Advantages of white color in the interior
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Firstly, white and its shades are suitable for rooms of any size. In large rooms, it will be very organic both as a main element and as a decorative element. White color ennobles and sets the tone for a pleasant conversation.
And for a space with a smaller area, this shade is simply ideal. Here its function will be aimed at expanding the space. The walls will visually “move apart”. In a room where there is a lot of white, there is always an excess of light and air!
Secondly, white furniture or wall decoration in white colors is an appropriate solution for any room. Bedroom, living room, hallway, children's room, kitchen, office - this color will be organic everywhere.
Thirdly, a huge range of white gradations allows you to find a shade to suit every taste. It can be cold, warm, neutral, more natural, almost transparent, etc.
Finally, it is the most comfortable, cozy and practical color. It is extremely difficult to overdo it when introducing white details into the interior. White furniture is very cozy. Especially if it is complemented with textiles in natural shades: pillows, bedspreads, tablecloths.
Yes! White is practical! On any dark surface, dust, lint, grease stains, and hand stains will be much more visible.
IKEA furniture
In the catalogs of the Dutch company IKEA you can find a lot of white furniture for any purpose. Beds, wardrobes, shelving, tables, kitchen cabinets, hallways - there is furniture for any design solution!
IKEA is one of the most famous leaders in the world of furniture, home decoration and other home products. What are the advantages of this company?
- Huge assortment. Colors, surfaces, materials - you can choose everything you need and not be limited to two or three models.
- Possibility of rearrangement and different arrangement of parts of IKEA furniture. Non-bulky modular compositions are easy to lift and equipped with soft pads. The rearrangement can be done without the help of a neighbor and without damaging the flooring.
- Safety. An important point. All materials used to make IKEA furniture are environmentally friendly, and the same applies to the compositions for processing products.
- Reliability and ease of use. Each piece of furniture can be easily assembled by yourself - for this purpose, detailed instructions are always included with the furniture. Every element of the assembly is thought out and fits perfectly to the model.
- Prices. Regardless of the price, you can always be sure that the product purchased from IKEA will be of high quality, durable and fully meet all requirements.
White color of living room furniture
Today there is a growing trend of dividing the living room into separate corners - zones. This zoning technique helps to approach the use of room space very rationally. Relaxation area, dining room, library, playroom - and each area needs its own pieces of furniture.
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If during the design project it was decided to make the living room in white colors, this is an excellent decision. White furniture always adds tranquility and aristocracy to rooms where there are often many people.
BESTO
Leafing through the catalog and looking at photos of white IKEA furniture, you may come across the BESTÅ system more than once. This is a system of cabinets, shelves, cabinets and racks that can be used to decorate any wall of the room. IKEA manufacturers pay special attention to this type of furniture.
White drawers and cabinets can frame the TV, or they can be located relative to any side of it. It is possible to completely position all storage spaces in such a way that they line up in a single horizontal line. In this case, completely closed cabinets would be appropriate. Their coating can be either matte or varnish.
IKEA inspires
Looking at photos of finished IKEA bedrooms, you can get a lot of design ideas. For example, darkening plain Hilleborg curtains, in different colors to choose from, will allow you to sleep well on your day off, and will protect your sleep from the ubiquitous city lights.
Living vines will add coziness to the bedroom and improve the air quality. And garlands of small light bulbs don’t need to be hidden after the New Year holidays. Hung above the head of the bed, they do a great job as a night light and add mystery and coziness to the room.
Eket
A shelving unit is also a unique option for the living room. Many necessary things can fit there.
Also, a beautiful, laconic white shelving unit with open shelves is most convenient for displaying memorable items, unusual souvenirs, and framed photographs. The “Eket” collection is suitable for such purposes. Its clear, concise forms are what is needed for such racks.
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Ecology
In the IKEA 2022 catalogue, it was decided to pay special attention to the environment. The company decided that it was necessary to work with environmentally friendly materials and save natural resources.
To do this, the company's management created lamps that run on alternative energy sources.
The environmental component has previously been an integral part of the company's policy: every possible part of wood was used, products were made from unusual materials (a chest of drawers made of bottles) and materials that are easily recycled (a basket made of banana skins).
In 2022, the social project Little Sun became a partner of the company. It is he who helps popularize the idea of using solar energy devices.
Also related to the environment is the fact that more plant-based dishes have appeared on the menu of the Ikea restaurant - vegetarian hot dogs and ice cream.
Svalnes
The Svalnes collection is for those who like to shape their furniture themselves. Asymmetry, steps from shelves, and other unusual forms of familiar pieces of furniture are possible here.
Why is white especially good for shelving? Because this shade helps highlight what is on the shelves of this rack. Each exhibit of the collections housed there will be framed with a white frame. If the structure is still closed, such a rack will well delimit this zone with a bright white stripe or square, depending on how the elements of the system are located.
In addition to shelving, you can use a display cabinet (for example, the Malshe, Brusali or Hamnes collection). Strict shapes and colors will look especially good in a classic English interior.
However, we were talking about cabinet furniture. Soft white furniture for the living room is always very beautiful and spectacular.
The only disadvantage of this solution is that if there are small children or animals in the house, this color may turn out to be very impractical for this type of furniture. However, if the surface is easy to clean, this will not be a problem.
In conclusion, we must add - do not forget about accents in the living room with white furniture. Let it be bright exhibits on shelves, contrasting poufs, noticeable curtains.
Ready-made solutions from Ikea
An Ikea style bedroom can be standard or unique. You can choose the furniture you like and change almost any of its parameters. The hypermarket offers several popular ready-made bedroom series:
- Malm. The set includes 33 products. A simple and ergonomic bedroom in a modern style.
- Hemens. A practical bedroom in a classic style, presented with 24 furniture sets. Various textile options available.
- Tissedal. Classic bedroom, including 13 products. The design features sharp angles and soft lines. An excellent solution for creating a romantic atmosphere.
- Undredal. Consists of 13 furniture sets, made in a modern style. Well suited for high-tech interiors.
- Trisil. The bedroom is designed in a minimalist style and includes only 6 items that are comfortable and practical. A necessary minimum for any bedroom. It features a simple, laconic design.
White kitchen furniture
It was said above that white is, contrary to popular belief, a comfortable and practical color. For the kitchen, this statement is equally relevant. It is very pleasant to be in a kitchen with white furniture and, especially, to cook.
In addition, white furniture is easy to change in design. For example, using decoupage or craquelure techniques. White items covered with varnish are extremely wear-resistant. Therefore, if you want to have white furniture in the kitchen, you should use this idea.
Loft, minimalism, vintage, Provence - the IKEA furniture catalog can offer products for any kitchen design solution.
For example, kitchens from the Budbin series are very popular among buyers. These kitchens are made from a variety of cabinet blocks and allow you to control the dimensions of the furniture.
White models look especially fresh. They are made of chipboard or MDF. The kitchens are coated with a special varnish - thanks to this, the coating can withstand more than one thousand general cleanings.
The kitchens of the “Laksarbi”, “Overbu”, “Dalarna” series are also good.
Dalarna
"Dalarna" is made from solid birch. The components of the kits are coated with protective varnish. Such kitchens are suitable for connoisseurs of real wood.
The Dalarna series is designed in white and black-brown colors. The first option is more suitable for kitchens with a small area. They will look especially good if the entire kitchen supports the Provence style.
"Brimnes"
The Brimnes series offers a wide range of classically designed furniture. The use of economical materials such as chipboard and fibreboard allows it to remain in the budget segment, while offering an impeccable appearance and high wear resistance.
The beds in this series are suitable for small bedrooms, because their width is only 140 cm. The designers have developed an excellent solution for the head of the bed, which is a cabinet with open shelves located at the ends. The beds are optionally equipped with drawers.
For bedrooms that are combined with a living room and children's rooms, Brimnes offers couches with two mattresses and drawers. When folded, its width is only 80 cm, while when unfolded it is a full-fledged sleeping place. Small bedside tables with tempered glass inserts go perfectly with open shelving or tall chests of drawers from the same series.
When choosing a wardrobe for your bedroom from IKEA, pay attention to the models from the Brimnes line. Like all items in this series, they are available in two colors: white and black.
A classic three-door wardrobe with a mirror insert takes up a minimum of space, while providing all the needs for placing clothes both on hangers and on shelves.
Hitarp
If the buyer is interested in a simple “antique” style, he should pay attention to the white Hitarp kitchens. This series features a very convenient new system for attaching wall cabinets.
Due to the fact that the elements of all the listed kitchen series have something in common, it is possible to use elements from different series in one set. Also, due to the fact that each set is a kind of construction kit, it is possible to build corner cabinets, change the locations of the components of the set, etc.
Children's furniture
Here we will talk about both a nursery for toddlers and a room for older children.
Without a doubt, white is a great choice for a children's room. Of course, if this concerns individual pieces of furniture and interior design. A white crib for a baby, a small table with a chair, made in white matte shades - just a miracle!
However, do not forget that in this room it is necessary to combine styles and colors. Filling a room with the same type of furniture is unwise. This is as wrong as leaving everything in total white.
Why is this color suitable for a nursery? Because it is equally suitable for both girls and boys! White shades expand a small nursery and fill it with light.
Especially for the rooms of small apartment dwellers, IKEA offers the following options:
A white crib with high sides from the Lexvik, Sundvik or Minnen series. These models are convenient because they are adjustable in length and can be suitable for a child’s growth.
For children over 6 years old, you can choose a loft bed from the Stuva, Sverta or Sturo series. All of them are equipped with special ladders, storage boxes, and sides for safe sleeping of the child. "Kyura" - lower beds. They can be transformed into either a loft bed or a bunk bed.
A teenager should choose couches from the Hamnes, Brimnes and Flaxa series. They are compact, easily turn into a sofa and have space to store bedding or things.
A white chest of drawers with drawers without handles, a tall lamp, a storage system with various drawers - all this can also be found in IKEA catalogs.
The design of white furniture is quite simple and restrained. Therefore, it is necessary to decorate the nursery with bright curtains, the child’s favorite large toys, and wood-look inserts.
It would not be amiss to improve already finished furniture products. For example, replacing handles with contrasting colors, painting one or two doors in different shades.
IKEA catalog 2022
What awaits you on these pages
Welcome to the new IKEA catalog 2022! We hope you enjoy the products and home improvement ideas featured here. But the ideas don't end on the last page: to see even more, come to the store.
Life is too short to spend it surrounded by dull colors! Bright colors, catchy patterns, modern materials - all this will make your everyday life more rich and interesting.
Even if you live in a noisy metropolis, such items will help you create the feeling of a cozy country house, where everything is made by hand and imbued with the charm of nature.
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IKEA hallway
Furniture items for the hallway are not as varied as for other rooms. The purpose of the hallway is to conveniently place your clothes and shoes in order to further enter the apartment. But you can try to make the hallway as comfortable as possible. To do this, you need to skillfully use the space, which is often not so large.
Difficulties inspire the creators of IKEA furniture, and in the company’s catalogs you can find many ultra-convenient design options for such a small but important space in the apartment.
Returning to the topic of space - white shelves, hangers, shoe racks - this is what you need for small hallways.
When planning to furnish the hallway, you should pay attention to the Makkaper series - for example, a bench with storage compartments. Also for containers and baskets “Kuggis”, floor hangers “Nikkebi”, shelves and benches “Chusig”, shoe boots “Bissa”, “Hamnes”, “Trones”.
It will be good to increase space and increase convenience with a tall white wardrobe with mirrored doors.
Carrying out white furnishings in different rooms
The Ikea furniture catalog presents items aimed at rooms for different purposes. Both universal options and special furniture are available for purchase. When designing, it would be a good idea to take into account the advice of designers.
Wardrobe
The purpose of the dressing room is to accommodate as much as possible the clothes, shoes and accessories of all household members. Moreover, it is necessary to provide free access to all things so that you don’t have to put things in order after every walk.
There is no longer any doubt that the creators of IKEA furniture have no equal in producing a variety of storage spaces. Hangers, shelves, racks from IKEA - all designer items. And it can be assembled in such a way that it will be convenient in both a small and a spacious dressing room.
“Lakk”, “Nissedal” - in these series you can find excellent shelf modules and low hangers for trousers and skirts.
“Raggisar”, “Skubbare” - here you need to look for baskets and boxes.
Many ikea storage devices come in basic colors. Therefore, finding suitable white models will not be difficult!
If space allows, you should take care of having a large mirror in the dressing room. It can be in a wide white matte or varnish frame, or maybe without it at all.
White decor elements
IKEA designers draw decor ideas from nature. From its simplicity, purity and perfection. Therefore, many forms of decorative elements in the company’s catalogs seem to us either too simple or too fancy. But this is where their beauty lies. Natural colors, light shades are what you need for cozy room decoration!
In the series “Veldoft”, “Vanligen”, “Fake”, “BJORKSTA”, “Smika” you can find a variety of candlesticks, candles, artificial flowers, vases, posters, paintings, photo frames, wooden installations.
It is the decor in white shades that can bring innovation to the familiar decor of rooms. These shades also dilute the riot of colors that are used in the main colors of the apartment.
Hallway furniture
Decorating a hallway in white is not considered the norm. It's all about the excessive soiling of light shades. IKEA designers suggest ignoring this circumstance. The catalog offers various solutions for a bright environment. Offered in white:
- hangers;
- storage systems;
- framed mirrors;
- benches;
- accessories.
You can choose a monochrome design or create your own color scheme. The versatility of white allows you to realize any fantasy.
Adviсe
When purchasing any furniture, you should take accurate measurements of the space. It is necessary to take into account protruding parts of the furniture and leave room for opening doors and drawers. To do this, you need to leave a few “safety” centimeters between objects.
For places that are frequently cleaned, it is better to choose varnished furniture. Matte surfaces are easier to damage. This is especially true for white furniture.
It is allowed to use no more than 2 shades of white in one room. Otherwise, the space risks becoming tasteless.
White in the nursery should be actively diluted.
White furniture in the interior is always a good choice. You just need to combine it correctly and know how to care for a particular surface. Then any furniture will bring joy to use and provide comfort to all household members.
Advantages of light furnishings
White furniture will look great against any background. It is not necessary to choose monochromatic items. Things can combine different shades. White will be both an excellent base and a successful addition.
A room with bright furnishings looks lighter and more harmonious. Furniture in light colors has a positive effect on the visual perception of space. The room seems larger and friendlier in appearance.
To create a white environment, items are available in different shades. Designers advise taking a closer look not only at snowy options, but also at specimens with a creamy, gray, blue or other undertone.
