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Ideas

This section is filled with tons of different home ideas, from home decoration ideas to organising tips to inspiration for making your home more green. So that you'll have all you need for creating a space that you love calling home.

When it comes to making your first flat feel like home, what choices would you make? Carolina works from home and planned her space around the things she likes and has to do.

Focus on me-time this month with four picks that will help personalise, organise and bring comfort to your home. Treat yourself to natural textiles, space-smart storage, or on-trend brass detailed accessories.

Kitchen islands are simply too good to use only in the kitchen. See how you can use it in other parts of your home – and make it useful in even more ways.

Make your home a place for rest and renewal. Take inspiration from this house in the city where the owner has used colour and organisation to create a calm and nurturing space.

See how you and your family get a great start to your day – giving you the extra time to reward yourself at the end of it.

From improving air quality, to boosting concentration and reducing stress, house plants can work wonders for mind and body. Find new ways to decorate with plants with these display ideas from greenery lover and plant stylist Miriam.

‘There’s a growing interest in eating healthier and more sustainable food. Choosing plant-based food is one option lots of people are going for!’ As they prepare to launch a veggie version of the much-loved hotdog, the IKEA Food team tells us why they’re backing veg!

Encourage development and self-confidence by making a child’s bedroom somewhere they can play and express themselves freely. Why not try these easy ideas from Hania’s cosy, colourful room?

The objects that mean the most to us may not automatically qualify to be put on display. Or maybe they do. We show how you can decorate your home with pieces from your life – just because you love them.

Begin your day in a calm and positive frame of mind with these simple self-care ideas. ‘Everyday rituals like yoga and baking help me to feel much more grounded and centred,’ says Eva.

See how you can keep your summer feelings warm all year round. We dedicated a living-room corner to celebrating the season.

Create a calming atmosphere with textiles in the season’s new pastel shades. Made with natural fibres, and using more sustainable production methods, they will add a feel-good factor to any home.

Tap into summer’s relaxed mood and have some easy ideas at the ready so you can turn any get together into a party to remember.

Can organising your home surroundings boost your wellbeing? Nestled beyond a flight of concrete stairs in a city-centre apartment block, lies Dagmara’s sanctuary where space zoning, storage and plants have been used to feel-good effect. Here’s how…

‘Often when we think about organising, we feel pressure to declutter or hide things out of sight,’ says IKEA interior designer Annette Ydholm. ‘But why not think outside “the box”? Organising what you love into feel-good displays can give you a happy boost.’

Get inspired by the season’s trending interior styles and learn how to bring them into your home. Here we focus on textures and patterns – see Part I for colours and materials.

Get a sense of the season’s trending interior styles and learn how to bring them into your home. Here we focus on colours and materials – see Part II for textures and patterns.

This August, IKEA will partner with iconic Swedish camera company Hasselblad to release NORRHASSEL, a limited collection of award-winning photographs. Take a sneak peek at what’s in store and start planning your collection!

Decorating

Imagine being able to pack up your home and take it wherever you wanted. This family swapped their suburban apartment for a converted motorhome, with Mother Nature as their closest neighbour…

If the living room is where you spend most of your time, you’ll need a fluid space that adapts to your various needs. Natural materials, neutral colours and modular furniture are a recipe for a flexible living space.

Living room

Extend your fashion credentials to your home! See how this fashion and lifestyle blogger has designed a bedroom that helps her get ready in style.

Everlasting evenings are here for everyone to celebrate. But what to do if you’re left in the city? Here’s what.

Find interior inspiration in new places. Step into this open-plan loft apartment, inspired by stylish bars and restaurants.

A good night’s sleep has a lot to do with how you prepare for it. We have some advice that will make you long for bedtime.

Whether you have one room or a whole floor of unused space in your home, it has the potential to make you some extra money. Get tips from this flexible holiday-rental space…

Bedroom

Life in the countryside has a different kind of pace. Discover how natural materials and conscious choices give this renovated farmhouse its sense of slow living.

The Red Dot results are in with a triple win for IKEA design! The winning products – multifunctional sofa platform DELAKTIG, portable music collection FREKVENS, and KUNGSBACKA, the first IKEA kitchen made from recycled wood and recycled plastic – will be awarded at the annual ceremony, held this month in Essen, Germany.

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Take inspiration from the colours and textures of the 1970s and bring a touch of vintage style to your home with these ideas for house plants.

Set a summery table with plants and exotic fruit, coordinated with coloured dinnerware and natural wood, to bring the season’s sunshine feeling indoors.

Get inspired by our simple tips on how to beat the heat at home without resorting to energy-draining fans or air conditioners.

Try this coordinated table-setting idea for a special occasion or to elevate an everyday meal.

Anyone with four walls knows that angles can be a challenge. But instead of wishing they could disappear – make them stand out. Here are a few ideas to let them take centre stage in any room.

Take a love of houseplants to the next level. Turn your home into a thriving greenhouse and enjoy the benefits of nature indoors...

Through a partnership with charity Breaking Barriers, IKEA is helping refugees find employment in the UK. Find out more about the project ahead of World Refugee Day on June 20.

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Take your dining room outdoors! This summer, connect with nature by enjoying laid-back mealtimes alfresco.

Keen to grow your own but not sure where to start? See how easy it is to propagate your favourite plants from a cutting with this step-by-step guide…

Try using greenery to decorate your home in different ways. House plants can soften the sharp lines of furniture and walls, and help divide an open-plan space into zones.

We often talk about air pollution outdoors, but what about the impact of air pollution inside the home? Get inspired by these tips for making some improvements.

Living room

IKEA believes in a collaborative design process, from working with established designers and students to looking at new ideas like open source. ‘It’s smart thinking and togetherness that creates movements,’ says creative leader and range manager Karin Gustavsson.

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Get inspired by five tips on how to make small, dark or dead spaces appear bigger and brighter with mirrors.

Here’s a quick tip we like! If you’re storing seasonal clothes in boxes and bags, take a picture first and stick it on the outside so they’re easy to find when the right season rolls around again. If you’re a bit on the arty side drawing a picture works a treat too.

Here’s a DIY idea that takes 5 minutes to put together and makes hard seats seriously comfy. All you need is a pillow and a length of string (we like the rustic twine version). Then loop your string over the pillow and stool making 8 equal sections and tie a firm knot at the top. Finished!

With multigenerational families on the rise, the traditional living space is constantly adapting to become more flexible and inventive – especially when there are children involved. Our pick of living rooms we love includes Stephanie’s (above), whose imaginative love of colour and pattern has created a vibrant, happy space to relax and have fun with her favourite people.

Colour is an excellent way to give your home a boost. Right now we have a crush on purple. (No need to turn your home into an art installation. We also give a few tips on how to mix, match and decorate with colours.)

When Paris-based architect Florian invites friends over, he loves putting together these delicious-looking (and easy to make) Guacamole Glasses as a light Summer snack. ‘Our friend is the chef at a top London hotel so for our party, I followed his advice to create snacks that taste great!’ Serve with bowls of delicious olives, feta and tomatoes.

‘A wall of hanging rail storage makes the most of limited space in the kitchen,’ says stylist Sam Grigg. ‘With a few updates, you can turn it into something creative as well as functional’

Upcycle your recyclables by turning them into stylish home storage. Plastic containers, metal cans, shoeboxes, glass jars, corks and even broken bits can have new lives. You just need a little paint, glue, screws and creativity! Check out our ideas to get you started.

Spice up your closet space with a mix and match approach to wardrobe fittings. With a small budget and a little imagination, you can build your own modular system of rails, shelves and organisers.