What do furniture manufacturers rely on first of all? For quality, convenience, versatility, wide choice! IKEA took into account many factors, and even the ability to combine furniture elements from different collections. And the main thing is that a person with an average income makes a modest investment in European quality, and receives a guaranteed comfortable room and stylish design. Let's look at this using the example of IKEA living rooms.
Real offers from IKEA
Plunge into the world of the famous Swedish company with the motto that opens its 2022 catalog: “Make yourself at home.” The IKEA assortment is replete with various collections with sonorous names:
- HEMNES - a combination of furniture for the living room: shelving, walls, coffee tables, sideboards, TV stands, display cabinets;
- BESTÅ - modular furniture designed for the IKEA living room;
- BRIMNES - TV stands, shelving, cabinets with glass doors;
- VALLENTUNA - upholstered furniture;
- LANDSKRONA - upholstered furniture.
HEMNES
BESTÅ BRIMNÄS VALLENTUNA LANDSKRONA
By the way, did you know that the complex names of IKEA are not made-up words and not a desire to be original. According to company employees, it is much easier to remember a man’s name or the name of a locality, such as “HENRIKSDAHL” (a city in Finland) or “HEMNES” (a commune in Norway). Yes, for Russians these words are difficult to pronounce, but for Swedes and Norwegians they are like “ours” Ivan, Jaromir, Suzdal. Bravo, IKEA! What an original marketing move!
But, we got distracted by the linguistic features of IKEA, it’s better to return to the furniture. Some consider it simple, no frills, a sort of LEGO construction set for adults, since the buyer can assemble each design in the apartment himself, using detailed instructions.
Yes, indeed - at IKEA you will not find chairs with wrought-iron backs, armchairs or dressing tables inlaid with gold leaf. The highlight of the furniture is its simplicity and laconic lines, which are welcomed in modern designs such as minimalism, loft, hi-tech, Scandinavian style. These parameters also fit into interiors made in the style of art deco, constructivism and avant-garde.
Minimalism
Loft
Scandinavian style
Advantages of furniture from IKEA
IKEA furniture for the living room has a number of positive qualities. These include:
- Use of environmentally friendly materials;
- Affordable price;
- Modern design;
- Ergonomics;
- Multifunctionality;
- Practicality.
The price for an IKEA living room is calculated based on the number of items included in this model, the materials from which it is made, as well as fittings. To produce such kits, budget types of metal fasteners and closers can be used.
Particular attention is paid to the versatility of each product.
This is why IKEA modular living rooms are considered popular models. Different items can be independently combined with each other. However, you need to consider the style and color palette.
The client can independently assemble a suitable composition from a certain quantity of quality items. For example, to decorate a small room, people most often choose a spacious wardrobe, a TV stand, a pencil case for storing small items, or a compact coffee table.
These items are actually enough to create a comfortable environment in the reception area.
IKEA interiors - ideas that inspire you to create the perfect living room
Designers consider the living room to be the “heart” of the house, because it is here that the owners spend the “active” part of their lives: meeting relatives and friends, spending evenings in a narrow family circle, communicating, relaxing while watching TV. That is why upholstered furniture, wall furniture, and a small area with a coffee table and an armchair for reading and handicrafts are appropriate in this room.
Designers have always been inspired by large rooms that can be divided into several zones. This is exactly what a modern living room corresponds to. Even if the room cannot “boast” of large dimensions, but without a soft sofa or an armchair with a high back, without a TV stand, without a closet with shelves where objects pleasant to the owners are displayed, you cannot even call it a living room.
In this regard, IKEA offers a win-win option for universal furniture that fits into rooms of different configurations, sizes and styles.
Let's take a look at IKEA's offerings of upholstered furniture for the living room. The company catalog presents:
- classic sofas (LANDSKRONA),
- 2-seater monolithic structures (CLUBU, KLIPPAN),
- modular sofas consisting of sections that can easily serve as an independent piece of furniture (VALLENTUNA).
LANDSKRONA
KLIPPAN VALLENTUNA
The colors of sofa upholstery do not amaze with a wide choice, but modern real interiors use them most often: white, beige, cocoa, black. IKEA chairs are also made in the same palette, to which you can purchase a footrest if desired.
As for coffee tables, at IKEA you will find both classic designs (STOCKHOLM, HEMNES), and original ones (TOFTERID, KVISTBRU), and even extravagant ones (IKEA PS 2014), on legs and on wheels (STRIND) for easy movement around room, a set of several tables (RISSNA).
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PS 2014 RISSNA
STOCKHOLM
STRIND TOFTERID
From the variety of forms, one can distinguish window tables, side tables, console tables, chest tables, with folding sides; square, round, rectangular. Thanks to the variety of color palettes, they can be easily matched to upholstered furniture or the design of the living room.
Collections of modular living room furniture from IKEA
The catalogs of the Swedish manufacturer present many models of cabinets and other furniture for the living room, each of which has its own “zest”. However, what is common to all collections is the presence of a universal wall, with the ability to be adjusted to any size and interior of the room. This becomes possible thanks to the design features of such a cabinet, in which you can install doors of different heights, change the location of shelves, hangers and other components.
Now, let's take a look at the collections of living room furniture from IKEA, which are in particular demand among consumers and admirers of the products of this brand.
Kallax
The main material used to make furniture for this collection is particle boards, which are subsequently covered with film.
This makes it possible to choose a color scheme that perfectly matches the design of the living room.
The Kallax series includes 17 different items, including shelves and inserts of different widths. In addition, it is possible to select the height of the products (some of them are equipped with wheels) depending on the dimensions of the room.
Billy
Here, as in the previous collection, chipboard serves as the main material. Depending on the client’s preferences, IKEA offers interior decoration made from birch or beech veneer. The Billy series includes 25 items - racks, shelves and doors, which, at the request of the customer, can be made of tempered glass.
Such walls will be an excellent addition to a living room with a classic interior, and their components will allow you to conveniently arrange all the most necessary things.
Besto
The main difference and advantage of such a living room from IKEA is the large number of constituent elements, numbering 143 units. This allows you to place not only small items, but also large items in the depths of numerous cabinets.
The collection includes:
- cabinet systems with glass or opaque doors;
- compact modular shelving;
- bedside tables for TV equipment;
- modular cabinets for television equipment, which can be combined depending on the size of the room.
All furniture from this collection is made from particle boards and chipboards, which are covered with a special film, thanks to which you can choose the color of the products to suit any interior.
Hemnes
This series of living room furniture from IKEA is made exclusively from solid pine, which gives it a noble and stylish appearance. The Hemnes living room will fit perfectly into a classic interior or will be a wonderful addition to a room with a modern design.
This collection includes twenty-two items, where in addition to the usual shelving, consumers are offered a cabinet for television equipment, a sideboard and a cabinet with a transparent door. Additionally, you can purchase a coffee or sofa table, as well as a spacious, large cabinet for equipment.
Ivar
This collection consists, for the most part, of shelving made from natural untreated wood.
To make the furniture more reliable and durable, the manufacturer recommends covering it with wax or treating the surfaces with oil.
Depending on the client’s preferences and the dimensions of the room, IKEA offers shelving consisting of 1 or 5 sections. Also in the company’s catalog you will find models with straight or angular arrangement of objects, which can be equipped with doors or be completely open.
Ivar living rooms will be a great addition to a room designed in country style.
Cabinets, racks, modules
But what living room would be complete without shelves, sections for all sorts of things, without a cabinet or chest of drawers? If a few years ago so-called walls were always present in Russian apartments, today this “phenomenon” is a thing of the past, giving way to combinations, storage systems, display cabinets and TV cabinets.
For example, the BESTÅ section for TV is not just a stand or cabinet, but a special design designed for a wide-screen TV, DVD and audio systems, with holes for wires that hide them in the interior of the cabinet.
By the way, the TV cabinet will fit perfectly into the interior of a small room where the wall width is slightly more than 2.5 meters.
The HEMNES combination consists of sections connected to each other: a cabinet with a combined glass and wood door, a TV stand with drawers, an open shelving unit and an upper open shelf. The sides - a cabinet and a rack - can be placed either on the left or on the right if desired.
HEMNES offers a choice of designs in white, black and covered with transparent stain. The convenience of this series also lies in the fact that you can easily combine a coffee or console table, an additional shelving unit, and even a huge storage system if your living room is a large room.
And the IKEA BESTO series consists of 5 small, closed wall-mounted modules that can be hung on the wall in a random or checkerboard pattern. The TV stand consists of two sections attached to each other, which allows you to place decorative elements or an additional sound system on it.
BESTÅ also comes in a variety of colors: turquoise-white, pink-white, black-brown, completely white. Only 24 palettes!
What makes the environment “homey”
Today, when open shelving and shelves are used by fans of IKEA products in the interior no less than traditional cabinets with doors, boxes, caskets and baskets for storing things, papers and small items are relevant. IKEA has a large assortment of these products: boxes with lids, sets consisting of several boxes that are placed one inside the other like a “matryoshka”, boxes with dividers, for shoes, high and low, square and round.
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Things carefully placed in a beautiful decorative box will not look scattered and will not quickly become dusty, and you will always find where gloves, magazines, and handicrafts are located. In addition, the colorful box is also a pleasant accent in the interior.
There is very little left to make the living room “full” - fill it with light, textiles and cute trinkets from IKEA. Lighting in this room is of paramount importance, because with its help you can highlight a place for relaxation, reading, and a TV area.
Look at the photo and you will see that with proper lighting the room looks more interesting and impressive. IKEA has offers on lighting fixtures: table lamps, floor lamps, sconces. If you want to relax in the twilight, turn off the overhead lights and leave only the table lamp or floor lamp on. And when guests arrive, the illumination should be full!
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LERSTA
The final touch is textiles. It is its presence that distinguishes a home environment from an office environment. A few decorative pillows on upholstered furniture in the color of the curtains on the windows, a soft blanket and a rug on the floor - and the room is immediately transformed: cozy, conducive to relaxation, “your own.”
Ergonomics against overload
Finally, we would like to briefly talk about the latest trends that have emerged in the modern IKEA furniture industry. This:
- desire for ergonomic space;
- rejection of cabinet walls that overload the living room interior;
- simplicity of shapes and lines, desire for laconic means of expression;
- “openness” of space due to hanging modules on the wall;
- the introduction of modular elements in upholstered furniture, thanks to which you can turn a corner sofa into an ordinary classic one;
- self-assembly, reducing the cost of the product.
The IKEA catalog is convenient for those who value their time and save money! Despite the “delicious” price of furniture in IKEA stores, the environmental friendliness of its materials still remains high. We wish you to create the living room of your dreams!
How to create an ergonomic design with Ikea furniture
Modern designers prefer to use a minimum of decor and bulky structures when arranging the interior space. How can you achieve this effect yourself when using products from IKEA? Before this, it is recommended to take into account several important criteria:
- Choose models that combine a spacious storage system. Thanks to this, it is possible to get rid of visual clutter and rationally use free space. The photo shows the Hemnes living room from Ikea. This particular model is in great demand and is ideal for arranging spacious rooms;
- Avoid monolithic cabinet walls. It is these furniture models that have long been considered a tasteless option. They greatly overload the interior space. To create a comfortable environment in the reception area, it is enough to purchase 4 wall shelves, a long shelf with drawers for a TV and two compact cabinets for storing personal belongings;
- To visually increase the area of the room, it is recommended to choose light Ikea models with a large number of glass surfaces;
- Buy hanging modules without unnecessary decor.
Experts recommend that you first familiarize yourself with the IKEA living room catalog. The company’s website provides a detailed overview of each model, its technical parameters, the material from which each item is made, as well as the price range.
In addition, the client can independently simulate the virtual design of his guest area.
