Archive for November, 2009

Lazy susan yarn swift

Sunday, November 29th, 2009

Porro made this cool yarn swift from a Rationell Variera pot lid organizer and Snudda Lazy Susan. It’s pretty easy to achieve too. Just mark the spots where you want to place the lid organizers. Drill holes and screw them in.

Visit her blog for her yarn swift instructions.

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Lazy susan yarn swift

Sunday, November 29th, 2009

Porro made this cool yarn swift from a Rationell Variera pot lid organizer and Snudda Lazy Susan. It’s pretty easy to achieve too. Just mark the spots where you want to place the lid organizers. Drill holes and screw them in.

Visit her blog for her yarn swift instructions.

Go to Source

Ikea company unveils rapid China expansion (The Local)

Saturday, November 28th, 2009

Inter Ikea Centre Group, (IICG) a sister company of the Swedish furniture retailer, has announced plans to build two new shopping centres in China, an investment worth $1,2 billion.

Ikea desk with flight simulator

Friday, November 27th, 2009

Norman adds “flight simulator support” to his desk.

“I moved across the country and did not bring any furniture with me, only belongings. I was looking for a desk to house my computer, but had some criteria. I like to flight sim on the PC therefore I had a yoke and throttle unit that [...]

Freeloader alert: Free breakfast at Ikea today-Sunday (Seattle Times)

Friday, November 27th, 2009

Ikea serves up free breakfast Nov. 27-29. A free Dec. 5 party at icon Grill includes cookie-decorating for the kids and complimentary appetizers for adults. Dinner’s on the house at Grand Cru Wine Bar in Bellevue. Free frappés at participating Western Washington McDonald’s through Dec. 7. Seattle Times Freeloader: When cheap isn’t cheap enough.

A LED room divider

Thursday, November 26th, 2009

Divide your room with lights. This one is from XedMada.

“It’s quite simple really, for each unit you need just one Orgel paper lamp and one Dioder color LED unit. Take two of the bars from a Dioder LED kit, gently slide them under the bars on the top front inside of the paper shade of [...]

Traby Traby on the wall

Thursday, November 26th, 2009

Diego and Monica “Zuzzù” has a simple wall hack for us.
“To create this simple but original composition we used the Traby system: 4 shelf units and 2 doors. We removed the door handles and plastered the holes. Then we painted the doors white. We also add the new Grip handles at the top the doors. [...]

Find the Christmas look for the whole winter at IKEA (Belfast Telegraph)

Thursday, November 26th, 2009

This year IKEA has introduced a Christmas line that can still be used in the home long after the decorations have been packed away in the attic. Related Stories This Christmas help a child with the NSPCC Bag yourself a bargain at M&S Salon was slice of pampering heaven Your health

Facebook Marketing: IKEA’s Genius Use of Photo Tagging (Mashable)

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009

We talk a lot about how big brands are embracing social media as a mechanism to connect directly with customers. Still, it’s much easier to talk about integrating social media into your brand than it is to actually do it. That’s why IKEA’s recent Facebook campaign is so awesome. The Swedish furniture company opened a new store in Malmo, Sweden and rather than spread the word the old-fashioned …

Ikea for the win on Facebook (e-Consultancy)

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009

Marketing on social media can be a lesson in frustration, since each social network has its own strengths and limitations. But really effective campaigns use those rules to their advantage. And Ikea’s most recent Facebook campaign did just that.