here's a fresh take on the ubiquitous
billy bookcase. vincent had a white billy bookcase that he refused to dump or sell when he moved to a smaller apartment. so what's left to do but hack it?
"the hack includes a white billy bookshelf, a small pint of acrylic green paint and two vattern doors. there are two reasons why i used shorter
vattern doors. the first is to create a contemporary and unique look. the doors are intended NOT to cover all of the contents of the billy. the overall effect is to give a glimpse or tease of the interesting books i have. the second reason is to avoid installing puller handles to open the doors. by leaving a gap, i can easily open the open doors by pulling on the side.
the center portion of the billy displays dessert plates and hopefully a set of interesting tea pot and accessories, if we eventually find ones we like."
"the hack includes a white billy bookshelf, a small pint of acrylic green paint and two vattern doors. there are two reasons why i used shorter vattern doors. the first is to create a contemporary and unique look. the doors are intended NOT to cover all of the contents of the billy. the overall effect is to give a glimpse or tease of the interesting books i have. the second reason is to avoid installing puller handles to open the doors. by leaving a gap, i can easily open the open doors by pulling on the side.
the center portion of the billy displays dessert plates and hopefully a set of interesting tea pot and accessories, if we eventually find ones we like."
Truely, the Butt-Ugliest thing I've seen in a long while...
ReplyDeleteAnd you post a rather non-constructive criticism as an anonymous.
ReplyDeleteI would love to see one of your hack one of these days.
thank you for making this web site. i'm inspired and will do great things. then i may send you a hot pic.
ReplyDeletei think it'd be great with doors that fully cover the width of the shelves.
ReplyDeleteWhat hinges do you use to have the door fold down? I need to build a similar door for a long low shelf, but I want it to fold down and release when you push the top - so no handle.
ReplyDeleteDid you get them at Ikea?
Back in my Art/Design School days, we were "instructed" in how-to-do-a-"Crit" (Critique)- and that bit of advice has stayed w/ me all these years. First, start out w/ a positive remark/comment (to get the listeners attention/ear)...then, "blast away"- you stand a much better chance of the Crit-ee, "getting" it, if you start out that a way.
ReplyDeleteFor Hinges-check out http://www.rockler.com-they're the best for "projects". Any hing will work in a Vertical/horizontal fashion...just for a horizontal door, a chain, or other restraint, can prevent the door from "overextending"
Morgan: The hinges I used are ANORDNA, 400.508.18. Yes everything is from IKEA (those are OREN doors) except...
ReplyDelete1. The magnetic latches that hold the doors up.
2. Two small L-brackets to hold the top shelf, so that when you open the door, the shelf will stay put.
Both items can be found in most hardware stores.
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Randall: Thanks for the comments. I am all ears to constructive criticism.
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I did think about covering the entire width of the shelves. OREN has a longer piece, which I have to saw. With that I will have to mount handles or use one of those push-to-open magnetic latch.
What paint (brand/type) did you use, and did you use a primer? I am looking to hack my own Billy bookcase but didn't think I'd be able to paint it. You're giving me new hope!
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