Organize your living room and make IKEA built ins for books, toys, and electronics with billy bookcases! Add trim, doors, hardware, and a top for a custom look.
IKEA Built Ins: Living Room Storage
We put a narrow Billy bookcase and a wide Billy bookcase from Ikea side by side and attached them together. Then we added doors over the wide bookcase as well as handles. For a custom look, my husband trimmed them out, mounted them to the wall, and added a top with a ledge that matched our fire place.
A couple of coats of paint over the top and trim, and we had a custom organizational piece!
We made two of them. One for toys, and one for electronics.
The other built in houses the DVD player, Wii, remotes, and the kids' Kindles. (We keep a baby lock over the handles to keep little man out.)
Billy bookcases and doors: IKEA
Handles: Lowe's
Wicker Baskets: Target
Wire Basket: Walmart
Drapes: Click here for the tutorial
Pillows: Target
Fan: Lowe's
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Donna @ Modern on Monticello says
I think your custom cabinets look fabulous. I really need to visit Ikea soon. Thanks for sharing at #HomeMattersParty
Audra @ Renewed Projects says
You have some great ideas here that are easy to make. We're finishing our basement and adding a den. Along one wall we'll need storage since we're loosing some of it with the remodel. Your ideas look affordable and stylish. Pinning to my basement board on Pinterest. Thank you!
Brandy says
Hi Audra, thank you! How exciting to have a finished basement. We tackled one years ago in our home in Ohio and it was worth every penny and hour of work! Enjoy!
Mother of 3 says
Those look great! We have yet to visit an Ikea but I always get such great ideas from posts like these for fun ways to use their products.
Brandy says
Thank you! We don't really live close to one anymore, so it's quite the drive. But worth it for big projects like these! Have a great week!
Michele Morin says
I love that you can keep the toddler toys right in the living room so he can use them with the family nearby, but they don't have to dominate the landscape!
Brandy says
Thank you! Our house isn't very big so anything that helps with clutter, while still letting us feel like we LIVE here has been so helpful!
Michelle Leslie says
They look like they were meant to be there. It's the perfect fit for that space Brandy.
Brandy says
Thank you so much, Michelle!
Margaret Robinson says
What a clever idea! I took a look at some of the rest of the things you've done in your home and it all looks so good (besides having a cute baby).
Brandy says
Thank you so much, Margaret! He's a lot of fun, for sure!
Leanna says
Everything looks so clean and organized, it instantly makes you feel comfortable. The little one playing in the closet is a real little heart melter. Not sure I could get anything done with that adorable little munchkin around. So cute.
Brandy says
Thank you Leanna! It's a struggle for sure, he's so sweet and cute!
Christina Bowen says
Looks great! We did something similar in our living room with the Bodbyn cabinets for game and DVD storage.
Brandy says
That's awesome! They really make everything easier to organize! And, thank you so much!
Griselda says
Hi I love it all. I'm interested in the furniture in your living room, and I would like to know if possible how did you do the billy case. The upper part of it that you add to match to the fireplace, is it a board that you put on top that has that tipe of edge or is it a ledge that you had to glue to a board. I don't know if you understand what I mean. Thanks a lot. Love you work.
Brandy says
Hi Griselda! We added a board to the top then added a small strip of wood all the way around to resemble the fireplace. Hope that makes sense!