Can someone explain why folks are so high on Ikea?

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Anonymous wrote:I love the idea of Euro. I love smaller scale, smarter design and just how Europeans live. This furniture is perfect for that. Sometimes you have to get your furniture home on your bike and not your SUV! But we have a traditional home and furniture so it doesn't mix well. I am using it for my children's decorating though, and it is very appropriate.

European living sucks ass, concentrated apartments like third world

+1. Everything is crappier, dirtier, smaller and more expensive. I much prefer my life here.

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Anonymous wrote:I only really buy the (few) all wood pieces, and I plan to buy some stuff over the next few months because my small children wreck everything anyway.

What do they have that is all wood? I can't find any

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I enjoy ikea because it's fun to put the furniture together.

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their $1 ice cream cones

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I love the idea of Euro. I love smaller scale, smarter design and just how Europeans live. This furniture is perfect for that. Sometimes you have to get your furniture home on your bike and not your SUV! But we have a traditional home and furniture so it doesn't mix well. I am using it for my children's decorating though, and it is very appropriate.

European living sucks ass, concentrated apartments like third world

+1. Everything is crappier, dirtier, smaller and more expensive. I much prefer my life here.

So, is this thread about Europe hate? Wow.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I love the idea of Euro. I love smaller scale, smarter design and just how Europeans live. This furniture is perfect for that. Sometimes you have to get your furniture home on your bike and not your SUV! But we have a traditional home and furniture so it doesn't mix well. I am using it for my children's decorating though, and it is very appropriate.

European living sucks ass, concentrated apartments like third world

+1. Everything is crappier, dirtier, smaller and more expensive. I much prefer my life here.

Yet the average European has a better quality of life than the average American.

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Anonymous wrote:I only really buy the (few) all wood pieces, and I plan to buy some stuff over the next few months because my small children wreck everything anyway.

What do they have that is all wood? I can't find any

Some of the Hemnes line is all wood and it has a more traditional look. I have some of these pieces mixed in with older and antique pieces that I "freed" from my parents' attic and garage many years ago. I like the way the look together, but probably someone who knows more about design might not, but that's okay.

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Because I don't like spending $$$ on kids' furniture. Ikea guarantees I don't have to scold my kids constantly about being rough with playroom furniture.

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A little IKEA goes a long way. I always try to keep the 20/80 rule in mind. 20 percent of your house can be IKEA before it looks cheap.

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I have been an IKEA fan for 20+ years. Even when I could afford to buy "better" furniture, I still gravitated towards IKEA.

I particularly love their dressers. I've had IKEA dressers since I was a teenager - I am now 37. The dressers that were in my teenage bedroom are making their way into my home - they are replacing the PB dresser we bought for my daughter as an infant and have grown to hate. They are 24 years old and are still in good shape. Their dressers have an insane amount of room in them - I am always so sad when I go to other stores and see how tiny the drawers are in $1K+dressers. Screw that, the $250-300 dressers at IKEA hold way more and are 1/4 the cost.

We have an IKEA kitchen and are very happy with it. Our TV unit in our living room is IKEA. We just went to IKEA in order to purchase the bookcases and desk area we are "building in" to our den - I am a huge fan of IKEA Hacks

I'm not into massive cherry furniture. I truly prefer the clean lines, and I feel like if a piece gets scratched/ruined, I can easily replace it and not feel awful about it.

IKEA furniture can last if you buy the right pieces and take decent care of it.

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Anonymous wrote:Because my tastes ARE "Euro" and I like that I don't have to pay zillions of dollars for it.

I'm not expecting it to be furniture my children inherit, but it's certainly been working just fine for several years now.

Same for me. A lot of our stuff is 14 years old and looks great and wears well.

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Do you seriously need to ask this question? I get that IKEA may not be to your personal liking, but do you really not understand the appeal of IKEA? Are you the same person who recently asked why people like Target? It's not rocket science.

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My taste is "euro" as well, and I'm married to an European who has absolutely no tolerance for antique-looking furniture or anything that doesn't have clean lines. Our kids are 5 and 3 so we are staying away from expensive furniture for now to avoid raising our blood pressure unnecessarily. Plus it's cheap.

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So I have been shopping for a full size bed frame and have been looking at Ikea's Hemnes. But I haven't bit yet because I would like something "better" but I'm not sure what else is really out there that is better. I mean the stuff at Macy's honestly doesn't look at much better in quality (in the simple/modern style) compared to the Hemnes. Same with Crate and Barrel. Room and Board looks better but it is a lot more money so I'm torn.

Ikea has the advantage of just going to the store and buying it and not dealing with delivery.

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I love being able to walk into a store, purchasing furniture and having it home the same day - I waited 9 months for my last "high end" dining room pieces.