Billy bookcases

DIY IKEA Billy Bookcase Built-ins | Gena Shingle Jaffe

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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!

These hacks show that the iconic BILLY bookcase is iconic for a reason.

Anita Russell on Instagram: "Billy Bookcase Upgrade part one. If you don't know, I'm currently giving my garden studio a bit of a makeover. It was always pretty but not very practical. So, step one is storage, and this is how it's going. Follow along for part 2 and maybe 3 😆 Any questions pop them below I wish you all a wonderful weekend! #billybookcasehack #ikeahack #diyshelves #diyhack #studiospace #gardenstudio #diy"

This IKEA hack is perfect for 8 foot or 9 foot ceilings. The total combination of HAVSTA and BILLY bookcases used here comes to 94.5 inches. Add a bit of trim at the top to touch the ceiling and you have the look of custom built-in bookcases for much less!

When I was a little girl, I dreamed that one day I would have a house with its very own library. Somewhere I could hide away and go on adventures all over the world without ever leaving my house. Now that I am grown up, I still secretly dream of having a library in my home. Unfortunately, our budget just doesn’t allow for that. Of course, I wasn’t going to let a silly thing like practicality and budgets prevent me from having a small taste of that dream. So today, I am sharing my Ikea Billy…

I showed off these fabulous IKEA bookshelves my Dad recently built for us in this post HERE...If you missed it, this was just a blank wall in our living room. This post has the step