45 Awesome IKEA Billy Bookcases Ideas For Your Home

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. This furniture must be secured to the wall with the enclosed wall anchoring device, it may be used with or without doors. You can easily create a real library at home with these bookcases, or rock one in a home office, bedroom, closet, living room, dining room and so on – Billy is great not only for books, it can accommodate everything from tableware to shoes. Look how to hack and rock IKEA Billy piece in your interiors below!

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You can turn it into a shelving unit into a smart under the stairs storage system.

A simple set of bookshelves turned into a thing of style. Various mouldings and trims were added to cover up joints, and the whole thing was painted with a dark gray shade like walls around it. (DesignSixtyNine)

you can put billy bookcase on sideboards to make it taller

a simple way to customize how billy looks is to put a wallpaper on its back cover

IKEA Billy could be a transparent bookcase that showcases the beautiful color of a wall behind it. (Noz Design)

Adding lights to bookcases is always a practical decision.

built-in bookcases and shelving is one of the most popular ikea billy hacks

another way to customize the bookcase is to paint it into your favorite color

rows of matching Billy bookcases from Ikea will do the trick if you want to to furnish a home library

dd color onto the backs of white bookcases is an easy DIY project that rocks

billy bookcase can act as a movable room divider if you add castors to it

here is a modern twist on floor-to-ceiling billy storage

even though dark billy is less popular then white one its great too

billy could be turned into fireplace built-ins

Crown moldings could change overall Billy impression to be better

With several wood boards you can make Billy bookcase looks like a modern two color built-in.

Several bookcases connected together provide a LOT of storage space for books, magazines, boxes and other stuff.

Add glass doors and this plain bookcase would become a nice display stand. For example you can display your shoes collection in it. BTW, there are plenty of other cool IKEA shoe storage hacks out there.

Birch veneer could look great in your interior if you have some more light wood furniture around.

Even short BILLY boockases could store lots of books and provide enough surface to display pictures.

Even corners could have lots of storage space.

You can frame a door with Billy bookcases. It's an awesome solution for a home library or if the space is at a premium.

Think about colors your gonna display in your white storage system.

BILLY is a practical storage solution for a home office too. (Benedicte Bergot)

You can make a bunch of Billy bookcases look like a real built-in. It won't be a pricey project!

Low version of a bookcase look even better.

billy turned into entryway cubbies

Although the floor to ceiling design provide considerable more storage.

Combining a high and low units might be an interesting design choice.

Adding a rustic moving ladder would add a special filling to simple Billy bookcases.

You can hide a murphy bed behind two bookcases.

Crown moldings will change the look of a IKEA Billy bookcase to be more expensive.

Bike storage between Billy bookcases

You can organize a whole shared workspace with IKEA furniture. Here are IKEA MICKE desks mixed with a IKEA BILLY bookcase providing plenty of space to work. (Seasons in Colour)