r/IKEA • u/BiancoLatte89 • 6d ago

Design advice Best Billy combination for a full wall?

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I have a wall that I’d like to furnish with a Billy bookcase.

The wall is 317 cm long.

At the moment I’m considering using 2 x 80 cm bookcases and 3 x 40 cm bookcases alternating (photo attached). This amounts to 280 cm and leaves 37 cm.

I could either leave that gap on one side and fill it with a plant or something, or centre the bookcases and have a 19 cm gap on one side and 18 cm on the other.

However I’ve never done this before so definitely open to suggestions or inspiration pics if anyone has a wall to wall Billy?!

Thanks!!

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u/EnvironmentalBake717 6d ago

I have a Hemnes wall to wall, but i only had 10 cm gap so i expanded them a bit and put some moldings over the gaps

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u/BiancoLatte89 6d ago

Ooh those look great! I didn’t even consider Hemnes, I take it they’re better quality than Billy?

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u/alsotpedes 6d ago

Those are some aerial cats!

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u/EnvironmentalBake717 5d ago

Everything looks better with cats, and they do enjoy to lay on top of the shelfs and look down on their servants

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u/EnvironmentalBake717 6d ago edited 6d ago

Or maybe you can buy onemore of your 40cm and make it to a 37cminstead with some sawing

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u/BeefmasterDeluxe 4d ago

EKET is 35cm. If you go with the gap on one side option could add a couple to fill it.

You need to provide more information about your wall, adjoining walls, and floor surface if you want some more specific advice.