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And if you have, did you buy anything? Did you have a specific product in mind, or did you just go for the hell of it?

I was just there yesterday and bought a few random things that rock lots.


One eco-friendly lamp: http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/10128734
Two fluffy pillows: http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/50133446
One foldable hamper.
One French press.


*wants to know what you people bought*

Went yesterday. This is all I bought.

http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/40014340

I'm 600 miles from home and don't want to try to lug home a lot of crap. Saw a bookcase "as is" that I wanted, but there was no way.

Never been.

Ikea is up to something.

$.99 breakfast? *narrows eyes suspiciously*

I went once to help friends bring home an entertainment centre. I won't be back.

I bought some CD shelves there a few months ago. I've only ever been to Ikea twice.

Never been.

same here, i haven't been to Ikea, some sort of furnature store isn't it.

My mom likes the shelves they sell there.

I wish I could buy things but I have no money for at least a week :(

most of my room... and probably my house... comes from ikea ;)

haven't been lately though. want to get a futon or something (a sofa that will fit up tiny, narrow stairs)

same here, i haven't been to Ikea, some sort of furnature store isn't it.
IKEA is the world's most clever tax evasion scheme.

IKEA is a charitable foundation operating out of the Netherlands. IKEA makes regular donations to a non-profit design school. The school then provides designs to IKEA, which IKEA sells to raise money for it's foundation.

One French press.

I read that as "One French dress".

Anyway, I believe my desk is from Ikea. I remember having to put it together with this handy instruction manual and a screwdriver.

I like Ikea - but it's way too overhyped :p

I bought a chair there two months ago.

One of my friends bought a bookcase from there and it fell apart after a few months. Honestly, the back of the case was cardboard.

And I noticed, last time I was there, that all their sofas are made with foam inside, no springs. They even have leather sofas with big foam blocks in them. Thats kind of silly imo.

But They do have nice fake wood floor panels. Cheap, plastic, but it looks nice.

But I furnished most of my apartment with stuff I found near dumpsters. Like old lawn chairs, letter carrier crates that I put all my dvds in, a big plastic box that I use for an end table. I even found a lazyboy next to a dumpster! I bleached all the upholstery on it and now its in front of my television. Recycling is the way to go!

And if you have, did you buy anything? Did you have a specific product in mind, or did you just go for the hell of it?

I was just there yesterday and bought a few random things that rock lots.


One eco-friendly lamp: http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/10128734
Two fluffy pillows: http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/50133446
One foldable hamper.
One French press.


*wants to know what you people bought*


I'm pissed at Ikea right now, because they discontinued the Jerker desk. Thankfully I got ONE before they did, but I wanted a second one (and all the accessories for it). Also, apparently they no longer carry the led lights I bought to go with my Jerker.

:mad:

i got a queen size bed and mattress for $290 American! Woo, no more sleeping on the floor for me!

most recently in December

http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/20086347

most recently in December

http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/20086347

thats actually pretty cool, did you buy just one set?

One of my friends bought a bookcase from there and it fell apart after a few months. Honestly, the back of the case was cardboard.

I've had two Billy bookcases, LOADED, for the past 10 years or so. They haven't so much as had a saggy shelf. It's veneer over pressboard, but it's held up extraordinarily well.

Never been.

Ditto.

what's an Ikea?

if that's like some kind of a chain of big box or some other kind of stores, to the best of my knowledge there arn't any by that name where i live.

or is that one of those chains of stores that are always in the shopping malls?

either way, i can't say as i've ever been to one. i think i may have heard the name in connection with some kinds of products or something, but i can't for the life of me at the moment, place what they are.

=^^=
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I've had two Billy bookcases, LOADED, for the past 10 years or so. They haven't so much as had a saggy shelf. It's veneer over pressboard, but it's held up extraordinarily well.

Same for me, well not ten years about six. I love Ikea, I'm a student so Ikea is one of the most affordable places for me to get stuff. :)

what's an Ikea?

if that's like some kind of a chain of big box or some other kind of stores, to the best of my knowledge there arn't any by that name where i live.

or is that one of those chains of stores that are always in the shopping malls?

either way, i can't say as i've ever been to one. i think i may have heard the name in connection with some kinds of products or something, but i can't for the life of me at the moment, place what they are.

=^^=
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It's a mind altering cult.

You think I'm joking. But people who have been there...cease to be normal.

A week ago:
http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/30049279
http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/30061247
http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/10031987
All of this was planned.

Oh, and we had dinner there...
But we don't count, we are already mind altered members of the Ikea Family.

My wife uses the Ikea catalog when making interior projects, it gives her price boundaryes (note: in Czech Republic Ikea is not so cheap).

One of my friends bought a bookcase from there and it fell apart after a few months. Honestly, the back of the case was cardboard.

Wow... first time I ever heard of something like this.
I've got IKEA shelves, about 10 meters of shelving all in all, in 5 cases. I've had them for well over 20 years now, I keep buying extensions as my book collection grows. They've moved house with me at least 10 times, and are still in perfect condition. Also, they are the only shelves I've found in any furniture store that will actually take the weight of books without sagging and eventually breaking. Even the really expensive stuff looks very poor next to them, the only other kind of shelving this felxible and durable would be library furniture, which costs an absolute fortune (I know what I'm talking about, I used to be a librarian ;))

It's a mind altering cult.

You think I'm joking. But people who have been there...cease to be normal.

Who needs normal? There are enough normal people in the world as it is, we need more IKEA! :p

I've never been to an Ikea...the closest one is in suburban Chicago, and that's too far to go to buy anything unless it's an epic deal.

That said, most of the best furniture in my home was made by myself or my grandpa...off the top of my head, two desks, an entertainment center, a storage chest, three end-tables, and two bookcases. My mom also re-upholsered three chairs and a couch, each of which was several decades old and now looks brand new.

Furniture ought to last...the best way to ensure that is to make it yourself.

I replaced my kitchen just before Christmas. I started off at Ikea but getting their cabinets meant too much fiddling about.

I ended up designing it myself and choosing the finishes and then buying it from a local Vietnamese guy who installed it. His team did a fantastic job.

Now I only have to replace the floor and wall tiles, get new taps and new lighting and paint the walls and ceiling. Oh, joy.

Not lately, but the previous room I lived in had no furniture and so a lot of it was bought there.

Ditto.
And another.

Though I have an Ikean chest of drawers and a couple of small coffee tables.

thats actually pretty cool, did you buy just one set?

they are like play dishes, for my girls, I bought like 4 sets in case any of them get broken (they are real like stoneware/glass dishes) they match my every day china, juice glasses and all so I had to do it. My 4yo is still really into mimic so she sets her table for her bears the same way our 'real' table is set. It's so freaking cute.

Its great, so long as you avoid the absolute cheapest range of wood furniture - it looks nice but is flimsy as hell. Everything else is great.

http://icanhascheezburger.files.wordpress.com/2007/03/ikea-cat-some-assembly-required.jpg

It's a mind altering cult.

You think I'm joking. But people who have been there...cease to be normal.

http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u275/Gravlen/NSG/motivator2880161.jpg

And if you have, did you buy anything? Did you have a specific product in mind, or did you just go for the hell of it?

I was just there yesterday and bought a few random things that rock lots.


One eco-friendly lamp: http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/10128734
Two fluffy pillows: http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/50133446
One foldable hamper.
One French press.


*wants to know what you people bought*
I find their furniture to be very dull and without style.

I find their furniture to be very dull and without style.

Funny, I find it versatile and timeless. As well as amazingly durable. ;)

I have a WoW character named "Chair." He is guildmaster of the guild, "IKEA." :)

well, I'm moving in a month, and have no furniture to bring, so to speak, so IKEA will be my best friend.

I'll be able to furnish my whole apartment for about $2k.

The desk on which the computer which I'm writing this post on, my bookshelf, my nightstand, my TV table, my DVD shelf, the chair on which I'm sitting as I write this post, the lamp which illuminate the keyboard so I can see where I'm typing, and my bed are all purchased at IKEA.

I live in Norway, so the stuff don't have a long way to travel from the factory to here, which in turn means less damaged goods being purchased. IKEA rocks, especially when living on a student budget.

Funny, I find it versatile and timeless. As well as amazingly durable. ;)
We have a great number of antiques at home. Some are family heirlooms, some are pieces that we really love. We even have some early Lancaster county Windsor chairs. These are almost 250 years old. All of them are in use nearly every day. All of them are timeless. All of them are beautifully crafted. None of them came in flat boxes.

Wow... first time I ever heard of something like this.
I've got IKEA shelves, about 10 meters of shelving all in all, in 5 cases. I've had them for well over 20 years now, I keep buying extensions as my book collection grows. They've moved house with me at least 10 times, and are still in perfect condition. Also, they are the only shelves I've found in any furniture store that will actually take the weight of books without sagging and eventually breaking. Even the really expensive stuff looks very poor next to them, the only other kind of shelving this felxible and durable would be library furniture, which costs an absolute fortune (I know what I'm talking about, I used to be a librarian ;))

Jesus, you know your stuff when it come to bookshelves. My old neighbor's bookcase broke in two places because the wooden notches that hold the shelves on sheared off. But I think his bookcase was abused. Everything in his apartment seemed to break at some point.

they are like play dishes, for my girls, I bought like 4 sets in case any of them get broken (they are real like stoneware/glass dishes) they match my every day china, juice glasses and all so I had to do it. My 4yo is still really into mimic so she sets her table for her bears the same way our 'real' table is set. It's so freaking cute.

badass

I am at the moment a bit annoyed at Ikea after learning that most of their "eco friendly" furniture was made from rainforesttrees.
Somewhat misleading.

Otoh I do need more bookshelves. Sigh.

We have a great number of antiques at home. Some are family heirlooms, some are pieces that we really love. We even have some early Lancaster county Windsor chairs. These are almost 250 years old. All of them are in use nearly every day. All of them are timeless. All of them are beautifully crafted. None of them came in flat boxes.

You're not moving a lot, then.
I've got a set of chairs from my great-grandmother, and I do love them. But every time I move house, they are the worst problem to fit into the car/moving van. They take up more space the shelves and half the books I own. And they've been battered a lot by moving by now... I'll have to have them restored one day soon now.
So, yes, they are lovely and individual, but they're also sadly and sometimes annoyingly impractical.

I am at the moment a bit annoyed at Ikea after learning that most of their "eco friendly" furniture was made from rainforesttrees.
Somewhat misleading.

Otoh I do need more bookshelves. Sigh.

Go for Ivar... they're not rainforest ;)

You're not moving a lot, then.
I've got a set of chairs from my great-grandmother, and I do love them. But every time I move house, they are the worst problem to fit into the car/moving van. They take up more space the shelves and half the books I own. And they've been battered a lot by moving by now... I'll have to have them restored one day soon now.
So, yes, they are lovely and individual, but they're also sadly and sometimes annoyingly impractical.
Not anymore, we're not. I think most all of us settle down at some point. The Windsor chairs are heirlooms that we were given after settling here.

But many of the other antiques document our abodes as we were moved from state to state. There's the Hoosier we bought in Washington state, the corner cabinet that came from Victoria. The bedroom furniture from North Carolina. The kitchen set that we bought when we lived near Lexington. And so on.

The point is that we wanted good looking and well made furniture and antiques were the cost-effective answer. Ethan Allen is another answer, but it isn't particularly cost effective. So was Wal-Mart, but one thing I won't have in my house is furniture made from veneered particle board. That's a condition that equally disqualifies Wal-Mart and IKEA.

And with the exercise of a little care, the movers treated the old furniture pretty well. I also discovered that if you have some biscuits with meat, e.g. ChikFilet chicken biscuits or Hardee's sausage biscuits, waiting for the movers when they show, you get a much better job -- be they friends or be they hired.

Not anymore, we're not. I think most all of us settle down at some point. The Windsor chairs are heirlooms that we were given after settling here.

But many of the other antiques document our abodes as we were moved from state to state. There's the Hoosier we bought in Washington state, the corner cabinet that came from Victoria. The bedroom furniture from North Carolina. The kitchen set that we bought when we lived near Lexington. And so on.

The point is that we wanted good looking and well made furniture and antiques were the cost-effective answer. Ethan Allen is another answer, but it isn't particularly cost effective. So was Wal-Mart, but one thing I won't have in my house is furniture made from veneered particle board. That's a condition that equally disqualifies Wal-Mart and IKEA.

And with the exercise of a little care, the movers treated the old furniture pretty well.

See, I've never been able to afford movers. I was usually lucky to be able to afford the moving van ;)
And my shelves are not veneered particle board, they're simple Norway spruce.

See, I've never been able to afford movers. I was usually lucky to be able to afford the moving van ;)
And my shelves are not veneered particle board, they're simple Norway spruce.
Well, the Marine Corps paid for all my state to state moves. We did the van+family and friends thing a couple times here, then finally got a local company to move us to what we hope is our final resting place... But we're in a little different place financially than when we were thirty or even forty.

If we have to move from here, I've been known to forget about the oven and leave it on from time to time...

The desk on which the computer which I'm writing this post on, my bookshelf, my nightstand, my TV table, my DVD shelf, the chair on which I'm sitting as I write this post, the lamp which illuminate the keyboard so I can see where I'm typing, and my bed are all purchased at IKEA.

I live in Norway, so the stuff don't have a long way to travel from the factory to here, which in turn means less damaged goods being purchased. IKEA rocks, especially when living on a student budget.

What desk? Pics?

I managed to get lost last time I went to Ikea.

No, seriously.