Designed by gillis lundgren the companys fourth ever employee, ikea makes 25,000 of the simple staple every day. Ive always wanted to try it and i was scared, but it really is as easy as it looks. It was dreamed up in 1978 by an ikea designer called gillis lundgren who sketched it on the back of a napkin, worried that he would. Ikeas outdoor furniture will turn your backyard into a personal paradise just add sun. Ikea billy bookcases come in height variations from tall at 93. I fell in love with the bookcases the makerista shared. The online discount will appear in your cart, and the deal is only good on wednesday, november 8 for white, birch. Billy stylised as billy is a bookcase sold by the swedish furniture company ikea. Diy ikea billy bookcase built in bookshelves part 2 run. Its popularity and global spread has led to its use as a barometer of relative worldwide price levels. Ikea billy bookcase ways to use ikea billy bookcase.
I am so excited to share our ikea billy bookcase hack. I have all the equipment necessary for cutting so i was going to cut the shelves down to 28. The billy bookcase is one of those ikea products that you buy for your dorm room and hold onto for years after graduation. Billy can be as small and humble or as big and proud as. The billy bookcase is perhaps the archetypal ikea product. The billy series streamlined structure allows for it to be seamlessly integrated within a wide variety of decorative styles, paving the way for a countless number of opportunities to be. Ikeas billy bookcase is a staple of budget home decorating.
Ikea billy builtin bookshelves bookcase styling september 11, 20. The scraphacker had four billy bookcases left over from his poor student days, but they were not a good fit for his grownup apartment. I want to buy a billy bookcase but i only have 28 of space w, and the two options for billy bookcases are 15 wide and the 31. Of course assembling ikea furniture is always super fun, but my favorite part is what we are sharing today. So if you need some fun ideas on where to store in stylecheck this collection out. I am buying billy bookcases today to create a fake builtin and am wondering whether i should be considering reinforcing the shelves, and if so, how i would go about that. See more ideas about bookcase, ikea billy bookcase and ikea. Ikea billy, bookcase, white, make use of the rooms maximum surface area with corner shelving. It is estimated that every five seconds, one billy bookcase is sold somewhere in the world. The billy system is designed to adapt to many types of spaces and uses.
Custom closet diy ikea hacks billy bookcases 51 ideas for 2019 ikea billi, vitrine ikea. The billy series is among the most popular in the u. We have a wall that we are trying to put our tv and some of our bookswe have tons and were leaning toward the hemnes bookcases with bridge and tv unit but i have been looking at the billy and wondering if we could use the tv unit from hemnes and the billy bookcases. Pretty impressive considering we launched billy in 1979. Billy bookcase hack with library ladder the lilypad cottage. Billy is a modern bookcase, now more customisable and used in many more ways than just for books. It is inexpensive and versatile, easy add onto and expand, with optional glass or wood doors or additional units.
You can use our shelving units to protect and show off your precious porcelain sets, the finest glassware, or store your unique collection, for example. These are ikeas 12 bestselling bookcases huffpost life. Any and all links to are presented for reader convenience only and do not imply ikeas approval of this website andor the modification of its products. Gillis lundgren, designer of ikeas ubiquitous billy. Billy bookcase with glassdoors, beige, 80x30x202 cm ikea. The ikea billy bookcase series is a classic design with an emphasis on functionality and flexibility. Ikeas wildly popular billy bookcase is on sale today. This week i am back with 12 ikea billy bookcase hacks to inspire you before your next trip to ikea. Today we are going to explore some really amazing storage ikea hacks. Office makeover part 1 building in billy ikea hack. Ikea billy bookcase to drawer hack infarrantly creative. Right up there with the tarva, pax, or lack, it has had its fair share of the spotlight, especially in decorative form.
Ikea billy bookcase living storage furniture piece. As a homeright brand ambassador, they oftentimes challenge us to create something new out of something ordinary. First, we had to pick where to put all the shelves it was actually pretty challenging. The billy series streamlined structure allows for it to be seamlessly integrated within a wide variety of decorative styles, paving the way for a countless number of opportunities to be customized. Amy howard at home pallet in a box i needed one box and had some leftoverthis stuff is awesome because you dont have to disassemble pallets or remove nails, but you totally get the same look. The basic units are 70 12 inches tall, with one fixed center shelf and four adjustable shelves. Amy howard at home one step paint i used drama queen. Hacked and stacked billy rolling ladder library ikea hackers. This months challenge was the take a basic ikea billy bookcase and turn it into something fabulous. A billy bookcase turns into a modern buffet when turned on its side, cut in half diagonally and reinforced with shelves cut from another billy. Thats why, although they are called bookcases, we believe they are not for books only. However, this means i would be cutting off all those specially designed holes where the pegs and screws go. Ikeas billy series is about as iconic as they come. It was developed in 1979 by the swedish designer gillis lundgren and ikea have sold over 60 million units of the bookcases worldwide.
Were selling our 2 tall white ikea billy bookcases one with a panel glass door billy oxberg. Ikea billy bookcase hacks how to make the cult item look. Ikea bookcases bookshelves for sale shop with afterpay. Ikea s billy series is about as iconic as they come. See more ideas about ikea billy, ikea billy bookcase and bookcase. Ikea billy oxberg bookcase with doors, brown ash veneer 80x30x202 highlights. In general good condition with space cut for double socket access and shelves adjusted to allow for cables run. Ikea is a worldwide operation, but its unclear ifwhen the upgrade made it to australia the above link and this article indicate they started shipping them in north america in august 2014, but ive been pondering more billys anyway for a neighbouring room, as the shelf options mean they are more spaceefficient than the current bookshelves. Billy can be as small and humble or as big and proud as you want it to be.
Thanks for all the kind words regarding yesterdays post with our ikea builtin bookshelves. But installing builtins can be pricey, and if you live in a rental, its not really an option at all. These affordable and magically longlasting shelving units are some of the most popular items year after year, and with new options like the white stain and light brown hemnes classic and the liatorp glassdoor bookcase, they are excellent statement pieces to refresh any room in your. How ikeas billy bookcase took over the world bbc news. This bookcase has a height extension unit, allowing you to make the most of the wall area. According to quartz, ikea produces 15 billy bookcases per minute and had sold more than 41 million sets by 2009, after billy turned 30 the age at which some billy owners may choose to graduate. Faisaal told ikeahackers how he added an ikea broder top, some capita legs and a coat of white paint to finish the look. For a book lover, theres nothing more beautiful, and more satisfying, than a huge wall of builtin bookcases. Australia ikea billy bookcase, ikea billy, ikea bookcase. Its the booklovers choice that never goes out of style. So i reached out to ikea to see if they wanted to partner with me on this project and they agreed.
I showed it to my husband and he agreed that they would look great in my soon to be office although, i am pretty sure he wasnt even aware at the time that i was transforming the formal living room into my office. Ok, so when i say built, i had a little help from ikea. Once upon a time, a little bookcase became a beloved classic around the world. Ikea expedit now kallax bookcase cube display 8 squares, blackbrown 101.
Very good condition but we cant fit them any longer. The ikea solid wood stuff is awesome, but their particleboard products like the billy are terrible. Since i didnt need custom builtins for this space i decided to go the ikea route. Our ceilings are 9 ft tall so i grabbed 2 of the original billy bookcases and 4 of the extensions packs.
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