We are making a rare trip to IKEA tomorrow in part to get a table and chairs for our one-year old. What are other IKEA items that we should look at for him?
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posted by Xalf
on Apr 27, 2013 -
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My desk is not deep enough for me to sit comfortably with the monitor at a distance. How would I go about anchoring a wood plank onto it that will hold the counterweight of a 24" monitor sitting on the overhanging edge?
This picture should explain what I mean.
Clamps? Nails? Screws?
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posted by legospaceman
on Jan 19, 2013 -
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Inexpensive firm mattress options: how does the Ikea
Hanestad hold up? How do firm MacyBed mattresses hold up? Can you haggle at Macy's like you can with mattress chains? (+ more discussion inside.)
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posted by needs more cowbell
on Jan 2, 2013 -
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This weekend, IKEA is offering a
food special where the price of your meal is deducted from furniture orders of $100 or more. In the fine print, I noticed an unusual clause: "Swedish meatballs not included in restaurant offer at IKEA Carson." Everyone loves Ikea's Swedish meatballs, but is the meatball market really THAT much more robust in Carson, CA? What's the deal?
posted by bowbeacon
on Aug 31, 2012 -
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Our bedframe is broken beyond repair. Perhaps this would be a good time to get a bed that is larger than a full. Our budget is Ikea level—so I have two questions: 1) Will their queen size beds comfortably support our combined weight of 500-550 lbs? 2) Are there any Ikea beds or mattresses that you particularly like?
posted by ocherdraco
on Aug 31, 2012 -
23 answers
My Ikea Dave desk is showing its age. The desktop is made of fiberboard with "epoxy/polyester powder coating;" it's textured. What sort of paint can I use?
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posted by giraffe
on Aug 14, 2012 -
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Will memory foam padding on a flat IKEA mattress would give me a better sleep and will folding it up every day ruin the padding?
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posted by dr handsome
on Apr 17, 2012 -
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Grönsakskaka - I love it. Or them. I don't even know if their name is plural. They're the potato and broccoli cakes from Ikea. I want to make them, but can't seem to find a recipe that will give me what I like most about them - their texture. What I do not like about them? The price.
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posted by peagood
on Jan 15, 2012 -
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I just bought the
Karlstad chair from IKEA. It's slightly defective and I'm wondering how bad it would be if I overlooked this particular defect and went ahead with putting it together anyway.
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posted by lunasol
on Jan 8, 2012 -
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Does the Ikea home delivery service (hjemtransport) at the Aarhus location in Denmark, actually accept goods for delivery on Sunday?
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posted by joeycoleman
on Sep 25, 2011 -
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I snagged a free Ikea Poang chair from certain dumpster-death today, and would like to re-finish or paint it. Is disassembling it to do this a bad idea?
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posted by hafehd
on Mar 21, 2011 -
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My partner and I will probably soon be using Ikea's
Björkudden dining tables as desks. They're made of solid birch and covered in a polyurethane/acrylic lacquer. Is this a good idea?
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posted by neushoorn
on Jan 31, 2011 -
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I shrank the cushion covers for a couple of Ikea Börje chairs. How can I replace them?
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posted by brett
on Jan 27, 2010 -
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My bed sounds like a banjo made of metal being strummed by Edward Scissorhands whenever I turn over. Could someone else with the same model of bed tell me if this is a feature and not a bug?
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posted by winna
on Jul 10, 2009 -
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Prius owners: have you successfully brought home a full size IKEA bed frame in your car?
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posted by puffin
on Oct 28, 2008 -
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Should I keep the $800 worth of as-yet uninstalled Shaw VersaLock laminate flooring, or is this just a shoddy product that I need to return to "Larry" at the floor store?
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posted by tristeza
on Oct 13, 2008 -
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