Home office

This week I will be sharing how to turn a plain wall into a custom built-in library wall using IKEA Billy bookcase hack. The best part of this DIY project is how unbelievably affordable it is. Having contractors create built-ins […]

DIY IKEA Billy Bookcase Built-ins | Gena Shingle Jaffe

Ikea built-in hack Pt 2🔨 In case you missed it, we used IKEA Havsta cabinets for lowers and (cut) Billie bookcases for uppers. We added a single center shelf rather than a 5th bookcase. One, this saved on cost. And two, it creates visual interest from a design standpoint that allows your eye to rest. Since then, we’ve trimmed everything out using 1-1/2 in. x 1/4 in. wood lattice fronts and a 3/4 x5 in. header. I used spackle to cover the holes and we caulked the edges. We are in the ...

I've spent the past few months building my own office built-ins. Here's a look at the process from start to finish.

We wanted a beautiful bespoke looking bookcase for our home office but the quotes we had were insane. Instead, we bought some IKEA units and built them in to the wall ourselves! This IKEA bookcase hack has saved us over £2k! We bought 4 x Havsta units from Ikea.Once built, we screwed them together and placed where we wanted them in the room. The units didn't come with a back so to create a more "in built" look we added some MDF to create a "wall" at the back.We added batons aroun…

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