Billy the blue fish bookcase

While its look will remain the same, there will be improvements in the finish and configurability starting in august 2014, the company says. Hemnes bookcase white stain, light brown 35 38x77 12 ikea. Ikea sells a ton of options when it comes to the billy system and its easier to navigate those options in the store than online. The basic units are 70 12 inches tall, with one fixed center shelf and four adjustable shelves.

The cases in front hang over the shelf about half an inch. The scraphacker had four billy bookcases left over from his poor student days, but they were not a good fit for his grownup apartment. It was developed in 1979 by the swedish designer gillis lundgren and ikea have sold over 60 million units of the bookcases worldwide. Fast delivery, i love it my fish tank looks lovely on it. There are thought to be over 60 million of them already in service.

Running out of space for your book collection is easily done, whether you are a casual reader or selfconfessed bookworm. Plus i needed some extra glasses of mimosas as well along the way from start to finish. Below, she shared with us her steps in her decoration process and her tips on how to decorate a bookshelf. Below is a chart for the rest of the colored spray paints and stains i used. There are two sizes so make sure you buy the larger one, they come in a few different colours. Perfect for organizing your library of books, cds, dvds, or other media, bookcases also look good when accessorized with plants, decorative objects, and favorite photos. After building the billy bookcases, i need a way to display my dvds without sacrificing shelf space. This project required a little more time and planning than what i thought it would take. How to hack sliding doors for ikea billy bookcases. We were looking for midheight bookcases with glass doors for our living room, at a reasonable price. I did have some leftover color matched paint from my billy bookcase builtins in my family room so the one drawer that is white was foam rolled with that color. We purchased 3 billy bookcases two 31x40inch bookcases and 1 15x40inch bookcase and 2 doors from ikea.

It is estimated that every five seconds, one billy bookcase is sold somewhere in the world. See more ideas about ikea billy bookcase, bookcase and ikea billy. Billy is manufactured for ikea by gyllensvaans mobler at their factory in kattilstorp, sweden. How to make an ikea billy bookcase into a freestanding pantry with doors. This furniture must be secured to the wall with the enclosed wall anchoring device, it may be used with or without doors. Put your billy bookcase to work and use it for the whole family.

The ikea billy, a freestanding bookcase, comes in white, brown, black and birch veneer and in two standard heights. How to make ikea billy bookcase builtinsthats what i am going to share with you all today phew. Free shipping on everything at overstock your online living room furniture store. Straighten and strengthen ikea billy bookcase hacks for the lazy jen august 19, 2011 11 comments homefixated deals with diy on all levels from the people with the skills to make their own trundle beds and adirondack porch swings to those folks like me who might mistake an angle grinder for a pizza cutter. Can billy bookcases be assembled without the backboard. Billy bookcase with glass doors, dark blue, 31 12x11 34x79. I made these little shelves to double stack the cases. Bookcases wooden oak bookcase collections dunelm dunelm. The problem i have is i need at least 3x billy bookcases w80cmd28h202 and if i put another extension billy shelf ontop of the bookcase itself then the height goes to 237cm. Ikea makes 15 billy bookcases a minute, and had sold more than 41 million units by. Add style and storage to your space with a bookcase. An additional billy bookcase, with a 15 inch depth, will be introduced in all countries an effort to respond to how customers are presently living their lives.

Its popularity and global spread has led to its use as a barometer of relative worldwide price levels. Ikea hack billy bookcase as pantry storage run to radiance. How to make ikea billy bookcase builtins place of my taste. Thats why, although they are called bookcases, we believe they are not for books only. The bookcase was designed in 1979 by gillis lundgren, ikeas fourth employee. While i wasnt necessarily actively looking for a new piece for the mudroom, i was keeping it in the back of my mind. I loved the floating billys, but for our apartment we needed a horizontal line, not vertical one. In stores free order pickup and storeonly items deliver to edit. I want to buy a billy bookcase but i only have 28 of space w, and the two options for billy bookcases are 15 wide and the 31.

Billy bluefish, a tale of big blues suzanne tates nature series. Jan 17, 2017 low cost, functional and brilliantly efficient, an ikea billy bookcase rolls off the production line every three seconds. And a big thank you to amy howard at home for providing me with free paint for this project. See more ideas about ikea billy, ikea and ikea billy bookcase. It was dreamed up in 1978 by an ikea designer called gillis lundgren who sketched it on the back of a napkin, worried that he would. Lauras home already had wonderful, historic bones, but the living space could use a bit more character. Billy bookcases are built with a stackable design that allows you to attach new units whenever you need additional storage, just decide on what height suits your space best. Ikea billy bookcase is a simple unit with enough storage for a limited space or a foundation for a larger storage solution if you need it, and adjustable shelves can be arranged according to your needs. Hi guys, have not heard from you in years c i like to play mini flash games and one youtube user requsted me walkthrough for billy the blue. Ikea billy bookcase similar herepaint i used this3 inch foam roller angled paint brush removable wallpaper directions. Choose open shelving for an airy look, or select bookcases with glass doors to protect valuable items from dust and moisture. Gillis lundgren, designer of ikeas ubiquitous billy bookcase. Billy has gone through transformation since it started in 1979, elaborated.

Billy bookcase with glass doors, dark blue, 31 12x11 34x79 12. We used 4 billy bookcases with the height extenders and left off the backs and 1 narrower billy bookcase with height extender in the middle. Sauder beginnings 5shelf bookcase, highland oak finish. Billy stylised as billy is a bookcase sold by the swedish furniture company ikea. Aug 19, 2011 straighten and strengthen ikea billy bookcase hacks for the lazy jen august 19, 2011 11 comments homefixated deals with diy on all levels from the people with the skills to make their own trundle beds and adirondack porch swings to those folks like me who might mistake an angle grinder for a pizza cutter. Panelglass doors provide dustfree storage and let you hide or display things according to your needs.

Posted by ria in dining, living room furniture, other in norwich. I dragged down this huge wicker lamp it was in my living room for years from the attic, and i think it will be perfect in this room as i will bring in textures and layers with a touch of bright colors in to break up the clean whiteness. Like in all things, measure your space first to make sure the bookshelf will work. Lundgren designed one of ikeas most famous products. A fairly simple hack but i think it turned out pretty well. Laura wanted bookshelves, and while we had talked about something clean and modern, i really encouraged her to stick with the period of the house and create something that looked original. Jan 16, 20 you just gave me a solution to my billy bookcase built in problem wow say that 5 times fast. Pretty impressive considering we launched billy in 1979. How ikeas billy bookcase took over the world bbc news. The glass shelf can also be purchased on the ikea website or in store.

Ikea billy oxberg bookcase with glass door white stained oak veneer glass 40 x 30 x 202 cm glass doors keep your favourite items free from dust but still visible. Every model in the billy series also features adjustable shelves so you can fit anything from books to trophies, and everything in between. Jul 02, 2014 ikea is making changes to its iconic billy bookcase. I then sanded and primed it, and it slid into the bookcase grooves perfectly, and looks much.

His initial sketches for the bookcase were done on the back of a napkin. Hi guys, have not heard from you in years c i like to play mini flash games and one youtube user requsted me walkthrough for billy the blue fish, it. Feb 26, 2017 ikea billy oxberg, bookcase, dark blue, 63x11 34x79 12, adjustable shelves can be arranged according to your needs. The reason i dont want the backboard is that im placing it around a wall socket, so the plugs are going to jut into the open space. See more ideas about ikea billy, ikea billy bookcase and bookcase. Jeff had a really long wall that needed something to separate the games area from the media area. It is inexpensive and versatile, easy add onto and expand, with optional glass or wood doors or additional units. However, this means i would be cutting off all those specially designed holes where the pegs and screws go. Aug 21, 2015 billy bookcase, white, 80x28x106 cm grytnas glass door, offwhite, 40. Ikea bookcases arranged in a form of a clock, clock arrows in the center. How to make ikea billy bookcase builtins place of my. When you need to fill an entire wall with shelves, billy s your man or bookcase.

The billy bookcase is perhaps the archetypal ikea product. Plus, not to mention that fact that 3x billy bookcases takes me to width240cm. Kate also snapped some pictures from her own home to. Lundgrens who had expressed a desire for a bookcase just.

Ikeas billy bookcase is a staple of budget home decorating. Seventy agency future proofs ikeas iconic blue and yellow logo. Billy can be as small and humble or as big and proud as. She used osb, which makes the diy look modern and functional, while remaining super affordable. Full set of replacement parts for ikea billy bookcase. Jun 07, 2018 decide which colors you want to paint your drawer fronts. I needed a solution for space under a window to connect built ins on either side the besta storage cabinet will be perfect and the underframe will allow me to allow the furnace register to have space. Mar 24, 2016 kristina of ich designer created a series of these sliding doors for her billy bookcases. This post contains some affiliate links for your convenience. Ikea billy bookcase to drawer hack infarrantly creative.

Floating bookshelves an ikea billy hack ikea hackers. Eventually, i decided i liked the look of all the shelves opened, so we removed the doors. Jun 23, 2016 17 diy hacks for ikea billy bookcase you should try ikea billy is a bookcase with adjustable shelves that can be arranged according to your needs. So here at dunelm we offer an impressive range of bookcases suitable for living rooms, the bedroom or any other room in your house that you would like to store books, giving you ample storage for your favourite novels, journals and reference books. Billy is a kid fish who appears in the episodes krusty katering and insecurity guards. Kate is a fashion, lifestyle, and decor blogger from long island, ny who regularly updates her followers on inspirations for all things style. Adjustable hinges allow you to adjust the door horizontally and vertically. The billy bookcase is one of those ikea products that you buy for your dorm room and hold onto for years after graduation. South shore narrow 5shelf storage bookcase, country pine. We originally thought we would like to have some closed storage so we also purchased 2 doors to go on the middle bookcase. Shop ikeas signature billy bookcase series for the ultimate customizable storage solution with adjustable height options and long lasting quality. Sep 21, 2008 i have a variation on the billy benno, as there is a change of room and an archway in the way plus i needed two extra shelves for the first billy so i bought another whole billy, cut in in half heightwise, and tagged it on the end of the pair of bennos with a full billy in between, with a shelf on the top. Ikea white billy bookcase with doors used height 202 cm width 80cm collection only please ikea white billy bookcase bookshelf with glass doors. Glassdoor cabinet keeps your favorite items free from dust but still visible.

Jul 23, 20 we used 4 billy bookcases with the height extenders and left off the backs and 1 narrower billy bookcase with height extender in the middle. May 05, 2016 billy bookcase builtins are in, and they shine my living room, you all. The billy planner let us conceive of lots of different options, but we ultimately settled on this. Mar 10, 2016 the billy, one of the simpler words in the ikea lexicon, was reportedly named for billy liljedahl, an advertising colleague of mr. Billy bookcases with grytnas glass doors ikea hackers. I have tried and tried to figure out the best way to do this and was resolved to four billy bookcases, two in the middle being the 15 inchers and the ones at the end being 12 inches, but because of the closet area and other issues, it would look off center even though it really was centered. Hi, mary, i actually didnt successfully pull it out, but unlocked it at just the right spot and you can pull it off the screws and then turn it around. Many browsers are beginning to disable or hide the adobe flash plugin, in preparation for its endoflife in december 2020. Sauder beginnings 3shelf bookcase, soft white finish. I once took the backboard off my digital piano and it became super wobbly, so dont want the same thing to happen.

Fish scale bioplastic wins uk james dyson award for student design. Would the billy still be functional without the backboard. Ikea billy, bookcase, white, adjustable shelves can be arranged according to your. The billy bookcase with the 11 inch depth will still be stocked. Billy bluefish, a tale of big blues suzanne tates nature series kindle edition by suzanne tate, james melvin. I have all the equipment necessary for cutting so i was going to cut the shelves down to 28. Billy is a modern bookcase, now more customisable and used in many more ways than just for books. Ikea sells a billy bookcase every 5th second factourism. A simple unit can be enough storage for a limited space or the foundation for a larger storage solution if your needs change. You can use our shelving units to protect and show off your precious porcelain sets, the finest glassware, or store your unique collection, for example. What better way than to introduce more storage and some builtin bookshelves. When designing the product, emphasis was given to functionality and flexibility recognising that different homes had. Hi guys, have not heard from you in years c i like to play mini flash games and one youtube user requsted me walkthrough for billy the blue fish, it was few years ago, times change, people change.

We have a wall that we are trying to put our tv and some of our bookswe have tons and were leaning toward the hemnes bookcases with bridge and tv unit but i have been looking at the billy and wondering if we could use the tv unit from hemnes and the billy bookcases. Putting together ikea billy bookcase southern hospitality. Apr 28, 2017 but, if you have a billy bookcase or any of the other super popular ikea pieces that are laminate, read on. They move on casters with the help of a ushaped channel she affixed to the front of the shelves. The coaster furniture tall cabinet bookcase is constructed with durable wood and features a weathered blue finish that alludes to old country styling. Jan 14, 2019 how to make an ikea billy bookcase into a freestanding pantry with doors. Billy the blue fish walkthrough in one run youtube. The extension is made for the billy bookcase and can be found in the shelving and bookshelf section. Billy bookcase with glass doors, dark blue, 31 12x11 3. I believe they fit the older style billy bookcases. It is made entirely of billy wall shelves which are typically used with the billy book cases, but we used them alone. In case you missed the reveal, you can see that here and here. The open shelves provide plenty of space to display books.