My problem is described by jdesign. Doors at Ikea are made for frameless cabinet. The hinge part that goes on the cabinet mounts directly onto the cabinet interior of the cabinet. The face frame hinge is mounted onto the 3/4" face frame. WHERE do you mount this part of the hinge? The other problem is the Ikea door bore is smaller. I think it's 32 mm diameter vs 35 mm for the Blum hinges. HOW do you insert a 35 mm into a 32 mm hole? I'd really appreciate the answer. I badly need to do something about my kitchen. Thank you

I use the firmest mattress I have ever felt (a Simmons Beautyrest). It's great. It has only one sleeping side, so no flipping; it's designed for a platform base. This feels like a futon on a floor; it's solid. I'm 6 ft, 170 lbs. The mattress has served me well, with no signs of wear. I hate soft or medium mattresses. IKEA doesn't make one firm enough for me. Be aware, that just because a mattress is innerspring doesn't mean that it doesn't have a latex layer of padding.

Many others have already said the same things, but I'll reiterate several points. Ikea has a wide range of quality and price points in nearly every product category that they participate in. Especially for furniture, you have to be careful and critical when evaluating each piece. There is cheap stuff from Ikea that is crappy quality, there is more expensive stuff that is great quality. Unfortunately, there is also more expensive stuff that is crappy quality. The best is when you find less expensive stuff that is great quality. Our house has been furnished with Ikea furniture since Ikea came to America. we live in the Philadelphia area and I work about 5 minutes from the Ikea of America headquarters and that flagship store in Plymouth Meeting PA. I go to Ikea nearly every month. Our bedroom set, dining room set, kitchen counter stools, living room coffee and end tables, bookcases, kids desks and dressers and our kitchen were all Ikea products and all lasted at least 14 years. Unfortunately, we had a fire in May 2018 and nearly all of the contents of our house had to be replaced. The house was stripped down to the studs and of all of our furniture, the ONLY pieces that were able to be cleaned and returned to us were the Ikea solid pine Leksvik bookcases, coffee table and end tables from our living room. Lots of very good other furniture was not able to be cleaned - who knew painted furniture would not be able to be salvaged? The Kitchen was once again redone with Ikea and where appropriate, we replaced with Ikea furniture again. Our previous bedroom set was Hemnes (King bed, night stands, tall chest and 8 drawer dresser - vintage 2004). Though the Hemnes line still exists, we were not happy with the current color selections for our new master bedroom so we went elsewhere for that replacement, but we did end up with Ikea back in our guest bedroom and for three desks in various parts of the house. In summary, I guess I'd say that if the design style is something you like and you can (in general) find products Ikea makes that are made of real, solid wood you will get very good value for your dollar. Ikea makes it very easy to determine this with a little research as the materials of each product they sell are listed on the page for that product on their website. P.S. - I didn't even touch on dishes/cookware/cutlery. If Ikea has design options in these areas that appeal to you, we've found them to generally be VERY good quality for the price. I have cooked with and eaten off of Ikea pots/pans/dishes/glasses for the last 30 years. They hold up as well as anything else and are generally much less expensive. Again - don't go for the cheapest thing they offer - move up their line and get comparable quality for much less cost to higher end brands elsewhere.

In the bedroom, I would consider putting the bed between the two windows. and then use the back wall to add wardrobes or even build out a wall-to-wall closet. I would look for a vintage brass/metal bed frame, less bulk and storage under bed with the rolling plastic totes. and get a cool vintage-looking oriental rug. than swag a lantern-style fixture to the center of the room