Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I can find some cute things in their marketplace, flower pots, etc. Maybe some bedding. But I've never been impressed with their furniture, cabinetry, etc. I assume a lot of it is style, i.e. people like the more modern feel of those pieces. And price is good for interim furniture perhaps.

Still, I looked through their kitchen line, for instance, and everything to me looks to too 'Euro' for my tastes - and for a lot of the homes in this area, which lean colonial or farmhouse.

Can someone explain the appeal?

Great marketing. Consumers are like children...they believe whatever the advertisers tell them.

Sounds like someone just finished their freshman year at college! Congrats.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I can find some cute things in their marketplace, flower pots, etc. Maybe some bedding. But I've never been impressed with their furniture, cabinetry, etc. I assume a lot of it is style, i.e. people like the more modern feel of those pieces. And price is good for interim furniture perhaps.

Still, I looked through their kitchen line, for instance, and everything to me looks to too 'Euro' for my tastes - and for a lot of the homes in this area, which lean colonial or farmhouse.

Can someone explain the appeal?

Great marketing. Consumers are like children...they believe whatever the advertisers tell them.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I can find some cute things in their marketplace, flower pots, etc. Maybe some bedding. But I've never been impressed with their furniture, cabinetry, etc. I assume a lot of it is style, i.e. people like the more modern feel of those pieces. And price is good for interim furniture perhaps.

Still, I looked through their kitchen line, for instance, and everything to me looks to too 'Euro' for my tastes - and for a lot of the homes in this area, which lean colonial or farmhouse.

Can someone explain the appeal?

Great marketing. Consumers are like children...they believe whatever the advertisers tell them.

And do you think Ikea are the only one to market their products?

You think Nike is the only shoe manufacturer in the world? Is their athletic apparel really so superior - is that why they dominate the industry?
Yes every company markets their products but some are better at it than others.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I can find some cute things in their marketplace, flower pots, etc. Maybe some bedding. But I've never been impressed with their furniture, cabinetry, etc. I assume a lot of it is style, i.e. people like the more modern feel of those pieces. And price is good for interim furniture perhaps.

Still, I looked through their kitchen line, for instance, and everything to me looks to too 'Euro' for my tastes - and for a lot of the homes in this area, which lean colonial or farmhouse.

Can someone explain the appeal?

Great marketing. Consumers are like children...they believe whatever the advertisers tell them.

And do you think Ikea are the only one to market their products?

Anonymous wrote:Because not everyone likes colonial or farmhouse and some people like "euro" design.
Not everyone shares your tastes and wallet OP.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I can find some cute things in their marketplace, flower pots, etc. Maybe some bedding. But I've never been impressed with their furniture, cabinetry, etc. I assume a lot of it is style, i.e. people like the more modern feel of those pieces. And price is good for interim furniture perhaps.

Still, I looked through their kitchen line, for instance, and everything to me looks to too 'Euro' for my tastes - and for a lot of the homes in this area, which lean colonial or farmhouse.

Can someone explain the appeal?

Great marketing. Consumers are like children...they believe whatever the advertisers tell them.

Anonymous wrote:I can find some cute things in their marketplace, flower pots, etc. Maybe some bedding. But I've never been impressed with their furniture, cabinetry, etc. I assume a lot of it is style, i.e. people like the more modern feel of those pieces. And price is good for interim furniture perhaps.

Still, I looked through their kitchen line, for instance, and everything to me looks to too 'Euro' for my tastes - and for a lot of the homes in this area, which lean colonial or farmhouse.

Can someone explain the appeal?

Anonymous wrote: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.

Anonymous wrote:Because I can afford it. I can go there and come out with what I need. Does that answer your question, OP?