another. We attached the bookcase to the wall with the ikea provided l. Plus i needed some extra glasses of mimosas as well along the way from start to finish. So i headed off to ikea, bought a huge pile of ikea billys, brought them home and assembled them.
How to make ikea billy bookcase builtinsthats what i am going to share with you all today phew. The smaller is of course the best choice for either an office or nursery. How to turn billy bookcases into built ins the chronicles. In one of our last videos at the beige bungalow basement renovation, we feature our custom built in billy bookcase hack. This part was pretty easy and only took me about fifteen minutes for each one. How to make a builtin bookcase with ikea shelves this. Still wanting the builtins of my dreams, but not the steep price tag, i went to research other options. Custom builtins arent cheap, and we knew this would need to be on a budget. Hacking the ikea billy has been done before my friend, kristin, did a beautiful version but with this being an older home, we had several obstacles to overcome. Floor to ceiling billy bookcases that look completely custom without the price tag. Apr 02, 2019 first, build each billy bookcase according to ikeas instructions. For us the best fit with some extra room was to do 4 full width billy bookcases and 1 skinny billy bookcase.
In the tutorials i found online many people used the ikea billy bookcases. I measured the space in between the walls, in our case it was almost exactly 12 feet, or. There are a few different sizes of the billy bookcase to choose from. Jul 30, 2010 i gave an ordinary ikea billy bookcase a built in, custom made look. Ikea billy bookcase hack with shiplap angela marie made.
How to build diy built in bookcases from ikea billy. Sep, 2018 id seen tutorials showing how to turn ikea billy bookcases into built ins before so looked up the dimensions of the shelving units and the tall 31. Diy builtin bookcase reveal an ikea hack studio 36 interiors. If there is an olympic event for building ikea furniture, i think we just took home the gold medal. It had been an aim of mine for some years now to build myself a bar at home for entertaining friends regularly finally i decided to stop procrastinating and just get down to it. Ikea billy bookcase builtin hack arinsolangeathome. Diy home bar built from billy bookcases ikea hackers. The ikea hack built in billy bookcases office makeover reveal. Oct 31, 2014 first i assembled the ikea billy bookshelves.
Diy builtins with ikea billy bookcases life on southpointe. A diy customised bookcase that started its life as ikea billy shelf units and now looks like custom cabinetry. From billy to builtins our house is a three bedroom, two large bedrooms and one smaller. I started by calculating the number of ikea billy bookcases needed for this project. This made each bookcase taller and allowed me to use our existing baseboards to wrap around. Sep 11, 20 my ikea billy built in bookshelves are finally primed, painted, caulked and styled.
Huge builtin bookcases are incredibly expensive, so i decided to save money by using ikea billy bookcases and just adding molding to make them look built in. These diy builtins were made from ikeas billy bookcases and i am very proud of the way they turned out. Read the full post to get the tutorial on diy builtins with ikea billy bookcases. This ikea billy bookcase builtin is a problem solver. Though we figured out a clever way to make it look bigger. While planning the office makeover for my mom, i knew that i wasnt going to be able to make any diy furniture builds due to the limited time.
Billy bookcase fireplace luxury diy fireplace built ins ikea. We have brought together the best ikea billy hacks in one place to inspire you to create something amazing. May 18, 2015 how to build builtin bookcases from ikea billy bookshelves to figure out how to best use the space, the picture below shows how we did the math. The tall ones form the storage cabinets for the bottles, nothing much hacked here. Finally make sure to select the correct length of screw for this step. However, i wanted to use the piece mainly for storage and as a focal point in the office, but i did not want to create any built ins. I had seen many an ikea billy bookcase hack out in the blogosphere, so i knew how good those composite and laminate shelves could look after a little dressing up.
Take a look at 19 of the best billy bookcase builtins ever. Dec 29, 2018 in one of our last videos at the beige bungalow basement renovation, we feature our custom built in billy bookcase hack. I am so excited to share our ikea billy bookcase hack. I showed it to my husband and he agreed that they would look great in my soon to be office although, i am pretty sure he wasnt even aware at the. To be completely honest, i dont know why it took me so long because i have been so excited to share this ikea hack with billy bookcases with yall. To save time but still make a big impact in the space, i did an ikea billy bookcase hack with shiplap instead. The problem was i never quite managed to turn them into the built ins of my dreams. Some billy cases gathered together with few other supplies can do the charm. We got creative and created our own ikea billy bookcase hack for a fantastic solution. Make an ikea bookcase look like a professional builtin. Every model in the billy series also features adjustable shelves so you can fit anything from books to trophies, and everything in between. Sharetweetpin23005sharesa stepbystep tutorial for how to make professional looking diy built ins using ikea billy bookcases for vertical storage.
Sharetweetpin23005sharesa stepbystep tutorial for how to make professional looking diy builtins using ikea billy bookcases for vertical storage. This diy builtin billy bookcase project gave me an affordable way to create a customcabinetry feel for our home library. May 01, 2017 we got creative and created our own ikea billy bookcase hack for a fantastic solution. Using an ikea billy hack is a great way to create a stunning bookcase on a budget. Mysha bolen, whose blog remington avenue covers topics for the home ranging from diy projects to recipes used three billy bookcases from ikea to form a dramatic builtin bookcase. I had two shelves already from my former home office so i picked up two more tall billy bookshelves from ikea. How to make a builtin bookcase with ikea shelves this old.