The trick is deciding on the best design and layout for your space. Use the built-in bookshelf ideas below to help you find some inspiration for this next home improvement project. 1.

Paloma Contreras of Paloma Contreras Design in Houston designed these built-in bookshelves in her former living room. “For me, the most important thing is that bookshelves hold actual books ...

Projects and Plans. How To Make a Built-In Bookshelf. How To Make a Built-In Bookshelf. Depending on your home, there could be a good 4 to 6 inches of unused space behind your drywall.

I built my first bookcase in middle school. A multitiered assemblage of wooden planks laid across stacks of bricks, it was reminiscent of pieces from the early Flintstone Period--and I was proud ...

If a bookcase is too short for your space, stack two together (Room & Board’s Rollins series) or, with BILLY, use 14-inch height extenders to stretch its 31½-inch- and 15¾-inch-wide models.

In the cabin that my daughter owns on Mount Desert Island in Maine, there are corner bookshelves built atop an oak desk. At first glance they appear ornate, but in reality they have a very basic ...

Pick a bookcase over floating shelves. If you already have built-in bookshelves, you’re in luck, as any shelving that’s floor-to-ceiling is ideal for capturing bookshelf wealth’s cozy, live ...

TV; Grand Designs 'I built Ikea's Billy bookcase in 9mins - men always make the same mistake with flatpack' A woman has been crowned Flatpack World Champion at the Grand Designs Live show in London.

Painting the bookshelves blue helped them pop. 3 Deane went with neutral walls using Benjamin Moore Dove Wing so as not to detract from the built-ins and fireplace surround, or throw the space off ...