Does anyone have Ikea Poang chairs?
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Comments (13)Hello... I apologize for not responding sooner. Here it is October 5th already...geez...don't you hate that! Sorry. Well...jyyanks...thanks for sharing your experiences. Sounds like nothing went right for you with your Ikea experience. When I was there, we were looking for a recliner and really weren't expecting to see one at Ikea, but they did have one and so we sat in it. OMG it was awful. It was so uncomfortable. But really I felt you could tell just by looking at their upholstered furniture that it was not only uncomfortable but not well made. So I just crossed that type of purchase off the list of what I would consider getting at that store. I'm sure I learned the same lesson you learned at IKEA, at some other similar store earlier. I also ruled out a lot of the textiles because they are so modernistic and I am not at all. I am more country/traditional, so you can imagine most of their stuff would be a leap for me. I did find their cabinetry did appear to have some features that I found appealing and innovative. But then I realized that all of their tall wardrobes are 93" tall and none of them would fit in our house...lol. So, I guess that isn't leaving a lot for me to find there. lnmca....I am going to read the link you provided and keep reading about what others experiences have been with them. I do like to know the facts and not just go with my first impressions. One last thing though...I found that what appealed to me about the company was what seemed like their attempt to try to go 'green', what with their eco friendly 'green roof' on their building and the attempt to use renewable resources to make their products, and I still do find that to be applauded, but...after seeing the menu in the cafeteria there and finding there are limits to how much information you can get on some products materials, I sense there is some contradiction there and/or a very narrow view of what is 'green'. Just one person's opinion. Thank you both. :-) pm2...See MoreDoes anyone have the IKEA svanby beige slipcover?
Comments (5)Thanks for the link Kmcg...I already follow Melaine's blog so I have seen the sofa in her family room. Her wall color is more tan than mine which is what makes me think the slipcover might look dingy next to my walls which are more of a cream color. newdawn- don't come over to my house if you are tired of the slipcovered look cause all of my furniture is slipcovered!!! LOL...See MoreDoes anyone have easy access to an IKEA store?
Comments (16)Kim, I so appreciate this and only wish I could go with you! I would be like a kid in a candy shop, all those organizational things, oh my. Good luck! Sleeping quarters? How cool is that? That's catering to your custmers, for sure. I'll rub yer feets tomorrow night, honest! Jodi- you're a peach! And honestly, admit it, you WANT an excuse to go to the zoo, don't you? Don't YOU??? lolol Gosh, I just love all you guys....See MoreDoes anyone have experience with Besta from Ikea?
Comments (9)We used the Besta as a built in entertainment center in our basement about 5 years ago or so. I love it - I found it very customizable and easy to work with. The pieces are very solid. Our huge TV is sitting on it (not wall mounted) and we have the drawers loaded up with DVDs etc. Nothing is bending or warping. I will say that we also used some low Besta shelves without doors as a sofa table behind the sofa -- the kids kept their lego creations on them. For those shelves, we had trouble with some of the veneer peeling off the edge banding -- I think the kids banged into the front edges of the shelves and nicked it and then it started to peel. We recently put doors on them (another nice thing about the Besta -- you can still buy doors for shelves we purchased 5 years ago and they fit and match perfectly) and that hides the problem (and makes the shelves look nicer too!). But that is the only problem we had with them -- the entire entertainment center is holding up great. I will try to attach some photos -- in the second photo, you can see the low bookshelf pieces that had the veneer problem in the foreground -- basically some of the veneer peeled off the front facing edge of the frames (not the shelves themselves.) And like I said, it could have just been a fluke since nothing has peeled off any of the entertainment center pieces. Overall, I would definitely recommend the system -- it's a great value for the money....See Morelinnea56 (zone 5b Chicago)
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