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[quote=Anonymous]We have a small washer that easily goes off-balance. I love IKEA white, plain towels and the small terry bathmats without any latex backing. They wash great and last far longer than any towels except my American-made hand-me-downs from the 60s and 70s.

Also:

-toilet brushes and canisters. They have new ones that you can buy extra brushes for. They’re half-size because of how they fit into the canister and so they use way less plastic than any I’ve ever used. They look nice in my tiny bath with no storage.

-drying racks for clothing. We air dry 75% of our laundry and love their drying racks. It’s hard to find similar ones anywhere else.

-drawer organizers. I use the kitchen ones for my bathroom drawers, too.

-disposable napkins. They often have cute seasonal ones.

-cork hot pads. They’re simple and cheap and look nice. We use them under indoor plants, too.

-dressers. They’re agony to assemble but we’ve had ones for 15 years and just got a new one for a long term houseguest and the quality has actually improved since we last bought one. We swap out the knobs for nicer ones.

-vertical magazine/file organizers. Hard to find anywhere else these days. We use them to make folders of school paperwork and stuff that can’t be discarded right away look tidy on an open kitchen shelf.

-kitchen drawer liners. We have big, deep drawers that we store pots and pans and colanders and other clanky, heavy stuff in. They have these gray, wooly liners that you can cut to size. They muffle sound well and make me happy every time I put a pot away.

-curtains. I’m not a big curtain person but if you need nice sheers with a ton of length, you can’t even buy the fabric for the cost of finished IKEA sheers.

Avoid:

-all lamps with the exception of the Fubbla desk lamp (cute and functional, we have 3 in our house because we realized they work better than the others we had). Ikea lamps are often attractive but they have the most complicated bulb arrangements and no universal pieces. I’m sure it’s because of energy requirements across tons of countries, but I can’t deal with weird bulbs and fussy replacements. Once in a while I see a lamp base that’s perfect and in that case I’ll rewire it myself and add my own shade.

-pillows: you’re better off going to a department store.

-shades or any curtain attachments. They always have ridiculous mounting instructions and a million strange pieces. [/quote]

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