Hello friends! We had nothing planned on both Saturday and Sunday and I was so excited to get a ton done on the office bookcases...but then I got sick last week and haven't stopped coughing since! I'm finally starting to feel somewhat normal again and eased into some DIY with this quick project yesterday.
I had no idea IKEA sold doors for their Billy bookcases -- did you? I never noticed them the hundreds of times I've walked through the store. ;) A couple weeks ago I saw a picture online with them on the bookcases and I knew I had to go find them.
Our son's room is very much in between right now and is on my list for this year:
I feel awful that it's sat halfway done all this time. Instead of building in bookcases in his room (like I did at our old house), I wanted to keep the floor plan more open for the future, so I went with Billy bookcases instead.
Now that our boy is bigger I want him to have more say in his room. It's his personal space and should feel like that. That means finding a spot for lots of tchotchkes that he likes to collect. I love that he has these things that mean so much to him...but having it ALL open was bugging me just a bit.
These long doors saved the day! They are called OXBERG from IKEA:
We picked up a couple for each bookcase and they were incredibly easy to install. And WHAT a difference!:
The doors instantly "calmed" the room.
As I mentioned, this room isn't even close to done, so there's a ton more I want to do! But this simple update made a big difference!:
They also have longer doors with glass on the upper section. We almost got those, but they felt more appropriate for a family or dining room, not so much a bedroom. And he wanted to be able to access his shelves a little easier.
I believe you can also get a tall door that covers the whole thing. All are great options if you want to hide as much as you want to display in a space. ;)
I'm excited for my plans in here! It's going to be a very cool room when we're done with it:
Overall I'm thrilled with these though! Did you know you can buy doors for the Billy bookcase? I can't believe I didn't realize it until just recently. I like to share quick tips like these that may help you too!
*You can find the sources for items in this room here!
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The room definitely looks tidier after the addition of the shelf doors! Looks good so far!
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