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by Suzie February 15, 2014

Built Ins Part 1: The Plans

I feel like life hasn’t slowed down one bit since I’ve been home with Micah.  We have had full days of playing, book reading, walks, play dates…all great things.  So what’s a girl to do when she feels super busy already?  Start a huge project of course! What else!? (It’s a sickness, I tell you.)

A couple weeks ago, I got the idea to add built ins around these french doors…

Billy Built Ins

And here is some inspiration that I found around the ol’ web:

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I did a quick (very rough) photoshop of what I have in mind:

Built Ins PSSo here’s the plan:

  • We decided not to build all the way to the ceiling. I like the gap at the top.
  • Start with bookcases from Ikea as our base and add moulding to get the built in look. (It’s actually a little weird how perfect the dimensions of the billy bookcases are for the space)
  • remove the blinds from the french doors.  We never close them and they are really loud when we open/shut the door
  • paint the back of the bookcases and darker color (Mocha Accent by Behr)
  • I originally wanted to paint the french doors, but the window grids are on the inside of the glass and can’t be painted. Boo.
  • Paint the room Wheat Bread by Behr

Updates to come soon. Wish us luck!

To view the rest of this project, check out     Part 2  |   Part 3   |    Part 4

Check out the web story for how to make custom built-ins using Ikea Billy bookcases here!

Category: DIY Home Projects, Spaces

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Comments

  1. hikergirl

    February 19, 2014 at 2:59 pm

    I absolutely love this idea. I can’t wait to see how it is coming along.

  2. Nikki

    December 13, 2014 at 8:08 am

    Did you have to sand or prime the bookshelves before painting them? How is the paint holding up over the ikea paint?

  3. Taylor Eovacious

    March 23, 2015 at 9:43 pm

    I’m sorry this is a weird question but where did you get this desk from? It’s amazing!

  4. Jayme

    August 15, 2015 at 10:36 am

    Can we talk about how amazing your area rug is?

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