Wednesday, July 3, 2013

My top 10 IKEA products



After some time away from my computer, I am finally back to writing on the blog. I have decided to dedicate this next post to the world´s largest furniture retailer (which also happens to be my favourite), IKEA, which happens to be my favourite. It was founded by 17 year old Ingvar Kamprad in 1943. Later on, the company´s name was changed to use the first letters of his name and surname, the farm he grew up on (Eltaryd) and his hometown in South Sweden (Agunnaryd) making it IKEA. Undoubtably, IKEA stands out for self-assembled furniture rather than pre assembled like other stores.

Whether we want it or not the Swedish brand has become part of all of our lives. For me, it is one of the best home stores as it has simple, yet modern architectural designs with clever organization systems and solutions for any type of space. This is especially necessary when you have children in the house and a routine of order needs to be put in place.

My Top 10 IKEA products:






Any variation of the PAX wardrobe is good for me. The best aspect is that it can be built to suit your needs. You can choose from a wide range of interior shelving units so they tailor your needs.

This bookcase comes back every year, varying in colour and print. For me, it sits at number 2 because it can be adapted for different things. In my post about turning an extra room into a walk-in-closet, I used it to display and organize the customers´ shoes.

You will remember this shelf from the post regarding how to maximizing kitchen space. This product is perfect to tackle those large kitchen closets with tons of space in between. This extra shelf can be used pretty much anywhere.

These clips have saved my food. If you live in a very humid country like myself then you will know that you can´t live without them. Dry food goes stale if it isn't sealed correctly. No doubt about it, these clips are excellent!

If you buy these dividers like this (not one piece), you will find them very useful as you can adapt them for most drawers. They are extremely useful to organize underwear and other clothes.

This polystyrene-acrilic plastic box can help you organize both, your make-up and jewellery. It can sit perfectly well in a bathroom drawer and help you on a daily basis when getting ready.

Most of you will remember my post about upcycling in which I changed this cutlery dividers´ purpose and used it to organize my jewellery. This again can be used to organize nearly anything in your home.

This is the perfect alternative for making holes on doors in rental flats. You can also see how I used these hooks for my necklaces here.

Ikea has really mastered maximizing the awkward corner spaces that can be found in a kitchen. Keep this carousel in mind if you are buying a new kitchen.

Buying this set of tupperware's will save you lots of food. It comes in lots of different sizes so can be handy at any time while your cooking or storing food away.

I hope you've liked my selection of IKEA products.

Feel free to tell us which ones and why you like best!