In my house, I have an atrium and a sunroom. I like to have a small patio set in the atrium, and a larger table and chair set in the sunroom.
The patio set consists of a small round table (approximately 4′ in diameter) made of a dark walnut wood, as well as two matching chairs.
The set in the sunroom consists of a teak rectangular table (approximately 6′x8′) surrounded by six matching chairs. Both sets are similar to what can be found at IKEA, but higher quality.
These have been durable throughout years and years of abuse from rain, sun, and children. These sets are constantly getting compliments, as they are fitting for the Californian coastal living vibe that is emulated from my interior decorations.
To make my decorations seasonal, I tend to choose colors that agree with the seasons.
For example, in the springtime, I put out flowers that are bright and colorful. During the summer, I put out bright whites to bring a relaxed, summer feel. For autumn, I accent with natural golds, reds, and oranges. Read more »
My dining room set is a plain, unfinished pine (or at least, pine look alike) table and 4 chairs from IKEA.
They were chosen because of the low price of $40 for the table and $20 for the chairs except for the fact that I got 2 of the chairs from the as is section for a reduced price).
I like them because I can refurnish them, paint them or varnish them to change the look or simply cover with a table cloth to add some color.
If I was working on the same budget I would choose the same dining set again- the keep me and my food off the floor and they didn’t cost and arm and a leg.
If I was working with a higher budget I might choose something a bit nicer looking, something that will last for a long time and possibly be able to be resold or passed down to future generations to keep things out of the landfill. Read more »
My bedroom furniture is from Ikea.
It is all from the MALM line of furnishings. It is black and simple.
My lamps are also from Ikea and look like lanterns.
I choose the furniture due to its simple style, clean lines and low price.
I got it all for under $400 and I have a bed frame, night stand, desk and a chest of drawers.
If I had to furnish my room again, I would buy it somewhere else because it took too long to put together. Read more »
Bedroom is loft conversion, mattress on floor, 3 year old ‘tiny’ 42″ pc in against wall.
Leather sofa facing, pc desk to left with old xp pc, laptop in front of sofa of coffee table, small draws next to TV with printer on with cupboard door on other side.
Then 5 other small/medium sized beech wood storage containing books clothes files.
All from IKEA. also 2 large KEF speakers(gift), small table (IKEA) plastic draws (local shop) and clothes rail fixing behind sofa. Read more »
My dining room has been furbished from the IKEA catalog.
It is primarily light beech in color, with blue covers on the six chairs.
The Beech effect table is large enough to accommodate 8 diners in comfort, and can be expanded to accommodate 10.
I chose the furniture from IKEA as the store is a short walk from my apartment and the price was particularly agreeable.
In the future, I would hope to purchase a higher quality furniture range from a more upmarket department store, for example, John Lewis. Read more »
Our bedroom furniture consists of a king-size bed which has black metal bed stead.
We have a wooden dressing table with mirrors and a large wardrobe with mirrored doors.
Two bedside cabinets which are pine allow bed-side lights for reading. All the furniture except the dressing table was bought from IKEA.
The dressing table is 1930′s.
This set-up means that the room appears large (mirrors and minimal furnishing) and it also means that we walk around naked and get front, back and side views all at the same time. Read more »
My bedroom is very small, but I’ve managed to stuff it with a lot of furniture.
I have a huge desk from K-Mart. Sure it’s not the classiest place in the world to be buying furniture for the long term, but it was what I could afford at the time. It’s gigantic.
I love it. I wanted a desk I felt like I could live in, and this is definitely it. It was all kinds of special compartments and tons of room for everything I need to store.
I recently got a dresser from IKEA, it also is a little bit too big for the room but I love it. It’s black, but there was a wrong color piece of work included so there’s a regular wood colored stripe that runs along the bottom.
I don’t really care though, because the doors open and close very easily and I finally am storing my clothes somewhere instead of just putting them on the floor.
I also got these really cool mirrors from Ikea in an S shape. There are two of them side by side. They’re a great alternative to a traditional full-length mirror.
Finally there’s the actual bed itself. It’s queen-sized, which again is just a little bit too big for the room. I guess that’s my running decorating theme, but that’s how I wanted it. Read more »
In my home office I have a glass-top desk, which I purchased from Plummer’s about eight years ago. The frame is black metal tubing. I like the glass surface because it is easy to clean and it makes the desk seem smaller and lighter, so it doesn’t give the impression of dominating or crowding the room the way a wooden or metal desk does.
I have three short drawer units that sit under the desk in the same position that built-in drawers would take. I think I got them at Target. They are on wheels, so I can pull them out for easy access if I need to.
They are black to match the desk’s framework. I also have an ordinary four-drawer file cabinet. It’s a dark tan color. I’ve had it for over 20 years, purchased at some office supply tore, and it is still in good condition. I use a magnet clip to attach my wall calendar to the side of the file cabinet.
I need a lot of shelving for books and various work materials. For that I use bookcases that I bought from IKEA. They have a dark brown wood veneer. I had to put them together myself, but it wasn’t very difficult. I like the fact that I can adjust the height of the shelves as my needs change. Read more »
My living room is in a Victorian Tenement flat typical of where I live in Scotland. These buildings were designed to house the workforce of the newly industrialized city and have a typical look to them featuring red sandstone, high ceilings, bay windows and good proportions.
Traditionally each room would have housed a whole family, including a fireplace where all the cooking would have been done and a bed recess where they would sleep.
My living room still features the bed recess, which I have used to build my kitchen, although the fireplace has been blocked up.
Essentially the room is square with a large window letting in lots of light, and the recess that has a fitted kitchen.
I didn’t want a typical kitchen and so it is very modern with sleek grey units, and a bright red Perspex splash back.
The living area needed to match that, and has a perfect shade of purple-grey on the walls which complements the red and grey of the kitchen but is a soft warm color. This color flows through and ties into the palette in the rest of the house, cappuccino and heather colored. Read more »
Well most of my bedroom furniture is from Ikea. I have a queen size bed with a memory foam mattress, then there is an Ikea shelf, dresser and lamp.
My father built some drawers into the closet. I’d definitely change my furniture if I could.
One time my lamp fell onto my mattress (lamp was on) and it burnt a big whole out of my mattress and started a fire but my dog smelt the fire so it was easy to put out. Read more »
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March 16, 2009 6:09 am | 
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