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Billy is a modern bookcase, now more customisable and used in many more ways than just for books. Courtesy of a beautiful mess utilizing the billy shelving system as a base for builtin shelves is a hallmark of the iconic ikea storage unit. Oct 09, 2014 ikea billy factory the installation above may look like a custom job, but its actually just a really clever ikea hack, with some billys on top, ikea cabinets on the bottom, and a lot of wood trim from the hardware store. High times for billy ikea billy bookcase hack, floor to.
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