Ikea Billy Built In Bookshelves

Take a look at 18 of the best billy bookcase built ins ever.

Ikea billy built in bookshelves. After the framing was complete i assembled the ikea billy bookshelves for a rough fit. These ikea built ins have been been a long time coming and now that they are finished i am so happy with them. Bookcase 31 1 2x11x79 1 2 59. We started with three standard billy bookcases 11 deep and three height extension units from ikea.

This step by step tutorial makes making wall to wall bookshelves easy. 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. Ikeahack bookcase built ins diy basement. Even though the majority of the structure comes from tall ikea billy bookcases you would never guess these built ins were actually inexpensive laminate furniture.

If you missed part 1 of this project be sure to check out my tips on how to pull off this ikea hack. My ikea billy built in bookshelves are finally primed painted caulked and styled. I wanted these to act like walls framing in the built in billy bookshelves thus i needed the walls deep enough to recess the billy s in about 1 1 2 inches from the finished front. Next is to.

3 billy bookcases 3 billy height extension units description. I ve never been happy with this room so i ve just chosen to close the door and ignore it. Also brass library lights. 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.

Therefore we have a lot of books. Every model in the billy series also features adjustable shelves so you can fit anything from books to trophies and everything in between. 00 356 more. All of the.

When it comes to hacking great storage no other ikea product works a room like the billy bookcase. We wanted to make a wall of bookshelves that had a built in look to transform our room into a library. These simple step by step instructions make it easy to create gorgeous ikea billy built in bookshelves. We used the oxberg doors for hidden storage underneath.

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 each or a total of 124 inches. 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. I thought for sure that we would. Billy built in bookshelves part 1 july 23 2013.

This ikea billy bookcase built turned out beautifully. Another great ikea hack. At this stage you can still easily make changes. It serves as our guest room library and matt s office all in one.

First we constructed the billys according to the ikea directions. I have a room in our home that i haven t shared much on the blog. This diy built in billy bookcase project gave me an affordable way to create a custom cabinetry feel for our home library. This summer i have been on a mission to tackle the things in my home that i dislike and this room.

How to build built in bookcases from ikea billy bookshelves to figure out how to best use the space the picture below shows how we did the math. Today i want to share with you how i styled the shelves. Check out this before and after.