• DIY

    Ikea Hack Bookcases for a Home Library

    I’ve aways wanted a library in our house. Sitting in a room by a fire, surrounded by interesting books, and reading all day sounds like paradise. In our Portland house, we had a front room that was begging to be turned into just that. The problem was that built-in bookcases were beyond our budget. The solution? Ikea!I had seen ideas before about turning Ikea shelving into built-ins and I thought it was time to try it for ourselves. We found that adding Ikea Billy bookcases to make built-ins was the perfect solution for our home library. Supplies: Bookcases – We used Ikea Billy Lumber – 1×4 on bottom, 1×12 on…