Before: A hand-me-down bookcase that a former roommie left behind in H.P. I don't know why she didn't want it...sagging shelves and all. As you can see, it doesn't really accommodate all the books/pictures I want to display.
Before: And the color of the "wood" of the bookcase didn't really go with our coffee table and other furniture.
Enter Billy....
Enter Billy....
After: Almost an entire wall of bookcases! My dream house has built-in bookcases. This is a close start. And the color of the cases matches the coffee table and compliments the rest of the furniture. And there's plenty of extra space on the bookcases...for more books.
Please ignore the awful paint job you see above the bookcases. That was here when we moved in. I think we need a tall plant or something to put on top of the bookcases to cover it.
After: This table had to be moved to behind the couch (had been by the door), but I kind of like it here better anyway.
**Sigh** I'm very happy.
9 comments:
OMG! (yes I did just say that...no I am not 13) We just bought this book case :o)
p.s. my word verification was mon scab...weird.
omg! (i might be just a little 13.) we just bought billies this weekend, too! ;) i bought them saturday morning in canton; were you there?
(only we bought five. imagine merging all of your books with another book lover, then adding to them through eight and a half years of marriage and three children...and you have a wall of bookshelves. we want built ins, too, but this was easier and cheaper. i can't wait to set them up!)
Serina - I was in Canton on Saturday, but not till later in the afternoon. I love having an IKEA only about 30 minutes away!
I'm a little envious of your wall of bookcases...but don't think I would have enough books to fill them all!
I love your apartment and I love the book shelves.
Great booksheves Amanda. Dad and I would have loved to go to IKEA with you(anyway I would have). They really are a big improvement. Love, Mom
I thought at first that the top picture was the new bookcase... and I was very disappointed. The new one is a vast improvement!
We have Billy too and have a gift card for another one. I went to Ikea after work one day by myself but could not manage to get the billy myself; the box was too awkward and heavy. I need to go back after we refinish our floors downstairs. We also have 3 of the cd organizers that match up with Billy, and a desk .. and way too much other Ikea stuff! I like your fancy console table in the picture. I love furniture that is NOT Ikea :)
you doggin' my bookcase? LOL
no Ikea here in swampland so i had to purchase a billy-look-alike w/o the sags this time though. and in black.
odd side note. dave and i named our external hard drive billy. and our new kitchen storage cabinet is called "kitchen billy" because it stores things but in the kitchen...
back to your bookshelves. i too was disappointed that you were excited about that first picture. LOL i love your new billy!
I love them Amanda. You know Jay and I have the Billy cases too in the back of our family room. They are just disguised by doors. But apparently these are very popular amongst the bloggers. :)
Karen
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