OT: IKEA Furniture

[CA renter]

[quote=edna_mode]If this furniture actually works the way it claims to, it would be a lot cheaper in the long run to buy housing with fewer rooms, and transform the furniture as needed:

http://www.resourcefurniture.com/

Alas, I don’t know how much it actually is.[/quote]

I LOVE that stuff!!!!!

It’s a shame we don’t have more options like that. As UCGal said, everything here is overstuffed and way too big; it doesn’t work in a small house.

If we end up in a smaller house, we’ll be looking into that company’s furniture.

Thank you!

[Coronita]

[quote=AN][quote=flu]Ikea makes great kids furniture, like plain white dressers,etc…

Have any of you looked at prices of a plain white dresser at something like Pottery Barn for Kids or Baby R Us? $700+ 3 drawer dresser that’s going to get the crap kicked out of them by the kid?

I’ll tell you folks what. You buy that $700 dresser, I’ll buy the $125 ikea special, and if my kid doesn’t loose interest in the plain white, I’ll replace them every two years if it falls apart and probably still come out ahead. (and yes, that pottery barn special is made in china just like the ikea special).

Along the same line…

I found slightly better quality at reasonable prices at Plumbers. And for much more upscale…Lawrance. Though I was pretty pissed that one of my friends came over and said. Wow, nice dining table. I didn’t know ikea sold that… (fvcker)…[/quote]
IKEA furniture have its place. I have plenty of IKEA tables and dressers too. Don’t get me wrong, I love their stuff because it looks good and it’s cheap. But I definitely won’t kid myself in thinking that somehow, I’m getting more than what I’m paying for. Jerome is my other favorite furniture store. Especially if you can find something in their clearance section. It could be much cheaper than IKEA and much better built. My TV stand from Jerome will definitely last for ages, even w/ my kid climbing on, jumping on, and running things into it. I can’t say the same for my IKEA dressers.[/quote]

I agree, my point was, that in some cases, buying expensive furniture just to me doesn’t make sense. Kids furniture for example. It’s meant to be abused, trashed etc. Pottery Barn for Kids looks really nice in the store. But it doesn’t hold up that much better to your toddler tempers.

[Coronita]

[quote=AN][quote=flu]Ikea makes great kids furniture, like plain white dressers,etc…

Have any of you looked at prices of a plain white dresser at something like Pottery Barn for Kids or Baby R Us? $700+ 3 drawer dresser that’s going to get the crap kicked out of them by the kid?

I’ll tell you folks what. You buy that $700 dresser, I’ll buy the $125 ikea special, and if my kid doesn’t loose interest in the plain white, I’ll replace them every two years if it falls apart and probably still come out ahead. (and yes, that pottery barn special is made in china just like the ikea special).

Along the same line…

I found slightly better quality at reasonable prices at Plumbers. And for much more upscale…Lawrance. Though I was pretty pissed that one of my friends came over and said. Wow, nice dining table. I didn’t know ikea sold that… (fvcker)…[/quote]
IKEA furniture have its place. I have plenty of IKEA tables and dressers too. Don’t get me wrong, I love their stuff because it looks good and it’s cheap. But I definitely won’t kid myself in thinking that somehow, I’m getting more than what I’m paying for. Jerome is my other favorite furniture store. Especially if you can find something in their clearance section. It could be much cheaper than IKEA and much better built. My TV stand from Jerome will definitely last for ages, even w/ my kid climbing on, jumping on, and running things into it. I can’t say the same for my IKEA dressers.[/quote]

I agree, my point was, that in some cases, buying expensive furniture just to me doesn’t make sense. Kids furniture for example. It’s meant to be abused, trashed etc. Pottery Barn for Kids looks really nice in the store. But it doesn’t hold up that much better to your toddler tempers.

[Coronita]

[quote=AN][quote=flu]Ikea makes great kids furniture, like plain white dressers,etc…

Have any of you looked at prices of a plain white dresser at something like Pottery Barn for Kids or Baby R Us? $700+ 3 drawer dresser that’s going to get the crap kicked out of them by the kid?

I’ll tell you folks what. You buy that $700 dresser, I’ll buy the $125 ikea special, and if my kid doesn’t loose interest in the plain white, I’ll replace them every two years if it falls apart and probably still come out ahead. (and yes, that pottery barn special is made in china just like the ikea special).

Along the same line…

I found slightly better quality at reasonable prices at Plumbers. And for much more upscale…Lawrance. Though I was pretty pissed that one of my friends came over and said. Wow, nice dining table. I didn’t know ikea sold that… (fvcker)…[/quote]
IKEA furniture have its place. I have plenty of IKEA tables and dressers too. Don’t get me wrong, I love their stuff because it looks good and it’s cheap. But I definitely won’t kid myself in thinking that somehow, I’m getting more than what I’m paying for. Jerome is my other favorite furniture store. Especially if you can find something in their clearance section. It could be much cheaper than IKEA and much better built. My TV stand from Jerome will definitely last for ages, even w/ my kid climbing on, jumping on, and running things into it. I can’t say the same for my IKEA dressers.[/quote]

I agree, my point was, that in some cases, buying expensive furniture just to me doesn’t make sense. Kids furniture for example. It’s meant to be abused, trashed etc. Pottery Barn for Kids looks really nice in the store. But it doesn’t hold up that much better to your toddler tempers.

[Coronita]

[quote=AN][quote=flu]Ikea makes great kids furniture, like plain white dressers,etc…

Have any of you looked at prices of a plain white dresser at something like Pottery Barn for Kids or Baby R Us? $700+ 3 drawer dresser that’s going to get the crap kicked out of them by the kid?

I’ll tell you folks what. You buy that $700 dresser, I’ll buy the $125 ikea special, and if my kid doesn’t loose interest in the plain white, I’ll replace them every two years if it falls apart and probably still come out ahead. (and yes, that pottery barn special is made in china just like the ikea special).

Along the same line…

I found slightly better quality at reasonable prices at Plumbers. And for much more upscale…Lawrance. Though I was pretty pissed that one of my friends came over and said. Wow, nice dining table. I didn’t know ikea sold that… (fvcker)…[/quote]
IKEA furniture have its place. I have plenty of IKEA tables and dressers too. Don’t get me wrong, I love their stuff because it looks good and it’s cheap. But I definitely won’t kid myself in thinking that somehow, I’m getting more than what I’m paying for. Jerome is my other favorite furniture store. Especially if you can find something in their clearance section. It could be much cheaper than IKEA and much better built. My TV stand from Jerome will definitely last for ages, even w/ my kid climbing on, jumping on, and running things into it. I can’t say the same for my IKEA dressers.[/quote]

I agree, my point was, that in some cases, buying expensive furniture just to me doesn’t make sense. Kids furniture for example. It’s meant to be abused, trashed etc. Pottery Barn for Kids looks really nice in the store. But it doesn’t hold up that much better to your toddler tempers.

[Coronita]

[quote=AN][quote=flu]Ikea makes great kids furniture, like plain white dressers,etc…

Have any of you looked at prices of a plain white dresser at something like Pottery Barn for Kids or Baby R Us? $700+ 3 drawer dresser that’s going to get the crap kicked out of them by the kid?

I’ll tell you folks what. You buy that $700 dresser, I’ll buy the $125 ikea special, and if my kid doesn’t loose interest in the plain white, I’ll replace them every two years if it falls apart and probably still come out ahead. (and yes, that pottery barn special is made in china just like the ikea special).

Along the same line…

I found slightly better quality at reasonable prices at Plumbers. And for much more upscale…Lawrance. Though I was pretty pissed that one of my friends came over and said. Wow, nice dining table. I didn’t know ikea sold that… (fvcker)…[/quote]
IKEA furniture have its place. I have plenty of IKEA tables and dressers too. Don’t get me wrong, I love their stuff because it looks good and it’s cheap. But I definitely won’t kid myself in thinking that somehow, I’m getting more than what I’m paying for. Jerome is my other favorite furniture store. Especially if you can find something in their clearance section. It could be much cheaper than IKEA and much better built. My TV stand from Jerome will definitely last for ages, even w/ my kid climbing on, jumping on, and running things into it. I can’t say the same for my IKEA dressers.[/quote]

I agree, my point was, that in some cases, buying expensive furniture just to me doesn’t make sense. Kids furniture for example. It’s meant to be abused, trashed etc. Pottery Barn for Kids looks really nice in the store. But it doesn’t hold up that much better to your toddler tempers.

[KSMountain]

[quote=briansd1]Make fun of Ikea all you want, but I like their stuff.

They bring designer items to the masses. Without Ikea, people would have to make do with Jerome’s.

I would much rather have Ikea than some solid oak stuff that looks like it belongs in my grandma’s house.

Who cares if the stuff don’t last. People remodel and change anyway.

Ikea is Design Within Reach on a budget.[/quote]
That’s a pretty good take Brian. We have achieved our second agreement.

I would have to say Ikea is useful but what you get there is not actually “furniture” in the sense that I learned from my grandmother.

[KSMountain]

[quote=briansd1]Make fun of Ikea all you want, but I like their stuff.

They bring designer items to the masses. Without Ikea, people would have to make do with Jerome’s.

I would much rather have Ikea than some solid oak stuff that looks like it belongs in my grandma’s house.

Who cares if the stuff don’t last. People remodel and change anyway.

Ikea is Design Within Reach on a budget.[/quote]
That’s a pretty good take Brian. We have achieved our second agreement.

I would have to say Ikea is useful but what you get there is not actually “furniture” in the sense that I learned from my grandmother.

[KSMountain]

[quote=briansd1]Make fun of Ikea all you want, but I like their stuff.

They bring designer items to the masses. Without Ikea, people would have to make do with Jerome’s.

I would much rather have Ikea than some solid oak stuff that looks like it belongs in my grandma’s house.

Who cares if the stuff don’t last. People remodel and change anyway.

Ikea is Design Within Reach on a budget.[/quote]
That’s a pretty good take Brian. We have achieved our second agreement.

I would have to say Ikea is useful but what you get there is not actually “furniture” in the sense that I learned from my grandmother.

[KSMountain]

[quote=briansd1]Make fun of Ikea all you want, but I like their stuff.

They bring designer items to the masses. Without Ikea, people would have to make do with Jerome’s.

I would much rather have Ikea than some solid oak stuff that looks like it belongs in my grandma’s house.

Who cares if the stuff don’t last. People remodel and change anyway.

Ikea is Design Within Reach on a budget.[/quote]
That’s a pretty good take Brian. We have achieved our second agreement.

I would have to say Ikea is useful but what you get there is not actually “furniture” in the sense that I learned from my grandmother.

[KSMountain]

[quote=briansd1]Make fun of Ikea all you want, but I like their stuff.

They bring designer items to the masses. Without Ikea, people would have to make do with Jerome’s.

I would much rather have Ikea than some solid oak stuff that looks like it belongs in my grandma’s house.

Who cares if the stuff don’t last. People remodel and change anyway.

Ikea is Design Within Reach on a budget.[/quote]
That’s a pretty good take Brian. We have achieved our second agreement.

I would have to say Ikea is useful but what you get there is not actually “furniture” in the sense that I learned from my grandmother.

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[svelte]

[quote=flu]I’ll tell you folks what. You buy that $700 dresser, I’ll buy the $125 ikea special, and if my kid doesn’t loose interest in the plain white, I’ll replace them every two years if it falls apart and probably still come out ahead. [/quote]

We took the same approach. Didn’t shop at Ikea, but bought the cheapest Jerome’s kid furniture we could find. It survived their entire childhood but had plenty of war wounds to show for it. They way I figure it, it kept me from yelling at them about destroying nice furniture and let them be kids, and helped them by learning the lesson if you don’t take care of your stuff, pretty soon you’ll have ratty stuff.

It really didn’t even look that bad after 15 years, but definitely didn’t look new.

[scaredyclassic]

Beds.

I’m looking to replace my ancient mattress.

I love sleep.

Money not an object. You know within reason.

Best bed?

Bed is the most important furniture in the house.

By far.

I love bed.

[AK]

Try a latex mattress.

But not from IKEA …

[Author]

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