How to customize an IKEA Billy bookshelf
One of the classic IKEA furniture is the Billy bookstore. It is the perfect shelf to decorate the living room, dining room or bedroom. It has a large storage capacity, consequently, it enhances the sense of order in a room. But said furniture can also be personalized and redecorated with details that have a special meaning. Discover different proposals below!
1. Use the furniture to differentiate environments in a room
The position that a piece of furniture occupies on the plane influences the general distribution of the environment. There is a perspective that you can enhance in a large room. In that case, the location of the bookshop It can be used intentionally to differentiate two environments that are part of the same room.
It is a piece of furniture that, when integrated in this way, creates a visual limit in the space. However, it also maintains the connection between both areas.
2. Enhance empty space
A shelf has great ornamental value because the items placed on the shelves are visible. In this way, it has the look of a showcase that is perfectly organized and tidy. However, to enhance the visual presence and level of importance of the selected decorations, you can increase the empty space on the furniture. This decorative measure enhances the proportion, the order and beauty. On the other hand, it reduces the visual weight of the composition that is framed in the structure to which we refer.
3. A shelf that has a different finish than white
White is an elegant, cozy and bright tone. The elements that are placed on this base stand out even more in the furniture. However, there is a simple formula you can use to customize the look of your bookshelf. This piece of furniture can be reinvented with a striking tone that becomes the protagonist of the decoration of one of the walls of the living room or dining room. In that case, select a color that you like and that maintains harmony with the place where it is located.
Not only can you redecorate the furniture through this process. You can also dress its internal structure with wallpaper that has a finish that you love (a print or a plain shade).
4. Use the appropriate accessories to decorate the shelf
This is a very versatile piece of furniture that transforms its image through original accessories. Do you want to increase the surface area available on the shelves to have greater storage capacity in a room in the house? In that case, you can add new shelves to create an attractive set.
On the other hand, there is an accessory that completely renews the front of the furniture: the doors. These can be made of wood, glass or combine both ingredients very successfully. It is a complement that updates the shelf format directly. In that case, it takes the form of a beautiful display case that shines inside. beautiful details that remain visible (but are protected by the aforementioned plugin). For example, decorate a memory corner. Create a photo frame composition that displays personal and family moments. How to choose the most ideal type of door for the furniture? Select the design that aligns with the decorative style that is present in your home.
In addition, the options of the IKEA Billy shelving unit are limitless, since it can be integrated beyond the living room or dining room. For example, it is ideal to complete the decoration of the dressing room. In fact, you can use the shelves to place some accessories in plain sight and improve organization in this corner of the home.
