Identify a location where you want to install the bookcase, ensuring that the floor is level and there is plenty of room on either side. Gillis lundgren, designer of ikeas ubiquitous billy. Zhisheng,toramatsu,pei,yehoshua,gregoire,billy,asa, pyeong,per. Ikea is making changes to its iconic billy bookcase. The worlds most versatile bookcase, it turns out, makes for some. A fairly simple hack but i think it turned out pretty well. Billy bookcase into minimudroom entry in the homeright bookcase challenge you can still vote here until july 16th. Ikea 10323349 billy bookcase good to know this furniture must be fixed to the wall with the enclosed wall fastener. Ive tried googlingyoutubingikea websiting this problem but no straight answers. We secured the base to the the studs in the wall but not to the floor in case someone ever wants to remove the bookcases.
There are some wonderful projects out there of built in billy bookcase ideas, taking billy bookcases from ikea and creating a builtin bookcase look, using moldings and trims. We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Plus i needed some extra glasses of mimosas as well along the way from start to finish. Sure, we probably all dream of having a carrie bradshawstyle custom closet. The cases in front hang over the shelf about half an inch. Putting together ikea billy bookcase southern hospitality. Different wall materials require different types of fixing devices. Popular childrens entertainer, franciscus henri, invites us to sing along with lots of his favourite songs including white pyjamas, bugs and beetles, zoo in my house, and walking on the milky way. So for that section, i want to find a way to connect two bookcases front to back to make a doubledepth billy to fill in the space. Its the franciscus henri video abc for kids wiki fandom.
We are considering the billy bookcases and wondered if the installation of the glass doors is complicated. Gillis lundgren, an industrial designer who helped make ikea the largest furniture retailer in the world with his nofrills designs, most notably the billy bookcase that millions of frugal book. There were so many diys in the girl room makeover so that made it extra special. She is an avid reader so has lots of books at our house. It is inexpensive and versatile, easy add onto and expand, with optional glass or wood doors or additional units. Ikeas billy bookcase is a staple of budget home decorating. Joe pepitone and billy joel, ringo starr and spider man, all contribute. Its the franciscus henri video is a video that was first released in 1992 and. So how can you get the library look you crave without spending a. How to make ikea billy bookcase builtins place of my. I also used the safety strap thats included to fix them to the wall so they couldnt topple over. The best of franciscus henri was a childrens album released in 2002, under abc musics abc. How to make ikea billy bookcase builtins thats what i am going to share with you all today. Need help connecting multiple billy bookcases sidebyside.
While its look will remain the same, there will be improvements in the finish and configurability starting in august 2014, the company says. Silly billy and silly gilly 14 silly billy and silly gilly song sdera. In october, ikea release a 15 deep billy bookcase which finally sold me on the wall to wall bookcase project ive been thinking about for years. It was developed in 1979 by the swedish designer gillis lundgren and ikea have sold over 60 million units of the bookcases worldwide. 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. Dancing in the kitchen is an album by franciscus henri and was released in 1991 under abc. Provided to youtube by universal music group silent night franciscus henri merry christmas. I have a room in our home that i havent shared much on the blog. May be completed with billy corner fitting to form a stable corner unit. Cant afford bespoke shelves and thought ikea billy bookcases would be just the thing. On september 10, 2011, the economist published a story suggesting that ikea was changing its billy bookcases because of decreased demand in books.
Exactly what we wanted for our 9year old granddaughters bedroom at our place. Billy stylised as billy is a bookcase sold by the swedish furniture company ikea. Btw, does max share his steps when you need to reach the higher books. For ivar i replaced the silly ikea mounting straps with brass brackets long enough to hold the uprights a cm or so out from the wall to clear the skirting board probably not an issue for billy, which has a skirtingboard cutout, iirc.
Bookcases free delivery possible on eligible purchases. We then placed the bookcases on the base and decided on spacing. For all the rest of us, theres a trusty ikea product that will give you the look of custom shelving, for a fraction of the price. Eckehard,angelos,francisco,inderjit,amihood,anind, zubair,nobuyasu. As you can see in the diagram, the wall is continuous but indents in about 14 inches.
Need help connecting multiple billy bookcases sidebyside and fronttoback. After building the billy bookcases, i need a way to display my dvds without sacrificing shelf space. 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. Franciscus would rather dance in the kitchen with his grandma than do the om best of franciscus henri dvd. Franciscus henricus antheunis, professionally known as franciscus henri, is an internationally known musician and childrens entertainer. Built in bookcases using ikeas iconic billy bookcases. 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. Sunshine rainbows and violins is the fifth studio album by dutchaustralian childrens musician franciscus henri.
But it was all worth it at the end of the day because i love the new. Total was two shelves wide bookacses with a narrow one between, all with extentions, and doors on. How ikeas billy bookcase took over the world bbc news. It didnt take long before i locked my search down on ikea billy bookcase. I was sitting on the beach one day when i saw a funny figure heading my way. The basic units are 70 12 inches tall, with one fixed center shelf and four adjustable shelves. Silly billy and silly gilly has been reproduced with the kind permission of franciscus henri, origin network pty ltd and the nsw roads and traffic. This week i am back with 12 ikea billy bookcase hacks to inspire you before your next trip to ikea. Dancing in the kitchen by franciscus henri on spotify. Homeright recently asked me and a few other blog ambassadors to participate in a fun design challenge where we would put our own personal spin on an ikea billy bookcase.
This is three white billy bookcases from ikea, two narrow and one small, with corner hardware, and the billy allglass doors which will hopefully keep the. Ive been thinking about ikeas billy bookcases for years, but i was always disappointed with their 11 depth. Listen to dancing in the kitchen in full in the spotify app. So then i gave them a little hack as everyone calls. Classes preparatoires of the lycee saintlouis and the lycee henri iv. Hack ikea billy bookcase into a builtin unit billy. The news spread like wildfire on twitter, causing additional alarm as irresponsible reporters further fanned the flames without bothering to call anybody.
And when we bought the ikea billy bookcases and put them in her room, i knew they needed a little more something to them. But installing builtins can be pricey, and if you live in a rental, its not really an option at all. I dont like to sing a sad song i dont like to sing a silly song. The top, bottom, sides and shelves are constructed of particleboard covered with wood veneer or plastic. How and from where did this stupid malady come to me. It is truly amazing what you can do with a simple bookcase.
Ac v hz us buyer need a v to v transformer, not included. If youve been browsing blogland long, you have probably run across this idea already. Id like some in plain wood so i can paint them the same colour as the wall so they blend in. 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. But as far as i can see they are all coated veneered type stuff. I got this great idea from a post on centsational girl and i had to have it for myself. Debora,sandor,rebecca,henri,kriss,chengqi,yurdaer,ady. Ikea 40263848 billy bookcase good to know this furniture must be fixed to the wall with the enclosed wall fastener. Silly billy, a song by franciscus henri on spotify. And the guestroom parlor, with the fancy velvety furniture, where i would occasionally watch. Ive never been happy with this room, so ive just chosen to close the door and ignore it. I do find the billy bookcases a bit wobbly i have several of them and what helped make them more stable was screwing the units to each other. For a book lover, theres nothing more beautiful, and more satisfying, than a huge wall of builtin bookcases.
Provided to youtube by universal music group silly billy blunder franciscus henri sunshine, rainbows and violins. Its popularity and global spread has led to its use as. Use fixing devices suitable for the walls in your home, sold separately. Provided to youtube by universal music group pizza song franciscus henri dancing in the kitchen. Ive been waiting to share this project with you all. Its the franciscus henri video is a video that was first released in 1992 and rereleased in 1994. Havent got the dimensions but i got an extra shelf for each one so basically i have 4 rows each holding about 50 dvds 600 for all 3 bookcases the wide billy, not the narrow one. Dabija,silly,dejean,grushcow,grue,desmedt,paragot, angeleri. Ikea billy bookcases, are so easy to turn into built ins. Nathaniel hawthorne, mark twain and henry james writers who spent some time in rome during the.
Im sure that when i bought mine several years ago, they came with a couple of wide ushaped metal rods that fitted in holes in the top of the side panels. The best of franciscus henri was a childrens album released in 2002, under abc musics abc for kids label on compact disc. We made our billy bookcases into builtins by following these simple steps. Assemble the billy bookcase fully by following the instructions provide inside the box. I made these little shelves to double stack the cases. The ikea billy, a freestanding bookcase, comes in white, brown, black and birch veneer and in two standard heights. This project required a little more time and planning than what i thought it would take. See more ideas about ikea billy, ikea billy bookcase and bookcase.
It serves as our guest room, library, and matts office all in one. I was really excited to participate, and you can check out all of the different bookcases here. Plus, not to mention that fact that 3x billy bookcases takes me to width240cm. Ikea billy bookcase beech for sale in uk view 28 ads. Our classroom ikea toy storage units, ikea toy storage. Provided to youtube by universal music group happy feet franciscus henri dancing in the kitchen.