Functional and chic ikea billy bookcase hacks.
Ikea hack glass doors.
I used this door cabinet trim similar to these from home depot.
This would look great in a kitchen and could actually be done relatively cheaply if you used perspex sheet for the doors instead of glass.
Avoid collisions from the side this is where the glass is most vulnerable.
1 door will fit billy bookcase 15 and 2 doors will fit billy bookcase 31.
Can be used on the corner unit only if the shelf next to it has no doors.
A damaged edge or scratched surface can cause the glass to suddenly crack and or break.
Ikea hackers is all about modding repurposing and customizing ikea products.
Ikea billy mudroom hack.
These are quite nice in off white mdf board and with a more robust feeling to them.
Complete your wardrobe with our durable yet stylish pax closet system sliding doors that come in a wide selection of colors designs and materials.
Be sure to allow for space for the door to slide into the angle bar.
Choose from our options of different types of frosted glass wood or even mirrored glass to personalize your closet door to match your needs and room décor.
Since my kid is not yet one year old he does not yet need a bigger wardrobe i wanted to use two old expedit shelving units to put his toys and books etc.
Ikea hackers stores like pottery barn and crate and barrel sell glass front bookshelves for thousands of dollars.
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You can also have your plywood cut at home depot or lowes.
Here s a quick start guide.
Looking through ikea for other possible glass doors it turned out that the grytnäs kitchen doors might fit.
As far as assembly goes the havsta is fairly standard ikea.
The total number of units is technically five two on the top and three on the bottom.
The grytnas glass doors are not sold in the u s but no worries.
This is perhaps our favorite ikea billy hack which just with the addition of black framed glass doors totally turns the billy bookcase into something elegant and stylish.
Erik linn was able to create several curio cabinets for his abode using billy bookcases and grytnäs glass doors for significantly less.
It all fit into the back of our car and our unit fit into 10 boxes or so.
Old expedit gets a new fresh look with plywood doors.
We bought two full height china cabinets with glass doors on the top and then a bottom unit with a sliding door.
Also he can practice opening drawers doors and taking out boxes.