Materials: Billy, molding, wallpaper, paint
Description: A ten year old Billy, boring but still going strong got another ten years of glamor filled life by being turned into a built-in.
By adding mdf and crown molding the bookcase was extended up to the ceiling.
More molding was used to decorate the edges and make 'fake' supports.
Beadboard wallpaper gives the impression of a real beadboard back.
White paint ties it all in.
Full tutorial for the Billy built in.
~ Marianne@Songbird, Netherlands
From utilitarian to charming cottage style! Love it.
ReplyDeleteLove the work you did, looks great. Just one thing that I think it needs, 1/4 round or something along the left side to cover the gap between the wall and Billy.
ReplyDeleteto me, the only thing it needs is some counterweight (is it the correct word?) to give balance to the room. the bookcase became very tall, and too slim, so it may need to be equilibrated with a shelter, running in the middle of the last beige stripe. same height of the last in the new billy.
ReplyDeleteVery beautiful.
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Really nice one .. going to try also this .. blog is really good going to bookmark this page man
ReplyDeleteThanks for this post.....I enjoyed it!
ReplyDeleteGreat change!!! Congrats, I love it!
ReplyDeleteWhat did you use to fill in all the holes?
ReplyDeleteMy guess would be they filled the holes in with some sort of spackling compound, like Polyfilla or similar. Silicone as suggested already wouldn't be a great idea because it would give slightly, and I'm not sure it would take paint too well.
DeleteVery nice looking idea that is also space saving and practical. Perfect! Also, I think I can answer this question: What did you use to fill in all the holes?
ReplyDeleteMust have used silicone.
Very nice job!
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