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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.

Transform your home into a relaxing escape from busy city life. Step into this high-rise apartment to see how a compact urban home can still feel calm and connected to nature.

There’s a big trend for succulents right now, so why not make a statement by using them to create a themed table setting? Think about centrepieces, how you dress the table and the things you use to serve…

Fix a simple feast outside and celebrate summer with your loved ones. Get inspired by our tips to make planning your gathering a breeze.

You don’t need a lot of money or space to create a home that suits your lifestyle. See how two students turned their compact apartment into a sanctuary for wellbeing and nature…

Enjoy a better night’s sleep on HIDRASUND, the new natural range of mattresses from IKEA – made with organic materials for a healthier sleep environment.

As detailed in the IKEA Life at Home report, finding the time and space to ‘switch off’ isn’t always easy. HJÄRTELIG, the new bedroom collection by Maja Ganszyniec and Andreas Fredriksson, invites you to take a pause and connect with your senses.

This summer, use textiles to make your outside space (garden, terrace or balcony) feel as comfortable and inviting as your indoor space…

Famous for using salvaged material to craft beautiful furniture, Dutch designer Piet Hein Eek has joined forces with IKEA to turn industrial production on its head and create a handcrafted collection for the many.

Try our three tips to educate your kids about endangered wild animals and have fun together too.

Plants are a good way to boost wellbeing at home – purifying the air and bringing in nature’s calming effect. They’re also a great way to furnish a space. Get inspired by the mix of practical and decorative plant ideas found in this modern, monochrome home.

Escape city life by inviting nature into your outside spot. Here’s how to create a flexible and hidden plant paradise even in a small space.

The way we use our homes constantly changes, so PLATSA, the new modular storage range, offers solutions for your bedroom, living room, hallway and that weird in-between space you don’t really know what to with. And it’s made to last. You can take it apart, move, rebuild and add to it as your needs change…

Designed in collaboration with Swedish chef Maximillian Lundin, KUNGSFORS is a new industrial-style system of wall storage and accessories that encourages customers to play around with different combinations and create a truly personal kitchen.

Nature captures our attention through the senses and helps us to relax and escape stressors. Learn how to mix and match two different natural looks to bring some benefits of the great outdoors inside.

Playful in style, STOLPA wall and table clocks, designed by Henrik Preutz, have touch and sound sensors that make light work of timekeeping.

Decorating

A wall of clothing storage, made from only a few hooks, rails and a shelving unit, creates an open wardrobe that makes getting dressed a joy. Take a closer look…

Think outside (or, inside!) the box when it comes to making your KALLAX more personal. We tried out three different storage and display ideas with this 5x5 cubed unit…

The weather is turning just enough to start enjoying alfresco living. You don’t need a garden, or even a balcony, to get the benefits of the great outdoors in the city – try turning a window into a relaxing space where you can connect with nature and get some fresh air.

Whether it’s an everyday gathering or a celebration, let the season set the tone with a stylish spring table.

Introducing EKEDALEN, a flexible new dining series of tables, chairs and benches that expands to suit any activity.

‘Walking into my apartment is like falling into another world! I love that this space catches people off guard as soon as they step through the front door. Welcome to my happy place...’

Give your bedroom a new look for the new season – here are a few easy spring updates to try.

IKEA is staging a play revolution, and not just for kids. It’s backed by one of the world’s largest ongoing research studies of play – the Play Report. Read all about it…

Houseplants can make a home feel more peaceful and alive. They add colours and textures, too. Get growing with our tips about the basics—and plants that’ll always survive.

This spring, the first IKEA store will open in India. As well as a fresh experience for customers, IKEA will also offer a way of working with a focus on gender equality.

Working

The new limited collection INNEHÅLLSRIK is created by female social entrepreneurs in India, in collaboration with IKEA. It’s one example of the beneficial change artisanal handcrafts combined with fair employment is making to the lives of women and their communities… Collection available April 2018

Working

Fashion activist Bea Åkerlund knows how to express herself! With OMEDELBAR, her new limited-edition collection created in collaboration with IKEA, Bea celebrates individuality. Take inspiration from her personal mantra and use the collection to ‘b who you are’…

That’s why, on International Women’s Day on March 8, IKEA Group will continue to foster a work environment that enables people of all genders to succeed equally – all over the world, 365 days a year.

Working

Ever ventured out into the day feeling completely self-assured, only to cringe later when you catch your reflection in a mirror? The right lighting is the secret to a bathroom sanctuary - and for makeup application of course.

So the seeds have been repotted and have grown into fuller, beautiful plants. It’s time to enjoy the fruits of our labor and make them a part of the home. See how our plants got started in Part 1 and Part 2.

When the seasons change, that urge for a makeover starts to creep in. Even into our homes. Instead of a complete overhaul and breaking the bank, a simple change to your walls can make a huge difference and give you the freedom to switch things up as the next season approaches. And yes, you can totally do it in two hours or less.

Our indoor gardening journey began with some seedlings and it ends, of course, with a delicious feast. We invited food stylist Måns Jensen to prepare us a fabulous meal using our harvested greens. See how our plants got started in Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3.

It’s been a long, cold winter and all we want to do is get outdoors. Not just for a walk or an al fresco meal. We want to get out there any way we can. Here’s how we found ways to take everyday moments outside.

Outdoor

Your bedroom just might be the most important space in your home, so why not give yours a boost in comfort? It’s where you recharge, rest, and sometimes share space and connect with your partner. It has endless possibilities to nurture you and your family and can make all the difference in your comfort, both emotionally and physically.

Melia’s London apartment is packed with easy-to-achieve updates for making a rented space feel like home. ‘Small changes can make a big difference,’ she says. She shares her ideas.

When fruits, vegetables and herbs are ripe for the picking, try our preservation techniques to keep those brilliant summer tastes available to you all year. Get to those blackberries before the birds do!

It’s official. Gardening has well and truly grown up into the loftiest apartments and busiest urban spaces. Thing is how do you best indulge in your passion when your garden space leans towards the super small side? Our answer: Try out a vertical gardening hub.

Kitchens. We’d like to say we’ve photographed our fair share. Actually with everything we’ve shot from the IKEA catalogue to here on ikea.com our kitchen archive has grown way into the thousands. Everyone has their favourites though. Here’s the ones we like best.

Kitchen

Who says a teen bedroom can’t mix personality with practicality? ‘These are our rooms and we wanted them to look different from the rest of the house – they’re just ours,’ say brothers Arvid (19) and Axel (12). They chose a cool monochrome colour scheme to complement smart storage and organisation ideas.

What do you get when you cross a handful of fallen leaves with some crafty fingers? In this case some super fun decorations. We’ve been hosting our editor Linda’s young family in the Ideas lab to test out different craft activities that are fun for parents and kids to do together. Come see the results and try for yourself.

Living small is the new living large. We challenged ourselves to make a rental bedroom for two as small as possible. Then we tested it! In the first episode of this series, we show how multifunctional, movable and layered solutions create storage and open floor space.

You don't have to make dramatic changes to improve the wellbeing of yourself, the quality of your life, and ultimately, your world. As our Lagomer Bekki found out, the little things can have a big impact too.

We’ve rounded up our favourite ideas for adding rustic style to your home. From curved edges and lovingly aged surfaces, to loose covers, cushions for extra comfort and timeless pieces made from solid wood and wrought iron – here are five ideas to help you get the style. And our mini photo galleries will show you how to make the look work for every room

Tidying away the holiday decorations you spent so much time putting out can take forever. With some simple tips and tricks you can pack them up in no time.

Why not welcome your friends and family to a witch’s den for dinner this Halloween? With these fun tips, you can create a celebration that will leave them spellbound.

‘With more of us living in cities, not everyone has their own outside space or time to tend to a garden,’ says stylist Carl Braganza. ‘Indoor options like these three bring the same benefits with less effort.’

Caught in a week day recipe rut? Maybe these easy-cook and assemble meal ideas can tempt you out again. We’ve put together 5 choices built around one dish with minimum cooking required. Just add as many sides as you have time and make sure to get the rest of the home involved making them up.

Mountains of pillows, oceans of duvet, maybe even a forest of candles. We’ve all got our dream bedroom scenarios, but for our interior designer Emma, this is hers.