About to buy the stank out of some IKEA bedroom offerings...
I am always disappointed when looking for bedroom furniture in the MCM and Danish vein. I don't love any of it enough to pay the prices asked. I purchased the MALM Series platform bed, side tables and chest of drawers nearly five years ago when my wife and I shacked up and they still look the part today. Was looking for simple and unobtrusive. But I was pleasantly surprised upon arrival. Very sexy bed with the attached side tables for around $300 I believe it was. And dare I say genius packaging and assembly design. Simple as. Also still have the SNIGLAR crib which my second hellion now resides in through the night. It's not heirloom quality stuff, but I think the quality complaint is overstated. It is what it is. You have to know what you're buying. I find my purchases as easy on the eye as most of their top of the line counterparts. And I'm never apologetic in spending exorbitant amounts on designs which I love either. But IKEA has been a nice option in the bedroom since I've found few accessible designs that get me hot and bothered. So with our family gaining two bedrooms with our pending move, IKEA it is once again.
If you can create two...
If you can create two children and get through 5 years and still have a positive attitude towards IKEAs bed, then it can't be thaaaat bad 😉
I will probably be doing the same. Unless I spend 3K on a bed, my tastes will not be satisfied completely. And I refuse to spend 1K+ pn something "that will do."
Plus I would rather spend the big bucks on the mattress.
I wonder
I wonder if my daughter's Klippan was an anomaly? Maybe it was made by a couple of new employees on the assembly line and they got it all upholstered before the line inspector saw the insides.
One summer several decades ago before going off to college, I worked on an assembly line making Admiral teevees in Illinois. I was not very good at it but I never got away with anything because teevees don't function if you don't wire them correctly. Sofas have way more room for error.
We are finishing up a bathroom renovation with a vanity, sink, faucet, and medicine chest from IKEA. Tile from Lowe's. It looks (or will look) pretty sharp if I do say so myself.
Kramfors
I visited friends this past summer and they had two Kramfors sofas in their
summer house living room. A festive saturday and a dozen small children jumping
all over them and pausing and lying for a rest on the boxiness of the backs. After three
years they have held up well. I was impressed.
They are a bit more expensive but seem durable.
I visit Ikea about once a year and am often stunned at their output of interesting design.
I usually only buy 'smalls'. The little 'gack'. And usually for gifts. My entire family and extended
family have never been to Ikea, so the little crap is an easy gift.
I spent more at Whole Foods this morning, (we call it 'Whole Paycheck' in NYC) than i have ever spent in Ikea.
(For international readers, Whole Foods is a mega food store supplying organic.)
http://www.ikea.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/IkeamsSearch?storeId=12&la...
Hmmmmm.....
Could it be our attitude towards IKEA has softened?
Is this in any way related to the economy?
Please take a look at the article I linked below, and tell me if any parallels can be drawn:
http://www.usnews.com/articles/business/economy/2008/05/13/wal-mart-surg...
IKEA's more $$$ pieces
While shopping at IKEA this weekend with my brother, I took notice to what I think is probably their most attractive sofa option - the ARILD in leather. They offer a several nice colors and it's extremely comfy. The scale is nice, because it isn't frumpy, but it offers deep enough seating for comfort.
I have a vintage Steelcase sofa that I reupholstered. Because I am a soon-to-be father, I have spent a little time thinking about child friendly furniture (furniture that I won't worry about so much). I like the idea of a dark hued leather for wiping off the inevitable.
After reading the fine print, this $1K sofa still has particleboard in it! I was shocked to learn this. While 1K is very reasonable for an attractive sofa, I would think that at this price point you've graduated past that horrid material.
So, in the end I am sticking to my vintage sofa, methinks. I would only guess that this lovely ARILD piece will eventually wear out, while my Steelcase has been standing strong since 1968. My fear has been that I will need to reupholster it yet again after it gets an ass whipping from my future child. But, what's the difference in spending another 1K to reupholster and spending 1K on a sofa that will not last? Except maybe, having to look at stains for a couple of years before it makes sense to recover...
Has anyone had experience with this sofa? It does boast some hardwood and metal, and perhaps the particleboard isn't being used in areas that must be structurally sound??
Lastly, does anyone have any advice about fabric sofas + kids? Should I sell it before it gets butchered? Is there a magic trick I should know about?
Also great in summer
Put the sprinkler on in the living room and play Slip-N-Slide.
Fabric slipcovers? I deliberately bought a couch that was slipcovered because a) I'm a boy b)I had roommates who were also boys c)boys are messy pigs and eat food on the couch.
I dunno if a slipcover could be made for the Steelcase sofa in any manner that would preserve some of its aesthetic form...but its worth looking into.
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