How to turn a cheap IKEA bookcase into a luxe built-in library

Creating a customized, built-in bookshelf can easily cost upwards of $1,000. For blogger Noz Nozawa, this was not a practical option.

As an interior designer, Nozawa knew she could be resourceful and virtually make the same thing for less. Using a few IKEA Billy bookcases she bought off Craigslist, Nozawa created a faux built-in library for a total of $220, or one-fifth of what she would have spent if she wanted a real one.

We spoke with Nozawa and she taught us how she created this ingenious home library. Here's how you can make one too.