I was standing in a rental kitchen in Hackney when the penny dropped. Two scuffed IKEA Billy bookcases were slouched under a ...

white floor-to-ceiling bookshelves in a home office - Aspects and Angles/Shutterstock Whether or not you're a voracious reader, investing in floor-to-ceiling bookshelves is a great idea, especially if ...

IKEA BILLY bookcase hacks are all about transforming the unit into a more personal, made-to-measure piece, with a coat of paint, some molding, and cabinet doors. 'The BILLY bookcase is an IKEA classic ...

Sometimes 1970s wood-paneled spaces are great, but other times they just look old rather than retro. In Katie and Phllip ...

Most of us have some IKEA furniture in our home, loved for its low price point and simple, versatile design. And the BILLY ...

Tim Harford tells the extraordinary story of Ikea’s Billy bookcase in this extract from his new book Fifty Things That Made The Modern Economy. Denver Thornton hates the Billy bookcase. He runs a ...

In honor of its 40th birthday, these are the best Billy bookcase hacks you can use to transform your home with one of IKEA's most iconic pieces. Swedish home furnishings giant IKEA is responsible for ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from Home. Followed categories will be added to My News. Tim Harford tells the extraordinary story of Ikea’s Billy bookcase in this extract from his new book Fifty ...

The Billy bookcase is perhaps the archetypal Ikea product. It was dreamed up in 1978 by an Ikea designer called Gillis Lundgren who sketched it on the back of a napkin, worried that he would forget it ...

Gillis Lundgren, who designed some of IKEA's most iconic products and was one of the furniture giant's first employees, has died at the age of 86. Lundgren, who passed away on 25 February 2016, was ...