Ikea furniture

[klongoria11]

Our couch and my king sized bed are both from ikea. All of our bookshelves and mh display cases are from there as well. All of our stuff has held up well. My only issue is that they discontinued our couch last year and I didn't know, so I can't get new covers for it any more unless I want to pay some outlandish price on ebay or some other site who custom makes them. I need to recover it because my old lady cat likes to use it as her scratching post. We will likely get a new couch eventually, and stick with Ikea because they are easy to put together and hold up well.

[trtlcrzy]

We have a crib, dresser, 2 bookshelves (one is the expedit), some lamps, picture frames, and various kitchen things. I've been happy with pretty much everything. The only complaint I have is that the dresser we have (the hemnes 8 drawer) has started sagging in the middle. I think it might be because we had our tv on it for a while. The tv isn't that heavy though, ftr. We got the dresser summer 2013.

[klongoria11]

Oh and not really furniture, but my duvet and duvet covers are from there as well. I love them! The duvets come in different levels of thickness and they are all cheap, but well made. Love!

[tallblonde]

We have had good luck there. Our crib is from there and we have the kallas/expedit bookshelves and lots of random odds and ends from there.

I remember the blog Young House Love had their big sectional couch and loved it.

Some stuff is clearly Ikea and has a look people can identify, and is a PITA to put together, but furniture is expensive and it's a good option. We have some of their sheets and we like them. I bet we will do the same thing when we finally buy too.

[trtlcrzy]

Jan 13, 2017 9:47:51 GMT -5 @peachsmama said:

Jan 13, 2017 9:41:35 GMT -5 trtlcrzy said:

We have a crib, dresser, 2 bookshelves (one is the expedit), some lamps, picture frames, and various kitchen things. I've been happy with pretty much everything. The only complaint I have is that the dresser we have (the hemnes 8 drawer) has started sagging in the middle. I think it might be because we had our tv on it for a while. The tv isn't that heavy though, ftr. We got the dresser summer 2013.

We have that dresser. I love it. I love the look and it's very sturdy. But all I've had on it is the changing pad and Jack and a basket of changing supplies. I don't imagine we'll have anything heavy on it but that is good to know. 

It's kind of hard to tell it's sagging from just looking at it, but it does affect the drawers when opening a little bit.

[trtlcrzy]

Jan 13, 2017 9:55:32 GMT -5 Sunny41 said:

We have a coffee table that I got in 2003 second hand. I can stand on the thing and it won't break. Also done bookshelves that have held up great. I like the idea of the slip cover couch with kids this age.
I think the biggest issue is that the style isn't for everyone. If you want something they don't have, like a recliner chair, will the styles match? But also there are lots of hacks to make their stuff unique that yh could totally do.

Oh yeah, I had a coffee table too. We got rid of it when H was a baby.

[wineallthetime]

I agree that I like the HEMNES line. We have a dresser that's in C's room and I like the look of their stuff.

In our dining room, MH built a farmhouse style table and we used super cheap Ikea chairs that we painted and added a cushion to. I really like them for the price. Eventually we'd like to replace them with something nicer, but they're good for in between:
www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/90263902/

[wineallthetime]

Also, this isn't about Ikea but MH and I are big on finding furniture on Craigs List and refinishing it. It's amazing what sanding, painting/staining and new hardware can do. Plus, I feel like some of the older pieces of furniture are made so well and have so much more character.

[sands42]

I love IKEA with all my heart.

[trtlcrzy]

Jan 14, 2017 21:06:56 GMT -5 Sunny41 said:

I also love the ikea kids dishes and utensils. I have double the bowls because they are a great size for snacks for everyone

We use these too.