Looking to refresh your old IKEA Billy bookcase with a new coat of paint? We’ve got the step-by-step answers you need to give it a stylish makeover below. The Ikea Billy bookcase’s laminate exterior is tricky to paint. The secret to painting successfully is to first apply a base primer coat designed for surface adhesion. […]

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…

Paint Ikea laminate furniture in just two easy steps! An Ikea Billy Bookcase paint hack without sanding! Have you ever tried painting laminate furniture only to have the paint bubble up or peel off? It's actually not hard to paint laminate furniture as long as you don't skip one very important step! sponsored by Rust-oleum

A detailed look at how to create DIY built in Billy bookcases, and how to paint them. Tips for painting bookcases in place!

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We all love a good Ikea built-in hack, am I right?! I sure do and this Ikea Billy bookcase hack is my all-time favorite!

This might be my favorite DIY to date, mostly because of how perfectly my vision came to life! This method…

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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