Burlap’ified Bookshelves
Hey friends… Hope your weekend has been wonderful!
A few weeks ago I shared with you guys that we had given our Ikea 3 bookshelves… turned into an Entertainment Center… a makeover. (You can read how we created it here.) Our giant TV croaked just before Christmas and we decided to turn the area into a desk. We just lower one of the upper shelves to create a little desk nook.
I figured I’d give the whole bookshelf a makeover. To create the burlap’ified bookshelves I used part of my roll of 12″ burlap fabric from BurlapFabric.com (one of my sponsors).
I just used a staple gun to attach it to the bookshelf backing.
I love the texture it gave the shelves.
Love the pop with the white trim and the light blue walls.
Don’t you LOVE burlap! I’m thinking about making a burlap skirt for the bottom of the desk too (I want to hide those cords). I think I need to shop my house and do some final tweaking on the decor and maybe spray paint a few items white… but I’m lovin the results.
Thanks for stopping by & have a wonderful week!
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I want to recreate this configuration for my sons school art space – do you know the ikea model names of each piece? Thanks in advance !
Hi Kim ~ Here’s the link to them at Ikea. It’s their Billy bookshelves: https://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/40085709/
Looks awesome and just the thing I need to do to finish up an armoire-turned-hutch I have in my kitchen. Love it!
Love this! I have foam board covered with shelf liner as the backing for my bookcase, but I really like this idea. I may have to switch things up a bit. 🙂
Looks wonderful!! Megan
I don’t know that I would do the burlap but I LOVE the design of that desk with the shelves. gorgeous.
Love it Maryann. Been thinking how I was going to use my burlap fabric – this might just be one way to do that. I have a set of Ikea bookshelves in my guest room that need dressing and this would make them really pop.
The burlap looks awesome in the bookshelves! I also love the idea of adding the burlap skirt. You could create some hidden storage that way too.
That rocks, MaryAnn!
It looks great! I love the texture it adds to the all white shelves. Great Job!!
Nice job! I really like the bright colors against the burlap background. 🙂
fantastic job- love your shelves and desk configuration as well!
Love the texture! I may have missed it, but what color of paint did you go with for the light blue?
Kris I ended up painting that back wall the same color as the rest of the room. I waited till after I put the burlap on and once I saw it I knew I wanted the lighter shade for more contrast. I’ll share all those details at the Power of Paint Party this week.
Love it ! It all looks great ! Have a good day !
Looks great! Love the color and texture. It really gives your items a nice backdrop to pop off of =) Wonderful!!
I just absolutely love this idea!
laura