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DIY IKEA Billy Bookcase Built-ins | Gena Shingle Jaffe

Do you have an unused nook and need better storage? Does that storage also need to be a decent focal point, and fit your custom needs? Are you a bit unsure of your DIY skills and ability to pull off a built-in that doesn't look like a cake fail meme? Well...you may have stumbled onto the right place in this monster blog post. I say it is a monster, because it is. It's long and I am going to talk you through each step of how I built my dining nook built-in. I wish this built-in was like a…

We recently bought a new house. Ever since I laid eyes on the living room, I knew I wanted built in bookcases along the back wall with the fireplace to make a functional focal point of room. Bookcases are my favorite way of storing toys/materials for the girls. Everything has its own place to live that's easy to access, and it forces you to not over clutter. Here's the before photo of the living room when we bought the place. So, along with the other projects we asked around for quotes on…

Looking for an easy way to update IKEA furniture? Here we discuss how easy it is to paint IKEA furniture and answer all the important questions. Read here.

A step-by-step tutorial for how to make professional looking DIY built-in shelves using IKEA bookcase sections for vertical storage.

We wanted a beautiful bespoke looking bookcase for our home office but the quotes we had were insane. Instead, we bought some IKEA units and built them in to th…

I have a room in our home that I haven't shared much on the blog. It serves as our guest room, library, and Matt's office all in one. I've never been happy with this room,

Learn how to transform your space with this clever hack on turning Ikea Billy bookcases into a custom wall of built-ins. Easy and affordable!

IKEA Billy Bookcase hack tutorial. Find step by step directions on how to turn Billy Bookcases into a wall of built-ins.

One DIYer walks us through how to paint IKEA's Billy bookcase and Sektion cabinets.

DIY Built In Bookshelves Using the IKEA Billy Bookcase Hack - Bless'er House

IKEA BILLY Bookcase Hack – Claire Douglas turns IKEA’s famous BILLY bargain bookcases into bespoke-looking built-ins for under £350.

Materials: (2) IKEA Billy Bookcases with Doors (2) IKEA Billy Bookcase Extensions (4) 1x2x8ft Select Pine 1 gallon Zinsser B-I-N Primer 11/16 in. x 11/16 in. Pine Cove Moulding Caulk Baseboard Moulding Crown Molding Sherwin Williams Emerald Urethane Trim Enamel Paint (1 gallon of Pure White, Semi-Gloss) (10) 6in. 8ft. Shiplap Boards Stain (I used […]

Transform your space and create your own home library with this stunning IKEA Billy bookcase hack! We upgraded the 15" walnut Billy bookcases into a custom b...

Learn how to transform your space with this clever hack on turning Ikea Billy bookcases into a custom wall of built-ins. Easy and affordable!

We recently bought a new house. Ever since I laid eyes on the living room, I knew I wanted built in bookcases along the back wall with the fireplace to make a functional focal point of room. Bookcases are my favorite way of storing toys/materials for the girls. Everything has its own place to live that's easy to access, and it forces you to not over clutter. Here's the before photo of the living room when we bought the place. So, along with the other projects we asked around for quotes on…

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If you missed the first part, check it out here and the second part here. In those posts, I talked about how I'm building built in bookshelves on either side the french doors in our home by doing an Ikea billy bookcase hack. I'm going for the custom built-in look

Ikea Hack Built-Ins: I wanted to create custom looking built-ins around the french doors in my house. I started with Ikea Billy Bookcases and customized them to make a to make a unique, built-from-scratch look. By adding trim moulding and paint, I was able to add an u…