johnart said:

My best friend is always trying to get me to go that 99 cent breakfast IKEA has. I'm like "Fuck that, let's go to Denny's!" We don't have a Denny's here anymore either.

All my Minnesota trips are planned around food.

JuliePurplehead said:

that must be disgusting

Cuddles said:

I can't do that.
I barely like any breakfast out...have you seen the pics of it???

I only like the Macncheese and chicken fingers. Cuz I'm like 5.

Dear Cuddles


I hate you for this thread

i like IKEA, but haven't been there in over a year, i need to go there, i'm in need of some space-savers.

Teacher said:

there are many things, like for example swedish people seem houseproud, they have little ornaments and actually have some bits of art here and there (I can only speak for my relatives I guess ) and like houseplants on the window sill. Bathrooms tiled all white floor to ceiling - maybe you don't notice that stuff, but I find Australians with their outdoorsy lifestyle don't put as much time and effort into making their homes homely and bright and inviting. Houses here are dark and cold.
I have to make kanelbullar, since of course you can't buy them here - that will always bring me nice childhood memories, and hallonsaft like my grandma makes it and did you know strawberries here are huge and sometimes hollow and don't have much flavour

ZombieKitten said:

that would be fun!

Having bought nearly every item in my home from Ikea, my impression after a few years is that their stuff is inexpensive AND cheap.

However, it has true value in that it generally works for its intended purpose. I have never bought anything from there that I didn't use because it turned out to be so crappy. I just haven't every totally loved anything from there, either.

thekidsgirl said:

http://www.news.com.au/tr...77,00.html

NDRU said:

the only things I didn't buy from IKEA are beds and sofas
I have a solid timber king size bed

ZombieKitten said:

OMG! We gotta go to Norway

ZombieKitten said:

We spend half the year cooped up inside in the dark so I guess we have to make it homey or we'd go insane
Hallonsaft and Swedish strawberries I can't wait for summer now! Next week we do daylight savings and then it gets really light. It won't get dark until 7.30pm and then we're still moving towards the light for another 2 months.
And you choose to come here at xmas next time.

BlueZebra said:

We're having a discussion on cheap Swedish furniture and Swedish culture and that doesn't happen very often!

Teacher said:

Hey! I didn't force my grandma to be born in the winter

ZombieKitten said:

True, you didn't. My sis' birthday is Dec 29th and she hates it cause it's always sort of bunched together with Xmas.

Teacher said:

I think we already did that this century, that's often enough

ZombieKitten said:

We got a really cheap sofa from Ikea, and it's the only thing I truly don't like. Looks nice, and seems fairly comfortable until 20 minutes into a TV show you realize you are crippled. PLus the cover always comes loose & gets all rumpled


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BlueZebra said:

johnart said:

i was there this weekend looking at curtain panels and wanted some espresso. So i looked and was sorely disappointed by anything that was there. It was what i recall school lunch being like, minus the soda fountain and coffee.

My office is down the street from an Ikea.

Sometimes I go there to have the swedish meatballs w/ lingonberry sauce for lunch.



My wife loves Ikea. A good 70% of the stuff around the house is Ikea (I'm counting shelving, bathmats, candles, etc.).

But yeah, as it's been mentioned before; you get what you pay for. Most of it is disposeable furniture. Some stuff is solid (we have a revolving videotape holder that's going on 10 years and still going strong) but alot of their stuff falls apart or gets damaged really quickly.

NDRU said:

Klippan
I found one on the nature strip - like new! -it's in my office
http://farm2.static.flick...274a_o.jpg

PurpleJedi said:

I get the frozen 1kg of meatballs for when I can't think of what to make for dinner

BlueZebra said:

oh (yay)

some new light shades from tord boontje




http://www.unicahome.com/...l_03_23_09

it's weird but i have no need for almost anything when i go to IKEA now i just don't need it. (growing out of ikea? i dunno) i'm still a sucker for the as-is room though. and the summer outdoor stuff on clearance? whoa doggie i really have to bargain with myself not to get too much. it's still hard for me to bypass the lighting section

my coffee/ end table/ shelf/ tv stand are all LACK and i want to get rid of them and replace with antique stuff from home. except there are no such things as antique coffee tables or tv stands

johnart said:

I have the same wall unit in my place. I don't mind their furniture like that, but I really detest their couches and chairs. I HATE the fabric and most of the colours.

I also can't stand when someone says, "Oooh, you got that at Ikea, didn't you?" Usually when I buy something there I customize it in some way.

JustErin said:

That's a good idea.

Our EXPEDIT desks fit into place with less than an inch to spare (wall to wall) so it looks pretty "custom". We don't have any of their couches, but I don't mind some of their leather ones. The slipcover ones scare me for the reasons that were mentioned in someone's prior post.

JustErin said:

you'd love ikeahacker blogs

Their Expedits are perfect for vinyl record shelving. I just copped 2 in March for my new apartment.