So I headed to the IKEA website and ordered 4 of these Billy Bookcases in white and had them shipped to my home. I had seen lots of posts on people who had used the Billy bookcases from IKEA to serve as the base of their built-in project and I always thought that was a good idea. The hubs said I could build my dream bookshelf as long as it didn’t cost more than what I sold the piece of furniture for, so I was on a mission to do this as easily and economically as I possibly could. In an effort to keep costs down and the work that my sweet Mister had to do to a minimum, I decided to try my hand at my first IKEA hack. So long story short, after months of thinking about it I finally pulled the trigger, sold the buffet and got to work on designing and planning my bookshelf. I always found myself being really drawn to images of clean-lined, large scale bookshelves on Pinterest and in magazines. I should have just stuck to what I know and love and been true to my design aesthetic rather than trying to be something I wasn’t. Here is the problem, while the piece was absolutely beautiful, it never was truly my style. I bought the piece when we were first moving to the South from Minnesota thinking that I wanted something ornate and antique to go along with my new southern digs. If you recall, there used to be a very large white antique buffet along the wall where the bookshelf now stands. Would you believe me if I said this entire piece cost me around $600 in materials to build? You will have to read on to find out!įirst a little history of this project. I am going to share all of my thought and design process with you guys as well as a breakdown of what everything cost at the end. I am not really a DIY blogger, so if you are looking for a step-by-step on how these were built this probably isn’t the post for you however, if you are looking for some inspiration for how to make a beautiful statement piece for less then you are totally in luck. ![]() I am so excited to be able to share with you more information on my built-in bookcase project that my sweet father-in-law, AKA Mister, built for me last month.
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