k2bdeutmeyer Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 Wow!! That looks amazing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlessedMom Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 Those are lovely, thank you for sharing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caroljenn Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 OMG I think I am going to keel over from jealousy!! They are beautiful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuirkyKapers Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 Wow! That looks fantastic. I love it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 We got the deeper Billys for the longer back wall because we have a lot of LPs (which are just slightly too big for the standard size), so we're hoping that those bookcases will be deep enough for the oversized books. I like the deepers ones too, I know they'd have been fine for my oversized books (since they aren't "that" big.). I wish they made the height extensions for them. Maybe they will in future. the bookcases are looking great. It'll be cool to see them filled. are you doing bookcase lights? I thought about it, but my son protested loudly. (of course, he was doing much of the installation that required more in depth skills than just putting the things together.) I searched some ikea hack sites, and also just did image searches for billy's and was amazed at some of the things I found. there are some very creative people out there. I like that you put the outlets into the base of the bookcases. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Running the race Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 Amazing!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa in Australia Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 :hurray: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lattedrinker Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 Oh, my goodness, I am so envious! Looking forward to more pictures :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tearose Posted February 1, 2013 Author Share Posted February 1, 2013 It didn't take DH too long to put up the extensions, but all the doors to the extensions took forever. We had just enough parts--he finished everything with exactly one screw leftover. So here's the finished product: These are the deeper shelves on the long wall. The extensions only come in standard depth, so DH lined them up so that the fronts would be flush with the bookcases. He also put in extra bracing under the first shelf up so that we have another row that can handle heavier books and LPs (we have more LPs than will fit in the bottom shelves along this wall, plus a ton of heavy art books). Getting the books onto the shelves is going to take a while, since we want to sort what we have, cull out stuff we don't think we'll read again, and get rid of duplicates (the result of DH and I being in the same graduate program). The rough plan is fiction on the wall in the first picture, nonfiction on the long wall, and specific homeschooling stuff on the shortest wall (third picture). Also further in the future are plans for a desk/table and a nice leather couch (I'm hoping to find a sofa bed) on the fourth wall. Someone asked about bookcase lights--we didn't put any in since the room is quite bright if the can lights are turned all the way up. Anyway, it turned out even better than we expected--we are very happy with the final result (although we are still waiting for the brown outlet covers)! I certainly recommend Billys for anyone looking to put in a lot of shelving, and we figured that we got this done for 1/5 to 1/6 of the prices we were quoted for custom-shelving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 Looks really nice. Enjoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandelion Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 Looks beautiful! Congrats on getting it done so quickly! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GSOchristie Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 So beautiful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skeeterbug Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 I think my dh would faint at the idea of assembling so many ikea bookcases! :svengo: They look great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Rat Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 Amazing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twigs Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 These look great! (I want to see them with books!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzanne115 Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 Wow, it looks beautiful. I'm sure that will be a GREAT room. Suzanne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UrbanSue Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 Wow--can't wait to see the room filled up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meriwether Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 That looks wonderful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linguistmama Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 WOW!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awisha. Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 Lucky you!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lattedrinker Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 Wow, that's incredible! I also vote for some pictures once the books are in :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 Beautiful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melbotoast Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 That is beautiful! We definitely need to see pictures when you get all your books in :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caitlinsmom Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 Love this! It turned out great. I can't wait to see with all the books in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
besroma Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 That is wonderful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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