Help with shelving units.
Does anyone know if the biträde shelving unit can be put on it's side like expedit can? There's no info on the website and google offered no help. It looks like it wouldn't be a problem. Unfortunately expedit is too large to fit on it's side under my window but biträde fits perfectly.

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Still looking for EXARBY cover...
The past 2 years I've been on the hunt for a new cover for my EXARBY futon.

Last year I went to IKEA and there is only a mattress, no cover. The store clerks said it no longer came with a cover.

I just got my new IKEA catalog and it LOOKS like it might have a cover again. Unless they are just reusing an old photo (page 65). The futon is not listed on the US IKEA website. It's on the Canadian site but does not have a photo of it with the cover.

The base EXARBY looks like this:




With a cover, it looks like this (not my photo):
(the cover goes over the mattress and the frame, including the whole back of the futon, and has vertical stitching)



If anyone here works in a US IKEA store, or plans on shopping soon, can you pleeeeeease tell me if it has a cover now?

It's so frustrating, I just want a new cover! And since this futon is not a standard size, all other futon covers will not fit it.

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anyone know the name of this bedding?

thanks!

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Malm Bed, Sealy Mattress
I know this comm isn't very active, but I'm hoping someone can help me out. I recently bought a Malm bed from Ikea with the intention of getting a Sealy Posturepedic mattress. I didn't think about the size though. Tonight, I went to Ikea to measure and realized that their mattresses are slightly smaller than the standard 60'' by 80'' queen and that the hole for the bed seems to be exactly 60'' by 80''. I haven't bought the mattress yet and I'm worried about it fitting. Does anyone here have a Malm bed with a non-Ikea mattress? Is it a really tight fit? Thanks.

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I love putting together IKEA furniture, but I suck at mounting it to the wall!  I almost got crushed by a bookcase after putting doors on it, and the necessity of wall mounting became very clear to me...

Do you have any wall mounting tips? I have the tall and thin Besta Bookcases with the wacky mounting brackets that I just don't understand.

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ikea mattresses
i *know* some of you must have gotten your mattresses at ikea. right?!

anyway. i've always been hesitant to buy a cheap mattress, but last time i was at ikea, i tried out some of their inexpensive foam mattresses, and was surprised at how comfortable i found them. so now i'm actually thinking of buying one, because i do need a new mattress. i'm choosing between the sultan fidjetun and the sultan favang.

do any of you guys own the fidjetun or the favang? how do you like it? is it still comfortable after months of sleeping on it? and if you have any other ikea mattresses to recommend/not recommend, that info would be very much appreciated as well!

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BEDDINGE LOVAS
I just noticed the BEDDINGE LOVAS futon is now $199.

Seems to be just the dark gray one though. Does anyone know if this price is for the frame, mattress, and cover all together??

In a previous post I was asking about the EXARBY one because I wanted to get a replacement mattress and cover, however IKEA was sold out at the time I went. But for $199 I might just upgrade to this one because it's bigger, but only if that price is for all the parts.

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Help! - deep fat fryer
Hello!

I seem to recall Ikea selling a small stainless steel pot that had a wire mesh insert that could be removed for deep frying. I was hunting through the catalogue and was in store today, but I couldn't find it, and staff don't know if it was discontinued or if it even exists. Does anyone here remember what I'm talking about? If I can even find out the product name I might be able to find one on ebay or something.

If anyone can help I'd be so grateful!

Current Mood: confused

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IKEA APP--SwedeShop
Hi everyone,

For ages, I've been looking/hoping for an IKEA app for the iPhone/iPod Touch. I am happy to say that I have finally found one :). It's not developed by IKEA, but it does an amazing job of integrating their style. I used it today on my semi-regular Sunday trip and it made shopping there so much easier.  There's also a budget calculator, which is helpful for me personally because I can't seem to go into IKEA without leaving with at least 5 unplanned items :).

It can be found here. Enjoy!

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When you're at IKEA, you gotta represent

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Okay, I admit it. Sometime Ikea has adorable stuff.
The hubby and I have an apartment with woefully boring walls, so we've decided to take an oath and burn maybe $50-100 per pay period at IKEA to fix things up until we're satisfied.

Our problem with the walls - landlord won't let us actually put nails or screws in the walls to mount things, so we have to find extremely light frames for our artwork, so the mounting strips will hold. And the stuff we found at Ikea last night was awfully heavy. But we found some frames, and a nice Lack side table on the cheap.

But...while shopping I fell in love with the Knubbig table lamp. Dear lord, where has this cute thing been all my life? We're doing the front room in black, red, and silver, so the white Knubbig is *aces* for a little side lamp. Got one, going back next week for the next one and another Lack table.

http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/00130445

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poang chair covers
can these covers be washed? anyone have any success with that? mine are beige colored and thilthy.

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Desk chair suggestions?
I got an Alve secretary desk a couple years ago, and am currently in need of a new desk chair. The main problem I have is with the desk's height—it's taller than your average computer desk and there don't seem to be too many chairs out there that adjust to the height I need (one that can be adjusted to around 25"-26" for the seat height would be ideal). Has anyone else ever run into this situation and/or have recommendations? I'm equally open to both IKEA and non-IKEA chair suggestions; something ergonomic and/or not too expensive is a big plus. Thanks in advance!

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Exarby futon cover/mattress replacement
I have the Exarby futon, which I recall was a very popular item and it looks like it's discontinued.

About a year or so ago, I considered replacing the cover, and IKEA only sold the mattress AND cover together. At that point, I didn't want or need another mattress.

Now, I think I do want to replace both as they're 5 years old and my kitten just barfed ALL over the cover, soaking into the mattress. I cleaned it, but the cover itself is looking dingy and gross anyway.

Does anyone know if IKEA still sells the mattress and cover? I don't see it on their site. I'm in the US.

This is what I'm talking about (the pic is just the frame and the mattress):

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IKEA catalog from 1965
I saw this link on twitter -- IKEA Catalog from 1965

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ourbedrooms - a place to show your rooms and find new inspiration

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bookshelf advice
we own this shelf  and we've stuffed the whole thing with books. it doesn't look good. 

anyone have any suggestions for how to make the best use of this shelf? i was thinking some combination of books and knick knacks would work. i want it to look less cluttered and make the room look inviting. 

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I think that I lost the last person that was interested, so I'm going to try posting here again. Hello! I'm not sure if this is allowed, so pardon this post if it isn't, but I have an ikea gift card for $94 and some odd cents that I have absolutely no purpose for. I recently moved out of a large city and now live too far away from an ikea to have good use for the gift card without enduring some ridiculous shipping fees, so I'm looking to sell it. I will accept paypal as the only form of payment, and can send out the gift card the day after. I'm only looking for $80 for it, so you get $15 free at ikea. It's a great deal! Anyone interested, please leave a comment with your e-mail address and I will e-mail you from my personal account, as I am hardly ever on LJ anymore. Thanks!

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Mikael Corner Desk & Life's Little Ironies
Last Friday, I bought a Mikael corner workstation. I've been talking myself out of getting one for quite some time, but a generous tax return and frustration with lack of shelving on my current computer desk finally got me to buy one. Due to lack of time, it hasn't been assembled yet and is still in the boxes.

On Sunday, because irony is apparently my middle name, my computer broke. I got the corner workstation knowing it would fit my computer...and now it looks like I will be getting a different computer.

Can anyone tell me the dimensions of the space where you put the monitor on the Mikael corner desk? It says on the Ikea website it will hold a 19" monitor but I know the space is bigger than that...best I can recall it's something like 23" across? I want to be sure my new computer will fit before I go and assemble it, because otherwise it'll rather defeat the purpose of the desk. At worst, I can just go to Ikea and measure it (and then return the desk while I'm there if it doesn't work), but I figured I would throw the question out here first before wasting gas and time.

Thanks, everyone!

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Hi I need new covers for my sofa but it's been discontinued! It seems like it is a problem for many NIKKALA users. I'm located in Australia. If anyone could please tell me where I can get them (other than Bemz) or if anyone is willing to sell me theirs please leave a comment! Any color will do!

It's the NIKKALA 3 Seater

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