Painted back bookshelves

Find the perfect paint color for your bookcase makeover with these DIY bookshelf painting ideas – we have 21 unique designs for you!

One DIYer walks us through how to paint IKEA's Billy bookcase and Sektion cabinets.

Back of bookcases painted with BM Gentleman's Gray

Paint colors are definitely one of the areas that clients often feel really uncertain about, so here are the best blue and green paint colors for everything from cabinetry to walls!

Beyond their obvious main purpose, books can be a terrific decorating tool, only made better by great shelving. Below, we’ve rounded up 15 of the best bookcase makeovers we’ve seen on Apartment Therapy, from painted Facebook Marketplace finds to newly-crafted built-ins and more. Scroll through these bookshelf refreshes and get inspired to upgrade your reading nook.

As someone passionate about interior design, I’ve always been an advocate of creating spaces that are not only aesthetically pleasing but also functional and personalized. One of the most effective ways to achieve this is through built-in bookcases. However, custom built-ins can be expensive to hire out and too complex for a beginner DIYer. That’s […]

An impromptu room makeover and sharing how we painted our ugly beastly bookshelf. Over the weekend, I completely redid our piano room. After sharing the process on my Instagram, I was flooded with questions on how we painted the bookshelf so I decided to write a blog post so I could just easily direct everyone

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Adding a fresh coat of paint to almost anything can revamp it and give it a new look, so why not paint the back of your bookcase? But how do you choose what color to paint it? Well, we have researched the answer for you and have some tips and suggestions about how to choose […]

Introducing family heirlooms to a house with a different aesthetic can be a challenge, but designer and decorator Amynta Warde-Aldam has achieved this with aplomb in her Northumberland home.