![]() ![]() There are a whole bunch of DIY projects in that room that came out so sweet!Īnd James’s scandinavian slash camping themed room is all kinds of modern and fun with a DIY mountain mural and more. If you are looking for more kids room decorating ideas, be sure to head over to Maya’s mint and pink nursery. I have since also used IKEA’s Ribba picture ledges for outward bookshelves in kids rooms, and have done a comparison of the two products over in this post. If we had a really huge room, I would have loved to do bookshelves across a whole wall. Dreams! It’s so nice to have some of the books out of our big basket and up on the wall. It isn’t necessarily the product that you buy that leads to this status, it is sometimes what it can become. ![]() I kept it to 4-5 books per shelf, but there is still plenty of space to add a few more books per shelf if I decide to. 7 minute read Get inspired with our IKEA Billy bookcase ideas, designs and hacks Simplicity can sometimes lead to an iconic status, and that certainly is the case with the Billy bookcase from IKEA. The design of the spice rack really is perfect for holding books up. It was overcast here this weekend (we even got our first snowfall!), so not much natural light coming in from the window. Sorry about the bad lighting in these photos. Then I popped in some of little miss Maya’s books – all ready to go for bedtime stories. The light switch was in a weird spot, but I didn’t want the shelves to be off-centered on the wall, so we just made sure that the switch would come between two of the shelves and still be easily accessible. We centered the shelves on the wall, and placed them so that they would be low enough for Maya to grab at when she’s a bit bigger. We used one of Maya’s bigger board books as a guide for how much space we wanted between the shelves (14 inches). The back is all ready to be mounted to the wall, but you need to have your own mounting hardware. Once I started applying the white spray paint, I did a light sand between coats with a fine grit sanding sponge to get the racks more smooth. This really helped give them a polished look and kept them super soft to the touch (good for little fingers and hands!). I find this raw wood from IKEA really soaks in the paint. Primer spray paint (any brand would be fine)Īssemble your spice racks and then start off with a few coats of your primer.This white spray paint, but they have a bunch of colours you can choose from (and even a few different white options)!.IKEA Spice Racks for Books Supplies You’ll Need: Please see my full Policies page for more information. Links have been included for your convenience. Easy to assemble and paint, and it’s nice to have the books facing outwards. When I helped decorate my friends’ nursery last year (check it out here ), we used IKEA spice racks for books and I loved the way they came out. We wanted to create outward facing book storage on a small sliver of wall we had in the room. All three.Even though we had finished our nursery makeover before Maya arrived in August, there was one project that remained on the to-do list: using IKEA spice racks for books. I am going to screw and glue the thing together. It will not hold the shelves to the casings once the holes are damaged. The entry hole for the peg gets chewed out as does the narrow part. But if things are misaligned or you don't have both pegs in, the holes in the casing takes a beating and start chipping off. These shelves have built-in plastic pegs which fit into holes in the casing that after you give it a push, the pegs slide to a narrower spot where they won't fall out. The second disappointment was the top, bottom and middle shelf attachment method. You can't add a shelf and have 11 inches between because the casing (sides) are too short. Styling a bookcase is not an easy task (I will have another. I am using these for books, so shelf acreage means a lot. Built in bookcases are great as when you style your bookcases you can truly shine your personality. First disappointment is that Idana bookcases have only four inside shelves. ![]() I bought these in March and started unpacking/assembly in July. ![]() A Idana bookcase is about twice the price as a Billy. Bought 3 because Billy were constantly out of stock. ![]()
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