Andrew adds some stability to the Billy bookcases.
“My wife and I just purchased 6 Billy bookcases to go in our dining room. Having read some people complain that they could be a bit wobbly, I did the following. When assembling, I put glue in all the dowel holes connecting the top/bottom/middle shelf to the case [...]
Genna who is one of the Kitchen and Dining co-workers at Ikea Houston (hello to all you guys out there!) glams up the Lekman box. Nice touch.
“This one is pretty straight forward. I have an Expedit tv unit but needed closed storage. I didn’t want to spend a lot and so the Lekman box was [...]
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Tampa Bay Lightning and IKEA partner up for the 2009-10 season
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Candice is writing a green home remodel series for YDT as she fixes up her first home. Read part three of her quest: “Ditching the Dumpster.” What does green really mean when it comes to home design and décor? Is it only in the ways things are made or also what they’re made of? Is the table made of sustainable bamboo greener than the bookshelf rescued from the landfill and restored with eco-friendly wood stain? What about the stuff you didn’t buy? Can a lack of clutter make a room greene
The Obamamania that drove sales of T-shirts, posters and commemorative plates during the inauguration is over. Businesses now say they have a glut of goods that are difficult to sell.
They cashed out retirement funds to build their business during the 2008 presidential campaign. Now they have 3,000 jack-in-the-boxes with smiling Barack Obama puppets inside — all sitting in a California warehouse, waiting to be sprung open for $29.95 apiece.
Craftzine shares a tutorial for making a new cover for an IKEA high chair. Get the how-to . [photo from Craftzine ] Technorati Tags: sewing , tutorial , high chair , IKEA , cover , cushion
Designer Gillis Lundgren and his progeny In 1979 Ikea introduced the Billy bookcase. In 2009, there are over 40 million Billy bookcases sprinkled throughout the world. It is the best selling bookcase in the history of mankind. They’re still producing over 3 million a year. Bloomberg has even begun an index tracking the cost of Ikea’s standard Billy bookshelf in 38 countries (in case you’re wondering, it is currently cheapest in the United Arab Emirates and the most expensive in Israel.)
Sometimes, you have to eat breakfast at a furniture store in order to discover it. This is the usual experience for self-confessed, original non-believers of the Ikea philosophy on Canadian soil. Ikea, of course, is that dependable Swedish furniture monolith, the CEO of which once competed with Microsoft’s Bill Gates for the richest man in the world title. Ikea was not welcome in Japan (until its comeback in 2006), but here in Canada, it’s embraced with open arms, healthy breakfast inclu
Konstantin hacks a dresser for his girlfriend.
“I could not wait to come up with an own hack that fits my new apartment in Berlin. I tried building shelves on my own from scratch, but that is more expensive, less flexible and does not even look better. So here you go - that is my first [...]