I was going to put the ronseal varnish as you recommended on top but i was told not to put a water based varnish on top of oil based paint. I dont love any of ikeas options, and it is proving a difficult thing to find the right dimensions. I believe she may have done it to get away from the billy bookcase look. 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. Billy is manufactured for ikea by gyllensvaans mobler at their factory in kattilstorp, sweden. I originally built this open bookshelf, but it has proven to not be enough storage needed for all the toys we. Hopefully these ikea bookcase hacks have sparked your creativity and inspired you to think outside the box when you see basic shelving.
This blog is about my diy projects, decorating on a budget, and life as a jesusloving mama. I was really excited to participate, and you can check out all of the different bookcases here. 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. Jun 30, 2015 homeright recently asked me and a few other blog ambassadors to participate in a fun design challenge where we would put our own personal spin on an ikea billy bookcase. Billy stylised as billy is a bookcase sold by the swedish furniture company ikea. 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. Jul 02, 2014 ikea is making changes to its iconic billy bookcase. You might not count them as builtins technically because they dont span the entire wall and give you that builtin look, but they look pretty great.
Ikeas trofast storage series makes it easy to sort, store and organize even the biggest toy collections featuring boxes, lids, wall storage and more. There are some wonderful projects out there of built in billy bookcase ideas, taking billy bookcases from ikea and creating a builtin bookcase look, using moldings and trims. Shelf pin for ikea billy bookcase by mortenp thingiverse. This diy builtin billy bookcase project gave me an affordable way to create a customcabinetry feel for our home library.
Very specific, i know, but were on a project to organise our home, finally, and we have a vast number of billies all over the house. Ikea 10323349 billy bookcase good to know this furniture must be fixed to the wall with the enclosed wall fastener. I have all the equipment necessary for cutting so i was going to cut the shelves down to 28. Mar 01, 2016 11 comments on ikea billy upgrade i picked their beech colour and then they discontinued it.
Billy bookcase hack 8 customizations for ikea furniture bob vila. The process of repurposing or updating ikea furniture, also known widely as ikea hacking, is quite the craze these days hence the birth of the ikea. Ive done the same thing after im sure of the spots i want. The billy planner let us conceive of lots of different options, but we ultimately settled on this. He worked tiresomely for days removing drywall, running electric wires, installing new outlets, and then the patching drywall and repainting. Ikea is making changes to its iconic billy bookcase. 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.
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. Jul 17, 2017 the ikea billy, a freestanding bookcase, comes in white, brown, black and birch veneer and in two standard heights. How to make ikea billy bookcase builtins place of my taste. Im trying to work out what my options are for boxes, trays etc that can fit nicely onto them, to use for all sorts shoes, scarves, toys, stationery, papers, miscellaneous rubbish books will be just on plain shelves, but i want lots of boxing too, or well. Leave your suggestions for natalie in the comments thanks. The basic units are 70 12 inches tall, with one fixed center shelf and four adjustable shelves. I screwed these 2x4s into the top of the bookcase sides so the screws wouldnt come through the top. Diy built ins with ikea billy bookcases life on southpointe. May be completed with billy corner fitting to form a stable corner unit. They are cheap, labor is cheap the man works for cookies, and it really didnt seem all that hard.
Everything else, theyve stripped awayalong with the. The man had a vision of a cordless mounted tv, but he didnt want anything to cover the cords he wanted them behind the wall. Yes, on adjustable shelving filling in the extra holes makes it look much more customized. Billy bookcase is one of the most popular items by ikea, and there are many ways to hack this simple piece. It is truly amazing what you can do with a simple bookcase. How to spray paint trofast bins for custom colours ikea trofast bins, ikea bins. Love these ikea bins ive now ordered three pieces of storage furniture bc of them plus the.
Its popularity and global spread has led to its use as. This storage bin unit is my absolute favorite part of my kids playroom because of how functional it is. A simple unit can be enough storage for a limited space or the foundation for a larger storage solution if your needs change. An easy ikea malm makeover with tips on painting laminate furniture and how to. This project required a little more time and planning than what i thought it would take. See more ideas about ikea trofast, ikea and trofast hack. Nov 01, 2011 ive been thinking about ikeas billy bookcases for years, but i was always disappointed with their 11 depth. I bought a billy bookcase for storage in my kids play. The hub cut the baseboard out from the back wall so the billy bookcase could be pushed up against the wall. I loved the floating billys, but for our apartment we needed a horizontal line, not vertical one. I am so excited to share our ikea billy bookcase hack. Hack ikea billy bookcase into a builtin unit billy. Felt storage bin, felt boxes fit into ikea expedit and kallax, felt storage.
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 time that i was transforming the formal living room into my office. The secret to successfully painting ikea shelves apartment. Plus i needed some extra glasses of mimosas as well along the way from start to finish. Want to find out the secret to painting ikea furniture. The ikea billy bookcase shelf on the left was painted without using the zinsser b. The shelves are designed to fit the bookshelf, but because they are made from. How to make ikea billy bookcase builtinsthats what i am going to share with you all today phew. First of all, you can create a lot of configurations, taking some parts away or adding some.
This week i am back with 12 ikea billy bookcase hacks to inspire you before your next trip to ikea. 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. You could add crown molding at the top and base molding where the billy bookcase sits on. How to paint ikea furniture in 5 easy steps grillo designs. And can you believe how well this furniture is holding up after 7 years of constant use.
Storagepainting melaminemelamine cabinetslego minifigure displayikea trofastsemi. 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. I started by calculating the number of ikea billy bookcases needed for this project. The time has come to upgrade the girls from their toyboxes to a storage system. The billy bookcase is perhaps the archetypal ikea product. This home decor accessories look related to playroom, room, built ins and estante was carefully discovered by our home decoration and interior designers and defined as most wanted and expected this time of the 53 home decor accessories you need to try read more. For the billy, that promise is a ridiculously simple, ridiculously inexpensive place to store and display books and other items. His initial sketches for the bookcase were done on the back of a napkin. 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. With a jig saw i cut the bottom of the boxes which were then fixed to the wall, alternating with closed boxes with leds inside. The billy bookshelves are super boring and cheap looking all by themselves but add some fancy trim, paint the back boards, and mix up the shelves, and you have something fabulous. Billy is not really deep enough for boxes, unless you put too bookcases one in front of the other. The top, bottom, sides and shelves are constructed of particleboard covered with wood veneer or plastic.
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. Jun 07, 2018 decide which colors you want to paint your drawer fronts. How to make ikea billy bookcase builtins place of my. Full set of replacement parts for ikea billy bookcase. Anyways secure the l bracket to the top of the billy put it right in the back middle. I am addicted to amy howard at home onestep paint for painting furniture and no, im not just. I laid two long 2x4s on the front and back of the bookcase as well as a couple on the sides to attach my side panels too. I used dove white by valspar as the colormatch white paint for the billy bookcases. After the shelves were added, i sanded and primed the trofast bin shelf. Below is a chart for the rest of the colored spray paints and stains i used. Then if you have dry wall or plaster, use wall anchers and a 1 screw. I want to buy a billy bookcase but i only have 28 of space w, and the two options for billy bookcases are 15 wide and the 31.
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 always used zinnser bin with the shellac as my primer on all my ikea laminate and an oil. It is made entirely of billy wall shelves which are typically used with the billy book cases, but we used them alone. I have a variation on the billybenno, as there is a change of room and an archway in the way plus i needed two extra shelves for the first billy so i bought another whole billy, cut in in half heightwise, and tagged it on the end of the pair of bennos with. In october, ikea release a 15 deep billy bookcase which finally sold me on the wall to wall bookcase project ive been thinking about for years.
Diy ikea playroom builtin billy bookcase baby gizmo. 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. Im trying to work out what my options are for boxes, trays etc that can fit nicely onto them, to use. Every product makes an implicit promise to customers. The ikea billy, a freestanding bookcase, comes in white, brown, black and birch veneer and in two standard heights.
Does anyone have something that theyve found that fits and looks fabulous. Billy bookcase into minimudroom entry in the homeright bookcase challenge you can still vote here until july 16th. Painting probably took the most time and labor, but i think changing the color to match the walls was a key part of making these wardrobes look. Product management lessons from ikeas billy bookcase. The secret to painting ikea furniture swoon worthy. The open space between each is equal to one billy wall shelf for 3 reasons. Most of their popular onbudget furniture pieces like the lack, kallax, malm, billysorry nerd alert. City roads decal for ikea trofast white storage system furniture not included. May 05, 2016 we added four pieces of wood panels on the walls both sides of the fireplace as the long board that goes on the side was 12. Sep 21, 2008 i have a variation on the billy benno, as there is a change of room and an archway in the way plus i needed two extra shelves for the first billy so i bought another whole billy, cut in in half heightwise, and tagged it on the end of the pair of bennos with a full billy in between, with a shelf on the top. How ikeas billy bookcase took over the world bbc news.
While its look will remain the same, there will be improvements in the finish and configurability starting in august 2014, the company says. Then if you have dry wall or plaster, use wall anchers and a. Billy bookcase 80 tall indoor furnishing pdf manual download. See more ideas about storage baskets, basket and storage. View and download ikea billy bookcase 80 tall instructions manual online. I am a neat freak stuck in the body of a mother of two. Different wall materials require different types of fixing devices.
How upscale does this ikea billy bookcase hack look. Jun 21, 2016 hi we painted our ikea billy bookshelves, two layers of undercoat and 1 coat dulux satinwood in a grey colour in top, both oil based. Ikea billy bookcase 80 tall instructions manual pdf. Ive been thinking about ikeas billy bookcases for years, but i was always disappointed with their 11 depth. May 06, 2015 i am so excited to share our ikea billy bookcase hack. Use fixing devices suitable for the walls in your home, sold separately. Trofast ikea bin base unit sawdust 2 stitches storage organization for craft. Ikeas toys storage boxes were used both to cover the ceiling, and to create the libraries. In order to have something to nail the mdf boards to i needed to place 2x4s on the top of the bookcases. I think if you are trying to replicate kallax, then just get kallax, or trofast frankly which is brilliant for all the younger kids stuff. This is a replacement shelf pin for the billy bookcase from ikea.
Latex paint is just not wellsuited for painting furniture. Using beadboard wallpaper on ikea billy bookcases overthrow. It was developed in 1979 by the swedish designer gillis lundgren and ikea have sold over 60 million units of the bookcases worldwide. Apr 28, 2017 1 prime all of your pieces using your zinsser b. Homeright recently asked me and a few other blog ambassadors to participate in a fun design challenge where we would put our own personal spin on an ikea billy bookcase. Apartment therapy readers are an amazingly helpful and knowledgeable group over the years, they have stepped up and provided answers to all sorts of questions about how to do things around the house better, where the best sources are and, of course, what color to paint the walls of your fill in the blank. Ikeas billy bookcase is a staple of budget home decorating. The billy bookcases were done over two years ago now and there is. Has anyone found any great alternate storage binsbaskets that work in billy bookcases. Storage that works with an ikea billy 21 posts add message report. It is inexpensive and versatile, easy add onto and expand, with optional glass or wood doors or additional units. The bookcase was designed in 1979 by gillis lundgren, ikeas fourth employee. 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. Jan 12, 2011 the billy planner let us conceive of lots of different options, but we ultimately settled on this.
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