IKEA Billy Bookcase DIY

For my 1st Do it yourself of the yr, I have been doing work on reworking Hudson’s space into a big kid home! His place became extremely hodge-podge, with bits leftover from his nursery mixed with hoards of toys, baskets shoved in corners, and not significantly firm. The bed he’s been sleeping in given that he is 2.5 (he’s now 6) was a teeny IKEA mattress that we were ready to pass on to Charlie, so we started the scheduling system!

His place is really smaller, and we wanted to have a tiny desk, and some concealed storage alternatives to manage his coloring books and crayons, board online games, and many others. I stored seeing this IKEA hack, and assumed it would be fantastic, with a modest desk in concerning! I know a ton of individuals were involved with the desk measurement, but actually we wanted to use the larger sized wall for a massive dresser, since his closet is so little. This desk operates for him, and if he ever requirements to spread out a lot more, there’s a lot of other selections inside of our property. I procured 2 X 15 inch Billie Bookcases, 2 extensions to get them nearer to ceiling top, and two Oxberg doorways.

Initially I disassembled the open shelf problem that we experienced likely on, and I created the Billy Bookcases.

For actions 4-5 I ran to Household Depot and bought tongue and groove bead board for the house in among the two bookcases. It is quite simple to set up, and I applied a Brad nailer for application.

On phase 6 I extra in the desk portion, employing a purple oak stair tread that I reduce down to size.

To make the arched glimpse in step 7, I 1st slice the shape out of cardboard to get the sizing and form appropriate. I then made use of my jigsaw to slice the shape out of MDF board. I ripped strips of MDF to run together the sides and front of the shelving as nicely, to give it a more tailor made and designed in appear.

When the whole detail was developed, I went back in with wood filler to fill in any gaps, and I sanded everything down! Then I started to primary, working with Zinser primer. The IKEA shelf is pretty shiny, and undoubtedly demands primer to continue to keep the paint from chipping off.

The paint coloration I employed for the shelves is Benjamin Moore Peale Environmentally friendly. In my eyes, it is a person of the most excellent shades of eco-friendly that I have laid eyes on, and I’ve painted a ton of many greens!

I am actually satisfied with how every thing turned out! There is of class some flaws, since this was my to start with time each individual making an attempt this Diy, but I discovered a ton, and have been loving watching Hudson do his research and shade at the desk!