In defense of Ikea, we bought our bedroom set there recently, and it's really been great. The prices were completely great, and so far it's still standing :-) We got a bedframe and two nightstands. It's not very scandinavian looking... at all, really.* *(http://tinyurl.com/e4mpz) Very similar to some stuff we'd seen elsewhere, but cheaper (and made of particle board, but I don't really care).
Anyway, you definitely have to be careful with what you get there - some of the stuff is really ugly and looks poorly made. Other things seem to be a pretty good bargain for the style. I have heard, though, that once you put Ikea stuff together, you really shouldn't take it apart, because it will never be the same. Chesty Puller wrote: >Good enough. No scandinavian stuff for me. > >I think we found a good set last night at Value City. It was about half the >price as the stuff at Ashley Furniture and Rooms-To-Go. Nice stuff. I >avoided the sharks. > >- Matt > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Kevin Graeme" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "CF-Community" <[email protected]> >Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2006 9:50 AM >Subject: Re: Recommendations for furniture stores > > > > >>The furniture style is mostly designed around the scandinavian >>modernist aesthetic. IMO it's something you have to commit fully to as >>your design style to make it work. >> >>The use of laminate wood products is a prominent aspect of the style. >>There are some really high quality and durable laminates, but to many >>laminates just look cheap and tacky. Ikea carries a mix of quality but >>is much less expensive than most of the scandinavian design furniture >>stores here. I can't say if that translates directly to quality since >>I haven't been to Ikea for nearly ten years. >> >>On 1/16/06, Chesty Puller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >>>So somebody tell me about Ikea. >>> >>>- Matt >>> >>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:192744 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
