# Before & After: Painting The Back Of My DIY IKEA Built-In Bookcase **URL:** \ **Category:** Before And After\ **Created:** [September 11, 2025, 5:26am UTC](https://home.renovation.reviews/t/before-after-painting-the-back-of-my-diy-ikea-built-in-bookcase/35360 "2025-09-11T05:26:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jakurasmith](https://home.renovation.reviews/user_avatar/home.renovation.reviews/jakurasmith/32/585_2.png) [@Jakurasmith](https://home.renovation.reviews/u/Jakurasmith)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2025, 5:26am UTC](https://home.renovation.reviews/t/before-after-painting-the-back-of-my-diy-ikea-built-in-bookcase/35360/1 "2025-09-11T05:26:00Z")
![](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e579b545bf2119aa58e055/6ba99472-2aa9-456e-b8c8-96f75072f7c3/QOIqMPOZT72nXTHqMrDV8g_thumb_b7c4.jpg) If you are looking to add more colour, depth and interest to a room in your house, have you thought about painting inside a bookcase or within shelving? This was a small DIY project that I undertook recently and I was so happy with the end result! ![oxblood shelves](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e579b545bf2119aa58e055/817cfc71-67fe-4c5b-83de-b9152bb75c73/PHxLSzdKQBuVM9UozfXyFQ_thumb_b7da.jpg) It’s been a good few years since I created the built-in bookcase from two cheap IKEA Billy’s in my sitting room. Building this bookcase hack saved me a lot of money and it has been so functional, giving us a lot of extra storage room for books, records and decorative items. ![](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e579b545bf2119aa58e055/019bcde1-e808-4c92-8b77-3835fc4076eb/p4gtlNUTRpGpUQgwMx7h8w_thumb_b7cf.jpg) When I last decorated this space, I colour-drenched the bookcase in the same stone brown shade I painted the walls. However, wanting to add a bit more visual interest and layering into this room, I decided on a whim that I was going to paint the bookcase in Cordoba - a deep oxblood/blackberry shade by Little Greene Paint Company. I had a tin left over from a previous project where I [painted some wooden al-why-i-am-happy-that-i-gained-the-confidence-to-paint-the-furniture) in my dining room) and I loved the colour, so I got to work. ![](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56e579b545bf2119aa58e055/04623cc5-d915-4521-bfb9-fcf49aa232cb/IMG_5491.jpg) The bookcase before ---
**Author:** ![iamade147](https://home.renovation.reviews/user_avatar/home.renovation.reviews/iamade147/32/9369_2.png) [@iamade147](https://home.renovation.reviews/u/iamade147)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2025, 5:36am UTC](https://home.renovation.reviews/t/before-after-painting-the-back-of-my-diy-ikea-built-in-bookcase/35360/2 "2025-09-11T05:36:19Z")
Wonderful renovation idea ---
**Author:** ![Onyxx](https://home.renovation.reviews/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/o/da6949/32.png) [@Onyxx](https://home.renovation.reviews/u/Onyxx)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2025, 5:36am UTC](https://home.renovation.reviews/t/before-after-painting-the-back-of-my-diy-ikea-built-in-bookcase/35360/3 "2025-09-11T05:36:49Z")
Absolutely beautiful — great job on the details ---
**Author:** ![Bianca](https://home.renovation.reviews/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@Bianca](https://home.renovation.reviews/u/Bianca)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2025, 6:30am UTC](https://home.renovation.reviews/t/before-after-painting-the-back-of-my-diy-ikea-built-in-bookcase/35360/4 "2025-09-11T06:30:45Z")
This look really beautiful ---
**Author:** ![Bobby\_Michael](https://home.renovation.reviews/user_avatar/home.renovation.reviews/bobby_michael/32/2057_2.png) [@Bobby\_Michael](https://home.renovation.reviews/u/Bobby_Michael)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2025, 6:31am UTC](https://home.renovation.reviews/t/before-after-painting-the-back-of-my-diy-ikea-built-in-bookcase/35360/5 "2025-09-11T06:31:11Z")
The images says it all ---
**Author:** ![Zee](https://home.renovation.reviews/user_avatar/home.renovation.reviews/zee/32/4693_2.png) [@Zee](https://home.renovation.reviews/u/Zee)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2025, 6:31am UTC](https://home.renovation.reviews/t/before-after-painting-the-back-of-my-diy-ikea-built-in-bookcase/35360/6 "2025-09-11T06:31:20Z")
I really enjoyed this read so much ---
**Author:** ![MichaelRobert](https://home.renovation.reviews/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/da6949/32.png) [@MichaelRobert](https://home.renovation.reviews/u/MichaelRobert)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2025, 7:32am UTC](https://home.renovation.reviews/t/before-after-painting-the-back-of-my-diy-ikea-built-in-bookcase/35360/7 "2025-09-11T07:32:03Z")
Glad to come across this information man ---
**Author:** ![Michelle\_Brown](https://home.renovation.reviews/user_avatar/home.renovation.reviews/michelle_brown/32/2325_2.png) [@Michelle\_Brown](https://home.renovation.reviews/u/Michelle_Brown)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2025, 8:24am UTC](https://home.renovation.reviews/t/before-after-painting-the-back-of-my-diy-ikea-built-in-bookcase/35360/8 "2025-09-11T08:24:49Z")
Renovation allows homeowners to blend modern design with existing structures. ---
**Author:** ![tayzer14](https://home.renovation.reviews/user_avatar/home.renovation.reviews/tayzer14/32/1866_2.png) [@tayzer14](https://home.renovation.reviews/u/tayzer14)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2025, 12:54pm UTC](https://home.renovation.reviews/t/before-after-painting-the-back-of-my-diy-ikea-built-in-bookcase/35360/9 "2025-09-11T12:54:45Z")
This is really good, entertaining read ---
**Author:** ![Bright\_Adegoke](https://home.renovation.reviews/user_avatar/home.renovation.reviews/bright_adegoke/32/6853_2.png) [@Bright\_Adegoke](https://home.renovation.reviews/u/Bright_Adegoke)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2025, 12:57pm UTC](https://home.renovation.reviews/t/before-after-painting-the-back-of-my-diy-ikea-built-in-bookcase/35360/10 "2025-09-11T12:57:07Z")
what an insightful before and after writeup ---
**Author:** ![Chick-asaw](https://home.renovation.reviews/user_avatar/home.renovation.reviews/chick-asaw/32/1735_2.png) [@Chick-asaw](https://home.renovation.reviews/u/Chick-asaw)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2025, 6:35pm UTC](https://home.renovation.reviews/t/before-after-painting-the-back-of-my-diy-ikea-built-in-bookcase/35360/11 "2025-09-11T18:35:58Z")
You are always on point keep it up ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_Michael1](https://home.renovation.reviews/user_avatar/home.renovation.reviews/tim_michael1/32/6294_2.png) [@Tim\_Michael1](https://home.renovation.reviews/u/Tim_Michael1)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2025, 8:37pm UTC](https://home.renovation.reviews/t/before-after-painting-the-back-of-my-diy-ikea-built-in-bookcase/35360/12 "2025-09-11T20:37:24Z")
Thank youf ro the I’m y ---
**Author:** ![Succy](https://home.renovation.reviews/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/ccd318/32.png) [@Succy](https://home.renovation.reviews/u/Succy)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2025, 9:54pm UTC](https://home.renovation.reviews/t/before-after-painting-the-back-of-my-diy-ikea-built-in-bookcase/35360/13 "2025-09-11T21:54:17Z")
This post brings me joy and courage.