Embracing the (IKEA) Hack
IKEA furniture has been a fixture in my life for the last 30 years. And for just as long, I've been hacking that IKEA furniture. There was the simple solid wood desk, the one I sat at to write everything from Grade 7 book reports to university application essays. It had many looks over the years - stained wood, painted turquoise, covered in Duran Duran tear-outs from the latest Bop! magazine. My tastes may have changed but I'm still hacking IKEA furniture like this and this.
Ikea Hack Ideas
I know I'm not the only one. So when the new 2013 IKEA Catalogue landed, I was surprised to see all the creative changes we hackers have been doing behind closed doors finally celebrated and whole-heartedly embraced on the glossy pages of the magazine.
I think IKEA owes you credit for that Dorothy Draper dresser hack, Nancy ;)
They show you how to use IKEA product in ways you hadn't considered...
and encourage you to personalize your product.
Tear it up, write on it, craft with it. The message this year is Make It Your Own. How awesome is that? If you have a smartphone or tablet, you can experience extra fun features like videos (I thought the cactus chair one was especially fun) and its worth it to check out the additional content.
I always look forward to the IKEA catalogue every year. Its great for inspiration and design ideas but I think this year they managed to push that creative envelope even further and made me look at their products with totally fresh eyes. That's pretty cool.
How about you? Have you seen the new catalogue? Any favourite items? I can't wait to get some of the KVISSLE boxes to outfit my new office space in the basement.
{IKEA hasn't compensated me in any way for talking about them. I just thought they've done some smart things over there that were worth sharing.}
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