Besta built in hack

With a lot of space available in the lounge, we wanted to create some storage and have somewhere to put all our books. A quote from a contractor to build a custom bookcase came in above £1,000 and so we decided to do it ourselves using the ubiquitous Billy bookcase from Ikea. Task number one was to build a frame to raise up the lower cupboards and allow for a skirting board to create the built-in look. Since this has to carry the weight of a set of cupboards, plus bookshelves and all of the…

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We hacked the IKEA BESTÅ units into built-in cabinets for our family room which would hold the TV with some lower cabinets for storage.

The decorative molding on these IKEA cabinets gives the built-in sideboards a timelessly elegant paneled effect

Mind blowing IKEA DIY built in hack: You can save so much money if you know how to create a large built in by using IKEA kitchen cabinets and shelving.

My main goal when redoing our front entryway was to make it a more welcoming and more FUNCTIONAL space in our home. It was a dumping ground for random school projects, tools, mail, my blog things, ev-er-y-thing. Not exactly what you want to see when you walk in the front door. First step was to […]

“The room has a focal point,” the DIYer says of the “after.”