This built in bookcase makeover proves yet again that paint is an affordable option that really. Paint solid colors solid colors can always be a simple and efficient way to paint a bookshelf. Having a lot of furniture in a small apartment can look and feel cluttered, but a smart way to mitigate this is to paint something the same color as the walls, like these bookshelves. Paint color for built in bookcases painting a bookcase to. Painted builtins updating oak bookshelves living room paint, living room modern. According to interior designer marisa smith, when painting a large, builtin bookcase, choose a color thats compatible with the walls, rather than painting it the white of the woodwork. We bought a nice unfinished alder bookcase and are painting it white to match a desk that we just bought. Were here to show you that achieving a beautifully layered yet balanced look is easier than you thinkand our strategy works whether youve got a single floating shelf or a whole wall of builtins.
How to paint a bookshelf to transform your room houzz. After making sure the builtin surface was clean and deglossed, we primed with an oilbased primer. The newly finished builtin bookcases thistlewood farm. Built in bookcases and bookshelves photos and ideas. Take a look at 19 of the best billy bookcase built ins ever. Maybe paint the back wall of the bookcases the same color as the island. Avoid using harsh paint colors against wood stains and opt for soft beige, warm mocha, deep. Painting builtin storage to match the wall color can give the space a. Well, its time for the second part of the builtin bookcase cabinet. How to build a builtin bookshelf the house of wood. Amazing gallery of interior design and decorating ideas of built in bookshelf bedroom in bedrooms, denslibrariesoffices, girls rooms, nurseries, boys rooms, entrancesfoyers by elite interior designers. If youre hesitant to paint the entire bookcase black, you can leave portions of it white, like the backboards on the outer most shelving units. Remove any base molding from the area where the bookshelf will be placed, using a hammer and chisel to remove short sections image 1.
Paint color inside of bookcase design photos, ideas and inspiration. How to lighten bookcases without paint diy beautify. This video is a step by step guide to preparing, painting and finishing a bookshelf a complete makeover. Recessed bookcases come to the fore with a bright orangey red that saturates each shelf area from back to front. Whether youre a book lover, or just looking for an appealing, permanent place to display your favorite curios, a built in bookcase can add value and character to your new. And so it was that amidst laughter and giggles and paint drops and taylor swift, two bookcases got painted.
If you remember, last week i talked a bit about planning and preparing for a builtin project, and now its actually time to get started on the building. Many bookshelf ideas give not only useful storage space, but also significant visual elements. If youve been browsing blogland long, you have probably run across this idea already. Both freestanding and built in bookshelves can benefit. Benjamin moore makes good products but i am inclined to recommend sherwin williams as ive worked with them more than my benjamin moore retailer. Ideas to help you design and build built in bookshelves to add more beautiful and functional storage to your room.
Apply the thinned paint over the stained surface so its heavier in some areas than others. These easy and clever bookshelves look so much cooler than anything you can buy from a store. Jul 25, 2006 what kind of paint to use for a bookcase. Mar 25, 2015 three options for the back of my builtin open shelves mirror, accent paint color, mosaic tile on march 25, 2015 by kristi 152 my wainscoting is going to take me a day longer to complete than i thought, so ill be finishing it up today, and show you how it turned out tomorrow. This is the story of a humble pair of built in bookshelves with very blah fireplace stuck in between. Sep 04, 2014 if you want to keep it neutral, paint your bookshelves black. Jun 11, 2018 these bookcases provide a ton of storage and are a great fit for my office, but the black felt too heavy. And the paint itself was super smooth, dried quickly, and was easy to clean up when i made mistakes.
Because i tend to change my mind all too frequently. Shown here handpainted in farrow and ball wimborne white no. For some, a flea market, antique store or garage sale find must be refurbished to fit it into their home. We werent too fond of the existing paint color, which was kind of a dull dingy almond shade of white. Dryfit the bookshelf to make sure all the measurements are correct image 2.
The billy bookcase is pretty straightforward to build right out of the box, or you can get creative and make elaborate storage that looks great. Adding built ins in my living room and need to quickly find the perfect white paint. Finding creative ways to display books can be just as alluring. With a little time and effort, i was able to turn my drab handmedown bookcase into a unique piece with a ton of character. Adding black built in bookcases not only created additional storage which was muchneeded, but it also helped draw attention to the onceforgotten space and its new purpose, as a stylish.
The room is north facing so theres no direct sunlight, but we have a lot of light from two windows and a sliding glass door that take up the entire north wall the buil. Advice on my builtins and help me pick the perfect white. Choosing the right painted bookshelf for your bookcase is a matter of style and really should match the design of your bookcase. Bookshelf paint ideas and inspiration architectural digest. I applied all the paint with a brush and a mini foam roller.
Design and paint options for builtin bookshelves youtube. This helps the bookcases feel like an intentional part of the rooms design more like builtins. This bookcase is just one of those pieces that is a chameleon in our home. Slim gray bookcases frame two seating areas in the library of a new. Add built in bookshelves to amplify a rooms storage capacity, display space, and architectural dimension.
The look is concise, clean, and sets the bookshelf apart from the wall. From colorful paint to funky wallpaper, here are beyond brilliant ways to hack your bookcase. With just a couple of coats of paint, a boring storage space can be transformed into a stunning backdrop that showcases your books, pictures and collectibles. If you want to go bold, we have a few color recommendations. When it comes to hacking great storage, no other ikea product works a room like the billy bookcase. Bookshelf ideas a bookshelf is an essential feature in various design projects. Amazing gallery of interior design and decorating ideas of paint color inside of bookcase in bedrooms, living rooms, denslibrariesoffices, girls rooms, dining rooms, kitchens by elite interior designers. But we kept going our next step was to start painting the builtin. How to upgrade bookshelves featuring pneumatic addict furniture 17 old bookcase and dresser paint color inspirations to change the entire aesthetic of a room homebnc. This wall is one of the few that survived the great kitchenliving dining room remodel of 2012. How to update a boring bookcase with chalk furniture paint. Amazing gallery of interior design and decorating ideas of built in bookcase in bedrooms, living rooms, denslibrariesoffices, girls rooms, boys rooms, entrancesfoyers by elite interior designers.
How to upgrade bookshelves furniture makeover, diy. Paint the bookshelves with a sagegreen semigloss acrylic using a dry brush to create an imperfect finish. So instead of going for your tedium award, class 1 by painting each hole i suggest you get it by doing the opposite, masking off each one as you paint. I dont think i could remove the top doors as the go way back to the corner. Nothing makes a brush paint faster than a new pair of summer sandals. But you can it and the room its in a facelift with with simple painting and color techniques. If your house calls for it, built ins add so much character and class. This will help create a completely new feeling and look for your home.
New painted furniture ideas bookcase ideas furniture projects, furniture. A super cheap ikea shelf goes incognito from hudson cabinetry design home decoratings. Watch the video to see how we used prefab cabinets, wood, and trim to create our own custom media center. Jun 09, 2017 design and paint options for built in bookshelves neil parsons. Inside a bookcase, use paint thats a couple shades deeper than the room color. Crown molding that continues along the wall connects the bookcases, as does painting the built ins, moldings, and walls the same deepblue hue. View in gallery before you skip over the whole post, know that you dont have to possess crazy woodworking skills to feature built in bookshelves in your home. The contrast also enhances the builtins otherwise graygreen surfaces. Paint the back panel of the builtins the same color as your walls or stain them to match the shelving.
You could also modge podge book pages on the back wall of the shelves for character, just something ive done myself a while back, i liked how it turned out, it was a bookcase for a child so i used vintage childrens book pages. The right paint for cabinets and bookcases diy beautify. I understand the house is going to settle and we may get some hairline cracks. Maybe i could get an insert built just to make it look like a shelf and not a deep corner. I love using it on old pieces of furniture or new pieces i build. The back story on it is that back in college i needed a bookcase in my tiny little room and my husband my boyfriend at the time offered to make me one with his grandfather who was a master at woodmaking. Painting built in storage to match the wall color can. Sand it down when refurbishing, the first step is to sand. I plan to make a built in bookshelf and want to paint it a glossy white so washable, and obviously need to be somehow wear resistant. On this charming bluegray bookcase makeover, jennifer zuri for jennifer rizzo design company solved the problem by painting the interior in a soft white. Decorative bookcase photos and ideas for your new home. Watch this video to find out how to paint and decorate a large, built in bookcase so it blends in and complements a room, rather than overpowering it. How to paint and decorate a builtin bookcase todays homeowner.
The primer, as crazy sticky and smelly as it was, made the paint stick to the bookcase like i had sanded it for hours. Inspiration for a transitional living room remodel in new york with a standard. Jun 20, 2018 they were built on top of offtherack cabinets from the home improvement store. Place a built in bookcase near an activity center and reflect the locations funfilled purpose by painting the bookcase a colorful hue. On another question, someone suggested that latex paint is not a good.
Stow crafting materials, office supplies, and incoming and outgoing mail in handsome baskets, vibrantly hued boxes, and efficient organizers. These bookshelf ideas will help you maximize storage while adding style to your space. Olympics light sage builtin and candy corn shelves added depth. I was bummed and knew i needed to do something to fix this.
The thing that really sets apart a builtin is a nice trim that isnt too expensive or hard to do. So we bood that plan, took the spray paint back and stuck with a rollerhand brush comboand 5 coats of paint later there were no signs of brush strokes, phew. If you dont have paint that matches the trim, take a piece of the base molding to the paint store to use as a color sample. A bookshelf is a standard piece of furniture for most homes. I have built in bookcases that i really want to paint but ive been put off by all the little holes in the sides that are there for adjusting the shelves. The right paint for cabinets and bookcases friday, june 30, 2017. Now paint the interior of the bookshelf with behr paint in hot and spicy, leaving the front edges to the shelves paint free for now. Sep 18, 2008 were buying new stick built construction and it is standard builder white inside. Nov 01, 2016 this is a sponsored post by maison blanche. The solution was a roll of peel and stick wallpaper i bought on. Built in bookcases and bookshelves photos and ideas new. Ideas to help you design and build builtin bookshelves to add more beautiful and. I see that your built ins have them as well how did you paint without having the holes get painted over or just have extra paint in. Whether youre a book lover, or just looking for an appealing, permanent place to display your favorite curios, a built in bookcase can add value and character to your new home.
We finished our built in bookcases in our landing, and the end result. New construction paint before move in or wait a year. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Add highlights to the bookcases with two different paint colors. Take a look at these 10 ways to diy your own built in shelves and no one will know that your home didnt come with them. I have wanted to paint my ugly oak corner built in for years. Give your bookshelves some color for a whole new look. Refurbishing a worn bookshelf can be done in multiple ways and every refurbishment technique can completely change the look and feel of the bookshelf. Its a little hard to see in the photo above, but the color of the bookcase was markedly different from the nicer brighter white of the ceiling and some of the trim.
So learn from my mistake and dont paint your cabinets or built ins with latex paint unless you plan to add a protective sealer. A plain, empty bookshelf doesnt really make or break a room until now. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. From simple crate bookshelves to honeycomb hexagon shelves, nursery shelves made from kitchen spice racks, fullon built ins and more, the following list includes countless creative projects including small bookshelf ideas for you and your family to try. By simply painting the back wall of a built in bookcase, you can instantly add more depth, dimension and interest to any room in your home. The room is north facing so theres no direct sunlight, but we have a lot of light from two windows and a sliding glass door that take up the entire north wall the built ins are built on the south wall in the room. Even if the paint is dry to the touch it isnt always cured and can get dents, dings and scratches easier. Dont be afraid to paint its no secret that paint can transform any piece of furniture, and this built in bookcase makeover proves yet again that paint is an affordable option that really makes a statement. Painted welsh dresser with dog kennel base and glazed door top, w. I didnt put anything on it for 2 or 3 weeks so the paint can cure and harden. Bookcase uses choose open shelving for an airy look, or select bookcases with glass doors to protect valuable items from dust and moisture.
That means the shadowy interiors of bookshelves seem even darker if you paint them with a medium or deep shade. Built in billy bookcase ideas southern hospitality. Chatelaine home editor alexandra gater transforms her drab, tired ikea billy bookcases into a stylish bedroom focal point using removable wallpaper, fun baskets and cute accessories. Built in bookshelf bedroom design photos, ideas and inspiration. Wood planks were added to the size and the top to create shelving on both sides and over the door.
To get the weathered finish, start by priming the wood. Painting built in storage to match the wall color can give the space a cohesive and intimate feel. Advice on my builtins and help me pick the perfect white paint. This diy tutorial walks through painting a bookshelf to take it from dark to light. Built in bookcase design photos, ideas and inspiration. Sep 30, 20 this is a good idea for any object or wall you are planning to paint, but in our case because of the old oilbased paint, kuttin the krud was a crucial step. I wanted to lighten them up without a huge commitment like paint. There are the books, of course, but what about the accessories. T heres an art to creating a perfectly styled bookshelf. The spray paint got everywhere, including all over us and seemed to be like a cloud of killer fumes that wouldnt clear out for hours. Easy bookshelf styling tips, ideas, and inspiration. Nov 22, 2016 weve seen a black builtin bookcase trend on the rise and these are all the reasons we love it. Country chic paint provided the paint for this project and d.
After the paint dries, rub a wax candle on the edges and sides of the bookcase frame. Living room bookcase cabinet new urbane bronze living room shelves dimples and tangles living room cabinets. Painting a bookshelf to look distressed and old hometalk. Three options for the back of my builtin open shelves. Perfect for organizing your library of books, cds, dvds, or other media, bookcases also look good when accessorized with plants, decorative objects, and favorite photos. Three options for the back of my built in open shelves mirror, accent paint color, mosaic tile on march 25, 2015 by kristi 152 my wainscoting is going to take me a day longer to complete than i thought, so ill be finishing it up today, and show you how it turned out tomorrow.
So learn from my mistake and dont paint your cabinets or builtins with. New refurbished furniture diy bookshelves painting laminate ideas mdf furniture, painting. Get inspired to create your own built in bookcase and cabinets utilizing these tips. We all know that its whats on the bookshelf that really counts. From diy floating shelves to designsavvy stacks, built in cubbies, and even hidden library passageways, these bookshelf ideas are going to make sure.
This will allow the bookcase to blend in with the room, instead of standing out and overpowering the space. I was downstairs and walked up the steps to see two completed bookcases and two sisters wearing paint clothes and bandanas standing arm in arm. See more ideas about built ins, family room and painted built ins. Mar 15, 2016 exprofessional painter here and i have painted many things in my life. There are some wonderful projects out there of built in billy bookcase ideas, taking billy bookcases from ikea and creating a builtin bookcase look, using moldings and trims. How to paint and decorate a builtin bookcase todays. Your big, comfy couch is great and all, but why not make your shelves the conversation piece. What type of paint should you use for a bookcase and why.
Dip a paintbrush into one color, and then into a pail of water to dilute it a bit. Exprofessional painter here and i have painted many things in my life. Built in shelves ideas built in bookshelf ideas 3 best built in bookcase ideas on bookcase good, great, or just ok. Appropriately sized dowels, slightly tapered towards their tips, are perhaps the ideal mask here, but if you went with bare wood youd need a large number because you wont easily be able to. All opinions, images and love of painting projects are 100% mine.
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