Since its launch in , the Billy has become an IKEA staple , having sold over 60 million bookcases worldwide—sixty! We get why the Billy is so popular. Alice Grace Interiors. Wait, this beautiful wall of closets is a Billy bookcase? Sure is. Five of them, in fact. The final step was to add a timber frame around them with MDF doors, paneling, brass pulls, and molding.
Kellie Fundenberger. Instead, aiming for a built-in bookcase look on a budget, she used these Billys with melamine caps in between and molding on top to give the IKEA favorite a custom look.
Peony and Honey. No sanding or priming necessary, she says, since the texture of the paint sticks really well to IKEA furniture. Then, she cut long skinny dowels to the height of the lower glass panels of the Oxberg doors, painted them, then glued them onto the glass with Loctite clear instant grab glue. Lastly, using a jigsaw, she cut out two half arch pieces to glue onto the top glass and swapped out the hardware for acrylic and brass pulls.
Lucy Young. Lucy Young was working with a tight, shallow space in her Victorian when she created this envy-worthy shoe storage with two side-by-side Billy Bookcases. The customizable shelves were key to creating just the perfect fit, and she added an extension unit to the top to maximize the tall ceilings—she uses this for handbag storage. Kellie Malberg. No pantry? No problem. Mission accomplished. It felt like a crime to hide all of these pretty dishes in a cabinet, so I wanted to find a practical way to display them.
Sarah Unsworth. Sarah Unsworth went wall-to-wall with seven Billy Bookcases with Oxberg doors and height extenders, needed to make the most of her high Victorian ceilings. She opted against the back panels though, as she wanted to have the different shade of blue on the wall behind peek through the shelves.
She also built plinths to raise them up onto and then added molding to the top, the bottom, and where they join to give them a more traditional look. To finish, she added vintage-style handles adorned with vibrant tassels that Unsworth made! Eunice Choi. Eunice Choi built this mesmerizing wall by placing five narrow Billy bookcases with the height extension units side by side. Planning a DIY project but need a little inspiration? If proof were needed that the Billy bookcase is a versatile piece that you can elevate to a super-chic piece of furniture, then this it.
We used 6mm thick MDF and cut out arches for both top sections of the glass and then used decorative reeded pine moldings cut to length along the bottom half of the glass doors. If you're blessed with ample space, creating a library wall is a decadent living room idea. This also gave us something to fix coving to at the top.
In preparation for painting them, we primed them with Zinsser BIN primer and then used a furniture paint for the color. It was a fair bit of work but we saved a fortune and we're so happy with the end result. Steph henrikjunehome turned being left with a garage-load of IKEA Billy bookcases into a fortuitous event.
She says: 'When we moved into our home, the previous owners left a garage full of Billy bookcases for storage. This area became the primary way we entered our home, so, shoes, jackets, gloves, helmets, leashes - you name it - were stored on open shelves here. So, to keep it all at bay, I bumped out the Ikea Billy bookcases and secured them to studs.
Added height extenders, Oxberg doors, and bins to contain the chaos. I am a beginner builder, and learned how to do this from the YouTube and Instagram. So, all in all, I would say this is a do-able DIY.
Now, we have a catchall spot that holds all the shoes, all the necessities, and all the chaos All behind closed doors. With metallic wallpaper and lighting - and some creative styling - the Billy bookcase can be taken from basic and bland to a thing of beauty, as can be seen with this innovative living room storage idea. Melanie Lissack, of melanielissackinteriors , explains how she created the look: 'The wall width that I had to work with was cm and as the Billy bookcase is 80cm wide, I knew I had space for two of the bookcases.
I set about building both of the Billy Bookcases without height extensions at this point up until the point where the shelving needed to be added in. So basically it was just the outer structure, middle strengthening shelf, and the backing board.
So, I now had my two basic Billy bookcase structures with the central timber, which I then secured to the wall for safety and as per the Billy Bookcase instructions.
I then wallpapered the backing board of the shelving unit in Eglomise by Harlequin to give the bookcase a different look. The lights were made bespoke and I asked for a really long cable with the switch way down near the plug. Trim — Adding trim or crown molding to the outside can drastically change how the product looks. Available at most hardware shops, it is cheap to buy but makes a real difference.
Paint it in a premium color for a great finish. Yes, you can. You can either fabricate them yourselves for a custom finish…or you can simply buy them from IKEA. Either way they look great. Personally, I would look to create a custom door as it affords you the opportunity to design something very special. However, you can get a great glass door from their collection which looks absolutely stunning. As you will of seen in the images, they work very well.
They look even more stunning if you add some doors a create the impression of different shapes. Essentially, you are replicating built in bookshelves. Many people buy the Billy bookcase as it provides a very solid and robust core frame to work around.
This means you have a structurally sound basis to work on. To make them look expensive, you can add decorative trim around the sides. To really give your IKEA Billy bookcase a premium look, you should paint it to give it a premium finish. In addition to painting it, you can add things to give it a premium feel. Consider adding premium handles to give them a unique look. You can also add legs to the bookcase. These are available relatively cheaply but they can dramatically change the look.
If you want to paint it properly, you will need to be patient and do it properly. Firstly, you need to lightly sand the surface, in order for the surface to be rough enough to hold paint. Prior to painting, you need to prime the surface using a quality primer. When this has dried, lightly sand and wipe clean.
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