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My Ikea Billy shoe closet (and lots of shoes!)

5/20/2014

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My shoes used to pile up in my hallway, which neither looked tidy, nor benefited their longevity. It was time for a change, my shoes deserved better! My hallway is way too small for a big fancy shoe closet, so I decided to put one in my study, because that room is closest to my front door. I didn't want to spend too much on it though, so I did another (tiny) Ikea hack, giving a good old Billy book case a small facelift....
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What I used:
1 white Billy book case                      $    59.99
1 white Billy height extension unit $    20.00
2 white Billy Olsbo doors                   $ 100.00
2 white small Billy Olsbo doors       $   40.00
6 glass Billy shelves                             $   60.00
4 Faglavik door knobs (2 packs)    $      9.98
4 Grundtal spotlights (2 packs)       $   49.98

Total                                       $ 339.95
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I am so happy with the result! The case ensures my shoes stay clean and organised and, you know... it just looks pretty darn cool! ;-)
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15 Comments
Franzi
10/1/2014 01:52:55 am

You closet is on Apartment Therapy!!!
http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/ikea-billy-bookcase-shoe-storage-210650?crlt.pid=camp.wGCouoCsE0BN

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Tatiana's Delights link
10/2/2014 12:52:02 am

That is SO cool! :-D

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Samantha link
11/11/2014 01:08:29 am

What size shoe do you wear? I want to do this but I'm afraid that it will be too shallow for my shoe size.

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Raele Ohana
7/27/2015 08:23:52 am

For your reference, the shelves are about 10.5 inches deep.

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Raele Ohana
7/27/2015 08:29:36 am

Oh, but they also come in a 13" deep size now, as well!

Jordan
1/9/2015 08:37:06 am

I love this look! Is the shorter cabinet from Ikea as well?

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Tatiana's Delights link
1/9/2015 05:26:53 pm

Thank you! The other cabinet if the small Billy bookcase: http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/30263844/

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Kirstie link
3/19/2015 06:34:24 am

I've been looking for ways to organize my shoe storage and when I found this post I knew I found the solution! Thanks so much for sharing! I think I will definitely be doing this soon!

www.kfclovesyou.com

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Evelin Hernandez
7/16/2015 04:03:41 am

How does the lighting works? How is it installed? Are they battery operated or do they need access to an outlet?

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Tatiana (Tatiana's Delights)
7/19/2015 06:46:12 pm

Hey Evelin,

Good question: they are the Grundtal spots, which are not available anymore I think, but these are pretty similar: http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/10288341/

They are integrated spots that are plugged in an outlet, no batteries.
Hope this helps!

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Alice
10/17/2015 07:51:55 pm

this looks great!! i wish i had all your shoes!! most of the replikate ones you cant get anymore which is a shame:( great job with the wardrobe though!! i love this blog!!

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Angela link
6/2/2017 06:34:47 am

Hello

Very nice my only question is doesn't need to be mounted to the wall or can I just have it standing?

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Angela Brown
10/9/2019 05:27:20 am

Where do I purchase this from

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Bite Sized Bree link
11/30/2020 09:09:17 pm

Great post thankkyou

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Léa
12/16/2020 02:29:46 pm

I’m a size 8 and this bookshelf with the doors is like right at it’s limit. Some shoes make the door not close all the way but you can’t tell, like it’s really RIGHT at the cut off, so if you have over a size 8 shoe I would not recommend doing this! 7.5 would for sure close though.

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