Last week I shared with your the overview of my closet makeover, which, by the way, has been dreamy. I know that a closet makeover (when I’m the sole owner of said closet) is complete and utter self-indulgent nonsense since I am the only one in the entire house who benefits from it, but I gotta say, it’s been worth it. The start of my day is so much better now! No more stepping over junk, grabbing out what I need and getting out ASAP. It’s now a beautiful space that I love to be in.
Today I wanted to share a few more of the details specifically regarding the shelving.
First of all I needed to rip out a long shelf along with the hanging bar. This took me, a rubber mallet and about 15 minutes to accomplish. Boom.
I now need to hang my long dresses in my husband’s closet but I don’t have that many so it’s no biggie.
I painted my entire closet Valspar’s Dove White since Kate at Centsational Girl had said it is a close match to “Ikea White.” I needed that color because I had decided to use Ikea’s Billy bookcases (the 15″ deep ones) as my new closet shelving! At $79 each it was hard to beat that price for an entire wall of shelving (I used 2 units).
I assembled the shelves, but before putting on the backs, I painted them (I primed with an oil based primer first because the backing is quite slick) the same Emerald green from Pantone that I had used on my Jewelry Organizer. I luhrve it.
After they dried, I slipped them into place on the backs of the shelving units and put them in my closet. Yay!
After looking at it for a day or so I decided it still needed a little somethin-somethin. So I cut this chainlink pattern with my vinyl machine and applied it to the backs of the shelves.
I love the touch of “glamour” it added!
The backing is more visible in some areas than in others but I am really happy with the level of detail and customization it brings. How boring would a plain white backs be, right? And these 15″ Billy bookcases are so awesome! I’m thinking about adding some moulding to them (a la Centsational Girl’s tutorial HERE) to give them a more built-in look but I am loving them as is for now.
Thanks for stopping by!
More closet details to come!
Amazing!! I love, love, love the painted back with vinyl design!!! It really makes the whole thing look polished and pretty!! Great job!!
living in Western KY puts me just a tad too far from an IKEA, i think Atlanta is the closest. so, are those billy bookcases any different from the prefab book cases you find at target or walmart? although i can’t remember ever seeing any 15″ deep.
Wonderful idea! I’ve been thinking about putting some fabric in the backs of some of my shelving units… I never thought about using vinyl. Thanks for sharing.
Amy @ http://delineateyourdwelling.blogspot.com
Amazing. I’m looking to build my Dressing room/ office / craft room soon and I think I’m going to use Billy. They r clean, inexpensive & easy to assemble.
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That’s a brilliant idea — Billy bookcases were half price last week. That would have been an excellent time to undertake this project.
Wow…what a gorgeous closet! Nice work! I just have to say thank you because I was looking to put a Billy bookcase in a closet of mine and had ruled it out because I thought it wouldn’t be deep enough. I was under the impression that they only came in 11″ depth. When I found this post and realized I could get it 15″ deep, I dragged my husband to Ikea and got one! It’s not yet put together because I’m thinking of painting the back of mine, also, but I’m so excited for my closet transformation that is to come!
I thought there were only 11″ deep Billy bookcases for a long time too and then someone set me straight! So glad I could be the one to tell you! 🙂 Good luck with your closet makeover! It’s life changing!
What is a vinyl mavhine? Sounds awesome
Hi Kelly! For my Etsy shop (Landee On Etsy) I have a large 24″ wide vinyl cutting machine. It cuts vinyl into any shape/words/pattern I want it to. Very handy or a project like this! 🙂
Hi
What a great post. I just looked online and only saw a 11″ deep one. Where do you find the 15″ one?
Thanks!
Would love to know where you found a 15” deep shelf. Thanks so much!
Hi Melissa!
I just found them at IKEA! If you can’t find them I hope it’s not because they discontinued them! They are the best!!
hi, it looks fab. what boxes did you use that fit in there?
I have two of these bookcases! Love the look of the patterned background!