![]() ![]() Then we assembled the IKEA bookcases and lined them up against the installed cabinets. ![]() We attached the frame into the wall studs and then screwed the cabinets into the frame. Had we not raised it, we wouldn’t have been able to run baseboards across the entire bottom because the cabinets sat lower than the bookcases. We raised the cabinets about 3 inches using 2×4 boards to create an illusion of a built-in. Be careful not to pry the bar into the wall because it will damage the drywall (to prevent damage, slide a putty knife behind the trim as you wedge the pry bar). We used a 6 inch pry bar to loosen the baseboard, starting near a nail hole. To remove the carpet we just it out with a utility knife.īecause we decided not to use the original baseboard along the front of our built-ins because we didn’t have enough and I wanted it white, we didn’t have to be super cautious about not damaging the trim. Just an FYI, the cabinets are 12 inches deep and the IKEA shelves are 11 inches deep but the difference didn’t bother me.Ģ Home Depot pre-fabricated cabinets, $68 each on saleįor installation, we loosely followed this tutorial by Centsational Girl, but had to make our own adjustments and used trial and error along the way.įirst, we measured where the built-in would stand centered on the wall and marked the area off so we could cut out carpet and remove the baseboards along the wall. I drew up the design and Jordon liked the idea so we ordered the IKEA shelves and went back to Home Depot to pick up the cabinets. They were exactly what I was looking for and much more affordable than buying IKEA doors to create our own cabinets. The Billy collection did have the option to buy doors to attach to the bookcases, however, the doors were $40 a piece which would get spendy fast. That same day I was browsing IKEA’s site, I went to Home Depot for something else and ran into some pre-fabricated cabinets on sale. Because our wall isn’t huge and the built-ins couldn’t extend from end to end (it would cut off part of the doorway) I thought 2 single Billy bookcases would fit nicely, I just needed to figure out how to create the cabinets. There are a few different sizes of the Billy bookcase to choose from. In the tutorials I found online many people used the IKEA Billy bookcases. I wanted our built-ins to have cabinets for the TV to sit on and for storage, plus open shelving on the sides, and a top shelf above the TV. I found several tutorials but none of them consisted of everything I wanted. After more research and asking Jordon if he thought he could do it (he’s not a professional builder and has limited time and tools), I decided to look into DIY versions that we could piece together to make things a little easier. Originally, I was thinking we would just build them from scratch, making the shelves and cabinets ourselves. There are all kinds of styles and ideas out there for built-ins. ![]() I LOVE the way they turned out! We were able to finish them in a weekend for about $300. Our living room is small, and it just didn’t have a good focal point. When we first moved in we made a quick TV stand from an IKEA Kallax shelf, but I was never 100% happy with it. I’ve always loved built-ins and they popped up several times in my Dream Home pin board when analyzing my decorating style, so I knew they were always something I wanted to incorporate into our home. ![]()
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