Ideas

Use open storage to put the clothes you love on show. With a custom-designed wall unit, it’s easy to see what you have and find outfit inspiration.

In Hiromi’s small family home, great organisation goes a long way in creating relaxing surroundings. Her mantra is to ‘make sure every space is used and everything has a place’. See how she does it…

When creating a home for each other and their children Nanoha and Minato, Hiromi and Shunsuke took a holistic approach – one that encourages a slower pace of life in the city, is organised for comfort and welcomes nature. Step inside…

In going from housing a child to a teenager, a room faces a new set of needs, moods and interests. We created a space tailored to suit a young person bent on fashion. How  Growing children means shifting needs – where a teenager will feel right at home.

New IKEA project We Love Home explores what makes the space where we live a home – art, nature, colour and textiles all play a role. Jump start your January with this mood board and be inspired to use art to make home feel more like you!

January is a great time to get organised at home, and even the smallest changes can have a big impact. From storage boxes to handmade baskets, it’s easy to tackle problem areas with these quick, budget-friendly solutions.

The rise in flexible work practices means more of us are choosing to work from home, more often. If space is limited, consider turning a corner of the living room into a home office. Try these ideas to get the ideal work-life balance.

Colour-coding is a trusty way to keep things organised. Colours are also fun to play with. We combined the best of two worlds to hopefully bring order to your home – and a smile to your face.

Make a fresh start this new year, with resolutions that are easy to keep. When we visited Eva’s home, she showed us how small changes give her wellbeing a boost each day.

Invite some gala feel into your home! Regardless if it’s to greet the new year or just for the fun of enhancing your everyday – here are some playfully glittering tips.

Impromptu gathering at your place? Relax. Start with an open door, keep glasses topped up, and enjoy the spontaneity…

Build the excitement the night before a celebration with a box full of all the essentials for a cosy sleepover. This new tradition has become a popular way to kick start the festivities and treat everyone to a special night in.

 Find the perfect present for the person who knows exactly what they like with our gift guide.

This season, why not take the stress out of hosting by getting everyone involved? A group of friends show us how they like to do it in their communal home…

‘Velvet catches the light in a way that can make a flat surface come alive,’ says designer Ola Wihlborg. Here are some of the reasons to love velvet right now…

Give your gift wrapping a life beyond Christmas – by making it part of your gift.

Design your space to encourage togetherness and play. See how this family uses an open-plan layout, cosy textiles and colour to create a shareable space that suits all their needs.

Build your children’s confidence in the kitchen with this fun, festive baking idea that lets them take charge – and enjoy the taste of their labour!

Per and Hannah live with their three children in a house, while grandpa lives in a small house in their garden. Welcome to their home, where cosiness rules, childhood is celebrated, and young imaginations can run free.

There’s nothing like lighting candles to get the mood just right. Try these tips to help you create a feeling of calm and cosiness.

Greeting a guest can be done in many ways. Here are three living rooms that each have their special way – and style – to offer a heart-warming, welcoming atmosphere.

Decorate your Christmas tree with style, using these three trends from Marie Tenglund, Interior Designer at IKEA UK and Ireland.

Create an inviting atmosphere in your home this winter with these stylish seasonal table settings

Use these tips to bring the festive feeling home with a perfectly decorated Christmas tree from Marie Tenglund, Interior Designer at IKEA UK and Ireland.

Three quick but impactful ideas that set the scene for a special occasion.

Thanks to LEDs, lighting chains are more versatile than ever. Here are handy tips on how to make them a holiday hit in your home.

Marrit and Jelmer have spent nearly four years renovating their house room by room. Along the way, they’ve had a daughter, Mia, and found new passions. For them, home is an ongoing journey – and one worth celebrating.

Florist Łukasz Marcinkowski shows us how to create three easy, naturally beautiful winter displays at home.

In Tromsø, Norway, the residents don’t see the sun for two months during the winter. Yet they seem to know the secret to happiness. Find out how you too can fight the winter blues.

Why not make a talking point of your home with eclectic and light-hearted decorations? Take your pick from this edit of fanciful buys…  

Winter is always a good time to think about lighting and the feel-good difference it can make to life indoors. To get you inspired, here’s our pick of ideas from homes we’ve visited.

When you’ve unboxed your new buy, don’t bin the cardboard! With a little imagination, paint and fabric, you can turn it into a showstopping puppet theatre. Watch the video to see how easy it is!

‘Our style is a mix of eclecticism and urban features, with a bit of a Berlin feeling,’ says Radek of the 19th century apartment he shares with his partner, Łukasz. Step inside…

This winter, keep the dark at bay and create a homey feel with simple lighting solutions – from rechargeable bulbs to swapping your lampshades.

The details make your home. Here we’ve used the same room in two settings, letting small, easy changes create two completely different styles. See how you can do it, step by step.

IKEA Foundation puts every child’s right to play at the heart of its Good Cause campaign, Let’s Play for Change. November 20 is Universal Children’s Day. See how partnering with six leading organisations is making a difference worldwide.

“Miracles can happen with paint.” We’re guessing you don’t hear that phrase too often, but our guest blogger Agnes Hammar believes in the power of colour. Colour that’s been carefully chosen can create the feeling of extra space in a small apartment. And we’re not just talking about walls - painting the floor and celings with different shades can truly create the feeling of a room within a room. Here are Agnes’s favourite ideas.

This exciting interiors trend mixes new items with pieces that link to our past. Here’s three ways to get the New Age Folk look in your home…

Dana’s house in Ohio doesn’t have a spare room she can use as a home office, so she has incorporated one in her kitchen instead. ‘It just goes to show you don’t need an entire room for everything,’ says Dana. ‘A creative use of space can always give you that little bit extra.’ 

Who says your Christmas tree has to look a certain way? Or even be a ‘tree’? We asked a couple of IKEA co-workers to tell us a little bit about themselves, their hobbies and their passions. We then created Christmas ‘trees’ to suit them. This is what we came up with in the studio.

This open plan kitchen and living room is the perfect space to gather all your loved ones. Filled with stress-free serving and seating solutions, the celebration will practically prepare itself so you and your guests can relax and enjoy yourselves.

We could all use a little more functional space in our homes. And sometimes you don’t see it when it’s right under your nose. Or stairs. Here are a few ways you can make use of some very valuable, forgotten real estate.

Before you repaint or replace any furniture, see how stylist Ashlyn created three new looks just using just textiles…

Come rain, wind or shine you will have a white Christmas this year. But it’ll be inside. In your living room. And in place of melting snowmen, they’ll be snow globes, soft textiles and decorative paper chains.

When asked, 32% of us admitted to having things at home that we hide from others. Take pride in your stuff! Use the new SAMMANHANG range to organise and display the things you love.

This last year has been the year of the bedroom for IKEA and to bid farewell before our next theme comes in, we decided to revisit some of our favourite bedrooms we’ve shot over the years. Come have a look through some of the inspiring, the elegant and a few of the, well, kind of unusual.

When we visited Marloes in the Netherlands, she made her own autumnal table decorations using homegrown herbs and apples – and the paper bag they came in! It got us thinking of how easy and satisfying it can be to create our own decorations using things that are lying around the home. Why not give it a try! #thelittlethings

Transform your outside space into a living room with different zones so the whole family can spend time together no matter what they want to do! Check out how lightweight furniture and smart storage solutions maximise your options and minimise clutter.