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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.

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

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.

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!

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.

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,

My Sunroom Reveal using IKEA EKTORP Furniture

September 12, 2015 By stylishrevamp 2 Comments

My sunroom reveal using IKEA EKTORP furniture has been a long time in the making. I have known for quite some time exactly what I wanted, it just took awhile to pull it together. Finally, I am sharing it with you today!

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IKEA BILLY Bookcase Hack

May 6, 2015 By stylishrevamp 16 Comments

I am so excited to share our IKEA BILLY bookcase hack. I fell in love with the bookcases The Makerista shared. They were gorgeous! 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 wasn’t even aware at the time that I was transforming the formal living room into my office.) It still cracks me up that we even have a formal living room, we have three boys and a dog, there is nothing formal about this family! Anyway, back to the bookcases, my guy pretty much followed the directions The Makerista shared in her post, making a few minor adjustments to fit our space.

I absolutely LOVE these bookcases. I am still adjusting the styling on the shelves, adding and taking away things everyday which is fun for me. You will see I am back and forth with the mirror on the center shelf. I am already thinking about how I will style it during the Christmas Season. Yes, I am that girl!

Check out the rolling library ladder. I have always wanted one of these but didn’t realize how expensive they were. I found this one on ebay and we got a great deal. The stain on the ladder is perfect with our new flooring and like I said it was the best price I have seen on any rolling ladder. Gman is enjoying it too!

There is really not one thing I would change about this bookcase. Usually when we are done with a project, my husband will say, “I should have done this or I wish I would have done that” for me this is perfection. He did such a great job. He has really been a great sport about doing all these projects for me. As you know, it starts with one project that leads into the next and so on.

This is what we started with…I can’t believe it went from this…