Diy Ikea Billy Bookcase
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.
Diy ikea billy bookcase. The finished look will completely alter the room s aura. Building the diy ikea billy bookcases. Check out this before and after.
How to make a diy wall to wall ikea built in bookcase a billy bookshelf hack crafts and diy basement makeover built in guest room library ikea hack 19 04 2018 08 10 2020 we may earn a commission on purchases made after clicking links on this page. On to the bar counter which was the more difficult part of the diy home bar. Ikea pantry cabinet easy diy freestanding pantry with doors says.
This tutorial will elaborate on how you can have an insanely cheap ikea billy bookcase built in. From there we cut boards and nailed them in between each bookcase. Minimalism at its best.
We purchased three of the ikea billy bookcases built them and spaced them out evenly along the wall we spaced the boards out 11 25 inches in order to eliminate any wasted space. The bones are 2 shorter billy bookcases and a walnut kitchen counter also ordered from ikea. 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.
When it comes to hacking great storage no other ikea product works a room like the billy bookcase. To stabilize the structure i bought some 45mm x 75mm wooden beams from the local hardware store. January 11 2019 at 6 17 pm the billy bookcase is exceptionally easy to make look like a custom built in by using trim pieces and molding.
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 diy dollhouse ikea hack june 28 2015 by jacque 29 comments okay so when homeright asked me if i wanted to be part of this years ikea bookcase hack challenge i took about two seconds to say yes and jumped at the chance. All of the little details that make flat pack furniture look cheap have been removed or covered up including those cheap cardboard backs the millions of holes for shelf pins and the ugly toe kick at the bottom.
I then measured cut and fixed these beams directly to the bookshelves. Take a look at 18 of the best billy bookcase built ins ever.
