Basement Reading Nook

maillardvillemanor.com: Built In Bookcase Tutorial

maillardvillemanor.com: Built In Bookcase Tutorial

Those built-in bookcases in these photos are Ikea's billy bookcases with the center set pushed forward and crown molding added.  Ashli at Mini Manor is clever huh?

Ikea Billy Bookcase, $39.99

I'm planning to do use this idea to create our "reading nook" downstairs, at the bottom of the stairs:

We have so many books that we kept in a huge kitchen built-in in our old house, and now we need a new home for all of those books in our new house. I want the finished area to look like this:

Ironically, I am excited that I can buy the Ikea bookcases to fit the space for such a low price.  Why such a low price?  Because they are made from MDF.  Almost all furniture that you assemble yourself is made from MDF.  Oh, well.