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BILLY Bookcase, white, 80x28x202 cm
Price £ 55
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BILLY
002.638.50It is estimated that every five seconds, one BILLY bookcase is sold somewhere in the world. Pretty impressive considering we launched BILLY in 1979. It’s the booklovers choice that never goes out of style.
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Adjustable shelves; adapt space between shelves according to your needs.
A simple unit can be enough storage for a limited space or the foundation for a larger storage solution if your needs change.
Designer
Gillis Lundgren
Reviews
Billy shelving Anonymous reviewerWonderful to look at and so easy to assemble
Great product but note space required for back panelAnonymous reviewerGood product - couple of things that could be improved or noted.
First, some fixings are now plastic and not metal. I had one of these break whilst tightening. Luckily managed to glue fixing to avoid a visit to the store. Either move back to metal fixing or provide a spare as it is a weaker fixing.
Second, the back panel now slides in as opposed to being offered up and nailed in. This means you need quite a bit of room available to install. So for a 2m high unit you need another 2m clear. I didn't have this so had to try and install by pushing into the slots being careful not to damage the back panel. Should be made clear upon purchase.
Good looking bookcaseAnonymous reviewerLooks smart
Great ShelvesAnonymous reviewerYes
Good qualityAnonymous reviewerEasy to assemble & plenty of room for my many books
Book cornerAnonymous reviewerI got the black as it goes with the theme of the room and they look great, easy to build and even better i was able to screw them into the wall so they are very sturdy.
New Billy is cheap BillyAnonymous reviewerI have a Billy book case for about 8 years, it is great I have loads of heavy books on shelves and it can cope with that, it look fantastic in oak veneer. Sounds great yeah? Well not anymore unfortunately!!! Ikea decided to drop quality and oak veneer, been in store yesterday to check “new Billy” it is AWFUL, oak effect is cheap paper just print no texture, you can see on display pieces how easy it peels and how ridiculously thin it is. If before you could consider it for study room or library, now maybe for kids room as temporary solution or for somewhere where no one will see it.
Now message to IKEA.
You have to admit you really made mistake.
Please bring old reliable good looking Oak veneer Billy back, a lot of people around the world will appreciate that, bring it back at list as more pricy option. A lot of people like me who want to expand their libraries have to look elsewhere because Billy is the only 28cm deep option in IKEA and new Billy is nowhere near old Billy.
Just like any other BillyAnonymous reviewerI needed to have a Billy on a darker colour to match other furniture in my office. It looks really good
horribly thin veneerAnonymous reviewerThe quality on the Billy book cases has really dropped. Recently bought this unit and ours arrived with a couple of marks and chips on the veneer.
The veneer on these is actually just a bit of paper with the wood effect and this will not hold up over time.
Great to look at when new but give them a few months of use and they will be wrecked.
Looks goodAnonymous reviewerBought this bookcase for our sons house. It was easy to assemble and looks good in the alcove of his front room. Room for all of his books. Delivery was quick, very pleased with it.
Sturdy, well pricedAnonymous reviewerI've been a fan of this bookshelf line for almost 8 years. All my bookshelves are Billy. Will keep buying
PerfectAnonymous reviewerEasy to assemble- did it on my own. Looks fantastic.
Just what we neededAnonymous reviewerThis is a beautiful bookcase. The oak effect looks more expensive than it was. I love the height so no wasted space. Very pleased with my purchase
Excellent value and qualityAnonymous reviewerThe iconic Billy bookcase remains an excellent example of the quality and great value available at Ikea. I bought two several years ago for my first flat. Recently my son needed storage and we decided on the Billy bookcase. Easy to assemble from the clear instructions (my 3 year old Granddaughter helped) and substantial once built. I love tis item and recommend it yo all
RecommendedAnonymous reviewerBought this bookcase along with a smaller one to create a corner library area. Really pleased. Great price too!!
Billy bookcaseAnonymous reviewerIkea's signature piece remains very good quality and good value for money.
Uniformity in my LibraryAnonymous reviewerHaving all my books in different places I was able to create a uniform set-up in a small room whereby I could easily access all my books. This was an affordable and neat set- up.
BillyAnonymous reviewerWho doesn't love a Billy bookcase? Robust, easy to build, looks great. Brilliant, 'go to' product.
Great bookcase. Very easy to assembleAnonymous reviewerWe bought an additional bookcase to go with one from ikea that we already have. The bookcase is great, very strong and was easy to assemble. Billy bookcases have been along term product from ikea and are great value for money
Strong BookcaseAnonymous reviewerPurchased with doors and extra shelves to use as a shoe cupboard. Perfect for the job.
Straightforward to assemble.
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