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A step-by-step tutorial for how to make professional looking DIY built-in shelves using IKEA bookcase sections for vertical storage.

These hacks using IKEA Billy shelving units look custom-made and elegant. Nobody would ever know you started out with an IKEA Billy unit!

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 […]

These IKEA Billy Bookcase hacks take a mass-produced piece of furniture, and transform into something that looks completely customized!

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

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

Jennifer and Sean does a lovely makeover of their home office with IKEA furnishings. Lots of storage, well balanced and great use of IKEA cabs.

Everyone loves an ikea hack. I get a lot of questions from people asking me about how I configured my IKEA entertainment centre hack The awesome thing about Ikea is that there’s so many options for sizes that you could configure it in many many ways to fit your space Here’s what I used 2x

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.