IKEA is the best way to add an upgraded feel at a budget price. We've compiled a list of our nine of our favorite BILLY bookcase hacks we've found in 2025.

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 ...

When it comes to designing your home office, optimizing storage is the most important step to creating a space that is both functional and aesthetically pleasing. Despite their necessity, bulkier ...

There are some IKEA furniture lines that just never go out of style — and one of those is the BILLY bookcase series. The classic bookcase comes in a variety of sizes and in six natural stains: white, ...

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We gave a pair of designers with very different styles one day to transform the same IKEA Billy bookcase, turning one of the most popular furniture items in the world into something more personalized ...

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 ...

Your Ikea shopping basket will soon be able to hold a Billy bookcase—and a dose of renewable energy. The world’s biggest furniture brand is branching out into selling renewable energy to households, ...

ÄLMHULT, Sweden—Amid IKEA’s colorful staged living rooms, piles of umlaut-laden housewares and endless rows of flat-pack boxes is furniture that can have shoppers wondering: How does that chair cost ...

You know IKEA’s Billy bookcase, right? You probably have one or two or 10 of them in your home, so popular is this staple of Swedish flat-packed build-it-yourself furniture. So why is IKEA changing ...

On Black Friday, Ikea is encouraging customers to bring back old furniture instead of buying more. In 27 countries—including the U.K., Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and Russia, ...