We recently bought a new house. Ever since I laid eyes on the living room, I knew I wanted built in bookcases along the back wall with the fireplace to make a functional focal point of room. Bookcases are my favorite way of storing toys/materials for the girls. Everything has its own place to live that's easy to access, and it forces you to not over clutter. Here's the before photo of the living room when we bought the place. So, along with the other projects we asked around for quotes on…

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Our first IKEA hack! We turned IKEA Billy bookcases into DIY arched built-ins that look like they were custom made for our house. Read on to find out how we did it! DIY arched shelves tutorial, DIY built ins, IKEA Billy hack, IKEA shelf hack, IKEA Billy, DIY bookshelves, arched bookshelves, IKEA DIY

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Materials: (2) IKEA Billy Bookcases with Doors (2) IKEA Billy Bookcase Extensions (4) 1x2x8ft Select Pine 1 gallon Zinsser B-I-N Primer 11/16 in. x 11/16 in. Pine Cove Moulding Caulk Baseboard Moulding Crown Molding Sherwin Williams Emerald Urethane Trim Enamel Paint (1 gallon of Pure White, Semi-Gloss) (10) 6in. 8ft. Shiplap Boards Stain (I used […]

DIY IKEA Billy Bookcase Built-ins | Gena Shingle Jaffe

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,

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With a lot of space available in the lounge, we wanted to create some storage and have somewhere to put all our books. A quote from a contractor to build a custom bookcase came in above £1,000 and so we decided to do it ourselves using the ubiquitous Billy bookcase from Ikea. Task number one was to build a frame to raise up the lower cupboards and allow for a skirting board to create the built-in look. Since this has to carry the weight of a set of cupboards, plus bookshelves and all of the…