The Ikea Billy Book Real Retail is one of the best -selling pieces of furniture from the Swedish retailer, which is loved for its affordable price and the simple, versatile design. So it is no surprise that the brand occasionally publishes a new version of the legendary bookshelf. The latest is the IKEA Billy bookcase with a foldable table, perfect for small rooms.
The IKEA furniture ensures the perfect empty canvas for many popular Ikea hacks -and the Billy bookshelf shelf is one of the most popular destinations of these hacks. But the IKEA Billy bookcase with a foldable table sees and feels like an already completed clever Ikea Billy Hack.
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Billy bookshelf shelf with a foldable table
The lower part of the bookshelf is equipped with Castor wheels so that you can withdraw it smoothly and be worth it, while the table top folds seamlessly behind the lower two shelves of the bookshelf when it is folded away.
Although it has only restarted, customers already fall over the head for this ingenious design, which combines a low bookshelf with a table that can either be folded out or folded smoothly.
An existing customer wrote on the website, OMG! If you are smart in any way, this bookshelf is just right for you. Bought it for sewing because I have a lack of space and what an absolute saving of life !!! Pull out a really good work space, the best thing I bought all year round. Warning warning The back field is folded in half, and the instructions do not indicate this. I thought I had a wrong/missing part! '
In the meantime, someone else wrote: “I have a tiny space and this bookshelf has changed the game. It is 200% to pull and lay away. It takes no place if it is folded and the table is huge when it unfolds, but does not become narrowed that the room does not feel cramped. The build was simple enough, but requires 2 people. And the upper shelf is a perfect height. '
Compared to the basic Billy book rules with prices from 35 GBP, this new style is somewhat expensive and sells for £ 150, which is probably due to the innovative two-in-one design.
If you look at some of the alternatives, it is difficult to find such a design for every cheaper than the price of Ikea. But maybe you will find one that is more stylish and less simple, like these three options.
Space -saving alternatives
La Redoute
Marcela bookshelf with Hideaway Desk
I would say that this bookshelf in La Redoute with integrated Foldaway desk is most similar to the Ikea Billy One and is only aesthetically appealing with the curved design and oak finish.
This cabinet is available in three different colors and combined storage and a hideaway home office in a chic way. It is also the closest price for the IKEA Billy design.
La Redoute
Mathéo Wall Desk
La Redoute has a talent in making small, spatial furniture that also looks really good. This wall table with rattan inserts, which is also folded away, is the perfect example.
I am very impressed by this new version of the Billy book shelf, in which it has been possible to combine space-saving design with memory, and it works very seamlessly and smoothly. Just make sure not to exaggerate it in one room with too many of these clever designs.
“Do not overload with” space-saving “furniture that wrinkles, block and hide,” advises Chris Cooke, design mentor at King Living. “If everything is in motion, nothing feels grounded.”
What do you think of this new design?