If you are a social media user, you are likely familiar with Ikea furniture hacks. These hacks range from bread box side tables to Ikea desk hacks, but none are more prevalent than Billy bookcase ...

If you’re a book lover, the joy of a well-curated home library is simply unparalleled. But it may be time to tame your tome collection. If you’re finding that your current bookcase setup could use an ...

Interior designer Betsy Burnham doesn’t buy many bookcases these days. She’s more likely to create built-in bookshelves for the homes she designs. Ditto for custom-made desks, built-in beds, window ...

At what point in a project, readers often ask, should an interior designer be called in to help. I can only respond, "Before it starts to hurt." Professional designers don't come cheap, it's true, but ...

If you’ve got champagne interior design taste but a beer bookshelf budget, here’s how to bridge that gap. When it comes to interior design, everyone’s taste is different, but whether you think animal ...

Custom built-ins are one of those design elements that can step your home up from nice to magazine worthy. Unfortunately, their high style is usually matched by their price. Given this reality, you ...

IKEA's BILLY series can be transformed into anything, even upgrading your kitchen on a budget. Here is how to use them to create the perfect fridge surround.

If you like the look of built-in bookcases, but not the look of the bill from the contractor who installs them, you can build them yourself with some basic carpentry skills and some modified pre-made ...

We’re partitioning the end of our family room nearest the kitchen in order to create a small, quiet reading area. Hundreds of books are to be stored in this new space, so we need some sturdy bookcases ...

Interior designer Betsy Burnham doesn't buy many bookcases these days. She's more likely to create built-in bookshelves for the homes she designs. Ditto for custom-made desks, built-in beds, window ...