5. How to choose furniture that lives longer
By 2030, the potential to repurpose, repair, reuse, resell or recycle will be built-in to every IKEA product.
Of course, even today, there’s usually an easy and satisfying way to prolong the life of your furniture – rather than send it to the scrapheap. It's easy to clean, renew, paint, fix or expand your furniture.
Furniture that adapts to the future
Extendable furniture can be the best way to ensure that you can easily adapt the furniture in your home to a new living situation. Any piece of furniture that is both durable and multifunctional will help you greatly over time. For example, an extendable or drop-leaf dining table will allow you to invite more friends without worrying about not having enough space.
Products that are made of resistant materials, such as solid wood, are very useful when you live with children: they will withstand all hours of play and you can paint it in their favorite colors. In addition, by being made with sustainable materials, you help the planet.
New furniture – or refreshed furniture?
Eventually, your well-used furniture can start to show signs of everyday wear and tear. Often, you can give it a whole new lease of life with very little cost or effort.
If your sofa has washable and replaceable covers, for example, you can easily get a just-new feeling whenever you fancy. You can always keep the sofa clean and fresh – or totally reinvent the look with a change of colours and patterns.
