This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Ikea will make changes to its low-cost, high-volume Billy bookshelf this ...

The Billy bookcase is an IKEA staple. One of their most beloved products, it's provided storage and adorned the walls of homes everywhere since 1979. As the Swedish company has evolved throughout the ...

When it comes to designing your home office, optimizing storage is the most important step to creating a space that is both functional and aesthetically pleasing. Despite their necessity, bulkier ...

No sander? No problem. Here's how to give your BILLY bookcase the glow-up it's been begging for - without turning your living ...

When it comes to bookshelves, few are more iconic than the IKEA BILLY bookcase. IKEA BILLYs have been seen in many, many apartments and homes since 1978 — in fact, IKEA sells one BILLY every five ...

The Economist has attempted to use the fact that the new version of Ikea’s “Billy” bookshelf (I’m surprised it’s not called, like, Smörg or something) has deeper shelves as evidence that books as we ...

We gave a pair of designers with very different styles one day to transform the same IKEA Billy bookcase, turning one of the most popular furniture items in the world into something more personalized ...

Tim Harford tells the extraordinary story of Ikea’s Billy bookcase in this extract from his new book Fifty Things That Made The Modern Economy. Denver Thornton hates the Billy bookcase. He runs a ...

IKEA is, functionally, in the business of selling ground-up trees, sometimes covered in very, very thin slices of not-ground-up trees. And it’s not even clear that they get those trees in an ...

My 1940 rowhouse has great bones, like a beautiful brick fireplace and original hardwood floors, but it’s been up to me to add architectural details — all those charming, characterful touches that I ...

Creating a customized, built-in bookshelf can easily cost upwards of $1,000. For blogger Noz Nozawa, this was not a practical option. As an interior designer, Nozawa knew she could be resourceful and ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from Interiors. Followed categories will be added to My News. Tim Harford tells the extraordinary story of Ikea’s Billy bookcase in this extract from his new book Fifty ...