DIY IKEA Billy Bookcase Built-ins | Gena Shingle Jaffe

When we moved into this house, we really were facing completely blank rooms. A lot of the rooms didn’t have any overhead lighting, and none of the rooms had built-ins or shelves. Our family room in particular had a giant blank wall that we wanted to mount our TV on, but with just a

We trimmed and painted the Billy Bookcase then put it on top of cabinets from Home Depot. See more on instagram at @houseinthemitten. @IKEAUSA @homedepot

To make the shelves look seamless with the walls, Erica says you can add a bit of pre-cut wood painted the same color to fill in any extra space in the corners and then seal the gap between wood and the walls.

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