How to Transform a Cheap IKEA Rack: 9 Stylish Ideas

This is how Billy's shelving unit looks like with all the accessories.

Wall storage system with TV

Simple raw rack can be successfully transformed into a familiar but stylish living room set. Will come out of it good "wall"which can be painted in any color and complemented with contrasting storage boxes, figurines and houseplants.

Decorate the rack with furniture moldings, install lighting on it and it will visually look more expensive. The beauty is that "Billy" is like a construction set, its configurations can be changed without difficulty.

Equipped place for TV, lighting and moldings on the bottom of the rack.

Option for arranging a rack next to the door.

Open dressing room for storing shoes and bags

Having supplemented the Billy rack with a bar for storing clothes in small apartment you can equip an interesting open dressing room. When filling it with clothes, you should pay special attention to aesthetics and add decorative elements.

If the apartment provides niches, you can install shelves in them and "hide" them behind a book-door.

See more a selection of ideas on how to decorate IKEA shelves and racks.

Option for a dressing room in a niche.

The only drawback of such a storage system is that it must always be in perfect order.

Bookcase

The easiest way is to use the “Billy” rack for its intended purpose - for storing books, figurines and photos. However, you can beat it in different ways, it all depends on the overall design concept of the apartment. If space permits, the rack can be supplemented with a cabinet with glass doors from the same series.

An antique clock and a fake staircase transform a simple shelving unit into a solid wardrobe.

Light colors in the interior, and natural shades of furniture and decor fill the room with coziness.

Bright bookshelves

An unpretentious shelving unit can become a bright accent of an apartment, or vice versa, an element of monochrome style. To do this, it is enough to paint it in a suitable color and paste over the inner side of the shelves with wallpaper.

A yellow bookcase for storing books and documents is suitable for young and energetic apartment owners.

The wardrobe, painted to match the walls and complemented by furniture moldings and drawers, looks solid and stylish.

Built-in wardrobe

Surprisingly, even a built-in wardrobe can be made from a simple and cheap "Billy". To do this, it is enough to sew up the space between the shelves with drywall, paint all the elements in one color, and, if desired, install a closing system.

The process of creating a cabinet using drywall.

Ready-made wardrobe without doors, complemented by moldings

Kitchen cabinets

Shelving from IKEA will perfectly fit into the kitchen. It is suitable for storing dishes and food. Wicker baskets and beautiful jars for storing spices are useful as decorative elements for the kitchen.

Look more 20 kitchen storage ideas.

Open cabinet "Billy" can be replaced with a cabinet from the same series with glass doors.Wallpaper or floral painting on the inside of the shelves will add romance to the shelving.

Cabinet with doors in the interior of the kitchen.

Hallway

Billy shelves are perfect for decorating the hallway area. Some of the overlays can be removed by making large vertical and horizontal storage areas and supplemented with clothes hangers.

Corner option next to the front door.

System for storing toys in the nursery

Decorated in pastel colors, the large Billy shelving unit will be an excellent solution for organizing the system. storing toys in the children's room... On the upper shelves, you can place decorative elements and children's things that the child does not use yet.

In the access zone - required constantly. Two small shelves can also be used to create a functional children's area.

Small shelving in the children's room, complemented by toy furniture

Balcony shelves

Finally, IKEA racks can also be used to organize storage on balconies and loggias. Due to their compact size and the ability to change configurations, they will fit into almost any space and give both simple and stylized balconies a fresh and neat appearance.

Small shelving unit on the balcony.

Billy is not the only shelving unit in IKEA that can be changed beyond recognition. Any other will do as well. They cannot be installed only in the bathroom, due to the high level of humidity.