Every model in the billy series also features adjustable shelves so you can fit anything from books to trophies, and everything in between. Narrow shelves help you use small wall spaces effectively by. How to make a billy bookcase look expensive ikea hackers. See more ideas about ikea billy, ikea and ikea billy bookcase. Thank you homeright for providing the bookcase and helping me stretch my imagination with the ikea billy bookcase challenge. A couple of weeks ago i posted the reveal of our billy ikea hack office makeover reveal and prior to that i posted part 1 getting a builtin library home office look using the billy bookcase. The billy and besta is a match made in heaven or sweden. Brilliant ikea billy bookcase hacks the cottage market. We knew we were going to add base to the bottom to disguise the difference but what about the slight color difference. This is part 2 and today im sharing with you everything you need to get that builtin look with these prefab bookcases. I played with the spacing of the bookcases for a bit and finally settled on 6 12. This item ikea billy bookcase black brown furinno 11209ex pasir 4 tier open shelf, espresso.
Take extra care to make sure the front faces of each billy bookcase are flush with one another. You could add crown molding at the top and base molding where the billy bookcase sits on top of the dresser for an even more custom look. I dragged down this huge wicker lamp it was in my living room for years from the attic, and i think it will be perfect in this room as i will bring in textures and layers with a touch of bright colors in to break up the clean whiteness. A new billy and new doors are scheduled to be in the uk in august 2014 but the new doors will not fit on old billy. Jun 23, 2016 17 diy hacks for ikea billy bookcase you should try ikea billy is a bookcase with adjustable shelves that can be arranged according to your needs. I sure did and my dad is pretty darn proud of it too. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time i comment. Its estimated the company makes 15 billy bookcases a minute. The bookcases have doors and are a tight fit in the openings on either side of the fireplace. Whether that means diying together the single and double cases. Pretty impressive considering we launched billy in 1979. We made a list of the best ikea billy hacks to celebrate the worlds most beloved bookcase.
Owned and operated by a family that has worked with ikea since 1952, the operation was the cleanest. They are 20 years old a true testament that they are indeed a classic ikea item that you can use by itself or in many combinations. Add these home decor shelves to your diy book case ideas and continue reading more to learn how to build these book cases. One thing youll notice with the billy bookcase is that the shelves are not flush with the sides of the bookcase. Its been a few weeks since we completed these bookcases in our living room and im finally sitting down to put together the tutorial. See more ideas about storage baskets, basket and storage.
See more ideas about ikea billy, ikea billy bookcase and bookcase. Ive been looking for a bookcase cabinet or some type of old china cabinet i could paint and use to hold books. How ikeas billy bookcase took over the world bbc news. Aug 29, 2011 ive had big plans for this space all along.
Billy is a modern bookcase, now more customisable and used in many more ways than just for books. Billy is storage furniture thats functional, flexible and modest. Billy bookcase billy stylised as billy is a bookcase sold by the swedish furniture company ikea. Ikea billy bookcase 80 tall instructions manual pdf download. Jul 17, 2017 the ikea billy, a freestanding bookcase, comes in white, brown, black and birch veneer and in two standard heights.
Billy bookcase 80 tall indoor furnishing pdf manual download. We removed the old standard closets with bifold doors. Diy ikea billy bookcase built in bookshelves part 2. Create a custom builtin bookcase from standard ikea billy bookcases with this easy step by step tutorial. Oct 28, 2014 so i reached out to ikea to see if they wanted to partner with me on this project and they agreed. We wanted 10 white, glass olsbos but not available. The best 14 ikea billy hacks for every room in your home. Jul 17, 2017 because of its height, the billy bookcase comes equipped with wallmounting hardware to keep it from tipping over. I used dove white by valspar as the colormatch white paint for the billy bookcases. The making of an ikea billy bookcase apartment therapy. I am so excited to share our ikea billy bookcase hack.
Billy stylised as billy is a bookcase sold by the swedish furniture company ikea. Kate, the always centsational girl, sent me her latest billy besta library. The ikea billy combo trio spots three sets of the billy bookcase put together to form a trio bookcase for books, framed photos, and mementos in a study room or home library. Jul 02, 2014 ikea is making changes to its iconic billy bookcase. January 17, 2014 all interiors, decorating, diys, interiors, organizing, remodeling. You can surely find you desired bookshelves and bookcases here at ikea online store.
Apr 11, 20 a perfect example of this is the billy bookcase from ikea. Billy bookcase builtins are in, and they shine my living room, you all. The ikea billy combination trio bookcase has an overall height of 93. I fell in love with the bookcases the makerista shared. Oct 15, 2015 be thankful if youre in slovakia, where ikeas iconic billy bookcase is the cheapest among almost 50 countries surveyed by bloomberg. The worlds most versatile bookcase, it turns out, makes. How to make ikea billy bookcase builtins place of my taste. Ikeas billy bookcase is a staple of budget home decorating. The top, bottom, sides and shelves are constructed of particleboard covered with wood veneer or plastic. Billy can be as small and humble or as big and proud as you want it to be. It was dreamed up in 1978 by an ikea designer called gillis lundgren who sketched it on the back of a napkin, worried that he would. The room already has existing crown molding and chair rail. Sep 23, 2014 sure, we probably all dream of having a carrie bradshawstyle custom closet.
Sure, we probably all dream of having a carrie bradshawstyle custom closet. This diy builtin billy bookcase project gave me an affordable way to create a customcabinetry feel for our home library. Growing up, billy was a household name as almost everyone had ikeas billy somewhere in. Ikea offers bookcases with a wide range of selections, for example, bookcases with glass doors, display shelves and panel.
When you take the plunge and buy one for yourself, it comes with their very own billy bookcase instructions, so you can easily put it together. Its the booklovers choice that never goes out of style. See more ideas about ikea billy bookcase, ikea billy and bookcase. Billy the bookcase says hello and so does a table whose name is ingo and the chair is a ladderback birch but his friends call him karl. While i love the look, and the reconfigurability of the moveable shelves and the fact that you can always buy more well, except in beech, so not really in my case, i cant say im impressed by the strength of the shelves. I have not one, but two ikea billy bookcases that need to be transformed so they coordinate with the new color scheme i am doing my studioffice in. In 1979 the designer gillis lundgren designed a simple bookcase which got the name billy after the swedish word for cheap billig same in german, btw. Ikea billy bookcase hack with shiplap angela marie made. While its look will remain the same, there will be improvements in the finish and configurability starting in august 2014, the company says. Mar 01, 2016 11 comments on ikea billy upgrade i picked their beech colour and then they discontinued it. I figured out that buying a piece of balsa wood from the craft store shimmed that space perfectly. If youve been wary of mixing and matching your ikea bookcases, this should allay your fears.
The billy system is designed to adapt to many types of spaces and uses. A perfect example of this is the billy bookcase from ikea. For all the rest of us, theres a trusty ikea product that will give you the look of custom shelving, for a fraction of the price. Enhance your farmhouse office with our easy to do diy book shelf, using the ikea billy book shelf hack. We have killed 4 in 5 years, not one at a time as we had 6 on the go at the same time. A basic bookcase may look boring or plain on the store shelf, but it can be something special and unique after you put your own diy spin on it. The worlds most versatile bookcase, it turns out, makes for some. Because the surface of the bookcase is laminate and almost like plastic. Jan 16, 20 billy white has a slightly more cream undertone, besta is a brighter white.
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. Stack billy bookcases on top of dressers and secure them tot he wall with antitipping hardware as well. Its popularity and global spread has led to its use as a barometer of relative worldwide price levels. Aug 19, 2011 straighten and strengthen ikea billy bookcase hacks for the lazy jen august 19, 2011 11 comments homefixated deals with diy on all levels from the people with the skills to make their own trundle beds and adirondack porch swings to those folks like me who might mistake an angle grinder for a pizza cutter. The solution was to push out the besta a few inches to give the wider besta unit more dimension and detract from the subtle color difference. Billy can be as small and humble or as big and proud as. It is inexpensive and versatile, easy add onto and expand, with optional glass or wood doors or additional units. Billy bookcase into minimudroom entry in the homeright bookcase challenge you can still vote here until july 16th. The furniture has fourteen rectangularshaped cabinets on either ends and seven squareshaped cabinets in the middle. The last thing i wanted was to create a beautiful custom look and then have an 18. Back in 1979, ikea came out with the billy bookcase and who knew after all these years, it would still be one of their best sellers. It was dreamed up in 1978 by an ikea designer called gillis lundgren who sketched. We were looking for midheight bookcases with glass doors for our living room, at a reasonable price. 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.
I then sanded and primed it, and it slid into the bookcase grooves perfectly, and looks much. Diy builtin shelves using ikea billy bookcase hack. Jun 22, 2015 the industrial barheight table created from an ikea billy bookcase be sure to enter the latest giveaway for a homeright finish max plus bonus accessories,right here. You can use our shelving units to protect and show off your precious porcelain sets, the finest glassware, or store your unique collection, for example. How upscale does this ikea billy bookcase hack look.
Billy is a modern bookcase, now more customizable and used in many more ways than just for books. The options for storage for billy bookcase are endless. Manufactured by ikea, this wood laminated piece of furniture has five shelves that are adjustable to different heights to accommodate any size book or other decorative item. I dragged down this huge wicker lamp it was in my living room for years from the attic, and i think it will be perfect in this room as i will bring in textures and. I had seen many an ikea billy bookcase hack out in the blogosphere, so i knew how good those composite and laminate. It was developed in 1979 by the swedish designer gillis lundgren and ikea have sold over 60 million units of the bookcases worldwide.
Made of particleboard, it will sag when significant weight is put on it e. Hopefully these ikea bookcase hacks have sparked your creativity and inspired you to think outside the box when you see basic shelving. Fine for normal books, files of paperwork and dvds etc just not the text books. Jan 17, 2017 low cost, functional and brilliantly efficient, an ikea billy bookcase rolls off the production line every three seconds. To see that it can be done in an apartment without an involved workbenchshopetc is inspirational as well as the details about the latice wood. Hi, mary, i actually didnt successfully pull it out, but unlocked it at just the right spot and you can pull it off the screws and then turn it around.
Putting together ikea billy bookcase southern hospitality. After a three hour drive directly out into the heart of the country, we came to a long low building in which every billy bookcase is made. A simple unit can be enough storage for a limited space or the foundation for a larger storage solution if your needs change. Office makeover part 2 building in billy ikea hack. How to make ikea billy bookcase builtins place of my. Winsome wood leo model name shelving, small, espresso. We have a wall that we are trying to put our tv and some of our bookswe have tons and were leaning toward the hemnes bookcases with bridge and tv unit but i have been looking at the billy and wondering if we could use the tv unit from hemnes and the billy bookcases.
Come and explore all the different creations that are possible when you get the right combination of these. The billy bookcase is perhaps the archetypal ikea product. Customized ikea billy bookcases diy built in bookshelves. Tura, a desk in white, a white bedframe with lots of cushions, curtains, a billy bookcase when her dream. The ikea billy bookcase can be further customized with glass doors, a height extension unit, and a range of plasticcoated or veneered surface. Ikea hack from bookcase to bar table refresh restyle.
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. I just havent been able to find the piece i had envisioned. Billy bookcases with grytnas glass doors ikea hackers. Its been around for an incredible 40 years and have undergone new colours and accessories, doors and addons. I built all 3 units plus the extension pieces in 1 hour. Thats why, although they are called bookcases, we believe they are not for books only. How to make over and style an ikea billy bookcase using fabric and cardboard. It is inexpensive and versatile, easy add onto and expand, with optional glass or wood doors or. Prime your ikea billy bookcase with a shellac, oilbased based primer and let it dry. This week i am back with 12 ikea billy bookcase hacks to inspire you before your next trip to ikea.
This was made entirely on my iphone using imovie last year at this time i was given an incredible tour of the billy bookcase factory in falkoping, sweden. And can you believe how well this furniture is holding up after 7 years of constant use. Ikea offers everything from living room furniture to mattresses and bedroom furniture so that you can design your life at home. We have lots of spare shelves as it turns out the billy book cases are not too fond of them. Add to cart add to cart add to cart add to cart add to cart customer rating. Oct 26, 2017 the billy was made to be versatile, so use this to your advantage by creating a bookcase that suits your needs and style perfectly. Billy bookcase, white, 80x28x106 cm grytnas glass door, offwhite, 40. The system helps ikea name new products quickly and efficiently, but ikea doesnt constrain itself by the system. These white shelves will enhance any room and highlight your favorite home decor elements, by organizing them giving you a styled bookcase. May 05, 2016 billy bookcase builtins are in, and they shine my living room, you all. Hi just discovered today that billy s doors are all discontinued in the uk. Apr 03, 2014 this looks so beautiful and professional. Once you master building the billy bookcases the rest is cake. It is one of ikeas cornerstone products along with the likes of the malm and the kallax.
Aug 21, 2015 billy bookcase, white, 80x28x106 cm grytnas glass door, offwhite, 40. View and download ikea billy bookcase 80 tall instructions manual online. Jun 20, 2016 billy bookcases and the definitive meatball inside the new ikea museum. Ikea billy bookcase the most sold piece of furniture. There are thought to be over 60 million of them already in service. Billy bookcases and the definitive meatball inside the new. Use a trigger clamp to secure two billy bookcases together. The name billy was chosen by lundgren after an ikea advertising manager named billy liljedahl stated that he wanted a proper bookcase just for books.
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