![]() Fortunately, there was an elegant solution to this, that in some ways makes the bookcase stronger (the load bearing side is now directly above the pivot hardware). The trickiest thing about the new design was creating the illusion of depth on the sides that our existing furniture has, since the hardware needs to be mounted right against the outside edges of the boxes that make up the bifold door. ![]() The plans that come with the kit call for edge-banded plywood, but I made mine out of solid wood edge-glued panels instead: such shelving material is inexpensive, dimensionally stable and of the necessary thickness. The plan was simple: I would mimic the design and finish of our existing solid wood bookshelves as best I could, while adopting the hardware kit sold by the Murphy Door company, which is designed to support a door weighing up to 300 lbs. ![]() You can find the Instagram reel showing the entire Billy bookcase process HERE.For maximum stealthiness, I was keen to make the bookcase blend in with the rest of our furniture. Right after the sofa was fluffed he came right back to mess it up again, ugh! Good thing he’s cute and very sweet! You can find the pillows on the bench at my shop.ĭenny enjoying the view. As I’ve mentioned it’s an odd space to fill but I love how it turned out. I placed a bench next to the cabinets, I like the contrast in heights. John making sure the doors are even, what a gem of a guy:)! These baskets are perfect for the top! Ikea has some great options too but they were out of stock. A shot at night before we made them level and attached them the next day. And these units need to be attached to the wall!!! The great thing, Ikea gives you everything to do so. The hardest part was getting them level to attach to the wall. I also made the leather pulls which I will share on my Instagram reels soon. In order to make the doors even you do need to play with the screws a little. Then I painted the outside and doors Valspar Cabinet Paint in Realistic Beige. I used Stix to prime the glass, it was solid when it dried, I couldn’t believe how indestructible it was. Ok, are you ready for some pretty bad I-phone pics? First I lined them up just to be sure I liked them. ![]() If you remember this was the plan I shared a few weeks back. I got a lot of questions last time, just wanted to clear that up. For the record, they don’t sell Billy bookcases with solid doors here in the US. It was light enough in color to go right over it with the beige cabinet paint. It’s double the depth.īelow is the Billy bookcase I bought. What I initially wanted, the Pax system below, pretty similar but you can see how deep it is. Yup, that was me a few weeks ago, slightly nervous but really excited! You know when you have an idea in your head and you almost have to dive in first to see if it’s actually going to work out. Take a look at the before, during and after pictures below, I still can’t believe how it turned out. Originally, I wanted to go with the Pax wardrobe system but it was way to deep for the space. We needed the extra storage in my living room and since we already have plenty of open shelving in our house I knew concealed would be the most functional route to go. Today is reveal day for my newest Ikea hack using Billy bookcases with doors! I put 3 units together and painted the doors to give the look of custom cabinetry.
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