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Posts tagged “Ikea”

Look: Deep Red and Bright Pink Together?
Austin

We spotted this kitchen in the newest Ikea catalog and couldn't decide whether or not we liked it. Is combining deep crimson red cabinets with hot pink wall paint a good match? Or is it too much of a...

Roundup: Traditional Ikea Elements
Austin

Ikea is known for its affordable and modern furniture finds, but what if you're looking for something less than contemporary? For those of you who are on the hunt for country, cottage, bungalow or tr...

Visiting the IKEA Southern California Home & Garden Show

Yesterday we drove down to the Anaheim Convention Center where IKEA was hosting the California Home & Garden Show. Not knowing what to expect, we were prepared for anything. Not to disappoint, IKEA ...

Look: Seven Space Saving Magazine Racks!
Austin

We were really inspired by Rebecca's post last month on how to multi-task a room. We especially loved her idea of creating a small reading nook using a simple magazine rack. We've rounded up seven sl...

Round Up: 6 Beds from Ikea

As much as we love Ikea, we've always thought their beds a little too utilitarian for our high thread count bedroom tastes. But lately, they've been surprising us with their offerings including baroq...

Books in the Rafters Update: Affordable Lighting

The Look! Store your Books in the Rafters Post was a pretty popular one, so we wanted to update everyone with what's been done for lighting: ...

Flickr Finds: Knitted Lampshade

A few days ago, Adrienne, one of our Austin bloggers, made us chuckle with a lamppost she'd seen that had been guerilla knitted. Taking that concept inside, Linda N. , a Flickr member's replaced the ...

Star Studded IKEA?

Our friends over at our nearby IKEA in Burbank sent us this heads up: IKEA and SXM is co-producing a new series called "Easy to Assemble", a new scripted Web series written and directed by and starrin...

Ikea Sommar Pillows

We've been into the ikea summer collection since it debuted but hadn't noticed these cushions until we startled looking for something to do double duty as a cushion on the couch and a nice pad on the ...

Ikea Knappa Lamp in Orange?

Scrolling through one of our go to design blogs the other day, Desire to Inspire, we came across this picture. Hey, isn't that the Knappa lamp...but in orange? We know a spot where this would be per...

IKEA PAX Wardrobe as Room Divider

We first saw this idea when AT:LA reader Alex shared his DIY loft room divider made out of a PAX wardrobe from IKEA. Here's another version of the same idea spotted on Ikea Hacker. They used IKEA lami...

Flickr Find: Amir and Scott's Backyard Make-Over!

AT:LA reader Danny took some pics of his friends Amir and Scott's beautiful backyard makeover. We're loving the idea of using IKEA planters filled with ice for drinks! A few more pics after the jump.....

Painting Ikea Furniture
Living Etc. July 2008

Just add color! We immediately tabbed this page while flipping through the July 2008 issue of Living Etc. It's part of a spread about using pastels in modern ways. We love the color combination and wa...

Look! Orange and Blue Outdoors

We saw this outdoor seating at Bloom Cafe a while ago and have been meaning to go back ever since. We love the inset planters painted Yves Klein Blue and set up like dioramas and the fun orange table...

Ikea System for the Garden

Double Duty! We saw this kitchen system for wrangling utensils in the kitchen at Ikea earlier this week and thought they'd make perfect garden pots for a small space....

Inspiration: IKEA BJURON Planters as Wall Boxes

Here's a fun wall storage idea made using IKEA BJURÖN planters! As spotted on the IKEA Hacker blog, a reader mounted BJURÔN planters on the wall and painted the insides white......

Get Married At....IKEA?

We know plenty of people who LOVE the Swedish international home products retailer like family. But do you love it enough to get exchange vows of love there? IKEA Burbank is looking for 20 couples to ...

IKEA Commercial Flashback Reminds Us to Spring Clean

A Few Ikea Tidy Up Funny Ads - An oldie but a goodie reminder why it's good advice to keep the home tidied up......

Which Ikea Do You Go To?

With a 3 day weekend approaching, a lot of us are bound to stop by an Ikea and in Southern California we have a ton of options. With 4 locations in the LA-ish area (plus one in San Diego) it would se...

IKEA DYNING Chair Pad With Foot Rest

With Summer approaching and Spring in full swing, it's time to start enjoying the outdoors. If you're one of the many that only have a small balcony, this item from the Summer collection at IKEA could...

ATLA Reader "Work in Progress" Loft Update

We love updates from you, our readers! Reader submitted photos of renovation and home improvement projects are the gifts that keep on giving, in terms of advice and inspiration, and are amongst our mo...

LA Good Question: Is this Craigslist Find Worth Recovering?

Dear AT, I'm thinking of purchasing this sofa (the pic is someone else's house). I'm on a pretty tight budget and I'm wondering whether you think it would be possible to have it reupholstered in som...

Top 10 Organizing Tips From Chez Larsson

Benita Larsson (of Chez Larsson) is our hero when it comes to keeping an organized home that is still comfortable and beautiful. So we're over the moon that she was willing to share her top 10 tips f...

Ikea Balso Garden Pot: 1 pot, 3 uses

We picked up one of Ikea's new garden pots for its simplicity and fun texture. When we got home, we realized we could use it for a number of things around the house. ...