Adding Crown Molding To Ikea Billy Bookcase

It provides both practical storage that we desperately need as well as a pretty place for decor.

Adding crown molding to ikea billy bookcase.

Billy bookcase white 84 5 8 53 1 8x11x93 1 4. F cut two 11 pieces of crown moulding beveled at 90 degrees and mitered at a 45 degrees note. Billy bookcases are built with a stackable design that allows you to attach new units whenever you need additional storage just decide on what height suits your space best. Apply wood glue to the back of the crown molding.

Now it was go time i centered the crown molding and put the first finish nail in. Position the molding against the front of the billy bookcase and between the crown molding on the right and left sides. Every model in the billy series also features adjustable shelves so you can fit anything from books to trophies and everything in between. Glue and nail both a pieces to the outside base of the bookcases.

Tack the crown molding to. With the crown molding up i did the same thing for the base molding. Ikea s billy bookshelf built in wall is by far my favorite addition to our small townhouse home. For those asking about the background color on the back of the bookcases it is liquid jade by valspar.

The part that makes these bookshelves look custom is the trim work so we added crown molding to the top. Once i got back home step one of this job was to fully assemble the billy s just like the were at the store. With a stud finder we found the wall studs and used the anchor brackets that ikea provided to anchor the shelves to the wall. In order to add the crown you ll need an extra piece of wood at the top to have something to attach the crown to.

This is really where that tool showed off honestly it was so easy once i got started. The 11 is measured at the bottom. This bookcase has a height extension unit allowing you to make the most of the wall area. We used 2 4 s to add to the sides of the bookcases to create a nice firm base to nail on our trim molding.

I shared all the how to s in the post linked above putting the billy bookcases together. Make use of the room s maximum surface area with corner shelving.