Create custom DIY built in bookshelves with this IKEA Billy bookcase hack. Below is an easy to follow, step-by-step tutorial to build these beautiful built in shelves. MY LATEST VIDEOS Our living room is a very awkward shape/layout. It’s long and narrow and I’ve tried many different ...
The drawback to upper cabinets like these is that they’re only 12″ deep. A typical bookcase is 10-12″ deep, but we wanted our shelves to be 13″ to accommodate larger books and decorative objects. So we added two layers of 2×4″ blocking against the wall behind each cabinet. We ...
Step 7) Place in desired location.Use a level to make sure the bookcase is standing level horizontally and perpendicular. Use wood shims if necessary to prop up the bookcase to make level (our walls were whack!). Secure the bookcase into wall studs with your 2 in finish nailer. We secure...
Find inspiration in these expert-approved ideas—plus steps to DIY built-in bookshelves—that will give your hardcovers and paperbacks the attention they deserve
There are now 1,845 student living units with "built-ins"; each room includes a built-in double clothes chest, a combination desk vanity and a bookcase. Built-ins are a functional part of student living units: 1963 Project details blend a quick tutorial on syntax and explanations of Python...
ButthenI ran acrossthis postfrom my friend Lauren over at Bless’er House. She and her husband usedIKEA’s BILLY bookcase systemto create DIY built-ins for their playroom, and they looked awesome! “Of course!” I thought to myself, “I should have known that IKEA would have the answer...
We still have a couple of spots we missed caulking and the stairway/ half wall side still needs to be painted, but other than that, we’re on to the next phase in this playroom. UPDATE: Want to see the finished room with the final look of the IKEA bookcase built-ins? Check it out...
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Below is another close up picture showing the stiles of the upper bookcase portion of the built-in cabinetry. The cabinet stiles are plain... versus fluted, paneled, reeded, rounded...etc. I like to use the added cabinet bead detail on the stiles, shelving and valances. Notice that the...