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sorry

I love them!

Cuddles said:

You're so stupid.


I love IKEA and I'm proud!

I think in most cases you DO get what you pay for so I’m not expecting the quality to be the highest available.

I’ve never had an issue with what I’ve bought there, though, and I like the stylish affordable-ness of it.

The curtain panels and their bold printed fabric are pretty cool.

I like the wool rugs too.

AAAAND

They do offer those closet units, which are not cheap by any means, cost-wise or construction. The same brand that is sold at the Container Store.

but thats all the good i can say about them.

the rest is nice for college students/newlyweds or someone who is throwing some sort of party.
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I'm getting ready to buy some kitchen cabinets from them.

In high school, my friend and I use to go there and walk from display to display pretending that they were our apartments

Cuddles said:

Or anyone furnishing on a budget.

I would differ to someone else on the lighting as my experience has been its difficult to hard wire the lighting and anything glass seems break easily, as its likely not tempered glass.

Currently in our home:
-Living room Wall Unit (over 10 years old)
-Dining room chairs (they're actually desk chairs we combined with our vintage solid wood dining table)
-Kitchen cabinets
-tv stand in my studio
-Office (desks/bookcases/chairs)
-pair of accent table lamps (over 10 years old)

Did I leave anything out?

CarrieMpls said:

yeah, but thrifting and waiting to find that perfect thing is more rewardable

Cuddles said:

And time consuming! I don't want to spend months looking for the perfect end table.

johnart said:

Oh...

-Our $5 headboard
-bedside tables (our old bedside tables have become plan stands in the sunroom )
-Curtains in the living room

...and I'm gonna get one of those $59 display cases to put my Wonder Women and Little People in my studio.

ok ok I think that's it.
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MIGUELGOMEZ said:

its a fine choice for the (if i remember correctly) small kitchen.

MIGUELGOMEZ said:

didn't you do your kitchen like last year?

CarrieMpls said:

I DO! sometimes i swear I 'will it' into existence.

CarrieMpls said:

I agree with you both on this.

I'm a very Instant Grat kinda guy, so I have a hard time hunting for anything for months.

I also change decor styles fairly often.

Love IKEA! My fave purchases:


LOKKA folding table


RATIONELL Laundry bin with casters

Ace said:

what do you fold on that table ?

And the laundry bin looks like a cheap S&M/bondage prop

BlueZebra said:

It folds out into a table for four.


Hey, times are tough!

johnart said:

my usual rule for furnishing is,
if I tire or become bored with it, i need to be able to get my money back from what i spent on it.

Ace said:[quote]

BlueZebra said:

Are you a pygmee ?
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I like IKEA too. I'm looking for a new kitchen table.

Cuddles said:

That makes entirely too much sense for it to be my rule.

BlueZebra said:

johnart said:

this is what Ikea stuff reminds me of:


i just picked all of that up for 40 bucks, its american made but designed by some Italian. And its 30 sum years old and virtually looks like new. The only wear is on the metal part of the table, spider webbing/some light scratches

Cuddles said:

$40????

This desk (Cuddles,I believe you've seen it before) we got for about that much.
The lamps are IKEA btw. (the ones I said are over 10 years old)

thekidsgirl said: