Ikea Hack With Billy Bookcase | Folding Table

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As I needed a large surface to do art and uni work whilst not taking up too much space in my small room, I made this bookcase with folding table.
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Tools Used:
Electric drill
Electric screwdriver
Screwdriver
Handsaw
Hammer
Clamps
What I used:
Ikea Billy Bookcase 80x28x202
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Ikea Melltorp Table Top 125x75
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B&Q Whitewood Spruce Timber (L)1.8m (W)44mm (T) 34mm
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Folding chair leg brackets 38x38mm
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90 degree Bracket Support (Table Hinges)
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Stainless Steel Flip Latch (Link for similar)
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[@solidsperzz6380]

So cool! I loved seeing you do this with minimal tools in such a cramped space, without a proper workshop, that gives me hope I can make something like this as well! I'm definitely gonna try this!

[@madebykech]

Thank you!! That’s exactly why I made this video and shared! Glad I could help 😊

[@Fatz-98]

This is really cool; love the work you’ve done 🤩🤩

[@madebykech]

Thank youu 💗

[@morena-galesa]

Amazing, thank you! 👏🏾👍🏾

[@SusanFlowers_]

You can buy plugs for the holes at your local hardware store or Ace, Home Depot, Lowes. Nice work. Thank you!

[@Amsayy]

IKEA also sells them !

[@madebykech]

I’ll have a look for some, thank you!!

[@womaninwood9177]

Genius idea, thank you. You could build a brace between the legs to make them sturdier.

[@madebykech]

Thank you! That’s a great improvement, I might need to do just that

[@the_marjorie]

Great work!!

[@madebykech]

Thank you !!

[@RoyalBlue-ge2oj]

OMG I'm about to make the same idea u done here XD
good I saw this it will help me a lot ♥

[@madebykech]

Great minds think alike! 😂 Glad I can help!

[@RoyalBlue-ge2oj]

@@madebykech true 😁🥰

[@wolfreicherter748]

well done!!!

[@madebykech]

Thank youu !

[@m53goldsmith]

Question re: holes -- couldn't you just flip the shelf 180 degrees so the holes are facing the bottom of the bookcase? If you pick up the shelf and rotate it clockwise so the other side is up, all the holes should still line up.

[@91091622]

Awesome..DIY..

[@SusanFlowers_]

Did you drill holes in the fixed shelf to secure it? You can put pieces of wood along the bottom sides for extra support. Did you figure how much weight the desk shelf can take?

[@madebykech]

That’s a great idea. I didn’t figure out how much weight the fixed shelf could take, I just know the whole shelf can take around 30kg and the table top is about 12kg.
It’s held up really well in the last year, especially considering I haven’t fixed the shelf to the wall. However I think I will add support under the fixed shelf because I can see a slight bend in the centre of it.
Thank you for your comment!

[@catherineleal-bennett7620]

Can I ask what hinges you used for both the desk and the legs?

[@madebykech]

For the desk I used heavy duty 90 degree hinges. I’m so sorry, I don’t know what the hinges for the legs are called, but I’ve linked both in my description!