Billy bookcase alcove hack

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…

IKEA Hacks & Ideas | Home Inspiration | Houseware & more on Instagram: "⚒️💪🏻 Built-in with IKEA BILLY 📚 @theedgewoodhome shows us her built-in look with IKEA BILLY Bookcases. She attached also arches on the top for even a more steady look before painting everything. How do you like it? For more IKEA hacks hope over to her page and follow @theedgewoodhome #ikeahack #ikeahacksdiy #billybookcase #billybookcasehack #billyhack #ikeabilly #ikeabillybookcase #builtins #builtinshelves…

IKEA built ins ⚒️ Remember that time I decided to renovate our dining room and take on a huge IKEA hack just before Christmas 😅 Here are some photos of the process, which involved us using IKEA Havsta units for the base and IKEA Billy bookcases on top. We cut one of the Havsta’s in half to fit either side of the alcoves! Answering your most common questions about this hack below: ⚒️ Getting the units to fit your space / look as bespoke as possible. I firstly measured the alcoves (make su...

How to get a built-in library on a budget

In case you missed the reveal, you can see that here and here. Laura’s home already had wonderful, historic bones, but the living space could use a bit more character. Laura wanted bookshelves, and while we had talked about something clean and modern, I really encouraged her to stick with the period of the house and create something that looked original. Custom built-ins aren’t cheap, and we knew this would need to be on a budget. Hacking the Ikea Billy has been done before (my friend…

When I was a little girl, I dreamed that one day I would have a house with its very own library. Somewhere I could hide away and go on adventures all over the world without ever leaving my house. Now that I am grown up, I still secretly dream of having a library in my home. Unfortunately, our budget

Home Hacks & Inspo | IKEA built-in hack by @loveletters_home! ✨🤍 She used IKEA Billy bookcases (particle board) and IKEA Havsta cabinets (solid wood) for… | Instagram