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Designing with the IKEA Book Case

July 22, 2016 By stylishrevamp 2 Comments

Last year I shared my IKEA Billy Book Case hack, which you can read about here.

StylishRevamp's IKEA Billy Book Case Hack

I am so happy with the way this piece turned out.  So much so, that I would like to do a similar version of it in my sitting room off the master bedroom. At the moment, I have a small but deep armoire that holds my television set and two club chairs in my sitting room.  This is where I normally hang out when I want to watch my mindless reality tv shows that pretty much annoy the males in this household.  It is a cozy little spot but I would like to give it a revamp.  So my hubs said once I come up with a design, he will work on it.

IKEA Billy Bookcase

Designing with the IKEA Bookcase open up many decorating possibilities.

There are so many great IKEA Book Case Hacks out there, so I thought I would share a few here today that might work in my sitting room.

http://www.averystreetdesign.com/2015/06/diy-summer-school-ikea-hack-built-in.html

I love this design by AveryStreetDesign.com. You can click on the link for a complete tutorial. I really like the solid doors on the bottom with the glass front doors on the top. Fabulous! I would have to rework the top a bit to accommodate a small television.  I could leave a set of the glass door off in the center or leave the entire top shelves open.  Also, check out the lighting! I love this look from top to bottom!

Memorabledecor.com

 I found this Billy Book Case hack on Memorabledecor.com. I like the mix of the open and closed shelving on this Ikea hack.  I also like how the spacing of the shelves are different on the center book-case.  It adds a different dimension to the entire unit.  I think this would work well in my sitting room.

Lastly, I am sharing a Billy Book Case Hack from Southern Revivals.

http://www.southernrevivals.com/2016/02/office-makeover-reveal-ikea-hack-built-billy-bookcases.html

Yet another favorite of mine! I like the mix of the large and smaller book cases and the large center opening. The options are limitless, that’s why I am a huge fan of all the book cases and shelves at IKEA.  You can easily customize them for a more personal taste.  I cannot wait to get started on this… I need to make a final decision and soon!

Until Next Time,

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Filed Under: Friday Favorites, Home Tour, Uncategorized Tagged With: IKEA, IKEA Billy Bookcase, IKEA Hacks

Home Office Christmas Tour

December 22, 2015 By stylishrevamp Leave a Comment

It is a wet and rainy day here…if only the temperature would drop and turn the rain into snow! Well, a girl can dream, can’t she?

I am doing another room tour this afternoon.  This is my Home Office Christmas Tour.  It may be wet and dreary outside but inside it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas.

Home Office Christmas Tour 2015

I  had previously shared my Christopher Radko Shiny Brite Village in Thrift Shop Thursday last week but I don’t think I mentioned that it is set up in my home office.

Christopher Radko Shiny Brite Village.

I was excited to decorate my IKEA Billy Bookcase  for Christmas.

IKEA Billy Bookcase Decked out for Christmas

Once I got started, I realized I didn’t want to add a lot to it.  I think I have enjoyed it so much since we finished it that I didn’t want to add a lot of clutter with Christmas decorations. I can’t believe that I  just said that… “too much clutter from Christmas decorations” from the person that decorates 6 trees each year!

Anyway, I did add a few Christmas accents such as my DIY Believe sign, gold Christmas Trees and a Gold Santa.  I also added a wreath that was originally in my kitchen and some silver glitter trees.  Harry Frost, our Elf on the Shelf, has made several appearances in the Home Office this year.

DIY Gold Glitter Believe Sign

We use the same stockings each year and hang them from the fireplace mantel that is in my office.

Hanging the stocking by the chimney with care

Even though Santa leaves our gifts under the tree in our family room, we have always hung the stockings in the room that is now my office. I started this tradition when we first moved to this home and the boys were little.  The stocking are the last thing we open.  When the boys were little, they would sometimes forget about them and remember them later on in the day and it was another added little surprise. Even though they are older, we still hang them in this room.

Stockings hanging by the chimney waiting for Santa to fill them.

This year when I pulled the decorations out of storage, I decided to donate some of the decorations I no longer use.  I donated three of my older trees.  I ended up buying this $32 tree at Michaels.  It is a very slim pre-lit tree.  I wanted to add some extra decorative berries or branches to fill it out a bit more but the Gman liked it as is …hmmm maybe next year!

My $32 Michaels Tree

Three more days…I wish we still had three more weeks.  I love the weeks leading up to Christmas but each year they come and go much too quickly.

Tomorrow, I will be sharing our Christmas in the City Tour.

Until Next Time,

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Filed Under: Home Tour Tagged With: Christmas Tour, Home Office, IKEA Billy Bookcase, santa, stockings

Thrift Shop Thursday #8

May 14, 2015 By stylishrevamp Leave a Comment

I almost did not have time to fit this weeks Thrift Shop Thursday in today.  My middle guy was in an accident, thankfully he is fine, just a bit bit bruised and scraped.  Mostly, he is just devastated about his 1996 F150.  He’s a bit like me with the old and vintage pieces!  My oldest is home from college which adds on another entire level of chaos. As for me, my hubs, and the Gman, we are trying to fit in some more exercise.  I will be the first to admit, it is getting the best of me!

Alright, enough about us, on to Thrift Shop Thursday #8.

Thrift Shop Thursday #8

Up first, I am sharing the bowl on our foyer table.

Thrift Shop bowl

We found this pedestal bowl at a small consignment shop near our home.  I like the leaf details that make up the bowl. It’s just a sweet little piece that adds something different to the hall table.

The drawings above the hall table are also part of Thrift Shop Thursday #8.

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Filed Under: Thrift Shop Thursday Tagged With: Consignment Shop, Goodwill, IKEA Billy Bookcase, Mirror

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